Last year Nintendo began filing copyright claims on several Youtube Let’s Play Channels and other videos containing footage of their games. The content wasn’t taken down but instead gave ad revenue to Nintendo rather than the video creator. There were reports later this was repealed but Nintendo and YouTube creators went dark on the issue and the issue was never really solved.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
Ok, better Nintendo, but their many steps they have to take before becoming complete!
This is an odd step sidewards than forwards. Nintendo really needs the support of the youtube content makers. Making it free and reaching out to these people is important.
Treat these people right, they will be more favourable towards your products
YouTube content creators will make or break you these days. Nintendo have virtually ZERO representation on YouTube now, and look who's currently floundering badly can can't seem to grasp why? Yeah. Whereas the company that has utterly embraced YouTube content creators is riding higher than ever before currently. There is no disputing the impact that attention from the likes of PewDiePie, Markiplier, TotalBiscuit, Game Grumps etc. can have on your success or failure. Sony realized this early on, while Nintendo ostracised and punished them for giving them what amounts to FREE MARKETING. It's no wonder the Wii U is currently languishing in last place when it has virtually no representation on YouTube.
And honestly, this is not the right step to take. Why would they waste time making content about your games when they can make twice as much making a video about someone else's games? Get your hands out of their pockets, Nintendo.
Nintendo are acting draconian anyway by demanding people who put in the effort of playing, recording, commentary, editing and uploading to give a cut of the ad revenue.
The Let's Play videos already provide a huge amount of advertising for Nintendo's games. Arguably, a good portion of their sales are entirely due to these youtube videos.
Nintendo is being incredibly short sighted - as well as being. "Penny wise and pound foolish"