Satirical YouTube channel Mega64 – which has worked with the likes of Konami, Nintendo and Ubisoft – is in danger of closing down, it has been revealed.
The channel was founded back in 2004 and includes the core team Rocco Botte, Derrick Acosta, and Shawn Chatfield, along with several regular contributors (including the one and only Tommy Tallarico).
As well as creating unique video content, podcasts and special episodes, Mega64 has been commissioned in the past to produce promotional skits for major games industry outfits; the group memorably put together a video for Nintendo's E3 2014 and 2015 plans.
Throughout the years, Mega64 has also featured some famous guest stars, including Shigeru Miyamoto, Hideo Kojima, Cliff Bleszinski, Gabe Newell, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Toshihiro Nagoshi and Hideki Kamiya.
The channel currently has 659k subscribers.
There's been an outpouring of affection for Mega64 online, with many other YouTube channels weighing in to offer support and spread the word. "We cannot believe the support we have seen today," says the group's Twitter account.
Here are some of Mega64's best skits, in our opinion:
If you'd like to lend a hand, then head over to the Mega64 Patreon page.
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No mention of their skits with Tommy Tallarico ?
@Damo “The channel was founded back in 2004 and includes the core team includes…”
Includes includes? 😉
@RootsGenoa I've added something in!
@Markiemania95 - Oops - thanks for the save!
Never saw the appeal in their content. Sad for them if they're drying up but also hard for me to say I'd miss them.
I think the algorithm changes are the real culprit. I personally never see this kind of silly/comedic content recommended to me anymore. That’s obviously partly down to my own viewing habits but it used to be that YouTube actually pushed it more, or so it seemed. I honestly forgot about this channel entirely.
Man, I just got into Mega64 this year and they've been a riot. Makes it hard to hear that they might have to deal with closure. Just when I was just starting to get to know them...
I didn't realize Mega64 was still around! I remember a bunch of their videos being hilarious, back in the day.
PS: "What are ya buuyyyyin?"
It's not just the algorithm that's changed - it's the financial viability of having an entire team of people working for one channel. Unless you have a secondary source of Patreon sponsorship that's quite large (see Second Wind) you can't afford a team by relying on Google ad money. That's why a lot of video game channels are just one person doing everything - like GameSack.
@MSaturn If you want to escape the “algorithm” just turn off your youtube history settings. This blanks your Home feed. Then you can just go straight to your Subscribers feed where you get all the new videos from your subscribes i.e. the relevant feed 😊
Jehuty in 1080P
@MegaManFan This seems to be the right answer. Just look at their sets and production value - so much overhead! Hopefully they can push Patreon more so they can keep going and keep up the production value.
I would understand if it was a store with overhead costs, but it's just a YouTube channel right, how much monthly expense is honestly happening for basically free hosting on YouTube?
@iidxgold they have a staff of several people. This is their full-time job for the staff. They need to get paid so they can provide for themselves. YouTube ad revenue doesn't cover that anymore.
sub 700k subscribers and you call them legendary?
Also did not bother to mention why they are facing closure? This is purely attention seeking isnt it?
You headline is supposed to draw people in, the article should have an explanation of it.
This garbage just says things about the channel and offees no explanation of literally anything.
Get new journalists. like wtf?
Much as I sincerely hate Rocco Botte, this sucks to see. Hope they can climb back out of this rut. They're an excellent team of artists/comedians.
@iidxgold they're also paying 7 full time employees. YouTube has been giving out less money per view now for awhile. That's why every YouTuber has pushing merch sales, sponsorships and Patreon.
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