A Japanese charity speedrun series has been forced to pull Nintendo titles from its latest event because the publisher believes the showcase of its games constitutes "unauthorized use." Event organizers say they will now have to ask for explicit permission for each Nintendo game they want to showcase in the future.
RTA in Japan announced yesterday that Nintendo games had been removed from the lineup of its next event, which runs from August 9 through August 15, after contact from the publisher. According to a translation of the article from Automaton, Nintendo said that "as a legal entity, they would have to ask for permission in advance" to use any of the publisher's titles in future events.
