Less than a month after selling rebranded emulators as “SouljaGame” consoles and handhelds, Soulja Boy has removed the devices from his online storefront.



I had to boss up, I didn’t have a choice. — Soulja Boy (#SODMG) (@souljaboy) December 29, 2018

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Reported by Rolling Stone , Soulja Boy removed the devices late last month, with the SouljaGame.com URL now redirecting visitors to Nintendo’s 3DS webpage. Upon removing the devices, he posted on Twitter “I had to boss up, I didn’t have a choice."The day before, Soulja Boy was adamant that the consoles and handhelds were legitimate, saying in a now-deleted Tweet "For anyone that thinks Nintendo is going to sue me... Nothings going to happen everything is legit. My console isn’t going anywhere trust me.” To what degree Nintendo became involved in the issue is unknown.In a previous interview with Rolling Stone , Soulja Boy said, “Honestly, I feel that everything is 100% legit and there will be no reason for any legal ramifications or anything like that. Honestly, I don’t have any worries at all, any concerns, because everything we’re doing is legit. It’s been researched. Everything has been basically confirmed that it’s a green light and we’re good. It’s partly the people from the outside looking in, that aren’t understanding the type of deals that were made behind the scenes that are worried.” Soulja Boy began selling SouljaGame Consoles and SouljaGame Handhelds on his personal storefront SouljaWatch early last month. It became readily clear that these weren’t original devices, but rather rebranded emulator consoles that can be found elsewhere. Both devices played numerous licensed titles and used licensed IP to advertise (including Tekken, Tomb Raider and various Nintendo games), though it’s more clear than ever that these weren’t being used with permission.Nintendo has a history of issuing lawsuits against those who use its properties illegally, which includes multiple emulator sites and ultimately winning a lawsuit against two ROM hosting sites for over $12 million.

Colin Stevens is a news writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter