I think you misunderstood my point. I wasn't trying to say R-rated/sexual fan projects are a 'real problem' in some social/moral sense, I personally hate the 's

I think you misunderstood my point. I wasn't trying to say R-rated/sexual fan projects are a 'real problem' in some social/moral sense, I personally hate the 'somebody think of the children' argument more than most. I was making the point that Nintendo can come up with whatever reason they damn well please to shut down projects that use their IP. If they're confortable with some fan mod with some Mario/Luigi sex scenes, great. If they aren't, you have absolutely no leg to stand on when they send you a cease and desist. So given that Nintendo has some quality standards on their trademarks and IP, be that whether it's suitable for children or whatever other reason they come up with, expecting Nintendo to check every popular fan project is unrealistic. edit: Just to add:- > In the end, I consider brands less important than people, freedom and creativity. Perhaps it's worthwhile trying to rethink the world in this manner? My world view is totally irrelevant to this discussion. I was arguing from the perspective of Nintendo that it makes absolutely no sense for them to leave fan projects to do whatever they want. I could not care less about protecting Nintendo's IP or any other corporation's IP, but they clearly do.