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Konami Shares Yu-Gi-Oh Video Guidelines

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Konami shared new guidelines for videos of the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG game, which includes both the official card game and games like Master Duel and Duel Links). These guidelines are for individuals living in Japan. If they obey the guidelines, they can upload their gameplay videos without asking Konami for permission first.

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Konami has provided logos that content creators can use for their thumbnails, and you can find them on the guidelines webpage. It asks that content creators wanting to use intellectual property from a third party request permission from said party, too. As well, it asks that players uploading digital content (video games, for instance) update their software to the latest version. People are allowed to upload videos to:

  • 17LoveFacebook
  • Instagram
  • Mirrativ
  • Niconico
  • OPENREC.tv
  • SHOWROOM
  • Threads
  • TikTok
  • TwitCasting
  • Twitch
  • YouTube
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You can only post screenshots to:

  • Discord
  • Twitter (X)

However, you can post links to YouTube via those services if you wish. Other guidelines include rules that other companies use, such as: not using these videos to promote other services or businesses, not using these videos for profit outside of the monetization system on the platform, not using them to promote specific religions or political parties, and the like.

As a note, Konami states that it only allows customers within Japan to post gameplay videos of Yu-Gi-Oh. It’s unclear if Konami literally means that global players aren’t allowed to post gameplay videos, or if these guidelines only apply to Japanese users.

Stephanie Liu
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Stephanie is a senior writer who has been writing for games journalism and translating since 2020. After graduating with a BA in English and a Certificate in Creative Writing, she spent a few years teaching English and history before fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a writer. In terms of games, she loves RPGs, action-adventure, and visual novels. Aside from writing for Siliconera and Crunchyroll, she translates light novels, manga, and video games.