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The fact that they were making ROM patches led to a lawsuit from Nintendo that the Game Genie was copyright infringement. Nintendo lost. https://en.wikipedia.o

• Forgeties79 4y ago
  For such a litigious company it’s a wonder how…passionate the Nintendo fanbase can be.
  • usrn 4y ago
    It's an interesting subconscious effect. I have my theory but I'd probably get in trouble explaining it here.
    • gxqoz 4y ago
      Yeah I think Nintendo, like Disney, benefits from a mystique that there are "secrets" of the company. They know they can monetize things by introducing scarcity and then officially releasing them, even if those releases are not as satisfying as the public clamors for. But if you release everything, some of the mystery goes away and it's inherently less valuable.
      • usrn 4y ago
        That certainly helps, but I don't think that's it alone. Any company can keep secrets but that doesn't make them interesting without something else.