Another prominent video game music YouTuber has chosen to remove all of their Nintendo music after allegedly receiving over 500 copyright claims from the company.
DeoxysPrime, a Canadian user that uploads audio tracks to video games and has over 165,000 subscribers, announced Tuesday that they will remove all Nintendo music from their channel.
“Right away I want to remove all Nintendo music from my channel,” they said. “With more than 500 claims and more than a dozen audio tracks blocked over the last week, it’s pretty clear they do not want their music on YouTube.
“Some of you may have already noticed that these soundtracks are starting to disappear, but I thought I would give you all a message about what’s going on. This is not the first time I’ve addressed this issue on my channel, but it will be the last one.I’m sorry for everyone who enjoys their music, but I do not have much choice.
“I have no intention of deleting my channel and the rest of my non-Nintendo soundtracks will remain up for the foreseeable future. It’s frustrating, but as I’ve said before, it’s ultimately their choice to get their music blocked on the platform.
“I’m once again sorry for the inconvenience this will cause as I enjoy listening to Nintendo music here as much as you all do, but it just makes no sense to continue like that.”
DeoxysPrime has been dealing with this issue for a number of years. In 2019, they posted a message claiming that Nintendo had blocked Splatoon 2, Xenoblade and Bayonetta 2 music from their channel, forcing them to remove these soundtracks.
Despite this, they explain that no matter how controversial Nintendo’s decision may be, the company is within its rights to protect its copyrighted material and should not be misused online for it, but instead should be asked to make its music available. online officially.
DeoxysPrime is the latest YouTuber who has been forced to take drastic measures following increased pressure from Nintendo to remove its soundtracks.
GilvaSunner, a popular YouTuber whose channel boasted nearly half a million subscribers, closed the channel in February after Nintendo reportedly sent them over 3,500 copyright blocks.
Unlike many game publishers, Nintendo does not distribute its music through digital service providers like Spotify, Apple Music or Amazon Music. Any music from Nintendo games that you can find on these platforms will have been licensed for covers or events or illegally uploaded.
The demand for physical versions of Nintendo soundtracks has led to a booming bootleg vinyl scene where music fans of video games regularly pay up to £ 100 for unofficial prints.
“Nintendo has every right to issue copyright blocks,” wrote journalist Mat Ombler in a VGC column earlier this year.
“The company owns the rights to its music and is free to dictate how it can and cannot be used. But by removing YouTube uploads of Nintendo soundtracks, the company leaves millions of fans wanting to listen to its music, with no usable ways to do so.
“In fact, Nintendo’s fierce protection of its IP actually has a counterintuitive effect, as it exacerbates accessibility issues and helps pirate music instead of preventing it.”
In February 2022, The Pokémon Company uploaded the official Pokémon Diamond & Pearl soundtrack to YouTube and also created a website called the Pokémon DP Sound Library where users could listen to it all. But as of today, the entire site has now been removed and showing a 404 error.