Nintendo requests that all references to its “Garry's Mod” games be withdrawn

'Maud Gary'It's a fun game. Well, it's not really a game, it's a kind of completely customizable sandbox where users can create their own experiences, mini-games, environments… It's brutal and thrives in a community, a community that has done nothing more and nothing less than 1,807,788 modifications. The game was released in 2005 (in 2006 on Steam) and since then has received all kinds of modifications, including some from Nintendo. finally, What should have happened happened.

“Hey, that's Marius and Luigis over there…”. Nintendo has never held back when it comes to sending a cease and desist. The Japanese company is famous for protecting its intellectual property with the cloak and dagger, and the latest case is… Yuzu emulator And the controversy with “Palworld”, and now it's “Garry's Mod” turn. This is how the developers explain it a permit Posted on Steam tab:

“Some of you may have noticed that some Nintendo-related workshop items have been removed recently. This is not a bug, but a decision by Nintendo.

Honestly, that's fair. The content is Nintendo's own and what it allows or does not allow is up to Nintendo. If they don't want you to play with this stuff in Garry's Mod, that's their decision, and we have to respect that and remove everything we can.”

More than 5000 modifications. By performing a quick search on Steam Workshop using the keyword “Mario,” we found over 5,000 matches. If Nintendo is serious about derivative works, let's not talk about mods that allow you to add Super Mario as a playable character, use maps from its games or reproduce images of some Pokemon. There are adaptations for all franchises, from “Super Mario” to “Pokémon”, through “The Legend of Zelda” or “Kirby'.

The first edit with the keyword “Mario” dates back to October 25, 2012, we can get an idea.

Solution: Delete it. This is what they will be doing through Facepunch Studios, whose publisher, by the way, is Valve. “This is an ongoing process, as we have to review 20 years of uploaded files. If you want to help us by deleting Nintendo-related uploads and never uploading them again, that would help us a lot,” they explained from the company. , fully aware of the gigantic task ahead of her.

It makes sense though.. Ultimately, Nintendo's intellectual property is precisely that: Nintendo's intellectual property. The company has every right to be as strict as it wants regarding how, where and when it is used. According to the studio behind Garry's Mod, “Content is Nintendo's own and what they allow or don't allow is up to them. If they don't want you to play with that stuff in Garry's Mod, that's their decision, we have to respect it and remove whatever we can.”

Image | Facepunch Studios edited by Xataka

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