Nintendo has filed a DMCA takedown in opposition to fan-made software program ‘Heaven Studio’, a software which enabled folks to add their very own music and pair it with one of many rhythm-based minigames from the Rhythm Heaven collection.
As reported by TorrentFreak (thanks, VGC), the Heaven Studio GitHub repository has been eliminated following Nintendo’s request, which cites copyright on the property included with the software program.
The makers of the software shared on Twitter that, regardless of receiving bogus takedown complaints from folks purporting to be Nintendo, this newest one seems to be the actual deal.
Thanks all a lot for supporting us these previous 2+ years – we could not have carried out it with out you, and we hope you will stick to us sooner or later!Preserve your rhythm up!- HS Group— Heaven Studio (@rheavenstudio) June 19, 2024
Nintendo’s authorized eagles have been lively lately issuing takedowns in opposition to musicians and sheet music. The small print round which can be slightly greyer, though with Heaven Studio making use of the sport’s unique property — each artwork and sound results — it appeared like solely a matter of time earlier than Nintendo would deploy the ninjas.
The Heaven Studio GitHub web page now shows solely the takedown discover:
Why now? It is troublesome to say, contemplating the recognition of the movies on YouTube (see beneath for an instance). From the attitude of a Rhythm Heaven (Rhythm Paradise in Europe) fan, the best-case state of affairs is that maybe Nintendo has a brand new entry lined up for launch and is trying to clear the decks so folks do not confuse Heaven Studio and its movies with an official recreation. The final recreation within the collection to be launched was 2016’s wonderful ‘best hits’ on 3DS, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, so Change homeowners haven’t got a Rhythm Heaven of their very own but.
For his or her half, the makers of Heaven Studio insist that this is not the tip, saying that, “Heaven Studio is not useless, or going to die, however it will be quiet for a bit. We have to make some main modifications, and people modifications are going to take time.”
We simply need to reiterate: that is NOT the tip of Heaven Studio.As a substitute, we’ll be shifting our objective for core improvement from “recreating Rhythm Heaven” to “making instruments and frameworks for creating rhythm-based video games”.— Heaven Studio (@rheavenstudio) June 21, 2024
Tell us beneath in case you ever used Heaven Studio or loved any of the movies. Do you suppose this might be an indication of one thing official within the works (be nonetheless our bea-bea-beating hearts!), or is Nintendo simply defending its IP within the ordinary manner with a random-looking strike?
[source torrentfreak.com, via videogameschronicle.com]
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Gavin first wrote for Nintendo Life in 2018 earlier than becoming a member of the positioning full-time the next 12 months, rising by means of the ranks to develop into Editor. He can at the moment be discovered squashed beneath a Change backlog the scale of Normandy.
