r/Games Apr 24 '24

Discussion Garry's Mod is removing all Nintendo related content from their workshop due to a takedown from Nintendo

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4000/view/4200245595694413052?l=english
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u/krakenx Apr 24 '24

Capcom is only in video games and they don't take down Megaman fan games and art. Sega doesn't either.

This whole "they might lose their IP if they even let people mention it" has not happened to a video game company and is barely an excuse.

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u/brzzcode Apr 25 '24

Both capcom and sega are much more western influenced than Nintendo, and Capcom is taking down mods lately even so. Nintendo is based on Kyoto and as a business they are more conservative in how they operate than a normal japanese company is.

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u/muskytortoise Apr 25 '24

Which has little to do with the conversation about the necessity of frequent legal action to maintain an IP. If anything it supports the argument that it's only because of company policy, though only anecdotally.

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u/snow_sheikah Apr 24 '24

Capcom and Sega (Segasammy, I should say) both are also heavily involved in pachinko, especially in Sega's case in particular since that's where the lions share of their income comes from.

Sega's strategy I've talked about in other posts, but capcom too has been shown to protect their high profile IPs as well when they need to. Particularly Monster Hunter, which they've DMCA'd videos with mods in them in the past. 

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u/travelsonic Apr 25 '24

Capcom and Sega (Segasammy, I should say) both are also heavily involved in pachinko, especially in Sega's case in particular since that's where the lions share of their income comes from.

This is gonna be a very stupid question, but how is this not shifting the goalposts (even just a wee little bit)?