Nintendo truth or rumor?

[BumblebeeCody*]

I'd have to side with Nintendo on this one.

Let's Plays are considered copyright infringement, so while Nintendo could have sent Google on a Let's Play witch hunt (like certain record companies would have done) they opted for putting ads on them instead. I doubt they expected the LP community to have such a negative reaction considering the legal sketchiness of LP videos in general, let alone monetizing them.

Then there's my own opinion: if you want to make money off of your "gaming skills" you have to do your part in the creative process. Neither DYKG nor VGFacts show entire playthroughs of a game; think of a creative way to comment on the game. Maybe you want rattle off trivia about the game, maybe you'd like to make an animated Flash skit exaggerating aspects of the game or maybe you're good at thinking up lyrics and can make review parodies of soundtrack songs. There are a ton of possibilities!

Even though I disagree with Nintendos actions., I do think it's fair...to some degree. It is their product and without the product the Let's Player doesn't have any content to upload. So, without Nintendo, those specific Let's Players can't operate. They rely on Nintendo products to give them income....and that's why people on YouTube should get a real frikkin' job instead of making YouTube videos.