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The Original Switch Reveal Trailer Has Been Removed From Nintendo's YouTube Channel

A licensing issue or perhaps something more...

www.nintendolife.com

Get ready to put your detective hats on, folks, because there's a mystery afoot. The Nintendo Switch reveal trailer — you know, the one where groups of trendy people play the up-and-coming console at such memorable and realistic venues as a rooftop party or at a basketball court — has been removed from the official Nintendo YouTube channel.

This was first brought to our attention by Reddit user CarbVan on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours and sure enough, looking at the YouTube channel in question, the reveal trailer is nowhere to be found. Of course, the video remains available online through outer outlets (the one posted by GameSpot, for example), so you can still find inspiration for which wacky and wonderful location you will play your Switch in next, but the question still stands: why has it been removed from its initial source?

The simple (and, unfortunately, most likely) answer is that it has been removed due to a music licensing issue. The trailer's backing track, 'Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)' by White Denim, is a song that, as Reddit user TheyCallMeRadec points out, appears to be in some legal trouble after the track's initial distributors were recently taken over by another company. Questions about the song's true owner are usually reason enough for a video such as this to be taken down and there is every chance that we have seen exactly that in this instance.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Codes 208]

I wonder if thats why i couldnt find the launch trailer with believer any more (outside of reuploads) a little while ago

 

[Darko]

It’s coming.

 

[Robb]

 

[Dr.brain64]

 

[Davevil]

 

[rofif]

 

[FoxMcChief]

 

[Wooxsvan]

 

[Woopah]

Feb 2024 we get a Switch 2 announcement I think.

 

[ReBurn]

And to think I was going to watch it this very afternoon

 

[djjinx2]

And to think I was going to watch it this very afternoon

Nintendo strikes again, first back compatibility now this!!
They can't keep getting away with this

 

[Zannegan]

The simple (and, unfortunately, most likely) answer is that it has been removed due to a music licensing issue. The trailer's backing track, 'Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)' by White Denim, is a song that, as Reddit user TheyCallMeRadec points out, appears to be in some legal trouble after the track's initial distributors were recently taken over by another company.

Boo! Was irrationally hoping it was to clear the runway for a Switch 2 reveal.

 

[mitch1971]