Official Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated

LIONT4MER

LIONT4MER

Moderator
Staff member
Nintendo is famously protective of its intellectual property and has a history of suing content creators who it feels have overstepped the mark (it isn't shy about suing slightly bigger fish, either).

However, its latest move feels particularly heavy-handed, as it has issued a copyright strike against a YouTube channel that reviews emulation handhelds.

Retro Game Corps, in case you didn't know, is an excellent channel with over half a million subscribers which covers many different retro gaming systems, but its main focus is modern-day portable devices from the likes of AYANEO, Anbernic and Retroid which are capable of emulating classic games from yesteryear.

As you might imagine, many of these systems run games for consoles like the NES, SNES, Game Boy, N64 and even Wii U, and the channel's videos do a great job of showing off how these titles perform on third-party hardware, helping consumers make an informed choice.

Source: Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated
 
My solution is simple: I’ve decided not to buy from them anymore. They’ve already disrespected us by creating content that feels deliberately insulting, so it’s not worth supporting them.
 
Are they only targeting emulation for the Switch and 3DS, or does this include the Wii and older consoles too? It's also tough for them to prove whether you're using an emulator or simply capturing gameplay from a modded console with a capture card, especially when it's a full-screen recording.
 
It might be a good idea to start backing up entire console libraries from Nintendo systems. NES, SNES, N64, and Game Boy (Color/Advance/DS) libraries wouldn’t take up much space. GameCube, Wii, Wii U, and 3DS might need more room, but a decent hard drive with a few terabytes should be enough to store it all.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back