Nintendo has seemingly issued a number of DMCA takedowns in opposition to mods hosted on the group website GameBanana.
As member ‘Waikuteru’ highlighted, greater than 60 separate DMCA takedowns have been issued over only a few days with 40 directed at them particularly, rendering their GameBanana profile empty of mod submissions.
Some Zelda mods embrace a randomizer for Tears of the Kingdom, alongside customized maps similar to Lon Lon Ranch and Skyview Temple. Mods for Tremendous Smash Bros. Final have additionally been focused. Visiting the mod pages in query yields a brand new message displayed inside the ‘overview’ tab, stating:
“Content material that receives a verifiable DMCA Takedown Request should be faraway from the positioning. Takedowns could be appealed through a help ticket. To view the contents of a Takedown Request, please contact the admin that carried out the Takedown.”
On the time of writing, Waikuteru has expressed curiosity in issuing a counter discover, citing some doubt as to the authenticity of the takedowns. Whether it is real, then Nintendo would have 14 days to reply accordingly. Within the meantime, Waikuteru’s Zelda mods in query have been uploaded onto MEGA.
Nintendo has been fairly relentless with its DMCA takedowns throughout the Swap’s lifespan, focusing on the Swap emulator Yuzu in current months together with a whole lot of fan-made video games again in 2021.