Nintendo is now claiming ad revenue on user-generated “Let’s Play” videos that feature the game company’s content, according to YouTube user Zack Scott who received a “content ID match claim” issued…
Not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I’m glad that Nintendo it’s trying to shut down any LPs, but on the other I wish they weren’t trying o interfere with them at all. I do understand the corporate logic behind it because there are certainly a lot of Nintendo LPs out there, but right now Nintendo really shouldn’t be trying to generate any ill will in their fanbase.
At the same time, I think this is a bigger issue than Nintendo and LPs. Youtube’s constantly been dealing with copyright issues and I’m wondering if this is their compromise with big media companies? I’m betting that other companies are planning to, or are already doing something similar and Nintendo just happened to be the first video game company to do so.