Nintendo’s Copyright Strikes Push Away Its Biggest Fans

"Pointcrow", stage name of Youtuber Eric Morino, is known online for his eccentric challenges within the Nintendo giant 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild'; whether during live sessions or within videos uploaded to the red platform, one is always certain that Pointcrow will never run out of ideas to put into practice with Link, the famous hero of the video game.

In late 2021, the youtuber had published a $10,000 reward for anyone who would be able to create a multiplayer mod for use in the game in question. Two weeks ago, the mod was used to allow 32 players to play simultaneously, in the same in-game world.

Shortly afterwards, Morino alerted his subscribers that Nintendo had hit his channel with takedown requests under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, effectively blocking 4 of his videos. Following a request for communication from the youtuber, the company had another 24 videos removed.