Nintendo will be ending its Nintendo Creators Program (NCP) next month, so it can "make it easier for content creators to make and monetize videos that contain Nintendo game content."

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Announced on Twitter, Nintendo will no longer require content creators to submit their videos to the NCP and the creators will be able to monetize any video, as long as they follow Nintendo's guidelines. To make a long story short, as long as those who are creating videos or livestreaming with Nintendo Game Content include "creative input and commentary" and are not just re-posting gameplay, trailers, tournaments, etc., they will be able to monetize their work. The NCP began in 2015 and had a controversial run with such issues as Nintendo not being able to keep up with the demand to join the program and a policy that was implemented to restrict livestreaming on YouTube. In 2017, YouTube's head of gaming, Ryan Wyatt, even said that "there are ways to better improve and better optimize how they work with the creators." When Nintendo announced the NCP, it was meant to make this process easier and help creators, but, as detailed above, the road was a rocky one.The timing of this news couldn't be better for Nintendo content creators as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be released next Friday, December 7, and shortly after launch, the Nintendo Creators Program will be no more.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who loves to see these restrictions lifted and content creation becoming easier for those who love Nintendo. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.