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Nintendo DMCAs third-party Steam image site, users upload even more artwork in response

Want cool art for your Nintendo games? Then play them on the Switch, criminal.

www.pcgamer.com

Nintendo has once again intervened to protect us all from misuse of the company's intellectual property. This time, lawyers have been issuing DMCA takedowns to SteamGridDB(opens in new tab), a site for the uploading and sharing of custom images for use in your Steam game library.

Nintendo has demanded SteamGridDB remove images of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, Splatoon 3, Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

Don't tell Nintendo but I just looked up cover art on google and found some. Maybe it's time to tackle one of the big dogs Ninty.

 

[GHG]

Do Nintendo not realise they are powerless to stop this?

What a waste of resources.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Do Nintendo not realise they are powerless to stop this?

What a waste of resources.

Indeed

 

[tusharngf]

Nintendo will be 80s nintendo.

 

[cireza]

Might as well DMCA the internet.

 

[chromhound]

Nintendo are acting like kids...

 

[th4tguy]

One of the first things you see when clicking the link is “assets for your entire wiiu library”.
This is a thing that is used to neatly organize Nintendo roms in your steam library for emulating.
Of course Nintendo would go after them.

 

[Midn1ght]

I use this website for my Steam Library and have been posting my custom artwork there for years.
What an idiotic move, close it down and 3 more will open by next week.

It's a great website, full of resources made by passionate people.
I mean, look at this beauty.

 

[Gaiff]

PC Gamers to Nintendo:

 

[Mowcno]

Wow. DMCA every user on social networks that upload screenshots next.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Do Nintendo not realise they are powerless to stop this?

What a waste of resources.

Tell me about it, Maybe if they pumped more resources into getting the new Pokemon game not to be shit.

 

[Lumpyoatmeal]

Nintendo DMCAs third-party Steam image site, users upload even more artwork in response

Want cool art for your Nintendo games? Then play them on the Switch, criminal.

www.pcgamer.com

Behind the scenes footage of Jozen Martinez aka doZennn at Valve HQ..

Valve’s response to doZennn about Nintendo’s DMCA:

 

[Kuranghi]

Presumably its because they assume thats people adding in shortcuts to booting an emulated version of their games as non-steam titles. They can only assume that though so its pretty stupid really.

Its close to being the Minority Report of DMCAing

 

[ChorizoPicozo]