
In February, Nintendo announced it would provide fans with a massive library of sound effects and music from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Pokémon DP Sound Library, as it was called, was an uncharacteristic move from Nintendo that encouraged fans to use all the available content in their projects — as long as it was non-commercial. But wait, why am I using the past tense? Well, just three months since Nintendo opened the doors of the library, it is shutting the whole project down. This is less surprising than the original announcement of the library, as the project's closure cements Nintendo’s recent anti-fan stance.