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The updates: May 2025

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	*'''Recording of Interactions with Nintendo:''' Interactions with Nintendo (e.g., customer support) may be monitored and recorded for quality assurance.		*'''Recording of Interactions with Nintendo:''' Interactions with Nintendo (e.g., customer support) may be monitored and recorded for quality assurance.
	*'''Information Visible to Other Users:''' The policy provides more details on information that might be visible to other users.		*'''Information Visible to Other Users:''' The policy provides more details on information that might be visible to other users.
	*'''General Data Practices''' (from Nintendo's main Privacy Policy page<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain" />): Nintendo states it does not sell user information but may use cookies and share data with third-party service providers for business purposes, including advertising. Users have rights to access, correct, or delete their information.		*'''General Data Practices''' (from Nintendo's main Privacy Policy page<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain" />): Nintendo states it does not sell user information but may use [[Web cookie\|cookies]] and share data with third-party service providers for business purposes, including advertising. Users have rights to access, correct, or delete their information.

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==

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	*'''Section 2 (License):''' The terms emphasize that Nintendo Account Services are licensed, not sold, to users, and include additional restrictions on their use.<ref name="EULASummaryChanges" />		*'''Section 2 (License):''' The terms emphasize that Nintendo Account Services are licensed, not sold, to users, and include additional restrictions on their use.<ref name="EULASummaryChanges" />
	*'''Section 6 (User-Generated Content):''' This section was updated to require users to adhere to the '''"Nintendo Game Content Guidelines for Online Video & Image Sharing Platforms."'''<ref name="EULASummaryChanges" />		*'''Section 6 (User-Generated Content):''' This section was updated to require users to adhere to the '''"Nintendo Game Content Guidelines for Online Video & Image Sharing Platforms."'''<ref name="EULASummaryChanges" />
	**The latest publicly available version of these guidelines (as of May 2025 research) was last updated on September 2, 2024.<ref name="NintendoContentGuidelines">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Game Content Guidelines for Online Video & Image Sharing Platforms \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/networkservice_guideline/en/index.html \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}</ref>		**The latest publicly available version of these guidelines (as of May 2025 research) was last updated on September 2, 2024.<ref name="NintendoContentGuidelines">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Game Content Guidelines for Online Video & Image Sharing Platforms \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/networkservice_guideline/en/index.html \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260119000837/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/networkservice_guideline/en/index.html \|archive-date=19 Jan 2026}}</ref>
	**These guidelines generally require users to add their own creative input and commentary to shared gameplay footage, rather than simply re-uploading existing Nintendo videos or gameplay without original content. They also prohibit users from implying any official affiliation with or sponsorship by Nintendo. Monetization is restricted to specific methods approved by Nintendo (e.g., YouTube Partner Program, Twitch Affiliate Program).<ref name="NintendoContentGuidelines" />		**These guidelines generally require users to add their own creative input and commentary to shared gameplay footage, rather than simply re-uploading existing Nintendo videos or gameplay without original content. They also prohibit users from implying any official affiliation with or sponsorship by Nintendo. Monetization is restricted to specific methods approved by Nintendo (e.g., YouTube Partner Program, Twitch Affiliate Program).<ref name="NintendoContentGuidelines" />
	*'''Section 13 (Breach and Termination of the Agreement - Consequences of Non-Compliance):''' This section details Nintendo's rights if users fail to comply with restrictions.		*'''Section 13 (Breach and Termination of the Agreement - Consequences of Non-Compliance):''' This section details Nintendo's rights if users fail to comply with restrictions.

