Nintendo of America has notified those that are signed up to the Nintendo Creators Program that it has been tweaked to reflect the changes to the YouTube Partners Program requirements.
That will mean that moving forwards, YouTube channels now require 4,000 hours of watch time within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers as a minimum to be able to participate in the Nintendo Creators Program.
“Thank you for using the Nintendo Creators Program. In January, changes were made to the YouTube service. This email will explain how this will impact the Nintendo Creators Program,” Nintendo of America writes.
“As YouTube informed the creators, the YouTube Partners Program requirements were changed: New channels require 4,000 hours of watch time within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers in order to be eligible for monetization. It was also announced that, for existing channels, the same requirements will be applied from Feb. 20, 2018. After Feb. 20, channels that do not reach the requirements will no longer be able to earn money on YouTube.
“The Nintendo Creators Program requires agreement to and participation in the YouTube Partner Program, so if channels do not meet the above eligibility requirements, they will not be able to monetize on the Nintendo Creators Program from their videos.
“Further, please be aware that if you already have your channel registered to the Nintendo Creators Program, those channels that do not meet the requirements will be deactivated from the Program by YouTube.”
