Another YouTuber removes all Nintendo music after strikes: ‘It’s clear they don’t want it on YouTube’
Another prominent video game music YouTuber has chosen to remove all their Nintendo music after allegedly receiving over 500 copyright claims from the company.
DeoxysPrime, a Canadian user who uploads video game soundtracks and has over 165,000 subscribers, announced on Tuesday that they’ll be removing all Nintendo music from their channel.
“Effective immediately I will be removing all Nintendo music from my channel,” they stated. “With 500+ claims and more than a dozen soundtracks blocked over the last week it’s pretty clear they don’t want their music on YouTube.
“Some of you may have already noticed these soundtracks beginning to disappear but I thought I’d give you all a heads up about what’s going on. This isn’t the first time I’ve dealt with this issue on my channel but it will be the last. I’m sorry to everyone who enjoys their music but I don’t 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 have their music blocked on the platform.
“Once again I’m sorry for the inconvenience this will cause, as I enjoy listening to Nintendo music on here just as much as you all do, but it just doesn’t make any sense to continue on like this.”
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 take down those soundtracks.
Despite this, they do explain that as contentious as Nintendo’s decision may be, the company is within its rights to protect its copyrighted material and shouldn’t be abused online for it,
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