History WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings / Nintendo

* As documented on this page, poor player activity led to Nintendo initially banning voice chat in random online modes in games such as ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', despite many games with online multiplayer allowing it anyway. WordOfGod confirmed this reason in the case of ''VideoGame/Splatoon1'', as the Director cited [[InternetJerk negative personal experiences with voice chat in other shooters as the reason not to include it in his game]]. Fortunately, they relented for ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'', albeit only among teammates, and lifted the ban altogether for all Nintendo Switch Online games.

* As of the early 2020s, Nintendo no longer reveals the developers of their games until their release, in which fans will need to get the games and reach the credits to find out who produced them. This is likely to deter complaining about or harassment towards developers on social media, in spite of debates over who should've or shouldn't have made them. The same applies for voice actors, for safety reasons.

* As of the early 2020s, Nintendo no longer reveals the developers of their games until their release, in which fans will need to get the games and reach the credits to find out who produced them. This is likely to deter complaining about or harassment of developers on social media, in spite of debates over who should’ve or shouldn’t have made them. The same applies for voice actors, for safety reasons.

* As of the early 2020s, Nintendo no longer reveals the developers of their games until their release, in which fans will need to get the games and reach the credits to find out who produced them. This is likely to deter complaining about or harassment of developers on social media, in spite of debates over who should’ve or shouldn’t have made them. The same applies for voice actors, who Nintendo keeps secret until the games are released.

* As of the early 2020s, Nintendo no longer reveals the developers of their games until their release, in which fans will need to get the games and reach the credits to find out who produced them. This is likely to deter complaining about or harassment of developers on social media, in spite of debates over who should’ve or shouldn’t have made them.

* As of the early 2020s, Nintendo no longer reveals the developers of their games until their release, in which fans will need to get the games and reach the credits to find out who produced them. This is likely to deter complaining over or harassment of the developers on social media, in spite of debates over who should’ve or shouldn’t have made them.

** In early 2024, the lawsuit cause the [[Platform/NintendoSwitch Switch]] emulator Yuzu (along with the [[Platform/Nintendo3DS 3DS]] emulator Citra) to get shut down and settled with 2.4 million dollars when ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'' was released to attract Nintendo as unauthorized "free" way to play their games not in their originally supposed platform.

** In early 2024, the lawsuit cause the [[Platform/NintendoSwitch Switch]] emulator Yuzu (along with the [[Platform/Nintendo3DS 3DS]] emulator Citra) to get shut down and settled with 2.4 million dollars when ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'' was released to attract Nintendo for placing lawsuit for unauthorized "free" way to play their games.

* Predating Tahlreth's shuttering of [=AetherSX2=] was the sudden discontinuation of [=UltraHLE=], an emulator for the Platform/Nintendo64 which allowed for certain popular games to run on even modest computer hardware of the era. Incessant user demands on top of Nintendo threatening legal action against the emulator's co-authors Epsilon and [=RealityMan=] led to the emulator being discontinued just after release. Perhaps the press attention--including a mention on ''[[Magazine/TimeMagazine TIME]]''--was far too much for a small team to handle.

* In early 2024 along with ScrewedByTheLawyers cause the [[Platform/NintendoSwitch Switch]] emulator Yuzu (along with the [[Platform/Nintendo3DS 3DS]] emulator Citra) to get shut down and settled with 2.4 million dollars when ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'' was released to attract Nintendo for placing lawsuit for unauthorized "free" way to play their games.

* This is why Blanca's event in the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' franchise was changed in ''New Leaf''. In [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing2001 the first game]], the player could sometimes meet a faceless cat named Blanca, who would ask for a face to be drawn on during the train ride to another player's town, and Blanca could occasionally be found in that town with the face they were given. When ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingWildWorld'' introduced Internet connectivity to the franchise, the event was slightly changed so that Blanca would visit random visitors' towns and, if the game was connected to the Internet, they would already have a random face that somebody else had drawn. However, Nintendo didn't have anyone doing random sampling checks of the uploads, nor was there any way to report Blanca's "face" in the game. Naturally, parents were horrified at how Blanca almost always had a penis, a swastika, or some other offensive imagery drawn onto their face and were infuriated that there wasn't any way to report it or get rid of it permanently. In ''New Leaf'', Blanca's was made the center of the ''April Fools'' event instead, and their face-drawing event was scrapped.

