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[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

I'm not saying they haven't used others work in the past, but they do have their own emulators and ROMs. They have for a long time. They are still terrible, but this just doesn't seem like a big deal to me

Edit: Also, whose lives have they ruined aside from those profiting off of distributing copyrighted material? Taking down a fan game doesn't sound life ruining

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago (8 children)

They are banning emulators but are then using them themselves. They are banning roms but are then using those same roms themselves.

Sounds like hypocrisy to me

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Alright. Let me make sure I understand. Since Nintendo protects its IP, it isn't allowed to use its own IP?

Like, fuck Nintendo, but that doesn't even make sense

[–] Nima@leminal.space 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

yes it is. what they're doing is shitty, not illegal.

"Hey don't use emulators to play our games we're gonna sue you.

... and then just take that emulator software you made and sell it in our official devices. but still fuck you."

not illegal. just giant assholes with no sense of self-awareness.

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