Nintendo bans YouTubers from live streaming games through Nintendo Creators Program

Nintendo has updated the terms of the Nintendo Creators Program so that members are no longer permitted to live stream games on YouTube. The program has been running since 2015, giving gamers the chance to earn a little ad revenue from videos featuring Nintendo games. The change does not mean that gamers are not able to feature Nintendo games in their YouTube videos, but live streaming of game walkthroughs or other streams of gameplay are not allowed any more. This is a move that sees Nintendo returning to its characteristically defensive nature when it comes to its copyrighted material, and… [Continue Reading]