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	On '''May 8th, 2025''' (with changes generally effective '''May 7th-8th, 2025'''<ref name="GameFileEffectiveDate">{{Cite news \|last=Totilo \|first=Stephen \|date=May 8, 2025 \|title=Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services \|url=https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|work=Game File \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101130818/https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref name="IGNBrickingMay2025">{{Cite web \|last=Blake \|first=Vikki \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo Revises User Agreement, And If You Break It, Nintendo Reserves The Right to Brick Your Switch \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-revises-user-agreement-and-if-you-break-it-nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-switch \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=IGN \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222033846/https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-revises-user-agreement-and-if-you-break-it-nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-switch \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>), [[Nintendo]] released significant updates to its [[Nintendo]] Account User Agreement<ref name="EULAMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124002620/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref> and Privacy Policy.<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|website=Nintendo \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251225105911/https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|archive-date=25 Dec 2025}}</ref> These revisions introduced new terms with the potential to negatively impact customers. Key changes include:		On '''May 8th, 2025''' (with changes generally effective '''May 7th-8th, 2025'''<ref name="GameFileEffectiveDate">{{Cite news \|last=Totilo \|first=Stephen \|date=May 8, 2025 \|title=Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services \|url=https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|work=Game File \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101130818/https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref name="IGNBrickingMay2025">{{Cite web \|last=Blake \|first=Vikki \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo Revises User Agreement, And If You Break It, Nintendo Reserves The Right to Brick Your Switch \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-revises-user-agreement-and-if-you-break-it-nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-switch \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=IGN \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222033846/https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-revises-user-agreement-and-if-you-break-it-nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-switch \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>), [[Nintendo]] released significant updates to its [[Nintendo]] Account User Agreement<ref name="EULAMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124002620/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref> and Privacy Policy.<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220174923/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|website=Nintendo \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251225105911/https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|archive-date=25 Dec 2025}}</ref> These revisions introduced new terms with the potential to negatively impact customers. Key changes include:
	*Updates to '''Section 6 (User-Generated Content)''' of the EULA, now requiring adherence to Nintendo's specific content guidelines.		*Updates to '''Section 6 (User-Generated Content)''' of the EULA, now requiring adherence to Nintendo's specific content guidelines.
	*New provisions in '''Section 13 (Breach and Termination of the Agreement)''' of the EULA, where Nintendo reserves the right in some regions (notably the US) to ''"render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."''<ref name="EULASummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/eula-update/ \|website=Nintendo \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251217190852/https://www.nintendo.com/us/eula-update/ \|archive-date=17 Dec 2025}}</ref>		*New provisions in '''Section 13 (Breach and Termination of the Agreement)''' of the EULA, where Nintendo reserves the right in some regions (notably the US) to ''"render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."''<ref name="EULASummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/eula-update/ \|website=Nintendo \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251217190852/https://www.nintendo.com/us/eula-update/ \|archive-date=17 Dec 2025}}</ref>
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	**These guidelines generally require users to add their own creative input and commentary to shared gameplay footage, rather than simply re-uploading existing Nintendo videos or gameplay without original content. They also prohibit users from implying any official affiliation with or sponsorship by Nintendo. Monetization is restricted to specific methods approved by Nintendo (e.g., YouTube Partner Program, Twitch Affiliate Program).<ref name="NintendoContentGuidelines" />		**These guidelines generally require users to add their own creative input and commentary to shared gameplay footage, rather than simply re-uploading existing Nintendo videos or gameplay without original content. They also prohibit users from implying any official affiliation with or sponsorship by Nintendo. Monetization is restricted to specific methods approved by Nintendo (e.g., YouTube Partner Program, Twitch Affiliate Program).<ref name="NintendoContentGuidelines" />
	*'''Section 13 (Breach and Termination of the Agreement - Consequences of Non-Compliance):''' This section details Nintendo's rights if users fail to comply with restrictions.		*'''Section 13 (Breach and Termination of the Agreement - Consequences of Non-Compliance):''' This section details Nintendo's rights if users fail to comply with restrictions.
	**For users under the Nintendo of America EULA, a key provision states: <blockquote>''"Without limitation, you agree that you may not (a) publish, copy, modify, reverse engineer, lease, rent, decompile, disassemble, distribute, offer for sale, or create derivative works of any portion of the Nintendo Account Services; (b) bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent any of the [functions or protections of the Nintendo Account Services]. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with the foregoing restrictions Nintendo may render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."''</blockquote><ref name="GamesIndustryBrickingQuote">{{Cite web \|last=Blake \|first=Vikki \|date=May 12, 2025 \|title=Switch consoles can be made "permanently unusable" if Nintendo thinks a player has broken new user agreement \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/switch-consoles-can-be-made-permanently-unusable-if-nintendo-thinks-a-player-has-broken-new-user-agreement \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119225113/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/switch-consoles-can-be-made-permanently-unusable-if-nintendo-thinks-a-player-has-broken-new-user-agreement \|archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref> This was also reported by GameSpot,<ref name="GameSpotBrickingQuote">{{Cite web \|last=Bonthuys \|first=Darryn \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Breaking This New Nintendo Clause Could Make Your Switch 2 "Unusable" \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/breaking-this-new-nintendo-clause-could-make-your-switch-2-unusable/1100-6531421/ \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=GameSpot \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230150809/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/breaking-this-new-nintendo-clause-could-make-your-switch-2-unusable/1100-6531421/ \|archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> HotHardware,<ref name="HotHardwareBrickingQuote">{{Cite web \|date=May 12, 2025 \|title=Nintendo Can Brick Your Switch And Skirt Lawsuits In Outrageous EULA Update \|url=https://hothardware.com/news/nintendo-eula-update-brick-consoles-arbitration \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=HotHardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251121130959/https://hothardware.com/news/nintendo-eula-update-brick-consoles-arbitration \|archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> and AS USA.<ref name="ASUSABrickingQuote">{{Cite web \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo can disable your Switch 2 for piracy in the U.S., but not in Europe, as confirmed by its EULA \|url=https://en.as.com/meristation/news/nintendo-can-disable-your-switch-2-for-piracy-in-the-us-but-not-in-europe-as-confirmed-by-its-eula-n/ \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=AS USA Meristation}}</ref> This has been widely interpreted by media and consumers as Nintendo reserving the right to "brick" consoles.		**For users under the Nintendo of America EULA, a key provision states: <blockquote>''"Without limitation, you agree that you may not (a) publish, copy, modify, reverse engineer, lease, rent, decompile, disassemble, distribute, offer for sale, or create derivative works of any portion of the Nintendo Account Services; (b) bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent any of the [functions or protections of the Nintendo Account Services]. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with the foregoing restrictions Nintendo may render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."''</blockquote><ref name="GamesIndustryBrickingQuote">{{Cite web \|last=Blake \|first=Vikki \|date=May 12, 2025 \|title=Switch consoles can be made "permanently unusable" if Nintendo thinks a player has broken new user agreement \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/switch-consoles-can-be-made-permanently-unusable-if-nintendo-thinks-a-player-has-broken-new-user-agreement \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119225113/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/switch-consoles-can-be-made-permanently-unusable-if-nintendo-thinks-a-player-has-broken-new-user-agreement \|archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref> This was also reported by GameSpot,<ref name="GameSpotBrickingQuote">{{Cite web \|last=Bonthuys \|first=Darryn \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Breaking This New Nintendo Clause Could Make Your Switch 2 "Unusable" \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/breaking-this-new-nintendo-clause-could-make-your-switch-2-unusable/1100-6531421/ \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=GameSpot \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230150809/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/breaking-this-new-nintendo-clause-could-make-your-switch-2-unusable/1100-6531421/ \|archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> HotHardware,<ref name="HotHardwareBrickingQuote">{{Cite web \|date=May 12, 2025 \|title=Nintendo Can Brick Your Switch And Skirt Lawsuits In Outrageous EULA Update \|url=https://hothardware.com/news/nintendo-eula-update-brick-consoles-arbitration \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=HotHardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251121130959/https://hothardware.com/news/nintendo-eula-update-brick-consoles-arbitration \|archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> and AS USA.<ref name="ASUSABrickingQuote">{{Cite web \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo can disable your Switch 2 for piracy in the U.S., but not in Europe, as confirmed by its EULA \|url=https://en.as.com/meristation/news/nintendo-can-disable-your-switch-2-for-piracy-in-the-us-but-not-in-europe-as-confirmed-by-its-eula-n/ \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=AS USA Meristation \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250606101106/https://en.as.com/meristation/news/nintendo-can-disable-your-switch-2-for-piracy-in-the-us-but-not-in-europe-as-confirmed-by-its-eula-n/ \|archive-date=6 Jun 2025}}</ref> This has been widely interpreted by media and consumers as Nintendo reserving the right to "brick" consoles.
	**'''Regional Variation (Europe/UK):''' The Nintendo of Europe (NOE) EULA uses different language: <blockquote>''"Such unauthorised use of a Digital Product may result in the Digital Product becoming unusable."''</blockquote><ref name="ASUSABrickingQuote" /> This focuses on the digital product, not necessarily rendering the entire device unusable.		**'''Regional Variation (Europe/UK):''' The Nintendo of Europe (NOE) EULA uses different language: <blockquote>''"Such unauthorised use of a Digital Product may result in the Digital Product becoming unusable."''</blockquote><ref name="ASUSABrickingQuote" /> This focuses on the digital product, not necessarily rendering the entire device unusable.
	*'''Section 16 (Dispute Resolution - Mandatory Arbitration):''' This section was significantly updated.<ref name="EULASummaryChanges" />		*'''Section 16 (Dispute Resolution - Mandatory Arbitration):''' This section was significantly updated.<ref name="EULASummaryChanges" />

