Nintendo has excluded the entire lineage of Super Smash Bros games from its Content Creators Program, meaning that YouTube personalities who wanted to upload videos of the series will not be eligible for a cut of Nintendo’s ad revenue.

Also blocked are third-party games licenced by Nintendo, such as Pokemon and Bayonetta.

The surprise omission comes .

"What better way to sell or market a game, than from watching someone else (that you like) playing it and enjoying themselves?"

He concluded: "I think this is a slap in the face to the YouTube channels that does focus on Nintendo game exclusively. The people who have helped and showed passion for Nintendo's community are the ones left in the dirt the most. There’s just so many games out there to play. Nintendo games just went to the bottom of that list."