10 Times Video Games STOLE From Fans

Capcom’s Ōkami is one of the most artistically beloved games of the PS2 era - a gorgeously animated, paintbrush-driven adventure that looked like a moving piece of Japanese calligraphy. So, naturally, when the time came to port it to the Nintendo Wii, you’d think Capcom would treat it with the reverence it deserved. Instead, they slapped an IGN watermark on the front cover.

Yes. Really.

In one of the most baffling oversights in box art history, Capcom USA seemingly sourced their promotional image for Ōkami’s Wii release from an IGN review… and forgot to remove the watermark, which means that every physical copy of the game shipped in North America proudly featured the IGN logo baked right into the artwork (including the strategy guide). For a game whose entire selling point was its stunning visuals, it was the packaging equivalent of using Comic Sans on a Rembrandt.

Even worse? Fans had noticed it almost immediately, posting scans and asking if their boxes were bootlegs. Capcom later issued an apology and offered replacement covers (without the watermark) to those who mailed in a request. But the damage had already been done. It became a meme-worthy moment in gaming history - not just for the blunder, but for how little quality control seemed to exist at a major publisher.