Fig
The Altruist
We all know that Nintendo has been having financial setbacks for the previous three years in a row. Many have speculated that a factor of this is because Nintendo would be force to take down YouTube channels for copyrighting their property simply because it appeared for even a split second on the screen. In recent news, Nintendo has just announced that they will be having creating an affiliate program for YouTube Let's Players and creators so that a portion of the ad-revenue will be given to the channels that contribute a lot to the gaming industry by providing insight and thoughts of Nintendo's properties without worrying about having their channel being shot down. One year ago, Nintendo was using YouTube's copyright claim IDs to the channels that were showing Nintendo content without Nintendo's official permission. It seems now Nintendo now realizes that YouTube could in fact help themselves out when people are allowed to share their thoughts of Nintendo's properties without getting their channels blocked. I think it's safe to say that Nintendo really wants their games to sell and could even be the start that the Wii U can start having a better future. What are you thoughts about Nintendo's affiliation program with YouTube? Will this help them out in the long-run? Is there better faith in Nintendo now that they have allowed people to discuss about their content without receiving strikes?
Source: Nintendo Announces Affiliate Program for YouTue Let's Play Creators, Nintendo Planning YouTube Revenue-splitting Affiliate Program
Source: Nintendo Announces Affiliate Program for YouTue Let's Play Creators, Nintendo Planning YouTube Revenue-splitting Affiliate Program