• “Nintendo Creators Program” launches for YouTube, currently in beta
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[quote=NintendoEverything.com] Nintendo has just announced the “Nintendo Creators Program”, a new opportunity for fans on YouTube to earn revenue. Users will be able to receive a part of the advertising proceeds for Nintendo-related YouTube videos by signing up on the official page. The program is currently in beta form. It should launch in full on May 27.[/quote] [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/Starmenclock/nintendo-youtube-656x327_zpsbe49af32.png[/img] [url=http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-creators-program-launches-for-youtube-currently-in-beta/]Source[/url]. The official page can be found [url=https://r.ncp.nintendo.net/]here[/url]. [b][url=https://r.ncp.nintendo.net/whitelist/]Current list of games[/url].[/b] [B]Totalbiscuit Breaks it down:[/B] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-67CvWTQ0I[/media]
woah. So like, people with videos of them bullshitting around on Smash Bros will earn revenue?
There's a lot of things wrong with what I've seen of it, though definitely a lot right.[URL="https://r.ncp.nintendo.net/whitelist/"] For example, there's a whitelist of games you can use.[/URL] I would really prefer it not being this way, with every nintendo game being available, but hopefully they'll add lots more as time goes on. The second thing I dislike is that the advertisement revenue share is 70% for channels and 60% for videos, which is kinda a big cut (from what I can tell that's 30-40% going to nintendo, maybe it's the other way around), but I suppose that's what you'd expect from this program. Overall, I hope to see improvements as time goes on.
[QUOTE=usaokay;47030817]What's the catch?[/QUOTE] Probably that nintendo takes majority of the revenue. As in ~70%+
[QUOTE=Medevila;47030811]they were able to previously, now Nintendo is taking a cut of that[/QUOTE] Nintendo were flagging videos and taking 100% revenue before this. The new program isn't ideal, but it is better than the previous situation.
[QUOTE=usaokay;47030817]What's the catch?[/QUOTE] The fact that I can't monetize any of my Melee videos because it's not on the list for whatever reason.
Thousands of hours of free promotion and advertising over a roughly a decade isn't enough?
You need to pay nintendo to advertise their games for them.
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;47030910]Remember, Nintendo still doesn't know how the internet works yet. See: awful multiplayer sync, 3DS "account" system for e-shop, this article. I wonder how specific "Nintendo related" is. If someone is showing off physical merchandise or talking hypothetical Pokemon battle theory without featuring content, do they still get their money taken? [/QUOTE] Probably goes by the same system that detects if you use Nintendo's game footage to disable monetization at the moment, but tweaked around the listed white list above.
i dont see a problem with this if im just a regular person uploading dumb videos. game press have their own agreements with nintendo for revenue probably. no problems here
You'd think Smash Bros would be one of the whitelisted games.
God.... Why is Nintendo behaving like this? Just because they're streaming/reviewing your products doesn't make you entitled to the cash they get through advertisements. It's their content, Nintendo got their money when they bought the game [u]in addition[/u] to the sales that these videos drove viewers to buy.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;47030862]why cant they just ya know, let people monetize content with the current youtube system w/o taking a share like everyone else[/QUOTE] Because extorting people off their livelihood and hobbies is easier than not fucking up a console release.
Upload a copy onto youtube that's in 320x240 and has single channel 8bit audio, and just tell subscribers to watch it on another site that nintendo has no power over. Kinda like how forgotten weapons gets around Youtube's bullshit. You can still rake in your 3cents per view hour from youtube, and make the real money from thirdparty sites
[QUOTE=Korova;47031379]God.... [B]Why is Nintendo behaving like this[/B]? Just because they're streaming/reviewing your products doesn't make you entitled to the cash they get through advertisements. It's their content, Nintendo got their money when they bought the game [u]in addition[/u] to the sales that these videos drove viewers to buy.[/QUOTE] because nintendo is run by old japanese men.
Considering they just halved their annual target revenue, they could really use some good PR, this is just terrible.
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;47030910]Also to be fair this isn't "free advertising" when you're making money off of it.[/QUOTE] Nintendo isn't paying a cent. It's free advirtising, for them.
I've got a better idea, Nintendo. How about YouTubers don't cover your games at all? Advertising revenue doesn't count for much to begin with unless you're a big name. You don't make it worth enough for them, and this program just adds insult to injury.
So, does Fair Use come with right to make money off the content you copy or is Fair Use only viable for non profit uses?
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;47030910]Remember, Nintendo still doesn't know how the internet works yet. See: awful multiplayer sync, 3DS "account" system for e-shop, this article. I wonder how specific "Nintendo related" is. If someone is showing off physical merchandise or talking hypothetical Pokemon battle theory without featuring content, do they still get their money taken? Also to be fair this isn't "free advertising" when you're making money off of it.[/QUOTE] you're right, they have to pay a license fee when buying the game.
lol imagine being this stingy
I feel the "whitelist" system should instead cut revenue on some games(eg completely singleplayer games) and let the rest do whatever
[QUOTE=Medevila;47030811]they were able to previously, now Nintendo is taking a cut of that[/QUOTE] woah. now that there is booshit.
imagine nintendo doing this on twitch every time a speedrunner restarts they take a dollar from you
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;47032064]So, does Fair Use come with right to make money off the content you copy or is Fair Use only viable for non profit uses?[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure it's okay to monetize too. I'm no lawyer, but one important part of fair use is to allow critical content. That has traditionally always been done by professionals (=they are getting paid).
What I find interesting about the whitelist is that the vast majority are playable via backwards compatability, the virtual console or are for the 3DS and Wii U outright . . . . . . . . but then there are a few noticeable outliers that are rather curiously out of place. (Yoshi's Safari, Mario Paint, Excitebike 64, Yoshi's Topsy-Turvy, Metroid Zero Mission, WarioWare Twisted and the Gamecube games) Metroid Zero Mission is now available on the eShop GBA Virtual Console in Japan, Mario Paint got a remix in Smash 4 that will be used on a DLC stage (probably Miiverse), the Wii U tablet has a gyro (with Yoshi Topsy Turvy and WarioWare Twisted requiring gyroscopics), and Yoshi Safari, much like Duck Hunt, could utilize the wiimote aiming emulation. Excitebike 64 is the only N64 title listed not on the Wii VC and the Gamecube games seem to be oddly specific key titles. Perhaps they unintentionally revealed some of their future Virtual Console releases for the year?
I was sorta hoping Melee would be on there lol At least Nintendo's doing something, I guess.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;47030862]why cant they just ya know, let people monetize content with the current youtube system w/o taking a share like everyone else[/QUOTE] Because the WiiU is sucking in sales
Giant Bomb is considering not uploading Nintendo coverage to Youtube because of this: [url]https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/560868608952127490[/url]
And thanks to AdBlock this won't even affect me.
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