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China's internet is upset that a knock-off of its darling video game, 'Black Myth: Wukong,' is listed on Nintendo's store


The new game for Nintendo's Switch has promotional art and a title that closely resemble that of the best-selling Chinese game.

"Black Myth: Wukong," the high-profile video game that earned superstar status in China, has a new titular competitor on the market: a side-scrolling platformer in which the Monkey King bashes through monsters of ancient legend. "Wukong Sun: Black Legend," published by Global Game Studio, is now listed for preorderon Nintendo's store for its Switch console — much to the chagrin of China's social media. "Black Myth: Wukong" is considered China's first homegrown AAA video-game success, selling more than 20 million copies on the marketplace Steam, according to the data tracker Video Game Insights.

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