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	On '''May 8th, 2025''' (with changes generally effective '''May 7th-8th, 2025'''<ref name="GameFileEffectiveDate">{{Cite news \|last=Totilo \|first=Stephen \|date=May 8, 2025 \|title=Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services \|url=https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|work=Game File}}</ref><ref name="IGNBrickingMay2025">{{Cite web \|last=Blake \|first=Vikki \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo Revises User Agreement, And If You Break It, Nintendo Reserves The Right to Brick Your Switch \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-revises-user-agreement-and-if-you-break-it-nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-switch \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref>), [[Nintendo]] released significant updates to its [[Nintendo]] Account User Agreement<ref name="EULAMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> and Privacy Policy.<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|website=Nintendo \|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> These revisions introduced new terms with the potential to negatively impact customers. Key changes include:		On '''May 8th, 2025''' (with changes generally effective '''May 7th-8th, 2025'''<ref name="GameFileEffectiveDate">{{Cite news \|last=Totilo \|first=Stephen \|date=May 8, 2025 \|title=Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services \|url=https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|work=Game File}}</ref><ref name="IGNBrickingMay2025">{{Cite web \|last=Blake \|first=Vikki \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo Revises User Agreement, And If You Break It, Nintendo Reserves The Right to Brick Your Switch \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-revises-user-agreement-and-if-you-break-it-nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-switch \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref>), [[Nintendo]] released significant updates to its [[Nintendo]] Account User Agreement<ref name="EULAMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> and Privacy Policy.<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|website=Nintendo \|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> These revisions introduced new terms with the potential to negatively impact customers. Key changes include:
	*Updates to '''Section 6 (User-Generated Content)''' of the EULA, now requiring adherence to Nintendo's specific content guidelines.		*Updates to '''Section 6 (User-Generated Content)''' of the EULA, now requiring adherence to Nintendo's specific content guidelines.

