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[–] eardon@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There should be penalties for that.

"Yeah, we know we're wrong but we're just going to litigate as much as possible to drain our adversary's pockets."

That kind of thing should warrant its own criminal case.

Also, in the future, emulation devs really shouldn't reveal their identity.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

I wonder if 5heybwouldnt have started charging if Nintendo would have done anything.