The developer of Garry’s Mod has introduced it’s within the strategy of eradicating all Nintendo-related content material from Steam Workshop after receiving a takedown request from Nintendo.
In a posting to Steam, Facepunch Studios confirmed the takedowns have been the truth is reliable – maybe in distinction to earlier takedowns this yr thought to be sent by a fraudster. Facepunch added that the request was “truthful sufficient” on condition that the content material does belong to Nintendo, however famous that the method would take time as “now we have 20 years of uploads to undergo.”
“If you wish to assist us by deleting your Nintendo associated uploads and by no means importing them once more, that may assist us lots,” Facepunch wrote.
Nintendo has traditionally been extraordinarily protecting of its owned content material, having within the final yr issued authorized challenges to Palworld Pokemon mods, a well-liked Swap emulator, and a Nintendo 64 Portal revival that used the official Nintendo 64 SDK. So Nintendo asking (properly, demanding, actually) for Nintendo-related content material to be taken out of a goofy sandbox recreation is not surprising.
What’s a bit extra stunning is how lengthy it took Nintendo to really do something about it. Twenty years is a very long time to let mods like this one that lets you fill the world with gun-toting Marios or this one that turns Waluigi into a weapon go unremarked upon! It isn’t like this has been some well-kept secret, both. Garry’s Mod’s entire deal is letting individuals, properly, mod it. You are purported to throw a bunch of bizarre characters and gadgets and concepts collectively in its sandbox and make goofy situations. That is what’s made it such widespread streaming and video fodder.
Trying to find “Mario” in Steam Workshop for Garry’s Mod on the time of this submit brings up over 5,500 entries alone, and Luigi listings are at over 1,200. “Zelda” brings up 800. “Kirby” will get 739. “Waluigi” has 286! It is a gold mine we’re dropping, right here!
No matter what prompted Nintendo to begin caring about this now, care they do – so say goodbye to creating jumpscare horror video games starring Kirby in Garry’s Mod. IGN has reached out to Nintendo for remark.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Bought a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.