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alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to GamingEnglish · 3 years ago

Nintendo's claim that emulation 'stifles innovation' isn't just absurd—it's hypocritical

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Nintendo's claim that emulation 'stifles innovation' isn't just absurd—it's hypocritical

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alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to GamingEnglish · 3 years ago
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The fan emulation scene has not only lead to countless innovations over the years, it's directly benefited Nintendo.
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    Nintendo only wants to sell you new games at full price>

    Nintendo only wants to sell you old games still at full price.

    Fixed it for you

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      They aren’t super keen on selling old games however. On previous consoles the drip-feeding of virtual console releases was infamous, and on Switch you only have the subscription option.

      But yea if they do re-release an old game, they definitely want all the money… Looking at you, Link’s awakening

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        I was more on the “no discount even after 5 years that a game is out”

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          That too. I don’t buy nintendo games anymore, because tbh their aggressiveness against piracy and simultaneously very expensive games leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

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          Oh yes definitely. When I got a 3DS, that was quite a shock.

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      Nintendo only wants to offer you old games as a service. You will own nothing and you will like it.

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      But this doesn’t even track – if I buy a physics SNES game, Nintendo doesn’t make any money off that!

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