Nintendo is the elder of the video game system publishers right now. The company has been making video games for over 35 years, and that’s allowed them a certain view of the video game world. This in turn has allowed them to create wonders like the NES, Wii, and the Nintendo Switch. Yet, despite all this insight, they’re still a little backwards when it comes to how they let their fans and gamers show their appreciate for content online via videos. The Nintendo Creators Program was meant to be a way to appease that, but now, it’s shutting down.
According to Nintendo, the shutting down of the program is meant to make it easier to “make and monetize” videos. Also according to them, it’ll be ok to make Let’s Play and reviews of their titles. But what they don’t want is “copies” of music, trailers gameplay videos or any kind of Nintendo content that doesn’t have your input in it.
Here’s the official announcement from Nintendo:
We are ending the Nintendo Creators Program (NCP) to make it easier for content creators to make and monetize videos that contain Nintendo game content. We will no longer ask creators to submit their videos to the NCP, and creators can continue showing their passion for Nintendo by following Nintendo’s guidelines
The NCP will come to a close at the end of December 2018. Please note that we are no longer accepting videos and channels, and will not review any that have been submitted, but not yet registered. The NCP website will be taken down on March 20, 2019.
We appreciate and encourage the continued support of content creators, and thank them for their dedication to helping us create smiles.
While many fans will be happy to not register their channels and videos with Nintendo, I’m sure others will be skeptical with how “freeing” this is. Again, Nintendo is a little backwards in this area.
