Regardless, Nintendo will always take legal action when the opportunity presents itself. Whether you're pirating current gen games, or ROMs from over a decade ago, Nintendo won't hesitate. They will never approve of emulation, no matter how old the game is. Nintendo has been making a fortune on emulators and ROMs by selling them to us in the form of services.
Mario All Stars was just a touched up ROM bundle created using emulation. Nintendo proved that throwing ROMs at us is all it takes for us to eat out of their hands. They want to make as much money as possible reselling us the same games. Even if we're in agreement that it's okay to emulate the classics, and not the current gen, it's all the same to Nintendo, and that's money. They made a fortune with NSO just by doing a little homebrewing themselves. Nintendo turned feelings of nostalgia into quite the moneymaker, and it's something that they'll continue to do.
The spread of ROMs can't be stopped, but that fact won't prevent Nintendo from continuing to lay the lawsuits down. They'll stop once the money flow stops.
These third party developers are doing this intentionally. Soon, releasing games when they're actually complete will be a thing of the past. The devs don't know the demand or the public's response for the game until after they're released. People generally will opt to take the easiest path possible when the opportunity gives them the chance and the excuse to do so. They just think it can be done later if it proves profitable. Meanwhile, we're still paying the full asking prices. The fact that we still buy the games is enough justification they need. If this keeps up, the consumers will eventually learn, hopefully. It feels like we're always being constantly walked upon as of late, especially by these tripleA developers. They sell crappy, or even unplayable, games to us at full price and sometimes don't even feel obligated to patch them afterward.
I've had TP and WW HD on my list since around the time of the console's launch. Everybody was sure that Zelda TP+WW would be ported from the Wii U back then, but now I've given up.
Going to be playing some Red Dead Redemption on my Switch. I haven't played it since it was first released on the Xbox 360. All I can really remember then is getting wasted at a bar and trying to walk up some stairs, resulting in me falling on my face xD. I intend to actually play the story this time around.
I'm happy that there's been some improvement, but in my humble opinion, the performance of this game at launch is downright inexcusable, and I think they STILL should be working on improving the performance, the last update was quite a while back. When this game launched, I was dumbstruck at what I saw. I personally feel that anyone who bought this game at launch had their money stolen. It was that bad. So I'm against praising them too much, even if the game is now at a playable state. What happened is something that should NEVER happen, especially among big named game developers like Rockstar. I don't want to praise them for patching up a game, so it runs, when it should've run perfectly fine from the get-go.
Too much praise over patches that shouldn't have been necessary to begin with, is like condoning their actions. Just my opinion.
WATA is one of the reasons why old video games, consoles, and CRT screens are so outrageously expensive. I watched a long video filled with pretty dang convincing evidence about how they fool the public and those around them in an effort to change the way we value things. People are under the false impression that their old games, consoles, and CRTs are worth more than they truly are. There are also MANY more collectors appearing with the idea that anything related to old gaming should be bought up and collected by them for the sake of their collecting habits.
I think grading video games is just silly to begin with. Especially if they're Nintendo cartridges from a long time ago. It seems some people don't realize that these are meant to be played. I know discs are fine, but old game carts and consoles are not made to withstand the test of time.
Then Nintendo throws a fit and sues the very people who were once fans and supporters of them simply for using/providing ROMs. Even if the ROMs are for games over 30 years old and too hard to obtain, Nintendo will still treat you as if you're a thief that stole something important from their company. This is what I hate the most about Nintendo.
Too many controversial issues with digital. When people BUY a video game, they want to know that they truly OWN the game, and it's their possession, no strings attached or funny business going on. At the very least, this is how I feel.
@Mattock1987 The 3DS is a console that just doesn't get old. It's handy and convenient and can be used to play a Nintendo's huge library of games on numerous classic consoles.
It doesn't make Nintendo money anymore, but the gaming potential of the 3DS spans far beyond simply 3DS games, giving it endless potential. I still recommend purchasing this device if you're a fan of Nintendo. The games it can potentially run is mind-boggling.
The 3DS is dead as far as Nintendo is concerned, but who says you need to follow suit? When Nintendo shut down the virtual store, they were also saying, “It's time to say goodbye,” but it's still alive and doing well amongst various gaming communities. Anyone still playing the 3DS from time to time likely understand how nice it is to have.
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Re: Random: Sonic 3's Movie Writers Would Love To Adapt Zelda: Wind Waker To The Big Screen
I think I'd rather play it on my Switch.
Re: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Launch Party Announced (US)
Wow, I never expected Mario himself would make an appearance. I'm so excited!
Re: Nintendo Wipes Out 8535 Yuzu Repositories In One Big DMCA Takedown
Regardless, Nintendo will always take legal action when the opportunity presents itself. Whether you're pirating current gen games, or ROMs from over a decade ago, Nintendo won't hesitate. They will never approve of emulation, no matter how old the game is. Nintendo has been making a fortune on emulators and ROMs by selling them to us in the form of services.
