nintendo has been on a relentless campaign to shut down ROM and emulator sites for years, and this week was no exception, with the closure of a portal that offered a ROM emulator. switch. In its effort to protect its intellectual property, the company has now set its sights on content creators from YouTube that showcase games from their platforms through this practice. This has affected, among others, the channel Retro Game Corps, specialized in showing third-party hardware that emulates classic consoles, including many from the Japanese company.
This channel is known for teaching how to emulate old systems and especially titles from nintendohas been warned by the company because its content includes software from the Japanese giant, without using its official formats such as discs or cartridges. The company has sent it a warning for copyright infringement, which means that the channel will have to stop showing games from its catalog or modify the content so much that it will be unrecognizable.
The case of Retro Game Corps It is not isolated. nintendo has been inflexible in its stance towards emulation, and any channel that shows software from its consoles through unofficial means runs the risk of being sanctioned. This puts many content creators working in this space on alert, as they must ensure that their material is played on verified hardware and software, or face similar consequences.
This situation reflects how they continue to jealously defend their intellectual property, attacking both large emulation sites and content creators, ensuring that their games are distributed and consumed only through legal methods. It even happens with other sites that display material that is not for sale by the big N, as in the case of Wii Usince some games did not leave the platform, and by their nature it is likely that there will be official re-releases.
Via: Gonintendo
Author’s note: The problem here is that they monetize with said content, I suppose that is why Nintendo does not stop when launching lawsuits.
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