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Nintendo Targets YouTube Accounts Showing Emulated Games (www.retronews.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Nintendo has been actively taking down YouTube videos that feature its games being emulated or modded, which has sparked significant discussion and concern within the gaming community.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I have a hard time defending the YouTubers on this one. I mean, Nintendo has been pretty good about allowing older games to be played on its modern consoles. See VGC, the NES/SNES/N64 pass, and the multiple re-releases put out for the Switch. At some point just pony up the money or play the older games on a physical older console.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

See: Kaizo Mario directly inspiring Mario Maker.

See: LttP Randomizer, along with literally any other randomizer.

See: speedrunning streams literally making the market that Nintendo then sold the Nintendo World Championships cart into.

Nintendo absolutely benefits from this. They just want to crack the whip and take over. Fuck them.

Also, still can't buy Mother 3. Double fuck them. Tons of titles play better on emulation. I shouldn't have to justify it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's not the same thing? Emulation of older consoles improve and mod the experience. Upscaling, custom textured, etc

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Defending the youtubers for… doing something completely legit

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean at this point my attitude on Nintendo stuff is fuck em, I'll play their games without paying (if I even feel like playing any of their games) because they deserve it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What did they do to you?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Not to one person, but to gamers as a whole.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Where the hell am I supposed to get a N64?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Plenty on eBay

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

What's the point of that? Nintendo isn't getting any money from that sale so from their perspective it's literally no different from emulation.

If there is no legitimate means for you to purchase an original product from the company and give them your money then why the hell do they care if you're emulating something they weren't going to get money either way