Personally, I think fan projects, Dreams and Rom Hacks can still negatively impact a brand. Square Enix and EA have also done similar things in the past. I also think it's important to know that Nintendo isn't the only company that does this. But I think it's important to understand that there's a lot more to it than what it look. And I really appreciate that you read his articles.
#Dreams ps4 free#
Well, anyway, that's besides the point, my point is that Nintendo really shouldn't be taking down creations on Dreams, because that will barely have any effect on their products sales (even less so than a free fan game), right now, what Nintendo is doing is just limiting the scope of Dreams. As far as i'm aware, absolutely no company has faced issues because of fan games/rom hacks/etc, those things are everywhere for every franchise, and yet none of the companies behind such franchises ever faced issues (SEGA is completely fine with Sonic fan games/rom hacks, can you explain me why that has not hurt them yet?).
Sorry, but i don't agree that Nintendo needs to step in Dreams in order to protect their IP. There is also no way to make a profit out of this either, and when that eventually becomes possible, i'm sure there will be copyright rules to be followed. With fan games, i at least understand that there is the whole "fan games are free, which devalues our paid games", but in Dreams? You not only have to buy Dreams, you also need to (currently) buy a PS4, and if does come to PC, you will probably need a really powerful rig which is even more expensive, that's a lot of money to even get access to Dreams, and naturally, if you paid the game so that you can make whatever you want, you should have the right to do so. Sat 21st Mar Nintendo really shouldn't be doing this.As you can see in the image above, the project has now been moderated and removed for containing copyrighted material. The creator allegedly received an email from the legal and business affairs division of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, detailing how Nintendo supposedly "objected" to the use of the Super Mario IP in Dreams. The email came through to the same email i have linked to my psn but it was from the legal and business affairs Division of Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeĪnd stated Nintendo, themselves, had objected to my use of their Super Mario IP in Dreams- PoCsicle March 21, 2020 The same message went on to reveal how all of their Super Mario projects within the PlayStation exclusive were then put on hold. Image: appears to have finally happened – after a few months of PlayStation 4 users creating absolutely any kind of game they wanted to in Media Molecule's latest hit Dreams, Sony has begun to take action against certain themed uploads.ĭreams content creator shed some light on the situation, explaining how they had apparently been contacted by a "big video game company" and were told to stop.