Nintendo's Latest DMCA Takedowns Are Over (Checks Notes) Fan-Created Steam Icons

Nintendo's Latest DMCA Takedowns Are Over (Checks Notes) Fan-Created Steam Icons

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Nintendo is using its army of lawyers and chests of money to go after people who appear to be some of the biggest fans of its games and franchises. Yeah, you probably have, huh? This time, Nintendo is going after people who create and host custom artwork for icons used in Steam libraries. Evidently, this is a good use of its time and resources…

Nintendo and its lawyers have practically become a meme at this point, with people quick to point out that any fan game or mod using Nintendo characters is likely only a few days away from being legally smacked down by the big Japanese publisher. We’ve asked Nintendo to chill, but what do you expect from a company that works with the feds to send people to jail for years over ROMs? And now Nintendo is coming after folks who create and share custom artwork for Steam because some of it features its characters.

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-steamgriddb-dmca-takedown-steam-icons-fan-art-1849813480