Mario All Stars was just a touched up ROM bundle created using emulation. Nintendo proved that throwing ROMs at us is all it takes for us to eat out of their hands. They want to make as much money as possible reselling us the same games. Even if we're in agreement that it's okay to emulate the classics, and not the current gen, it's all the same to Nintendo, and that's money. They made a fortune with NSO just by doing a little homebrewing themselves. Nintendo turned feelings of nostalgia into quite the moneymaker, and it's something that they'll continue to do.
The spread of ROMs can't be stopped, but that fact won't prevent Nintendo from continuing to lay the lawsuits down. They'll stop once the money flow stops.
Re: Review: South Park: Snow Day! (Switch) - Glitchy, Clunky Co-op That Should've Stayed Indoors
These third party developers are doing this intentionally. Soon, releasing games when they're actually complete will be a thing of the past. The devs don't know the demand or the public's response for the game until after they're released. People generally will opt to take the easiest path possible when the opportunity gives them the chance and the excuse to do so. They just think it can be done later if it proves profitable. Meanwhile, we're still paying the full asking prices. The fact that we still buy the games is enough justification they need. If this keeps up, the consumers will eventually learn, hopefully. It feels like we're always being constantly walked upon as of late, especially by these tripleA developers. They sell crappy, or even unplayable, games to us at full price and sometimes don't even feel obligated to patch them afterward.
Re: Soapbox: What Do You Do When Nintendo Ticks Off Your ENTIRE Most-Wanted List?
I've had TP and WW HD on my list since around the time of the console's launch. Everybody was sure that Zelda TP+WW would be ported from the Wii U back then, but now I've given up.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 26th)
Going to be playing some Red Dead Redemption on my Switch. I haven't played it since it was first released on the Xbox 360. All I can really remember then is getting wasted at a bar and trying to walk up some stairs, resulting in me falling on my face xD. I intend to actually play the story this time around.
Re: Talking Point: Has Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition On Switch Improved Since Launch?
I'm happy that there's been some improvement, but in my humble opinion, the performance of this game at launch is downright inexcusable, and I think they STILL should be working on improving the performance, the last update was quite a while back. When this game launched, I was dumbstruck at what I saw. I personally feel that anyone who bought this game at launch had their money stolen. It was that bad. So I'm against praising them too much, even if the game is now at a playable state. What happened is something that should NEVER happen, especially among big named game developers like Rockstar. I don't want to praise them for patching up a game, so it runs, when it should've run perfectly fine from the get-go.
Too much praise over patches that shouldn't have been necessary to begin with, is like condoning their actions. Just my opinion.
Re: Random: 'WATA Certified' Pokémon Yellow Apparently Mauled By US Customs
WATA is one of the reasons why old video games, consoles, and CRT screens are so outrageously expensive. I watched a long video filled with pretty dang convincing evidence about how they fool the public and those around them in an effort to change the way we value things. People are under the false impression that their old games, consoles, and CRTs are worth more than they truly are. There are also MANY more collectors appearing with the idea that anything related to old gaming should be bought up and collected by them for the sake of their collecting habits.
I think grading video games is just silly to begin with. Especially if they're Nintendo cartridges from a long time ago. It seems some people don't realize that these are meant to be played. I know discs are fine, but old game carts and consoles are not made to withstand the test of time.
Then Nintendo throws a fit and sues the very people who were once fans and supporters of them simply for using/providing ROMs. Even if the ROMs are for games over 30 years old and too hard to obtain, Nintendo will still treat you as if you're a thief that stole something important from their company. This is what I hate the most about Nintendo.
Re: Random: Masahiro Sakurai Says He Prefers To Buy Video Games Digitally
Too many controversial issues with digital. When people BUY a video game, they want to know that they truly OWN the game, and it's their possession, no strings attached or funny business going on. At the very least, this is how I feel.
Re: Video: We Hereby Declare That 2023 Will Be The Year Of 3DS StreetPass
@Mattock1987 The 3DS is a console that just doesn't get old. It's handy and convenient and can be used to play a Nintendo's huge library of games on numerous classic consoles.
It doesn't make Nintendo money anymore, but the gaming potential of the 3DS spans far beyond simply 3DS games, giving it endless potential. I still recommend purchasing this device if you're a fan of Nintendo. The games it can potentially run is mind-boggling.
The 3DS is dead as far as Nintendo is concerned, but who says you need to follow suit? When Nintendo shut down the virtual store, they were also saying, “It's time to say goodbye,” but it's still alive and doing well amongst various gaming communities. Anyone still playing the 3DS from time to time likely understand how nice it is to have.