Nintendo's May 2025 Policy Updates: Difference between revisions
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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]], users attempting to share footage of their games 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 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.<ref name="ArsAdRevenue2015" /> | [[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]], users attempting to share footage of their games 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 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.<ref name="ArsAdRevenue2015" /> | ||
The enforcement of these policies has also seen the closure of Tournaments,<ref name="ArsSmashTournaments2013">{{Cite web |last=Orland |first=Kyle |date=Jul 11, 2013 |title=Why Nintendo can legally shut down any Smash Bros. tournament it wants |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/why-nintendo-can-legally-shut-down-any-smash-bros-tournament-it-wants/ |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> lawsuits against competing studios,the persistent war on emulation,and more. Due to how far Nintendo has historically aimed to enforce its policies, it is reasonable to expect these May 2025 policy updates to be similarly enforced.<!-- Question to what extent this is relevant for an incident article? --> | The enforcement of these policies has also seen the closure of Tournaments,<ref name="ArsSmashTournaments2013">{{Cite web |last=Orland |first=Kyle |date=Jul 11, 2013 |title=Why Nintendo can legally shut down any Smash Bros. tournament it wants |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/why-nintendo-can-legally-shut-down-any-smash-bros-tournament-it-wants/ |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> lawsuits against competing studios,the persistent war on emulation,and more. Due to how far Nintendo has historically aimed to enforce its policies, it is reasonable to expect these May 2025 policy updates to be similarly enforced.<!-- Question to what extent this is relevant for an incident article? | ||
It was more just the first example that came to mind as a way to demonstrate how strict the policy is. - JamesTDG --> | |||
==The Updates: May 2025== | ==The Updates: May 2025== | ||