Why is Nintendo the only one singled out with shutting down fan games?

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Shadow1980 said:
Nintendo gets more flak about it because of their prominence and, more importantly, how aggressive they are about it. Nintendo has a lot of history and a massive dedicated fanbase, and a lot of them want to make their own fan games based on it. But how many notable fan games based on Nintendo IPs have been allowed to exist? Nintendo has been systematic and thorough about laying the banhammer down on any fan games that catch their eye.

Meanwhile, not every other major publisher has been as aggressive as Nintendo and their zero-tolerance approach. For example, Microsoft has allowed fan games based on their IPs to exist, including SPV3 and Installation 01, and they even have a set of rules outlining what is and isn't allowed with such fan projects (ElDewrito was an example of something that violated those rules, as it was an attempt to release a modified version of a game that was never intended for release to the general public).

Zero tolerance is pushing it too far: If it's gonna be free and in a creative way (so not just copying the game), they're often okay with it. Just look at Abobo's Big Adventure or Super Mario Crossover for instance. Or all those Kaizo Marios

Last edited by Bofferbrauer2 - on 04 July 2019