Summary:
- The article discusses how Nintendo-owned video game titles have been excluded from Japan's biggest speedrunning event, the Speedrun Festival.
- The organizers of the event were told they needed to apply for permission from Nintendo to include each of their games in the festival, which they found to be a burdensome process.
- As a result, the Speedrun Festival will not feature any Nintendo-owned games, disappointing many speedrunning enthusiasts who were looking forward to competing in those titles.