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Nintendo wipes out 400 more Switch emulator repositories on GitHub as it continues its fight on piracy (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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[–] 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The flaw in your understanding is the assumption Nintendo is acting in good faith. They would just use a different excuse to go after such an emulator.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    As below, Dolphin emulator is running for 20 years and they haven't "gone after" it.

    If you

    1. Decrypt games with a proprietary algorithm
    2. Charge for access to leaked games

    That makes you a target.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    They issued a cease and desist when it was briefly listed on Steam iirc (or otherwise did something to get it removed)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    No, they didn't. Valve asked Nintendo of America if they wanted Dolphin listed on Steam, Nintendo responded no, Value shut it down. It's one thing to turn a blind eye to Dolphin for so long, it's another to be asked to go on record and writing as endorsing its distribution.

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