Agent Karyo@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe official Nintendo Museum appears to be emulating SNES games on a Windows PC, which is slightly embarrassingwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square192fedilinkarrow-up1899arrow-down120cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1879arrow-down1external-linkThe official Nintendo Museum appears to be emulating SNES games on a Windows PC, which is slightly embarrassingwww.pcgamer.comAgent Karyo@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square192fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareUltraviolet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·2 months agoIn other words, emulators are crucial for game preservation? This shows that Nintendo knows that, and when they say it’s not the case, they’re not simply wrong, they’re lying.
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·2 months agoHave they said that’s not the case?
minus-squaretheblackpaul@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoNot in so many words, but this is from their official website: “While we recognize the passion that players have for classic games, supporting emulation also supports the illegal piracy of our products.” Source: https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/55888/~/intellectual-property-%26-piracy-faq#:~:text=Therefore%2C the copyrights of games,illegal piracy of our products.
In other words, emulators are crucial for game preservation? This shows that Nintendo knows that, and when they say it’s not the case, they’re not simply wrong, they’re lying.
Have they said that’s not the case?
Not in so many words, but this is from their official website:
“While we recognize the passion that players have for classic games, supporting emulation also supports the illegal piracy of our products.”
Source: https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/55888/~/intellectual-property-%26-piracy-faq#:~:text=Therefore%2C the copyrights of games,illegal piracy of our products.