my friend needs help

[Mariofan230]

i have a friend who wanted to make a fan game but he got a response when he asked nintendo if he could make a fan game: We applaud his efforts at game development and encourage him to become a developer if he hasn't already done so. Please understand, however, that he does not have their permission to develop software using Nintendo trademarks—even if he has become a licensed Nintendo developer. Games featuring Nintendo trademarks are usually developed internally or by business partners. Please focus his efforts on creating his own intellectual property as he develop his software.

[Saltman]

Is your brother Mariofan1122?

[Syaxamaphone]

Nintendo will always say this if you ask them.

We all just do it anyways.

My games | My twitter | My stream | Sprites Unlimited

[Willsaber]

Fight the system.

Making terrible posts since 2014

[Cruise Elroy]

Nintendo will always say this if you ask them.

We all just do it anyways.

Essentially this. Fan games are in a legal gray area, so ultimately it's up to you to decide where the line is drawn. Nintendo, of course, tends to go against what most people would consider okay, but as long as you don't make money off of it (or if it's not a straight-up remake), you're more than likely fine.

GOTM Awards:

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[Friendly Dictator]

your friend is going to jail

DO NOT under estimate this lakitu to much or it will be the end of that life (note: do not over estimate him either).

LONG LIVE LITTLELUND

[Cruise Elroy]

your friend is going to jail

youre mom is going to jail

GOTM Awards:

Spoiler

[HylianDev]

Nintendo responded to your friend and said "please understand"...

But Iwata died

Hylian's day job, little did we know, was saying controversial things on the internet.

you fool!!!! you fixed it wrong!!!!

Bibby Team

[Syaxamaphone]

your friend is going to jail

youre mom is going to jail

I don't want to go back

My games | My twitter | My stream | Sprites Unlimited

[Mariofan230]

Is your brother Mariofan1122?

no

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your friend is going to jail

youre mom is going to jail

can you believe someone gave him a 1 up on his post?!?

[MusicVideo123]

Hello?

[Zero Kirby]

I mean, we understand the problem, but you didn't really ask a question, so we're not sure what you're looking for help with.

It's been mentioned that, yes, Nintendo will pretty much just say "neat make games but don't use our resources man" if you contact them for permission to make fangames. But we do it anyway, we just don't sell them and we pretty much do this just for fun and to share neat games.

If they still want to make a Mario fangame, there's nothing really stopping them. If Nintendo really really really had a super-beef against Nintendo fangames, MFGG would have been shut down a long long time ago.

Falcon Punch is the result of the Sun heating fists. It drives the Blue Falcon. Heating causes destruction of water into the pain, where it then hurts, creating rain. Rain creates flowing water in tears, which can then be converted into other forms through more pain.



This fight has only just begun...

[Mariofan230]

Hello?

hi

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who ever said my friend is going to jail its extremely bad and not helpful!

[MusicVideo123]

Hello?

hi

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who ever said my friend is going to jail its extremely bad and not helpful!

Yeah.

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your friend is going to jail

Do not saying my friend like that.

[Snessy the duck]

Hello?

hi

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who ever said my friend is going to jail its extremely bad and not helpful!

Yeah.

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your friend is going to jail

Do not saying my friend like that.

Friendly Dictator wasn't being serious. No need to get angry over it.

My Switch friend code: SW-5399-6466-3493

[Mariofan230]

Hello?

hi

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who ever said my friend is going to jail its extremely bad and not helpful!

Yeah.

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your friend is going to jail

Do not saying my friend like that.

Friendly Dictator wasn't being serious. No need to get angry over it.

how did you know?

[Snessy the duck]

Hello?

hi

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who ever said my friend is going to jail its extremely bad and not helpful!

Yeah.

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your friend is going to jail

Do not saying my friend like that.

Friendly Dictator wasn't being serious. No need to get angry over it.

how did you know?

It's pretty obvious it's a joke by the way he wrote it.

My Switch friend code: SW-5399-6466-3493

[VinnyVideo]

Sometimes, people say tongue-in-cheek things! Sometimes they even say such things on the Internet!

As others have mentioned, fangaming is in a legal gray area. A random Nintendo customer support representative probably can't officially give your friend permission to make a fangame, but Nintendo probably isn't going to care (or even notice) unless he's making a 1:1 remake of an official Nintendo game or trying to monetize his work. If it bothers you that fangaming is in a gray area, you can always make an indie project instead - MFGG has plenty of resources you could use for a "Mario clone" or other indie project.

Course clear! You got a card.

[Willsaber]

can you believe someone gave him a 1 up on his post?!?

I did this because it was a high quality post that made me laugh.

Making terrible posts since 2014

[Mariofan230]

can you believe someone gave him a 1 up on his post?!?

I did this because it was a high quality post that made me laugh.

the problem is that post is turning into a argument on everyone!

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hi

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who ever said my friend is going to jail its extremely bad and not helpful!

Yeah.

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your friend is going to jail

Do not saying my friend like that.

Friendly Dictator wasn't being serious. No need to get angry over it.

how did you know?

It's pretty obvious it's a joke by the way he wrote it.

but some people think its not a joke such as, me, musicvideo123, cruise elroy and fanofsmbx(the friend that needed help was fanofsmbx)