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Nintendo Takes Down Videos And Patreon From Creator Of Mario 64 Online
- Thread starter LordOfLore
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GhostTrick
Banned
Good decision. This may have generated interest around their IPs and make people excited.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
Not surprising at all.
TacoMasters
Member
We all knew this was going to happen sooner or later.
themagicalkitsune
Member
I'm sure Mario will be fine, plenty of people already excited about the new game.
But yeah, this move was to be expected.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Also, to make it clear: The actual projects are not shut down. Kaze sends out raw code for the emulator in order for other people to modify it. As it's emulator based, they really can't stop that. They CAN stop his development videos USING SM64 with the code though
Yeah, a forgotten IP like Mario could have really used the help.
sublimit
Banned
Diprosalic
Banned
Nintendo really needs help getting people excited for Mario. Especially from those who are into M64.
Acquiescence
Member
The dude set up a Patreon so he could essentially make money off of Super Mario 64?!
Quelle fucking surprise it got taken down.
Quelle fucking surprise it got taken down.
"Expected", yes, but what a unnecessary draconian measure for what is a niche and harmless mod of an old game. Hope he'll continue to make his mods, dude is incredibly talented
Ah yes, the Mario IP lives and dies by its N64 rom hack community
Ah yes, the Mario IP lives and dies by its N64 rom hack community
He had a Patreon, thus getting money for the project.
Alexander DeLarge
Member
Is there legal grounds for this or is it just Patreon and YouTube working with Nintendo? Patreons are just donations and it's for the development of a mod for a console exclusive game that is 21 years old now (within a series that has never offered online co-op).
I'd imagine if there were legal grounds to shut down the project, they would've done that too.
I'd imagine if there were legal grounds to shut down the project, they would've done that too.
SinCityAssassin
Member
The project continues on since they can't take down coding, but he's said he was gonna lay low for a while and try not announce so many SM64 projects literally during Odyssey season.
These things always happen when a milestone Nintendo game is about to release.
Nah, he was making money of his own mod, with code that is ,100% his. This wouldn't stand in court but people don't want to challenge them.
Which is entirely his right. He owns the code of the mod. There is no Nintendo code on the mod.
Unless I misunderstand the project and how it works, it's 100% legal.
The guy was trying to make money off their IP with a Patreon, of course they are going to shut that down.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Yeah the project itself and how it's executed is essentially untouchable, but the videos are not.
themagicalkitsune
Member
If you were a company and someone was using your IP to make money without your consent, what would you do?
Taking down youtube vids wasn't needed, but we know Nintendo has an ass-backwards mindset when it comes to youtube and their property.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Lots of companies let fan artists and creator's have donation pages. Only asshole companies go after them.
Yep, he made Mario 64 Maker and even the Cappy mod very quick after its reveal in Odyssey.
Agreed mostly on the patreon thing in it's current form. But he did not really distribute anything that nintedo actually owned or didn't actually sell anything. The software basically just edits memory at runtime. Including "super mario 64" in the name is a mistake though.
He should make the program more generic. "Rom Multiplayer Enabler". Maybe even add support to more games as a plugin type thing.
I will support him in any case though.
might want to read up on why companies do these type of take downs. there is a valid reason behind it and its not just a money thing.
Don't waste your time, brother. GAF will forgive them when EAD announces their SM64 remake with online multiplayer.
The Patreon thing is interesting cause it's really a grey area here.. Technically a Patreon doesn't sell anything, but reward people who donate.
Now in most case, any claim or frighting mail sent by a copyright owner to patreon or any kind of site who hosts user content like that will have that immediate effect, without any need for legit legal action.
In that case the problem is pretty obvious. I mean the guy is developing basically a counterfeit of their own product.. Come on..
Now in most case, any claim or frighting mail sent by a copyright owner to patreon or any kind of site who hosts user content like that will have that immediate effect, without any need for legit legal action.
In that case the problem is pretty obvious. I mean the guy is developing basically a counterfeit of their own product.. Come on..
Quick, someone make an F-Zero mod!
giancarlo123x
Banned
Who is gaf? Also they can't even get multiplayer in Mario Party so I'll die waiting for that.
Renna Hazel
Member
banning fan mods and youtube videos may be silly, but it's not really related to why people love Nintendo. I dunno about the last hope of gaming or whatever, but they're certainly one of the few companies that still maintains a gameplay first approach with their video games. That's a big deal for a lot of us.
He was being sarcastic.
hanspampel
Banned
How can they take down a fucking patreon?
This is nuts
This is nuts
SinCityAssassin
Member
It mentioned Super Mario 64, just like how A Fox In Space mentioned Star Fox before the creator changed the name and made the patreon a lot more general
Spring-Loaded
Member
And then made a straight-up Star Fox cartoon
SinCityAssassin
Member
Yeah, and legally speaking, it was fine.