But they own it. I thought even I could download a ROM if I have the actual game no?
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No, at least in the US, you can only back up your own ROM if you own the game, not download someone else's backup. The real problem here is that Nintendo's (idiotic) stance is ALL emulation/backups are piracy and here they are being hypocrites about it.
I mean...
All of those mini consoles (NES mini, SNES mini) are already SOCs with an emulator.
Corps are shameless. No amount of hypocrisy is enough to make them reconsider their evil.
I was joking when in a previous post about the museum I said it better not run on any emulators..
So.. Why aren't they selling said emulators and roms? I ain't gonna travel half the world to play one in an overpriced museum.
Um... they are, and have been for almost 20 years, since the Wii. Or the N64 depending on how you look at it.
What did you think Virtual Console was? How about the NES and SNES mini? What about the "Nintendo Game Pass" or whatever they're calling it?
Animal Crossing's original Japan release had NES games in it, and so did the GC rerelease/psuedosequel we got internationally too.
Even better: During the Wii era, the Wiis at the Nintendo Store in New York City ran official Nintendo made software to load games off a connected hard drive, so you could play multiple of their new releases without workers having to switch discs.
It has always been about attempts to prevent piracy and keep control over how people access their games for Nintendo, and they are roughly 10 years behind the curve on modern tech trends.
Either stop supporting them or get used to it.
Anyway, what's the point of a museum of a console maker without showing original hardware?
That's like saying what's the point of the air and space museum if they're not actually flying the planes.
They're not going to use the original hardware and put wear on them. That's a standard part of archiving.
No it is more like saying "What is the point of going to an museum of art when all the paintings and statues are only photocopies and 3D printed replicas"