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Fyi, there's missing context in the op article, they said it about an incident where someone cosplaying in a Mario costume was being a super creep to kids.

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Nintendo has responded to concern over the inappropriate use of its characters online and said it would take "appropriate action" against anything that would make some players "feel uncomfortable".

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was recently questioned by a shareholder who said they had "come across cases on social media where Nintendo IP and games are used inappropriately". This "inappropriate" use of Nintendo's characters "poses the risk of damaging" the company's brand, the question continued - so what was Nintendo planning to do about it?

"I will refrain from commenting on individual cases, but we believe that appropriate action must be taken against any behaviour that undermines this policy," Furukawa continued, without specifying what that action might entail.

"Our goal is to create an environment where everyone can enjoy playing games. We will continue to make every effort to ensure that our consumers are not made to feel uncomfortable, not only in our games but also anywhere they come into contact with our IP."

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[intbal]

Uh oh. Better delete those Princess Peach pics in the Dall-E thread...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Good luck, lmfao.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Nah-hah, not even nintendo ninja lawyers can win against porn.

 

[jshackles]

I honestly don't think there is any putting this genie back in the bottle. For every lewd picture of Peach or amateur porn video that has someone dressed like Luigi that they try and take down, 10 more will pop up to take their place.

 

[Holammer]

Start by cracking down on Japanese doujinshi. Go on the next Comiket and hand out DMCA notices.
Do it you cowards!

 

[Portugeezer]

Easier said than done.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Nintendo will end up burning down the entire internet in their crusade to protect their brand.

 

[Hudo]

Nintendo will end up burning down the entire internet in their crusade to protect their brand.

Good.

 

[Guilty_AI]

They better not dare touch the classic

 

[ReyBrujo]

What people expected him to reply? That's just the same answer Iwata would have given a decade ago and Yamauchi would have given 30 years ago. Really, nothing to see here.

 

[ManaByte]

Nintendo will end up burning down the entire internet in their crusade to protect their brand.

 

[Celcius]

What they need to be doing is putting Bowsette in an actual Nintendo game.

 

[Topher]

 

[BouncyFrag]

 

[Rran]

Is this specifically about rule 34 etc stuff or is it a broader sense, like fan games and books?

 

[tusharngf]

Nintendo is still stuck in 90s. Someday this will come to haunt them.

 

[FeralEcho]

I get protecting their brand but Jesus the level of delusion here on Nintendo's part is staggering.

"We shall now take on the entire internet"

Did someone at Nintendo finally play Elden Ring and now think they are Radahn trying to fight the stars and actually win cuz that's what they are essentially doing by fighting against the internet.

Only thing is at the end they'll look more like Godrick than Radahn lmao

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Deft Beck]

This is so vague that it could mean anything from Bowsette porn to AI artwork of Peach with huge boobs. Don't worry about it until they start going after people for it.

 

[Bring Back Scalebound]

Keeping it vague, of course... No examples given of what made players uncomfortable in the past or present, no examples of what is considered inappropriate use of their IPs.

This is  so boring.

 

[nkarafo]

These Nintendo shareholders are so out of touch i wonder if they even understand how the internet works. Who are these people really? I think of this particular shareholder who did the complaint and i picture the stereotypical 80y old grandpa who still uses a rotary phone.

If it's not the case then what? If they understand how the internet and how the world works, what are they going to do about it other than organizing a dictatorship to rule the world and force their own laws?

 

[El Muerto]

RIP Deviant Art

 

[BennyBlanco]

Imagine explaining to a judge why you drew Luigi with a boner. Lock those thugs up IMO.

 

[Nemesisuuu]

It's jail time perverts.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Someone at Nintendo found a Tumblr account with black Pikachu and gay Mario.

 

[-Minsc-]

Uh oh. Better delete those Princess Peach pics in the Dall-E thread...

Microsoft is already doing a good job of deleting images saved to image creator collections.

