Man Arrested In Japan For Selling Hacked Zelda Breath Of The Wild Save Data

An interesting report has surfaced out of Japan about a man who was arrested for selling modified save data for The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild.

According to the report published by Japan’s Association of Copyright for Computer Software (ACCS), the man was a 27-year old Chinese National living in Tokyo, who posted a listing for “the ultimate save data” for Breath Of The Wild via an e-commerce website. For the price of 3,500 yen, the man would hack the game’s save to give buyers according to the buyer’s desires, such as increasing player abilities/stats or making rare items easier to obtain.

Unfortunately, such activities are in violation of Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and he was arrested by the Niigata Prefectural Police earlier this week. In his statement, he confessed that he had been selling hacked game data since December 2019, and had earned over 10 million yen before being caught.

This case is quite similar to another arrest that occurred earlier this year, where a separate hacker was caught selling hacked Sobbles in Pokemon Sword And Shield. These incidents will likely serve as a stiff deterrent for individuals looking to profit off of hacked save data in Japan.

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