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Re: Soapbox: I'm Causing The Slow Death Of Gaming Magazines, And It Hurts

Lone_Beagle

just my opinion --> applying the "24 hour news cycle" to video game development is just idiotic. Most often, there just is not that much going on.

The one thing the internet is good for is for indy game development --> it really allows for word of mouth to boost these games. Also, YouTube for some various tips and tricks & hints, but by and large, we would be better off reading a monthly magazine.

Re: Hardware Review: E.O.N. GCHD GameCube HDMI Adapter

Lone_Beagle

That price is insane...

I just recently hacked my Wii U and play my GameCube games there. Even my Wavebird works with the GC adaptor on the Wii U.

For the price of this device, you would be better off buying a used Wii U and hacking it. And playing all the great Wii U games you may have missed...

Re: Nintendo And ROM Website Owner Looking To Avoid Lengthy Court Proceedings

Lone_Beagle

I just read the initial court filing by Nintendo at:
https://torrentfreak.com/images/nintendo-loveroms.pdf

My favorite part:
"For example, on October 15, 2015, Defendants promoted the availability of pirated copies of Nintendo’s games with the following announcement to the LoveROMs.com Facebook page: 'The complete Nintendo DS Collection has been uploaded, 5,000+ ROMs now readily available! Enjoy.' More recently, on January 30, 2018, Defendants posted the following announcement to the LoveROMs.com Facebook page: 'Direct Nintendo Wii downloads coming soon! We’re also adding some additional titles. Stay tuned.'"

I don't think that Mathias guy is going to get off easy even if he settles. I imagine he'll likely still have to pay a hefty settlement fee to Nintendo, but no where near as bad as if he took it to court.

Pro Tip: if you are running business, make sure your business model isn't ripping off a huge corporation (and posting it on Facebook).