 

[intbal]

Microsoft is already doing a good job of deleting images saved to image creator collections.

I always saved all my pics to a folder on my PC, anyway. And deleted anything saved online.

 

[PatientGamer]

Nintendo will have a hard time dealing with cases such as these.. I mean.. it's seems pretty cultural in places in the East, especially Japan to pornify everything lol.

 

[Codes 208]

Nah-hah, not even nintendo ninja lawyers can win against porn.

I was thinking more as theyd go after those weird fan fics where mario or luigi die or the .exe shit

flashgitz’s Mario is a racist parody too

 

[cireza]

So they don't have to do anything. As these make people comfortable.

 

[daclynk]

 

[hemo memo]

Nintendo will end up burning down the entire internet in their crusade to protect their brand.

That’s honestly for the better. The internet was a mistake. Rebuild it.

 

[RoboFu]

Uh oh... the perverts at era must be in a panic .

 

[Mithos]

Hello Nintendo...


Bowsette

Samus Aran

 

[Dacvak]

Bunch of hypocrites. I mean, this is official art.

 

[BouncyFrag]

 

[IDKFA]

Bunch of hypocrites. I mean, this is official art.

What's wrong with this? Mario just looks like he's trying to catch a tan.

He's not naked or tugging his Salsiccia.

 

[YukiOnna]

...So when is Kimishima coming back as President?

 

[FeralEcho]

What's wrong with this? Mario just looks like he's trying to catch a tan.

He's not naked or tugging his Salsiccia.

Oh so those are scabs not nipples....

 

[Isa]

Nice to see their priorities are in order.

They may take our lives, but they'll never take our vidya pr0ns! I will say that the community has made some real bangers, such as the infamous Bowsette and Boosette. I'd love to see Ninty take a chance and embrace the characters with some innovative gameplay lol. I've met coworkers who've even known of their existence which is mighty impressive.

Plus the plethora of good 3D pr0n of their properties is also quite impressive, with Samus and the others featured regularly. One artist I know is freaking crazy talented in building models, meshes as well a deformation on... parts and even fluids lol. Like game devs wish they had artists and modelers that skilled. My girl and I bet that many in the fold apart from just fans are actually people involved in films and games that either have a side hustle or have left since the pay and freedom are far better.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Nintendo will end up burning down the entire internet in their crusade to protect their brand.

Soon even breathing will be damaging to Nintendo’s IPs.

 

[mitch1971]

Stop using our characters for dirty pics!

Now, here's a voucher for the used knicker vending machines in the country.

 

[bender]

I will say that the community has made some real bangers, such as the infamous Bowsette and Boosette. I'd love to see Ninty take a chance and embrace the characters with some innovative gameplay lol. I've met coworkers who've even known of their existence which is mighty impressive.

Plus the plethora of good 3D pr0n of their properties is also quite impressive, with Samus and the others featured regularly. One artist I know is freaking crazy talented in building models, meshes as well a deformation on... parts and even fluids lol. Like game devs wish they had artists and modelers that skilled.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

You'd think these images rather serve the brand. Are they really convinced these hurt Nintendo, or this is just some stupid half assed pseudo explanation?

 

[EverydayBeast]

I view these pictures and people who make them as representations of low lives, all these beloved childhood characters like star fox, link etc. are clearly legendary characters and one nerd who comes out of his cave once in a while knows about computers and creates creepy crazy inappropriate images of Nintendo characters.

 

[thismeinteil]

So if Nintendo copyright strike them, does that make them canon?

 

[lughnasadh123]

Fans: "Nintendo brand isn't for kids"
Nintendo: "it's for the kids"

 

[Rentahamster]

Nintendo is more likely to put a halt to the second law of thermodynamics before they stop Rule 34.

 

[willothedog]

Nintendo is more likely to put a halt to the second law of thermodynamics before they stop Rule 34.

34 have servers in the Netherlands that are not signed up to DMCA.