To be fair his work got so popular it caught Moon Studios’ attention and they hired him to work on the second Ori game. All things considered, things didn’t end up that bad for everyone involved. AM2R might perhaps have put some pressure on Nintendo to push Mercury Steam on S:R.
In 2016, a fan released AM2R, a full remake of Metroid II.
He had spent around 10 years making it.
Days after release, Nintendo issued DMCA takedowns and the project was officially stopped.