Nintendo's War on YouTube Creators

Yeah a little dramatic of a title, but it speaks volumes.

I didn't know Mario was a warmonger.

I started my Let's Play channel to run parallel with my regular gaming channel. First game I played was Star Fox, which I was awful at. Then I played Mega Man 3, and did even worse.

So I though, what game do I play well? Super Mario World.

So I did a few SMW vids for my channel (the first one I just put up) and lo and behold, the fear of any YouTuber: Matched Third Party Content.

It said it was Nintendo.

They're flagging YouTube videos involving their content, even Let's Plays. They're doing this to introduce something called a Nintendo Affiliate Program, which is supposed to let you partake in some of the revenue you would otherwise have gotten.

I hate this. I will never play a Nintendo game on my LP again.

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