I don't care about your fanmade games being taken down.

[vivster]

pray4mojo said:

vivster said:
Yes, we know that Nintendo is not one of the cool companies that's not threatening its fans. You really don'the have to remind us.

Also is this a parody thread? That last paragraph sounds like it.

Let me ask you a question. If someone is knowingly ripping off a company by copying their IP, posting it online when they know said company doesn't want them to and will threaten to sue them... how much of a fan can that person be?

In my opinion? That's not a fan. I am a huge fan of Nintendo and that's why I'd never attempt to rip off their IP to get attention. If I were to create a game, it would be totally original. If I wanted to pay homage to Nintendo, I'd make a game which was influenced BY one of their games. I certainly wouldn't use one of their characters or games without permission.

Wow, and I thought I'm a cynical bastard. I have a firm belief that the vast majority of fan works and especially the biggest projects are made because they love the IP and want to contribute. There are easier ways to seek attention.

People who dedicate hours and months to create artworks or games of their favorite IPs are fans. They don't demand money for their works, they just want to share it with the community and they're certainly not hurting Nintendo in any way.

People need to understand the difference between fair use and plagiarism. Of course I'm not talking about blatant ripoffs in appstores that are merely skins on existing shitty games. Then again unless they're sold for actual money, it's still legal to make them. The bigger Prjects like Pokemon Uran for example are works of love for the IP.

 

What are we seeing next? Nintendo cracking down on youtube videos for using their footage to review or criticize their games? Oh wait, they're already doing that. Because they're dickheads and think they're above the law and try to strongarm anyone to abide by their rules.