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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[Nintendo]] has historically been known to be restrictive with how the company has enforced its policies. During the time the company supported the Wii U throughout the 2010s, users attempting to share footage of their games on platforms, such as [[YouTube]], were at risk of having said content taken down,<ref name="IGNLetsPlays2013">{{Cite web \|last=Macdonald \|first=Keza \|date=May 16, 2013 \|title=Nintendo Enforces Copyright on Youtube Let's Plays \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/16/nintendo-enforces-copyright-on-youtube-lets-plays \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref><ref name="ArsLivestreams2017">{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=Oct 2, 2017 \|title=Nintendo no longer welcoming YouTube livestreams of its games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/nintendo-cuts-off-ad-program-for-youtube-livestreamers/ \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> later requiring consumers to join an affiliate program<ref name="IGNAffiliate2015">{{Cite web \|last=Pitcher \|first=Jenna \|date=Jan 29, 2015 \|title=Nintendo Rolls Out Beta Affiliate Program for YouTube Creators \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/29/nintendo-rolls-out-beta-affiliate-program-for-youtube-creators \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref> that continues to exist today. The [[Nintendo Creators Program]] claimed a significant portion of the video's ad revenue ''(Nintendo's share was reported to be 30-40% for the creator, meaning Nintendo took 60-70% initially, though terms later allowed up to 70% for creators)'',<ref name="ArsAdRevenue2015">{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=Jan 29, 2015 \|title=Nintendo to share up to 70 percent of ad revenue with game YouTubers \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/nintendo-to-share-up-to-70-percent-of-ad-revenue-with-game-youtubers/ \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> and restricting content critical of Nintendo or its IP.<!--Find a way to wedge in the fact that they were originally requiring videos on Nintendo products to EXCLUSIVELY advertise Nintendo products, while also claiming all advertising revenue from a video initially.		[[Nintendo]] has historically been known to be restrictive with how the company has enforced its policies. During the time the company supported the Wii U throughout the 2010s, users attempting to share footage of their games on platforms, such as [[YouTube]], were at risk of having said content taken down,<ref name="IGNLetsPlays2013">{{Cite web \|last=Macdonald \|first=Keza \|date=May 16, 2013 \|title=Nintendo Enforces Copyright on Youtube Let's Plays \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/16/nintendo-enforces-copyright-on-youtube-lets-plays \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref><ref name="ArsLivestreams2017">{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=Oct 2, 2017 \|title=Nintendo no longer welcoming YouTube livestreams of its games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/nintendo-cuts-off-ad-program-for-youtube-livestreamers/ \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> later requiring consumers to join an affiliate program<ref name="IGNAffiliate2015">{{Cite web \|last=Pitcher \|first=Jenna \|date=Jan 29, 2015 \|title=Nintendo Rolls Out Beta Affiliate Program for YouTube Creators \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/29/nintendo-rolls-out-beta-affiliate-program-for-youtube-creators \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref> that continues to exist today. The Nintendo Creators Program claimed a significant portion of the video's ad revenue ''(Nintendo's share was reported to be 30-40% for the creator, meaning Nintendo took 60-70% initially, though terms later allowed up to 70% for creators)'',<ref name="ArsAdRevenue2015">{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=Jan 29, 2015 \|title=Nintendo to share up to 70 percent of ad revenue with game YouTubers \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/nintendo-to-share-up-to-70-percent-of-ad-revenue-with-game-youtubers/ \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> and restricting content critical of Nintendo or its IP.<!--Find a way to wedge in the fact that they were originally requiring videos on Nintendo products to EXCLUSIVELY advertise Nintendo products, while also claiming all advertising revenue from a video initially.
	Sources I linked already mention this fact, so no need to worry so much about the validity of this info.		Sources I linked already mention this fact, so no need to worry so much about the validity of this info.
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JackFromWisconsin: remove link to wii u

