why now all of a sudden
It’s not new though, it has been happening for years. Selection bias might be skewing your view.
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celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days agoWhat doesn’t make sense though is why now all of a sudden? They were content to buy Nintendo games up until yesterday, but the Ryujinx takedown, which was amicably agreed upon between Nintendo and the devs, that was the final straw? This just screams disingenuous en vogue Nintendo bashing to me.
refalo@programming.dev 3 days ago
WldFyre@lemm.ee 3 days ago
That was their point lol
This is arguably the tamest thing Nintendo has done recently, so it’s a weird final straw
refalo@programming.dev 3 days ago
I should have articulated my point better. I meant that this has been the “final straw” for most of those steps along the way in the picture. If you look at their comments it’s often the same kind of thing you’re seeing right now.
nef@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
Are you suggesting that no one is allowed to see Nintendo do a new bad thing and say “I’m no longer willing to give them my money”?
Not to mention there’s nothing ‘amicable’ about a massive corporation, infamous for their lawsuits, approaching a single programmer with a deal that is obviously the only way to avoid being sued, despite the fact that emulators are legal.
If someone purchases a Switch game they have every right to back it up and use an emulator to play it. Instead of strongarming these projects into submission, the ethical thing would be working with them to sell legal access to ROMs.