They keep winning the cases themselves in courts very much rigged in their favor, sure, but for each headline, they risk alienating more gamers who don't appreciate them bullying comparatively tiny sites who are just providing games that Nintendo themselves refuse to sell.

[–] trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Gamers are only capable of remembering these things right up until the next first-party exclusive and new console gets announced. Then, it's right back to opening their wallets for these fuckers.

The only way to truly win this fight is for the devs to face potentially life-ruining circumstances to fight it in court. Until then, Nintendo will continue harassing devs and killing the development progress of emulators.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The only way to truly win this fight is for the devs to face potentially life-ruining circumstances to fight it in court

So you're saying we release lions in the courtroom?

..oh wait, life-RUINING. Hmm.. Including their browser histories in discovery?

I still don't see how punishing the already victimized helpers is supposed to solve anything..

[–] trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Why are you being so obtuse? Yes, the repercussions for losing to Nintendo in court are life-ruining. I said that already.

However, continuing to let Nintendo DMCA legitimate emulation projects isn't good in the long-term either and only stalls progress for the targeted projects.

The only way to "win" this fight is to win in court. I'm not saying that any dev should be compelled against their will to do so. It's just the only way to actually make progress. This isn't a technical problem; it's a legal one.

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe some, maybe even most, but as a blanket statement, no.

I buy games and consoles but haven’t bought an Ubisoft or EA title in a decade. My own personal little boycott against bullshit required launchers may not matter, but I am consistent. I suspect others do the same as well and in aggregate, it might have an impact.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I honestly thought the ads for the new Zelda looked kinda cool, but I’m sworn off them now because of what they did to Garry’s Mod.