This doesn't seem exhaustive though I guess I'd be super impressed if it were. For example I watched a pokemon dataset get taken down then go back up under a new name a couple times from huggingface sometime in 2023-24, fairly certain they were getting c&d
I’m guessing this is just cherry picking cases that go against the mood of the community. I bet there’s a mountain of C&Ds not listed for less objectionable violations such as the Mario shovelware slop littering app stores for years.
Not all suits but threatened suits. Nintendo claimed ownership of world maps in platform games ala Super Mario 3 and Super Mario World. If you were making a game that had one in the early 90s and you were shipping in Nintendo you got a letter that in so many words said, "Change your game or get sued AND lose your permission to publish on NES/SNES/Gameboy"
Nintendo also claimed a patent on showing a ghost image of your previous race (the ghost car in Mario Kart)
"Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, the developer of Palworld, alleging patent infringement related to game mechanics similar to those in Pokémon games."
Sony should have been mentioned in this description. Last I heard, they've been backing Palworld, in an attempt to get a lucrative not-Pokemon on their platform https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-dev-signs-deal-with-so... It's an interesting proxy war
Google AI Studio by mistake let me generate this image of mario hanged, I know it was by mistake because further attempts always throwed unspecific legal reasons, even if nothing that could be perceived as violent was included, I think I am gonna put it on a t-shirt soon, if for any reason someone here wants it here it is: https://i.imgur.com/j4ebG2D.png
I think this falls under the fair use doctrine for being a satiric piece (says "nintendont" instead of nintendo) but you never know these days.
While this page comes close, I've always wished there was a structured wiki containing information about every known instance of playable "fan" romhacks/games which have had some public release (whether in development beta or complete) but were at some point shut down by Nintendo. Of course most of Nintendo's DCMAs shovelware, but there has been some really high quality work in the past that is too easily lost to time.
Nintendo has to compete in the world that English Common Law made where lawsuits are _the_ mechanism for detailing regulations, renewing ip copyrights, and establishing contract language. Furthermore *relative to other major game corps* Nintendo is a small privately-held company and can't afford to _not_ play active-defense. It sucks because our market regime sucks.
I get the reaction, but it’s worth remembering that Japanese copyright and trademark law strongly protect creative works and registered marks. Japan doesn’t have a broad “fair use” exemption like in the U.S., only narrow, specific exceptions (such as limited quotation or educational use). Under the Trademark Act, companies also have to actively enforce their marks or risk dilution or cancellation. So while Nintendo’s actions can seem heavy-handed, they’re also legally required to defend their intellectual property to preserve its value and exclusivity.
Why people are triggered by Nintendo? They did a lot of innovation, and most people just lift their ideas and claim it as theirs, mainly trying to profit from it. Patents are there for a reason, to protect your intellectual ideas.
If we think beyond Nintendo for a moment and take a look at Lies of P, that game is the epitome of blatant stealing of ideas. Using Pinocchio, and lifting FROM's timing based approach and the whole system mechanics 1:1.
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[ 4.6 ms ] story [ 37.0 ms ] threadSome of the cases are so ridiculously evil, I'm beginning to think they have black marketing division that mostly consists of lawyers.
Nintendo also claimed a patent on showing a ghost image of your previous race (the ghost car in Mario Kart)
Sony should have been mentioned in this description. Last I heard, they've been backing Palworld, in an attempt to get a lucrative not-Pokemon on their platform https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-dev-signs-deal-with-so... It's an interesting proxy war
I think this falls under the fair use doctrine for being a satiric piece (says "nintendont" instead of nintendo) but you never know these days.
I’m surprised that litigation didn’t make the front page of Hacker News when it happened.
Sacrifices to the Church of Nintendo [1], "Currently at Nintendo" [2], Attorney to Nintendo: WTF? [3], Nintendo tries a DMCA and fails [4]
as well as the various deluges of Switch 2 bans for used games[5].
[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgKY9hmbfgo [2] https://youtu.be/wfBEj9BW_ok [3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUce6irE3H0 [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6gtmZI8oUU [5] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/scs5JU7s1hM?feature=share
>Nintendo related content removed from the GMOD Steam Workshop
>Nintendo sent out a DMCA notice to Facepunch, forcing Garry to remove years of user-created addons related to Nintendo from the Steam Workshop.
Should have just kept addons as files you drag and drop into your gmod folder
E.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45643106
If we think beyond Nintendo for a moment and take a look at Lies of P, that game is the epitome of blatant stealing of ideas. Using Pinocchio, and lifting FROM's timing based approach and the whole system mechanics 1:1.