torrentfreak has revealed that Nintendo is taking legal action against the person who leaked The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom art book online back in February 2023. We were all surprised to see it online, considering that the actual release date the game is only on May 12. The timeline shows that on February 21st, Nintendo of America sent a Digital Millennium Copyright (DMCA) notice to Discord regarding the official Tears of the Kingdom Discord server, where the artbook first appeared. Just eight minutes after the takedown notice appeared on Discord, the company removed the link. Ten hours later, Nintendo requested an “immediate review and removal” of the entire Discord channel. Eighteen hours later Discord said it had issued a warning to the aforementioned server and they also objected to the name “Official” in the name. TorrentFreak then reports that on April 4, 2023, Nintendo of America’s attorneys filed a DMCA subpoena in a California district court, stating that they are looking for one specific user named Julien#2743 and that they want that person’s contact information, real name, etc.
