Video game music Youtuber ‘GilvaSunner’ to shut down after wave of Nintendo copyright claims

The creator of the YouTube channel “GilvaSunner” will close shop on Friday, after Nintendo issued a wave of copyright claims on their videos. The channel hosted hundreds of music from soundtracks for video games, some even from Nintendo. According to the creator, who goes by GilvaSunner, the channel received over 2,200 “copyright blocks” on Tuesday.

“I’ve decided that at this point it’s really not worth it to keep the channel up any longer,” GilvaSunner said in a tweet on Tuesday. “I know this is disappointing to read for a lot of you, but I hope you can respect my decision to want to move on at this point.” Polygon reached out to GilvaSunner for comment and will update the article as we hear back.

GilvaSunner’s YouTube channel has been an important resource for fans who want to listen to their favorite video game soundtracks online. GilvaSunner’s YouTube channel had accumulated over 1.552,000,000 views at the time this article was published. The channel was an especially popular place to go listen to music from classic Nintendo games, which typically aren’t available for streaming on platforms like Spotify.

Copyright Takedowns have been a part of the creator’s past. The channel was taken down by YouTube in 2019. another wave of takedownsYou can find the soundtracks for games like Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda – Ocarina of TimePlease see the following: Mario Kart Wii. To help keep the libraries alive, the YouTuber created multiple YouTube channels with alternate names like “SilvaGunner,” and reuploaded the soundtracks.