Nintendo is a Japanese video game giant that has enchanted gaming enthusiasts worldwide for more than four decades. Since its foundation in 1889, Nintendo has evolved from being a producer of handmade playing cards to becoming one of the most influential and iconic companies in the gaming industry we know today.
With its iconic tube-shaped logo and legendary characters like Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Pokémon. And with games such as Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, and Mario Kart, Nintendo has become synonymous with fun, challenging, and memorable gaming experiences.
Nintendo Has a Strict Appointment With All Gamers
The time is ripe and ready for Nintendo to remind the world of their issues with others profiting from their products. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again, we get the idea here, but there is a fine line between letting a small innocent one rip versus having to change your pants.
Now, Nintendo has released new rules for smaller game tournaments, and their guidelines can be read in a post on Nintendo’s website. The rules currently only apply in Japan and Europe, with other regions likely to follow with their own tailored guidelines.
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In general terms, it’s said that a maximum of 200 people can participate in physical tournaments and 300 via the internet.
Furthermore, organizers cannot make a profit from the tournament. The set price per ticket cannot cost more than 20 Euros, and tickets for spectators cannot exceed more than 15 Euros. The money from ticket sales can only be used to cover expenses and cannot be included in the prize pool, which has a maximum limit of 5000 Euros.
If ticket sales exceed the organizer’s expenses, they must refund the surplus to all ticket buyers. The organizer must also ensure that those watching or participating in the tournaments are below or match the age limit for the game being played.
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If there is a live stream from the tournament, no official images from Nintendos games can be used in overlays. This means that nothing officially released by Nintendo can be used during a live stream. The games also cannot be modified in any way to be exclusively tailored for a tournament.
Last but not least, our favorite. Schools and youth clubs, which Nintendo considers “organizations,” can only organize tournaments by following strict guidelines. These tournaments cannot be open to the public and cannot involve more than two schools or clubs.
Nintendo cares about the community and would like to support individuals who want to celebrate that passion by creating memorable cooperative and competitive play experiences. At the same time, they want to ensure that fans who are doing so are engaging with their games, characters, and worlds in a way that positively supports other fans, players, and Nintendo.
Players and fans naturally have very strong reactions to this, and there is an abundance of negative posts on social media platforms such as X/Twitter and Facebook.
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This is certainly not the last time we hear from Nintendo about strict rules and guidelines, and it should not come as a big shock each time they publish them either. Nintendo remains the strictest gaming company we know of and will likely remain so in the coming decade as well.
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