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Their hard stance on emulation might be exactly why it's one of the most successful consoles of all times, no?

cherryteastain 3y ago
That argument does not hold water because Switch was already one of the most successful consoles of all time before they even lifted a finger againt Yuzu. Switch's sales/success did not substantially change in the <1 month period that passed since they started the lawsuit against Yuzu.
- matsemann 3y ago
  Your argument doesn't hold water, because this isn't a recent development.
  - cherryteastain 3y ago
    Lawsuit filed on Feb 26 2024 [0]. Switch launched on March 3 2017 [1]. Yuzu's first release on Jan 14 2018 [2]. Therefore, a Switch emulator existed for the vast majority of the Switch's lifetime and the lawsuit is a very recent development compared to the lifetime of the Switch and the emulator. Hence, if Yuzu was so gravely damaging to Nintendo, we would not see the Switch become one of the most successful consoles of all time by selling over 115M units in the Q1 2018 - Q3 2023 timeframe [3] [0] https://www.scribd.com/document/709016504/Nintendo-of-America-Inc-v-Tropic-Haze-LLC-1-24-Cv-00082-No-1-D-R-I-Feb-26-2024 https://www.scribd.com/document/709016504/Nintendo-of-Americ... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzu_(emulator) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzu_(emulator) [3] https://www.statista.com/statistics/687059/nintendo-switch-unit-sales-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/687059/nintendo-switch-u...
    - matsemann 3y ago
      Not relevant to the point. There's been multiple takedowns over the years, and Nintendo's known stance on this has probably stopped it from being a free-for-all. So you must compare it to what it could have been.
      - cherryteastain 3y ago
        Right, let me sue my kindergarten, I could have been a been a trillionaire now if it weren't for the substandard education they gave me...
realusername 3y ago
Well that didn't succeed then because it's also the most emulated console of all times after launch. I've never seen such a competition of very high quality emulators in the lifetime of a console. Usually you need to wait 5+ years after the console dies to get anything remotely useful.

That argument does not hold water because Switch was already one of the most successful consoles of all time before they even lifted a finger againt Yuzu. Switch's sales/success did not substantially change in the <1 month period that passed since they started the lawsuit against Yuzu.

matsemann 3y ago
Your argument doesn't hold water, because this isn't a recent development.
- cherryteastain 3y ago
  Lawsuit filed on Feb 26 2024 [0]. Switch launched on March 3 2017 [1]. Yuzu's first release on Jan 14 2018 [2]. Therefore, a Switch emulator existed for the vast majority of the Switch's lifetime and the lawsuit is a very recent development compared to the lifetime of the Switch and the emulator. Hence, if Yuzu was so gravely damaging to Nintendo, we would not see the Switch become one of the most successful consoles of all time by selling over 115M units in the Q1 2018 - Q3 2023 timeframe [3] [0] https://www.scribd.com/document/709016504/Nintendo-of-America-Inc-v-Tropic-Haze-LLC-1-24-Cv-00082-No-1-D-R-I-Feb-26-2024 https://www.scribd.com/document/709016504/Nintendo-of-Americ... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzu_(emulator) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzu_(emulator) [3] https://www.statista.com/statistics/687059/nintendo-switch-unit-sales-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/687059/nintendo-switch-u...
  - matsemann 3y ago
    Not relevant to the point. There's been multiple takedowns over the years, and Nintendo's known stance on this has probably stopped it from being a free-for-all. So you must compare it to what it could have been.
    - cherryteastain 3y ago
      Right, let me sue my kindergarten, I could have been a been a trillionaire now if it weren't for the substandard education they gave me...

realusername 3y ago

Well that didn't succeed then because it's also the most emulated console of all times after launch. I've never seen such a competition of very high quality emulators in the lifetime of a console. Usually you need to wait 5+ years after the console dies to get anything remotely useful.