


The result is that Nintendo has allowed videos to remain on YouTube, but creators cannot monetize them. Nintendo became a YouTube partner in February 2013, at which point it began taking advantage of the platform’s ContentID copyright enforcement system. That leaves us with Nintendo’s stated policies on monetization that caught fire in mid-2013. We followed up with Nintendo yesterday, but have yet to receive a comment. Given that there has apparently been no movement two days later and 4J felt compelled to follow up with the statement above, it seems things are still in progress. The day before that tweet, 4J assured a fan that Nintendo would look into the matter and address it. We're hearing reports of copyright strikes on Super Mario Mash-Up videos. The rub here is that Minecraft’s console platform developer 4J Studios, was told that there would be no issue when the pack launched. Unfortunately for those posting videos on YouTube, Nintendo is issuing copyright claims on videos featuring the Mario mash-up.
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In fact, the version made for Nintendo’s home console recently got an update that brings Mario and friends into Mojang’s blocky sandbox. With over 100 million players, it isn’t hard to find new videos on YouTube created on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and most recently, Wii U. Minecraft’s evolution this console generation has been a fascinating thing to watch.
