I kinda get that they'll do whatever than can to shut down an emulator for a console still selling and available on the shelves though. Not that there aren't legitimate cases for it (homebrew software and games), but that's not what Nintendo is concerned about.

But screw that for legacy consoles, game preservation is important too.

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

I kinda get that they'll do whatever than can to shut down an emulator for a console still selling

If I hadn't downloaded Yuzu and BOTW, Nintendo would've probably missed out on several hundreds euros my brother spent on buying a Switch, several games, controllers and supplies, albeit some of the supplies are 3rd party so Nintendo probably didn't make profit off them.

Piracy definitely increases sales. I would have never bought a Switch in the situation I was in some years back, but having downloaded it and gotten very into it, my brother wanted to as well and he didn't care to pirate, and had actual uses for Switch's properties that you don't get on emulators, like online play and the portability of the console itself.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

It's just that it's hard to actually quantify, so the shareholders will prefer to go with enforcement that forces people to buy the games and console than taking a risk on hypotheticals.

Personally, I never bought a Wii U/Switch and played my fair share of games through emulation only.