Ahead of launch, Mario & Luigi: Brothership ROM has leaked online and the game's composer has also been revealed.
  • cmnyboEnglish
    1256·
    1 month ago

    Good, it serves them right for the way they treat their customers. I hope every one of their games gets leaked early.

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
      205·
      1 month ago

      Unpopular opinion: These leaks are probably the reason for Nintendo being so ruthless on emulators.

      • ChewyEnglish
        23·
        1 month ago

        It’s difficult to know how much of a difference it makes, but I also think it’s at least a reason. Given Nintendo is also going after sites like Vimm’s Lair, which does not host recent consoles ROMs, it’s not the only reason.

        • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
          71·
          1 month ago

          Certainly not. But with Vimm’s lair you could argue that it’s definetly illegal, while emulation is generally considered legal.

          • ProgrammingSocks@pawb.socialEnglish
            1·
            30 days ago

            There’s tons of illegal things that people do every single day that the law turns a blind eye to because reality is complicated. Piracy of games not being sold by the company anymore is certainly by-the-books illegal, but everyone obviously recognizes that it’s an entirely harmless “crime”. Like smoking weed in illegal states. Everyone knows it’s bullshit, so if you defend locking people up for a few grams of weed you’re a bootlicker.

            • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
              1·
              30 days ago

              To be clear: I agree that both weed and emulation is a victimless “crime” and shouldn’t be prosecuted. However, I don’t think corporate lawyers and judges agree with us on this point.

              Edit: also, Nintendo usually gets what they want by threatening to go to court without actually doing so. So the actual legality doesn’t actually matter too much. Certainly doesn’t when it comes to Switch emulators shutting down.

          • youmaynotknow@lemmy.mlEnglish
            8·
            1 month ago

            Actually, sorry, but it does. Covering your investment is one thing, being an asshole because you can is an entirely different thing. Nintendo has made it their goal to show the world they are all about the latter one.

            • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
              15·
              30 days ago

              Nintendo isn’t a person. It’s a corporation. When their most important game of the year is leaked and spread on the web one week before release, they are kind of pressured to conduct legal action.

                • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
                  11·
                  30 days ago

                  Outlets reporting on how Metroid Dread was running on emulators pre-release and describing how to pirate it makes Nintendo pursue actions to prevent that shit. They can’t prevent their games leaking, so they attack the emulators.

                  Is this so much harder to believe than Nintendo having a personal grudge?

              • youmaynotknow@lemmy.mlEnglish
                21·
                30 days ago

                Yeah? 1. You’re pulling crap out of your ass. Nobody said it’s a person, it’s a bunch of picks running a company, we all know that. 2. They deserve to get fucked sideways with this and more for bullying people drowning them in legal action with their infinite money glitch, only because “why not?”.

                So, without a pinch of respect for them, you or anyone that defends their asshole behavior, fuck off.

                • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
                  1·
                  29 days ago

                  What exactly am I “pulling out of my ass”?

                  Nobody said it’s a person

                  You’re talking about Nintendo as if it’s a person with phrases like your bullet point 2.

                  I’m not defending anyone. I’m describing how a corporation is likely to react in capitalism. I don’t condone any of this: I don’t condone copyright laws, I don’t condone legal threats, I don’t condone capitalism. I just try to describe how systems behave without trying to get morality involved by claiming a company is (or is run by) an or several assholes.

                  I also don’t condone nuclear weapons when I describe the strategy of deterrence by mutually assured destruction.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      30 days ago

      At this point, I think it’s gone from “ethically okay” to “mandatory”.

      It’s like downloading Metallica’s newest album. Sure, I might never listen to it, but it’s the principle.

  • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    30 days ago

    Oh no! It says there might be early spoilers! Yikes!

    Nothing for me to do but go download the ROM and play it early, then. I have no choice.

  • Mandy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    81·
    1 month ago

    With ho wierdly consistent these leaks are now.
    I doubt Nintendo is smart enough to use that as a biz strategy, by like, there has to be some intention behind this from on an insider.

  • Mandy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    28 days ago

    utterly revolting!!

    Where did these leak so i know to stay away from those parts of the internet.

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
      15·
      1 month ago

      The first gen switch is really easy to hack. Once someone in the supply-line gets their hands on a cartridge, it’s already online.

  • basmati@lemmus.orgEnglish
    1463·
    1 month ago

    Brothership? Are they intentionally playing into incest fan fic? Are those the only Mario fans left? Is Luigi really a bottom in their brothership? Can parents see why kids love the taste of cinnamon toast crunch™©®?