12-09-2016, 12:53 PM
I don't think there's much of a reason to "argue" here over everyone's unique opinions of Nintendo concerning the takedowns. Each of us is going to look at the situation and respond to it differently, and there's really nothing inherently wrong about that as long as everyone respects each others' viewpoints.
Personally, I have utmost respect for Nintendo and the creators themselves of Pokemon, as I've played and enjoyed a vast majority of their games and will continue to do so. Really, it's Nintendo's lawyers that I take offense at, especially considering that fanfiction and fanart of Nintendo's IP is all over the place and they do nothing about it (I'm of the mindset that a fangame is nothing but interactive fanfic/fanart combined in one)... and yet, I also realize that said lawyers are, after all, only doing their job. I may not like that job that they're doing, but I can't blame them for doing it; they have to make a living somehow, just like the rest of us.
I do have my own inherent concerns over the future of the game should Nintendo find out (assuming they haven't already) that development is still continuing. But as @Iron suggested, the growth is much slower now that when Uranium launched. The community is being cautious with how / when / where we're advertising. And at this particular point in time, the genie is already well out of the bottle and it's going to be pretty much impossible for Nintendo to even attempt to put it back in. We know at least 1.5 million people downloaded Uranium when it was first released. People are still finding the game even now and downloading it. Once something is out there on the Internet, it's out there, for better or for worse.
So while I still worry in the back of my mind that one day I could log on to find the forums and the Discord and the servers gone again... I also know that this community will never truly die. We came back from the brink once; we could certainly do it again if need be. And I can't help but think that perhaps Nintendo is aware of that and of how futile it would be to try to squash a community of literally over a million strong and worldwide. If anything, it could likely pose a PR issue for them!
Personally, I have utmost respect for Nintendo and the creators themselves of Pokemon, as I've played and enjoyed a vast majority of their games and will continue to do so. Really, it's Nintendo's lawyers that I take offense at, especially considering that fanfiction and fanart of Nintendo's IP is all over the place and they do nothing about it (I'm of the mindset that a fangame is nothing but interactive fanfic/fanart combined in one)... and yet, I also realize that said lawyers are, after all, only doing their job. I may not like that job that they're doing, but I can't blame them for doing it; they have to make a living somehow, just like the rest of us.
I do have my own inherent concerns over the future of the game should Nintendo find out (assuming they haven't already) that development is still continuing. But as @Iron suggested, the growth is much slower now that when Uranium launched. The community is being cautious with how / when / where we're advertising. And at this particular point in time, the genie is already well out of the bottle and it's going to be pretty much impossible for Nintendo to even attempt to put it back in. We know at least 1.5 million people downloaded Uranium when it was first released. People are still finding the game even now and downloading it. Once something is out there on the Internet, it's out there, for better or for worse.
So while I still worry in the back of my mind that one day I could log on to find the forums and the Discord and the servers gone again... I also know that this community will never truly die. We came back from the brink once; we could certainly do it again if need be. And I can't help but think that perhaps Nintendo is aware of that and of how futile it would be to try to squash a community of literally over a million strong and worldwide. If anything, it could likely pose a PR issue for them!
