nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoGarry Newman: I have been assured that the takedowns have been verified by Nintendo as legit, so this will now continue as planned. Sorry.twitter.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkGarry Newman: I have been assured that the takedowns have been verified by Nintendo as legit, so this will now continue as planned. Sorry.twitter.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareadam_y@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down4·2 months agoGary’s mod, having assets if Nintendo properties. Nintendo wants that removed. People are somehow shocked.
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoThe shock is, these are fanmade mods on the Steam Workshop, not asset theft. It’d be like Nintendo suing Bethesda over Relics of Hyrule.
minus-squareadam_y@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoYeah, they could do that. Maybe they will. That’s capitalism for you. It doesn’t care about users, just the property.
minus-squareKaldo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·2 months agoThey will eventually. It is in AAA’s best interest to kill modding and theres nothing we can do about it.
minus-squarexkforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoNo it isnt and yes there is.
Gary’s mod, having assets if Nintendo properties. Nintendo wants that removed. People are somehow shocked.
The shock is, these are fanmade mods on the Steam Workshop, not asset theft. It’d be like Nintendo suing Bethesda over Relics of Hyrule.
Yeah, they could do that. Maybe they will. That’s capitalism for you. It doesn’t care about users, just the property.
They will eventually. It is in AAA’s best interest to kill modding and theres nothing we can do about it.
No it isnt and yes there is.