schnurrito to Gaming@beehaw.org · 19 hours agoAfter shutting down several popular emulators, Nintendo admits emulation is legalwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldgames@hexbear.netgames@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.calinustechtips@lemmit.online
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkAfter shutting down several popular emulators, Nintendo admits emulation is legalwww.androidauthority.comschnurrito to Gaming@beehaw.org · 19 hours agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldgames@hexbear.netgames@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.calinustechtips@lemmit.online
minus-squareDdCno1@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up24·18 hours agoNintendo went even further than that: https://tech4gamers.com/nintendo-linking-emulator-trafficking/ And they absolutely have said that emulation is illegal in the past: https://www.slashgear.com/1572585/are-video-game-emulators-illegal-answer/ On their website, they name emulators in a list of “illegal activities” they want people to snitch on: To report ROM sites, emulators, Game Copiers, Counterfeit manufacturing, or other illegal activities https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/50131/~/how-to-report-potential-infringements-of-nintendo-products
Nintendo went even further than that:
https://tech4gamers.com/nintendo-linking-emulator-trafficking/
And they absolutely have said that emulation is illegal in the past:
https://www.slashgear.com/1572585/are-video-game-emulators-illegal-answer/
On their website, they name emulators in a list of “illegal activities” they want people to snitch on:
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/50131/~/how-to-report-potential-infringements-of-nintendo-products