Fan-made Mario Royale is now Infringio Royale after apparent cease and desist Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Fan-made Mario Royale is now Infringio Royale after apparent cease and desist Red shell. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 22 Jun 2019 31 comments A fan-made Mario Royale game was swiftly turned into Infringio Royale after its creator received an apparent cease and desist from Nintendo. Mario Royale caught attention this week after it became available to play in a browser. It is a recreation of the original Super Mario Bros. game, except you're playing alongside 75 other players. You interact with the other Marios through the game, so to speak. So while you cannot collide with them directly, you can use a shell to kill them or break a block someone is standing on. If you make it to the end of the castle as one of the first three players, you win. If not, you lost. In an interview with Vice, creator InfernoPlus predicted Nintendo would shut the whole thing down, and this morning it appears his prediction was accurate. Initially, InfernoPlus tweeted to warn players something may be up. I think Nintendo is on the verge of a snap. Hopefully going to speak with someone in the next hour. Prepare my friends. pic.twitter.com/3A3l783Oa3- (@Inferbro) June 21, 2019 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings And then, this: K so uh. Anyone up to do music/sfx like... right nowI got an hour-ish- (@Inferbro) June 21, 2019 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings And finally, this: Infringio Royale V2.0.0 ALPHA is up. Uhhhh.... It's not pretty but hopefully it won't get me sued. So yeah. Give it a few days and we should have it looking a lot better.- (@Inferbro) June 21, 2019 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings "Game got DMCA'd," reads a post on in the comments of Mario Royale's YouTube video. "We are currently swapping new assets in. Game is playable but it's ugly right now. Sorry!" Infringio Royale. Mario Royale is now Infringio Royale, and all references to Mario and Nintendo have been removed. Mario himself has been replaced by a sprite who sort of looks like Mario but isn't. Enemy sprites have been replaced with original creations. The platforms are a different colour, the Mario audio is gone, and when you die, a voice says: "It looks like you've been copystruck. I'm sorry, my friend." The new game works the same way as the old game, of course, and there are still pipes with things coming out and blocks and platforms to contend with, but without all the Mario madness, it'll no doubt lose some of its appeal. What a great idea though! Perhaps Nintendo fancies it? I mean, if you can make Tetris battle royale, you can make anything battle royale. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store