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Nintendo doing Nintendo things again. Honestly the whole article gives me flashbacks of the various legal battles that they've been involved in [1]. They seem t

Nintendo doing Nintendo things again. Honestly the whole article gives me flashbacks of the various legal battles that they've been involved in [1]. They seem to pay no mind to the effect their litigiousness has on competition and innovation in this area...as if it wasn't already hard enough. 1. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-hacker-gary-bowser-released-from-jail-will-pay-nintendo-25-30-income-for-the-rest-of-his-life/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-hacker-gary-...

manojlds 3y ago
When clones like Genshin Impact exist, why do you blame Nintendo?
- loeg 3y ago
  Do you think Nintendo has or needs a monopoly on open-world cartoon-styled games?
- mattnewton 3y ago
  I’m a fan of breath of the wild / totk and didn’t really enjoy genshin impact. They really are very different games with a superficially similar cel shaded art style and open world. (But even then Nintendo’s art direction is totally different)
- throwaway09223 3y ago
  There is nothing about Genshin Impact that is related to Zelda in terms of technology. The style is similar but style similarities isn't addressable through patents. BOTW/TOTK have excellent implementation and aesthetics but there is nothing about them that is technically unique or worthy of a patent.
- stale2002 3y ago
  I blame Nintendo because I think that they should compete in the market by making good games, as opposed to trying to stop other people from doing so themselves by abusing the legal system against competitors.
- duped 3y ago
  They can do what everyone else does. Make new games.
GartzenDeHaes 3y ago
> They seem to pay no mind to the effect their litigiousness has on competition and innovation They seem to be very mindful of the effect, which is why they are taking these actions.
willio58 3y ago
I want to love Nintendo. They create such great IP and their games are time and again some of the most memorable and unique experiences you can purchase in the space. But their lawyers are relentless, and it will forever leave a foul stench on the company for me for that reason.
cooldevguy 3y ago
I'm still wondering how there isn't a GoFundMe for Bowser yet. Is it something in the terms of service?
- cooldevguy 3y ago
  nm, I just found it, but it is not for paying the financial penalty
skeaker 3y ago
I'm certainly not defending Nintendo, but Gary Bowser is not as innocent as he was made out to be by viral media. The guy stole FOSS code by making a closed source fork to sell for a profit, tweaked it to be malicious (bricking devices that ran homebrew software that he personally did not like, notably the FOSS competitor to his product), and explicitly advertised his stolen product as being used for software piracy (or unsanctioned copying if you're a stickler for that). Boneheaded actions like that hurt the entire homebrew scene by branding people who just want to run their own code on their own devices as criminals. Gary was in the wrong both legally and morally. It's people like him that incite action against hackers as a whole.

manojlds 3y ago

When clones like Genshin Impact exist, why do you blame Nintendo?

loeg 3y ago
Do you think Nintendo has or needs a monopoly on open-world cartoon-styled games?
mattnewton 3y ago
I’m a fan of breath of the wild / totk and didn’t really enjoy genshin impact. They really are very different games with a superficially similar cel shaded art style and open world. (But even then Nintendo’s art direction is totally different)
throwaway09223 3y ago
There is nothing about Genshin Impact that is related to Zelda in terms of technology. The style is similar but style similarities isn't addressable through patents. BOTW/TOTK have excellent implementation and aesthetics but there is nothing about them that is technically unique or worthy of a patent.
stale2002 3y ago
I blame Nintendo because I think that they should compete in the market by making good games, as opposed to trying to stop other people from doing so themselves by abusing the legal system against competitors.
duped 3y ago
They can do what everyone else does. Make new games.

GartzenDeHaes 3y ago

> They seem to pay no mind to the effect their litigiousness has on competition and innovation They seem to be very mindful of the effect, which is why they are taking these actions.

willio58 3y ago

I want to love Nintendo. They create such great IP and their games are time and again some of the most memorable and unique experiences you can purchase in the space. But their lawyers are relentless, and it will forever leave a foul stench on the company for me for that reason.

cooldevguy 3y ago

I'm still wondering how there isn't a GoFundMe for Bowser yet. Is it something in the terms of service?

cooldevguy 3y ago
nm, I just found it, but it is not for paying the financial penalty

skeaker 3y ago

I'm certainly not defending Nintendo, but Gary Bowser is not as innocent as he was made out to be by viral media. The guy stole FOSS code by making a closed source fork to sell for a profit, tweaked it to be malicious (bricking devices that ran homebrew software that he personally did not like, notably the FOSS competitor to his product), and explicitly advertised his stolen product as being used for software piracy (or unsanctioned copying if you're a stickler for that). Boneheaded actions like that hurt the entire homebrew scene by branding people who just want to run their own code on their own devices as criminals. Gary was in the wrong both legally and morally. It's people like him that incite action against hackers as a whole.