Nintendo killing-off the emulation scene.

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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Nintendo killing-off the emulation scene.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 16:16
steve_ancell	So now that retro has come back in a big way Nintendo are now throwing toys from the pram, although they never gave a toss about retro gaming before. Linkage!
Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 16:16
steve_ancell	They may have the right to control their own stuff, such as Kirby, Donkey Kong, Mario, and other Nintendo exclusive stuff, but trying to kill off the whole emulation scene is taking the damn-right piss. Some of those titles are not not Nintendo exclusive.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 16:37
Jayenkai	Iâ€™m not sure what the current copyright rule is, I think itâ€™s 75 years..? That sounds familiar. .. But every NES/SNES/etc game is â€œproduced under license by Nintendoâ€, so I think that theyâ€™ve got that to back themselves up with. Most decent rom/abandonware sites have a disclaimer stating that, if approached by the owners, theyâ€™ll happily remove the games. Iâ€™m pretty sure that was always a â€œgood practiceâ€ for these places. Thatâ€™s what shouldâ€™ve happened here. A silent takedown. The kickoff is completely unwarranted, although I expect the people trying to download the Roma are causing more of a stink than the rom sites. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 16:42
steve_ancell	Before those mini consoles came out they didn't give a toss and were completely snubbing the preservation of older games, now that there's demand for retro they are probably seeing this as a money for old rope cash cow.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 17:23
Jayenkai	to be honest, I donâ€™t think itâ€™s to do with the Retro systems. Weâ€™re nearly up to the 3rd year of those, thatâ€™s not a current event. What IS a current event, though, is that theyâ€™re about to launch a Virtual Console of sorts on the Switch, with the â€œclassic games for online subscribersâ€ library. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Tue, 14 Aug 2018, 02:33
spinal	Don't forget, Nintendo actually used pirated ROM files from these download sites when they created their virtual console games on the Wii. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!