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Illegal ‘Breath Of The Wild’ save file copies lead to fan arrest in Japan

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The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild has landed a fan in police custody after attempting to sell them online.The 27-year-old was detained in Japan after illegally produced Breath Of The Wild save files listed on an auction site in April were found to belong to him.Tampering with save files is not always a criminal offence, but Japan has been implementing far stricter rules in recent years, leading to several incidents.

For example, a man was sent to jail earlier in the year for hacking Pokémon Sword And Shield, selling Shiny Pokémon online.The Breath Of The Wild save data contained numerous cheats, and was described by the man as “the ultimate save data”.

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