2025-08-20T16:48:13Z

remove link to wii u

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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[Nintendo]] has historically been known to be restrictive with how the company has enforced its policies. During the time the company supported the [[Wii U]] throughout the 2010s, users attempting to share footage of their games on platforms, such as [[YouTube]], were at risk of having said content taken down,<ref name="IGNLetsPlays2013">{{Cite web \|last=Macdonald \|first=Keza \|date=May 16, 2013 \|title=Nintendo Enforces Copyright on Youtube Let's Plays \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/16/nintendo-enforces-copyright-on-youtube-lets-plays \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref><ref name="ArsLivestreams2017">{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=Oct 2, 2017 \|title=Nintendo no longer welcoming YouTube livestreams of its games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/nintendo-cuts-off-ad-program-for-youtube-livestreamers/ \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> later requiring consumers to join an affiliate program<ref name="IGNAffiliate2015">{{Cite web \|last=Pitcher \|first=Jenna \|date=Jan 29, 2015 \|title=Nintendo Rolls Out Beta Affiliate Program for YouTube Creators \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/29/nintendo-rolls-out-beta-affiliate-program-for-youtube-creators \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref> that continues to exist today. The [[Nintendo Creators Program]] claimed a significant portion of the video's ad revenue ''(Nintendo's share was reported to be 30-40% for the creator, meaning Nintendo took 60-70% initially, though terms later allowed up to 70% for creators)'',<ref name="ArsAdRevenue2015">{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=Jan 29, 2015 \|title=Nintendo to share up to 70 percent of ad revenue with game YouTubers \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/nintendo-to-share-up-to-70-percent-of-ad-revenue-with-game-youtubers/ \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> and restricting content critical of Nintendo or its IP.<!--Find a way to wedge in the fact that they were originally requiring videos on Nintendo products to EXCLUSIVELY advertise Nintendo products, while also claiming all advertising revenue from a video initially.		[[Nintendo]] has historically been known to be restrictive with how the company has enforced its policies. During the time the company supported the Wii U throughout the 2010s, users attempting to share footage of their games on platforms, such as [[YouTube]], were at risk of having said content taken down,<ref name="IGNLetsPlays2013">{{Cite web \|last=Macdonald \|first=Keza \|date=May 16, 2013 \|title=Nintendo Enforces Copyright on Youtube Let's Plays \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/16/nintendo-enforces-copyright-on-youtube-lets-plays \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref><ref name="ArsLivestreams2017">{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=Oct 2, 2017 \|title=Nintendo no longer welcoming YouTube livestreams of its games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/nintendo-cuts-off-ad-program-for-youtube-livestreamers/ \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> later requiring consumers to join an affiliate program<ref name="IGNAffiliate2015">{{Cite web \|last=Pitcher \|first=Jenna \|date=Jan 29, 2015 \|title=Nintendo Rolls Out Beta Affiliate Program for YouTube Creators \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/29/nintendo-rolls-out-beta-affiliate-program-for-youtube-creators \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref> that continues to exist today. The [[Nintendo Creators Program]] claimed a significant portion of the video's ad revenue ''(Nintendo's share was reported to be 30-40% for the creator, meaning Nintendo took 60-70% initially, though terms later allowed up to 70% for creators)'',<ref name="ArsAdRevenue2015">{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=Jan 29, 2015 \|title=Nintendo to share up to 70 percent of ad revenue with game YouTubers \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/nintendo-to-share-up-to-70-percent-of-ad-revenue-with-game-youtubers/ \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> and restricting content critical of Nintendo or its IP.<!--Find a way to wedge in the fact that they were originally requiring videos on Nintendo products to EXCLUSIVELY advertise Nintendo products, while also claiming all advertising revenue from a video initially.
	Sources I linked already mention this fact, so no need to worry so much about the validity of this info.		Sources I linked already mention this fact, so no need to worry so much about the validity of this info.
	- JamesTDG (restored from a previous revision)		- JamesTDG (restored from a previous revision)