A YouTube channel that uploads video game soundtracks Reportedly over 1300 copyright blocks were sent in one day. This news isn’t shocking when you know Nintendo’s track record of fan creations and communities, but it’s still a frustrating situation given that much of the music that’s being removed from YouTube still can’t be streamed on services like Spotify.
Yesterday morning, YouTuber GilvaSunner posted a tweet explaining that Nintendo sent them and their channel over 1300 copyright blocks.” The very popular channel uploads full video game soundtracks, making it easy for fans to listen to their favourites kirby or Mario track via YouTube.
After all the copyright blocks went through and the dust settled, GilvaSunner shared a list of all the soundtracks that Nintendo had targeted and blocked from the site. It’s a long list.
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Super Smash Bros Melee
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Yoshi’s island
- Super Mario Land
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario world
- New Super Mario Bros
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
- Mario 3D world
- Luigi’s mansion
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
- Kid Icarus Uprising
- Kirby’s Dreamland
According to Gilva Sunner Your videos will not be monetized and they don’t benefit from it, yet Nintendo decided to block hundreds of videos.
igamesnews has contacted Nintendo regarding the copyright bans and whether the company has plans to release its music on streaming services.
TThis isn’t the first time GilvaSunner has come into conflict with Nintendo. Back in 2019, The same YouTuber received numerous copyright claims from Nintendo compared to other video game soundtrack uploads. And throughout 2020, GilvaSunner continued to receive copyright bans from Nintendo.
“I’m not angry or surprised that Nintendo is doing this either, but I do find it a bit disappointing that there isn’t much of an alternative.” GilvaSunner explained in a 2020 tweet thread. “If Nintendo feels this needs to be done (to give an example) I’ll have them shut down the channel. After all, it is their content.”
While it’s true that Nintendo legally denies video uploads of its copyrighted content, it remains disappointing that the company doesn’t want to work with fans or its community of gamers to give them more ways to enjoy the great music coming out previous Nintendo titles. While considering how quickly the company shuts down fan games or mods, Nintendo is unlikely to change anytime soon.
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