* The Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 for January has been canceled due to numerous threats towards the staff and participants. As a result, the championships for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 3 have been postponed until further notice.

** In Fall of 2023, Pokémon partnered up with the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam to produce a number of Van Gogh-inspired Pokémon works and merchandise, which included a limited edition trading card of one of the artworks, Pikachu in a Grey Felt Hat, to be given away with online merchandise purchases or on completion of an activity at the museum itself. Within a couple of weeks the latter was withdrawn for the safety of the museum staff as online scalpers fought to obtain the cards in order to resell them at obscene prices.

* Nintendo originally wanted the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] to have a presence in the online gaming world, as their competition had plans for online play of their own. To do this, they released a network adapter that plugged into the machine instead of built-in network functionality. Unfortunately, hackers were able to use the network adapter and the [=GameCube=] version of ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' to achieve hacking, even going so far as to make [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil ROM dumps]]. Initially, Nintendo and Sega responded by releasing an UpdatedRerelease of the game, but Nintendo later decided to sweep the [=GameCube=]'s online features under the rug, partially thinking ItWillNeverCatchOn, and most fans forgot or aren't aware that the [=GameCube=] has online capabilities in the first place. Fortunately, the company didn't stop thinking about ways the tech could be used, leading to the far more successful Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and its successors for the DS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U and Switch.

* This is the reason why the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS has an automatic word filter. Back in the DS games, people were naming anything that they ''could'' name profane insults [[InternetJerk directed at other players online]]. This affected ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing: Wild World'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' very badly, and came to a head when an unidentified {{troll}} used a hacked cartridge to send ''Diamond and Pearl'' players a Gengar themed around black stereotypes, with the n-word as its nickname (more information on that incident [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hXJw6Kr4JY here]]). The new censor [[ScunthorpeProblem has some flaws]], but it seemed to be working. [[HereWeGoAgain Then people started intentionally misspelling profanity...]]

* The reason why certain UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch games, like ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'', ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'', ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', and ''VideoGame/{{Dark Souls|I}}: Remastered'', don't feature online cloud save support is because said service could be utilized for cheating purposes, such as duplicating items or reverting to a previous online rank if it drops down at any point.

* Predating Tahlreth's shuttering of [=AetherSX2=] was the sudden discontinuation of [=UltraHLE=], an emulator for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 which allowed for certain popular games to run on even modest computer hardware of the era. Incessant user demands on top of Nintendo threatening legal action against the emulator's co-authors Epsilon and [=RealityMan=] led to the emulator being discontinued just after release. Perhaps the press attention--including a mention on ''[[Magazine/TimeMagazine TIME]]''--was far too much for a small team to handle.

* The Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 for January has been canceled due to numerous threats towards the staff. As a result, the championships for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 3 have been postponed until further notice.

* The Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 for January has been canceled due to numerous threats towards the staff. As a result, the championships for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 3 has been postponed until further notice.

Even by the standards of most media companies, Creator/{{Nintendo}} tends to be very active in punishing fans for undesirable behavior, whether it be for posting indecent content on their services or leaking unreleased content to the public. [[BrokenBase Whether or not Nintendo is justified in taking action against certain things or they're going overboard is a point of contention]], but here are the instances where it's generally agreed this company had a point.

* The [[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63433/~/community-tournament-guidelines Community Tournament Guidelines]] has the strictest rules once it go effect on November 15, 2023. The highlights are:
** Small scale prohibits over $5,000 market value, while the single Organizer can go up to $10,000 within a 12-month period. In-person forced to place $15 per person from the admission fee from Spectators.
** Forced to place “Nintendo is not a sponsor of or affiliated with this tournament.” and “Terms for participating in and viewing Community Tournaments using Nintendo Games” accompanied with the following URL. https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63454
** Unauthorized controllers and accessories are banned from usage (including controller converters). It must be from the OEM controllers, docks, memory cards ([=GameCube=]) and licensed third-party controllers.