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Let’s Play Videos
Cordova, TN; May 7, in the year of our Lord 2014--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games is sounding off on the Let’s Play Videos.
Are you versed in what the Let’s Play videos are? Just in case
you are not, let me explain what they are. These are videos that
gamers make of video games. They play levels, bosses, and more.
They post them on Youtube, and monetize them. The monetization
is Google ads appearing at the bottom of the screen. Google is
very stingy with payment so it can take months to years to earn
the $100.00 Google requires to pay out what they have earned.
Generally it does not pay out a lot of money, but a few have
been able to live off of it.
Companies like Nintendo, Disney Interactive Studios, and EA have
decided they do not like the little guy getting paid anything
off of their video games. They feel these gamers are making
money off of their copyrighted material. They feel they should
get the money that has any correlation to their games. The
gamers who make the Let’s Play videos are talking in these
videos. They are capturing the video of their game play sessions
with devices they have to purchase. It can take them years to
get back their investment. That is not counting having to
purchase these games. Which is another financial hit they take.
The Let’s Play is a fledgling and pretty new business. The big
dogs have decided to stomp down on the little guys in this
instance.
Youtube decided that they would either allow no monetization of
what these companies claim is their copyrighted material. Or
they would give all of the money to the companies. Even though
the little guy contributed a substantial portion of the content
in those videos. Family Friendly Gaming believes Youtube made a
colossal blunder. They should have gone 50/50 with the gamers
and the companies. It is true that the video game companies
published the video games. And that portion of the video is
their creation. They also sold the game to someone who has
modified it into something else. Something new, and something
exciting. So the gamers doing the Let’s Play videos have also
created brand new content for which they are allowed to make
money off of.
Companies that make video games need to stop being so selfish
and greedy. It is hurting them. The Let’s Play videos is free
advertisement for them. Plenty of consumers have purchased games
after seeing Let’s Play videos. By taking their revenue stream
away, they have killed interest in their games. In fact Family
Friendly Gaming has talked to numerous Let’s Play personalities.
They have stopped buying systems and games from Nintendo, Disney
Interactive Studios and EA. They are working on games from
companies that allow them to do so. They are giving them free
advertisements. They are promoting their products.
God bless,
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming