• fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 months ago

    If these guys were making money off their emulator then it’s not surprising in the least that Nintendo gutted them.

    Three trick to being a parasite is that you can’t attract the hosts attention in any way. If you start eating the hosts food they goanna swat you.

        • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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          8 months ago

          Not really. I run a smaller emulation project (based out of Canada and have paid my fair share in preemptive lawyers who have all told me despite taking literally zero donations, the not for profit I set up can be can be sued for $$$ per player/download I get

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    9 months ago

    I’m sure something else will eventually come along. The only way to stop emulators from existing is to not have a system at all. I.e., if Nintendo were to stop making video game hardware, then there would be no new emulators except for ones developed for previous/existing hardware.

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    9 months ago

    The list of reasons why I refuse to buy Nintendo products is getting pretty hefty at this point.

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          8 months ago

          If they can they will, it’s how supply and demand works. It wouldn’t work if people stopped paying so much for old games.

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            8 months ago

            Is it still supply and demand when the supply is infinite?

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              8 months ago

              Yes, if there’s no demand there would be no point in making the supply (the game)

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                8 months ago

                We’re talking about the prices of games that have already been made though. The supply of those specific games is infinite. We’re talking about the prices of certain games (old ones), not all games that are being released now.

                I do agree that it makes sense to Nintendo to sell the old games at a high price, but I think supply and demand is probably the wrong phrase.

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                  8 months ago

                  I’m talking about supply AND demand. If there is infinite supply and zero demand, there would be no point to rerelease these titles. Or they’d bring the price down. This is basic knowledge. If they can get that price for it, they will keep selling it for that price. It’s not rocket science.

                  I’m not defending the price, I’ve bought plenty and felt dirty doing so lol.

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            8 months ago

            Exactly, and OP is saying they’ve decided to not contribute towards demand anymore

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    8 months ago

    I’m really on the fence now on buying a console in the future. I’ve always bought the latest iteration and multiple games from Nintendo.

    But they are turning into some lawyered slimy multi billion corporation feeding the orphan crushing machine.

    If they don’t operate with ethics, then neither should I.