Largest Charity Speedrunning Event in Japan Excludes Nintendo Games Due to Legal Requirements
Jonathan Dubinski 
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- Nintendo requires formal approval for every title featured in speedrunning events, causing the largest Japanese charity event, RTA in Japan Summer 2025, to exclude all Nintendo games due to licensing complexities and time constraints.
- Minecraft, Cuphead, Inscryption, and Silent Hill 2 are among the confirmed titles for the RTA in Japan Summer 2025 event.
- The event will take place from August 9 to 15, with proceeds being donated to Doctors Without Borders.
- Past broadcasts of the event featuring Nintendo games were not authorized by Nintendo, according to organizers.
Largest Japanese Charity Speedrun Event Skips Nintendo Titles due to Licensing Complexities, Features Minecraft, Cuphead, Others
RTA in Japan Summer 2025, the country’s biggest speedrunning event, is scheduled to take place from August 9 to 15. However, this year’s marathon will not feature any Nintendo games. According to organizers, Nintendo informed RTA on June 13 that because the event is now a legitimate entity, formal approval is required for every Nintendo title featured. Nintendo also stated that past broadcasts of the event featuring their games were not authorized. Consequently, the RTA team decided against including these titles in the lineup, finding the licensing process too complex to complete within the available timeframe. The confirmed lineup for RTA in Japan Summer 2025 includes titles such as Minecraft, Cuphead, Inscryption, and Silent Hill 2. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
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