{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6d5418fa8a256264159c48c2","clusterId":"c_23b0c08e40e703831428fa56","slug":"amazon-japan-says-it-will-act-on-fake-strategy-guides-regardless-of-ai","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Amazon Answers Questions on Fake Strategy Guides but Stays Vague","summary":"Amazon Japan G.K. answered a set of questions from Game*Spark about books sold on Amazon.co.jp that claim to be game strategy guides but whose content is questionable, the outlet reported on October 30. The statement, relayed through Amazon Japan's public relations department, gave no individual answers to the six questions. Amazon said it has set content guidelines for what can be sold and takes measures against violating content regardless of whether it was made with AI, combining prevention with continuous store inspection to detect and remove violations. Amazon also said it will keep watching the store as publishing and technology change. The questions covered sales screening, verification of accuracy, handling of generative AI content, confusion with official publications, investigation of flagged products, refunds for buyers, and future measures. The retailer's Kindle Direct Publishing service requires creators to disclose text and images made with generative AI, and its content guidelines bar descriptions that mislead purchasers or misstate a book's contents.","whyItMatters":"Amazon's reply says violations of its content guidelines are the trigger for removal, not the use of generative AI, so the answer leaves open whether any of the specific guides the outlet has flagged are under investigation or due for suspension.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGame*Spark has tracked the guides on Amazon.co.jp since March 2026, when it reported on books covering titles such as Poko a Pokemon and Arknights: Endfield that claimed to be the \u0026#34;ultimate game guide\u0026#34; and to \u0026#34;completely include all data,\u0026#34; while the sample pages read as unfocused. When the original listings came down, four new suspicious guides were confirmed, some with the game title misspelled.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater listings pushed the pattern further. A book claimed to clear the 13 titles and bonus game in Ganbare Goemon Daishugo! in 88 pages, with one page of boss charts. A guide for the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, due November 5, was on sale before the game itself. Similar listings turned up for Final Fantasy Resonance and a Fire Emblem title given as Manjisenko in one account and Banjisenko in another, listed as a working title. The outlet\u0026#39;s advice to buyers is to check the publisher and author, confirm whether a guide is official, and use sample pages where possible.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Amazon answered Game*Spark's six questions as one statement with no individual replies, so the screening, AI disclosure and refund questions went unanswered one by one. Kindle Direct Publishing already requires AI disclosure.","twitterPost":"Amazon's reply to Game*Spark gave no individual answers to any of the six questions, including how it screens guides for accuracy.","threadsPost":"Amazon's answer to Game*Spark covers guidelines, inspection and AI disclosure, but none of the six questions got its own reply, including refunds for buyers who paid for inaccurate guides. The store-level policy is stated. The per-question accountability is not.","newsletterBlurb":"Amazon Japan responded to Game*Spark's questions about AI-made strategy guides flooding Amazon.co.jp, but only with a general statement on content guidelines. The retailer did not say whether any of the flagged books are being investigated or pulled.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/30/174306.html\",\"title\":\"The Flood of \\\"Fake Strategy Guides\\\" - We Went Straight to Amazon. 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