05-28-2013, 06:45 PM
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!
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!