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Nintendo has been actively taking down YouTube videos that feature its games being emulated or modded, which has sparked significant discussion and concern within the gaming community.

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 290 points 1 month ago (16 children)

"So, those guys generate positive advertisement for our games. How do we stop it, and make sure that public opinion shifts to «Nintendo is cringe and you're a loser if you play this shit»?"

Also, what the fuck is with Japanese law, criminalising modding?

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 84 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Also, what the fuck is with Japanese law, criminalising modding?

My best guess would be that they're trying to get ahead of the recompiler scene before it catches a bigger foothold. But also, that lumps in the entire rom hacking and fan translation community, which I'm sure they view as perpetuating the piracy of their games.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago

It's probably not about that but rather to destroy the secondary market of modchips and save-file editors in Japan.

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