![]() "This isn't hurting anyone, especially them," user Hydrus fumed. On ResetEra, fans are currently railing against Nintendo. Despite the bad news, Marin urged Pokémon fans not to "freak out about the claim," adding "there's no reason to get angry with Nintendo or anyone else involved". According to The Verge, the last known proprieter of the Pokémon Essentials, Maruno, has confirmed the downloads have been deleted, while the Fandom that hosted the wiki page has also stated Nintendo took action against it. Apparently, Pokémon Essentials will no longer be "hosted or distributed on PokéCommunity". Photo credit: Atheerios, ResetEra.Ī member from forum PokéCommunity, Marin, announced they could no longer host the software on the community forums, stating " the Pokémon Essentials wikia and all downloads for it have been taken down due to a copyright claim by Nintendo of America". The RPG Maker was used to make a number of fan games. It was perhaps something of an inevitability, therefore, that Nintendo would target the root of the problem. ![]() It was founded in 2007, and was used to create popular fan game Pokémon Uranium, which was shut down two years ago following a reported copyright notice from Nintendo. According to Kotaku, the site used "full tilesets, maps, music, and sprites" from the official games, as well as all the classic mechanics required to catch and collect Pokémon. The kit in question, a role-playing game maker, allowed users to design their own Pokémon adventures. Now, Nintendo has gone after a new target: 11-year old fan game creator, Pokémon Essentials. In the last few months alone, it filed several lawsuits against emulation sites, and is believed to have indirectly pressured ROM site EmuParadise into shutting down. While Pokémon Essentials might live on - Nintendo can't go after the versions people have offline, after all - it's clear that the community has lost a lot through these actions.Nintendo has gained a bit of a reputation for its strict copyright policy. Pokémon Essentials was a great way for fans and developers to engage with the franchise while also expressing their creativity and figuring out the ins and outs of game development. The online Pokémon fan community is understandably reeling from these events. Nintendo is releasing new Pokémon games this fall, so the timing makes sense. "The Pokémon Essentials Wiki, and all the downloads for Pokémon Essentials, have been deleted due to a copyright infringement claim by lawyers representing Nintendo of America," Maruno, the final overseer of Essentials, said on a private Twitter account. However, it was the well-maintained Wiki that allowed Essentials to thrive, instructing users on how to create their own Pokémon gams. The RPG mechanics, along with drag-and-drop maps, tilesets, music and more, were built right in. The tool Pokémon Essentials was beloved by the fan community because it made it simple to create games within the universe. ![]() As The Verge notes, it's not unusual for Nintendo to send out these kinds of notices, but in this case, Nintendo also went after the Wiki, which means that the instructions on how to create these games is now gone. Pokémon Essentials, which is how these games were created, was shut down following the receipt of a takedown notice from Nintendo. If you're a fan of Pokémon fan-made games, we have some bad news for you. ![]()
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