Eh, it depends. They're pretty random when it comes to taking down fan works, though it's nowhere near as common an occurrence as the media would have you belie

Eh, it depends. They're pretty random when it comes to taking down fan works, though it's nowhere near as common an occurrence as the media would have you believe (as people have mentioned, sites like SMW Central and Mario Fan Games Galaxy have been going for years with no issues). The general rule from what I've noticed is that a game tends to be taken down if most of these boxes are checked: 1. The game is a direct remake of a Nintendo title 2. It's of a certain professional quality that it can be confused with a Nintendo title 3. Said project has received heavy marketing/lots of press online 4. Money is involved in distributing the game 5. It's in direct competition with a Nintendo product coming out around this time 6. It's being distributed in a format that makes a takedown not legally risky for the company The fact this is a direct clone of Super Mario Bros 1 and has received some free press probably won't help it much though.