Concerns about intellectual property (IP) infringement have prevented major game production companies like Nintendo from using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in game development.
While generative AI tools have recently proven their creative potential, their commercial use is highly dependent on the source of the datasets used to train AI models. As a result, Japanese video game company Nintendo has decided not to use generative AI elements in its upcoming games.
At a shareholders meeting, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa expressed his reluctance to use generative AI for game development.
The Future of Generative AI in Gaming
When asked about Nintendo’s plans to use artificial intelligence, Furukawa acknowledged the long-standing relationship between game development and artificial intelligence technology. However, using elements of generative AI could result in intellectual property infringement. According to a rough translation of his response:
“Generative AI, which has become a hot topic in recent years, can do more creative things, but on the other hand, we recognize that it also presents issues related to intellectual property rights.”
He also said that new technologies and tools such as generative AI alone cannot deliver the value that players are looking for. “We have decades of know-how to create the best gaming experience for our customers,” Furukawa added, while standing by his decision not to use AI tools.
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On the other end of the spectrum, Bitcoin developers are ensuring that Nintendo’s legacy lives on forever.
Nintendo Lives on Bitcoin
A group of onchain ninjas recently listed an emulator for the Nintendo 64 (N64) console on the Bitcoin network as they campaign for the preservation of classic video games using blockchain.
Trevor Owens, CEO of Ninjalerts, a Bitcoin Ordinals portfolio tracking tool that developed the Pizza Ninjas project to bring the N64 emulator to Bitcoin using the Ordinals protocol, said:
“We want to advance the dialogue with classic game preservation advocates and hope the community can make efforts to figure out how to legally put critically endangered games online.”
Responding to concerns about copyright infringement, Owens said they advocate finding legal ways to preserve blockchain games.
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