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One day Nintendo will realize that the only way their IP will be truly preserved in the future is by DRM-breaking law-breaking rabid digital archivists who are

One day Nintendo will realize that the only way their IP will be truly preserved in the future is by DRM-breaking law-breaking rabid digital archivists who are seemingly more intent on getting their old titles running on newer hardware than Nintendo themselves are. I mean seriously... quick, someone tell me which emulator of old hardware or software was actually supported in any way by the original creator of said hardware or software?

tsol 5y ago
Not trying to sound like a jerk, but do they care? It'll take away from their money made on remastering old classics for new machines. I wonder how much Nintendo as a company really cares about this stuff, as in the unprofitable sentimental stuff
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TillE 5y ago
Nintendo already has developed their own emulators for various platforms. For example, the one for SNES is called Canoe, it was used for the SNES Classic (just a little ARM Linux box), and now on the Switch.
- iypx 5y ago
  Yes, I really wanted to buy something like that, the first time I heard about it. But then, looking through stores, seeing these second-hand mini-sneses being at least 35 pounds, sometimes up to 100, even though I could definitely afford one while I was working full time in UK, just kinda left a really bitter taste in mouth. Really? Are they really milking everything out of us? I had for a while forgot what name emulator on my phone I wanted to play some pokemon, worked fine. Why would they want to price their devices so high? Just because people can afford it? I refuse to buy it, it's that simple.
sb057 5y ago
They already realized it over twenty years ago when they hired the developer of the iNES format for Animal Crossing. https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1378736192875810818 https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1378736192875810818
- pmarreck 5y ago
  OK, interesting find!

tsol 5y ago

Not trying to sound like a jerk, but do they care? It'll take away from their money made on remastering old classics for new machines. I wonder how much Nintendo as a company really cares about this stuff, as in the unprofitable sentimental stuff

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TillE 5y ago

Nintendo already has developed their own emulators for various platforms. For example, the one for SNES is called Canoe, it was used for the SNES Classic (just a little ARM Linux box), and now on the Switch.

iypx 5y ago
Yes, I really wanted to buy something like that, the first time I heard about it. But then, looking through stores, seeing these second-hand mini-sneses being at least 35 pounds, sometimes up to 100, even though I could definitely afford one while I was working full time in UK, just kinda left a really bitter taste in mouth. Really? Are they really milking everything out of us? I had for a while forgot what name emulator on my phone I wanted to play some pokemon, worked fine. Why would they want to price their devices so high? Just because people can afford it? I refuse to buy it, it's that simple.

sb057 5y ago

They already realized it over twenty years ago when they hired the developer of the iNES format for Animal Crossing. https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1378736192875810818 https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1378736192875810818

pmarreck 5y ago
OK, interesting find!