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[–] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I feel like Nintendo licence agreement for all the games would have some clause your not allow to dump or run the game on other hardware.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

I'm sure they do, however, as with 90%+ of most EULA's contents, that wouldn't stand up as legally binding in a fair number of countries.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is there a Nintendo license agreement? I'm looking at a Switch game right now and see no "by opening you agree to TOS" language on the box. When I started the new Zelda a few days ago, there was no TOS acceptance.

While most software today has a license, and Nintendo's online store is different, unless I'm missing something it looks like only basic rules of law apply to the carts.

[–] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hmm, it's been awhile since I set up my Switch. Yup, if the user must agree to this at Switch setup, then you're right.

That said a good lawyer would argue every game purchase is by default covered by its own right-of-first-sale and backup copy case law foundation, so would require a click wrap agreement affirmation to contravene that. Definitely that is required for each new game. So I think Nintendo's not on reliable legal ground at the very least.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That doesn't count for physical cartridges, especially not ones not even made by Nintendo lol.

[–] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Every cart is made by Nintendo first party or not.. its a proprietary media format..