{"id":1872113,"date":"2026-04-08T12:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872113"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:21:08","slug":"nintendo-removing-thousands-of-super-mario-maker-2-levels-tells-fans-theyre-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872113","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Removing ‘Thousands’ of Super Mario Maker 2 Levels, Tells Fans They’re ‘Advertising’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Players still plugged into Super Mario Maker <\/a>2<\/a> have accused Nintendo of suddenly removing “thousands” of user-made levels, which the company has apparently claimed broke its rules on advertising.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Released for the original Switch back in 2019, Super Mario Maker 2 allows players to construct their own fiendish Mario courses for other fans to follow. Years later, however, and long after Nintendo itself is seemingly done adding new content, the company is now removing fan courses with hashtags in their title or description.<\/p>\n

Almost seven years on from the game’s launch, fans have spotted numerous reports suddenly cropping up on reddit and social media, where users have been told their courses are being deleted. These have now been picked up and verified further by the game’s veteran YouTuber community. <\/p>\n

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“I recently found out by email that one of my courses was removed,” said PangaeaPangam<\/a>, a YouTuber and Twitch streamer who still posts about the game daily. “[The email] doesn’t really explain why it gets removed, like in-depth. But it says your nickname and that ‘content you shared (either through a game or through an online service) has been deleted or hidden from other players because it violates the Nintendo Account User Agreement, including the Community Guidelines.'”<\/p>\n

PangaeaPanga then showed the email he received from Nintendo, which states the reasoning given as “Advertising” and notes: “this is Nintendo’s final decision. If violations continue, other actions, such as restricting your usage of Nintendo Account services, may be taken. We appreciate your cooperation in creating an enjoyable online environment.” After checking the details of the removed course in-game, PangaeaPanga noted that the course’s description included “#TeamShell,” the name of a Mario Maker level creation community.<\/p>\n

Judging by other user reports, the inclusion of a hashtag is all that’s required for someone at Nintendo (or some automated process) to pull levels. Why it’s happening now, however, is something of a mystery.<\/p>\n