Sony going after Dreams creations that use Nintendo IP at the request of Nintendo
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Not really, this model can be used by someone in a full blown remake of a Mario game. It's not a fanart on Twitter, it's an asset.
Buying Dreams specifically to play Mario-related mini games? No, probably not. But once content created using Nintendo IP is uploaded to the Dreams servers it effectively becomes part of the game, accessible to everyone, and adds value to the whole Dreams package. Why should Nintendo let Sony, a direct competitor, add value to their console-exclusive game by hosting copyrighted Nintendo IP? That is not an opportunity cost of 0 for Nintendo.
Nintendo has valid concerns, some of these Dreams projects will be the best usage of certain IPs fans have seen in years.
I mean obviously Sony / MM won't promote that stuff but the Nintendo / "whatever" recreated in dreams are the things getting the most exposure on youtube (and even places like here) so of course it is promoting the game and leading to interest / purchases whether or not Sony / MM acknowledge it
What Minecraft stuff are you seeing? You can't sell a Mario skin in Minecraft for instance. The stuff people make in Minecraft doesn't really work like Dreams or anything. I guess someone could make some Mario pixel art in a world? But even finding that wouldn't be easy like Dreams.
Now what you really can compare it to is Roblox and I'm guessing the only reason people ignore all the Roblox stuff is media doesn't cover it. That game is almost all about the IP rips.
Took them long enough, they should have changed colors and call them something else to skirt around copyright laws.
I mean people basically have nothing better to do in this trying times and that includes Nintendo lol
I mean people basically have nothing better to do in this trying times and that includes Nintendo lol
I mean really...did no one see this coming. A took that lets you make anything, including other companies ip's was gonna see some sort of moderation
We all saw this coming, but it still sucks.
I bet Nintendo is the only one that's going to do this. 😔
I bet Nintendo is the only one that's going to do this. 😔
Guess that's copyright law for ya. Hated that semester I spent studying it in uni lol. Trademark is even worse. The fact that King tried to trademark Saga and how it impacted The Banner Saga is still infuriating to this day.
Disappointing but expected, especially after LBP (I remember my favorite LBP 2 creation being taken off).
Absolutely need a PC version where we can make offline backups. I dislike platforms where so much effort is poured in, only to evaporate because there is no hope for preservation.
Absolutely need a PC version where we can make offline backups. I dislike platforms where so much effort is poured in, only to evaporate because there is no hope for preservation.
If you do not understand why then I don't know what to tell you
if I own nintendo I would of stop it long time ago and vice versa if nintendo made dreams and I work for Sony I would not want any first party game being recreated
those companies work hard to keep up the appeal of their creations
if I own nintendo I would of stop it long time ago and vice versa if nintendo made dreams and I work for Sony I would not want any first party game being recreated
those companies work hard to keep up the appeal of their creations
I'm not sure why people are criticizing Nintendo for this...
This sums up better than I can.
This sums up better than I can.
Why should anyone (besides Nintendo, obviously) care about this when these aren't being sold? Using an existing IP creatively is still creativity.
As a gamer there is no reason to applaud this action, period.
...Meanwhile a fanmade game is launching exclusively on the platform the orignal IP was exclusively launching on.
How did you come to the conclusion this was a good comparison lol. Dreams doesn't run on Nintendo hardware.
While I don't think people will see this and decide "Oh, I don't need a Switch, I can play Mario on PS4" Dreams does allow people to use Nintendo IP in video games in a way Nintendo have no say over, and then clips of said games can be shared on Twitter and if you're not in the know, you might think they are official Nintendo games
I normally don't side with Nintendo in these cases, as normally Nintendo are the ones being assholes, but in this case, I can see where they are coming from and can see why they'd rather not have their IP on other platforms
Those making Nintendo games in Dreams can't have been so naive that this will have blindsided them. They must have been aware there was a good chance their projects would be shut down
I normally don't side with Nintendo in these cases, as normally Nintendo are the ones being assholes, but in this case, I can see where they are coming from and can see why they'd rather not have their IP on other platforms
Those making Nintendo games in Dreams can't have been so naive that this will have blindsided them. They must have been aware there was a good chance their projects would be shut down
