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> These game companies like the fact they have the power to enforce their copyright on any video they so wish to have taken down. How does this help their prof

> These game companies like the fact they have the power to enforce their copyright on any video they so wish to have taken down. How does this help their profitability? Given that such videos are free advertising.

charcircuit 4y ago
>How does this help their profitability? You can maintain your brand image. If some really problematic usage of your IP happens you can get it taken down. If that person had a license for making videos of the game you wouldn't have the ability to get the content taken down and your brand image could be hurt which could affect sales and hurt profitability. >Given that such videos are free advertising. 99% of videos will be fine fine which is why you don't see companies getting videos taken down left and right. They reap the benefits of these videos, but they want to have the power to take things down just in case. Even if they never need to take anything down just having the power to just in case can be valuable to the company.
jrockway 4y ago
Maybe it's free advertising, but every minute I spend watching someone play Game X on Twitch is a minute I'm not in the matchmaking queue. Honestly, there are a ton of games that I only watch on Twitch. I've never played League. I've never played Valorant. I just watch people play! Much less commitment.
- jonlucc 4y ago
  I purchased hardware (a wheel), a new game, and started playing it because a streamer whose taste generally aligns with mine was playing that game this weekend. Then, I had him playing on one monitor while I played on the other. I don't think I'm alone in this.
numpad0 4y ago
Japanese companies aren't profitability centric. The society at large is not built on capitalist ideals, though not exactly communist either. Japanese feudalism(referred to as such by convention) still lives deep down, and the sense of control and power takes precedence over prospects of financial gains.
kodt 4y ago
Nintendo does not want to encourage modding, as it requires emulating the games and could encourage piracy over legal purchases.

charcircuit 4y ago

>How does this help their profitability? You can maintain your brand image. If some really problematic usage of your IP happens you can get it taken down. If that person had a license for making videos of the game you wouldn't have the ability to get the content taken down and your brand image could be hurt which could affect sales and hurt profitability. >Given that such videos are free advertising. 99% of videos will be fine fine which is why you don't see companies getting videos taken down left and right. They reap the benefits of these videos, but they want to have the power to take things down just in case. Even if they never need to take anything down just having the power to just in case can be valuable to the company.

jrockway 4y ago

Maybe it's free advertising, but every minute I spend watching someone play Game X on Twitch is a minute I'm not in the matchmaking queue. Honestly, there are a ton of games that I only watch on Twitch. I've never played League. I've never played Valorant. I just watch people play! Much less commitment.

jonlucc 4y ago
I purchased hardware (a wheel), a new game, and started playing it because a streamer whose taste generally aligns with mine was playing that game this weekend. Then, I had him playing on one monitor while I played on the other. I don't think I'm alone in this.

numpad0 4y ago

Japanese companies aren't profitability centric. The society at large is not built on capitalist ideals, though not exactly communist either. Japanese feudalism(referred to as such by convention) still lives deep down, and the sense of control and power takes precedence over prospects of financial gains.

kodt 4y ago

Nintendo does not want to encourage modding, as it requires emulating the games and could encourage piracy over legal purchases.