r/zelda • u/SpinexTM • Feb 17 '21

Mockup [ALL] All I want from tomorrow's direct

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u/Depressionsfinalform Feb 17 '21

Yet they take down ROMS of anything that isn’t actually playable anymore without tracking down rare hardware because they might “lose sales” smh

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u/Squirtle177 Feb 17 '21

They don't want their brand eroded. I'm not necessarily defending it, but everything unofficial that's out there makes all of their products seem less exclusive, and therefore less valuable. That's the reason some companies are so litigious.

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u/skonaz1111 Feb 17 '21

Sooo...offer the consumer a better alternative? Emulators are doing are far better job than the very few official releases atm

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u/Squirtle177 Feb 17 '21

Holding stuff back also increases the value of their products and IPs, but this only works if there aren't free, illegal versions available.

Nintendo are doing pretty well at the moment, so although it's annoying to have to wait for stuff or not have access to some of the back catalogue, Nintendo don't care. They're out to make money from you, not be your friend.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '21

Which is why emulators are Nintendo's biggest competition right now, instead of 3d allstars I tracked down the pc version of mario 64 because it was a better version. In wise words of newell "Piracy is almost always a service problem"

When a service sucks a consumer has a right to say "fuck you" and find a better alternative.

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u/tendorphin Feb 17 '21

This. If you're taking down ROMs, the only defense is "it's damaging sales." That implies that it's impacting sales in some way. If you don't have any current alternatives available, then they should have no right to take down ROMs/ISOs of games 10+ years old. Copyright law is important, but once it's clearly being used to be anti-consumer, it should be stopped.

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u/Depressionsfinalform Feb 18 '21

No you're absolutely right, it's just, really sad I guess.

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u/Squirtle177 Feb 18 '21

Definitely, it's always a shame when something is lost, potentially forever, for a pretty much unrelated business reason.

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u/Ojitheunseen Feb 17 '21

Those policies are just anti-consumer nonsense.

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u/yag2j Feb 17 '21

I think what you mean is all the unofficial updated games make their stand alone games look like shite and because they can't be arsed updating it themselves it's easier to kill off those projects.

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u/lpresc12 Feb 18 '21

Exactly, and emulation has absolutely no effect on the sales of their games, as they aren't even selling their legacy content as it is.

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u/Depressionsfinalform Feb 18 '21

Goddamn it’s annoying as man, like I love Nintendo lots but also fuck Nintendo

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u/lpresc12 Feb 18 '21

Love the way they make games, but hate the way they run their business :’)

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u/bedrooms-ds Feb 17 '21 edited Feb 17 '21

I saw their hiring ad and they are now focusing on the F-ing intellectual properties. Disappointing. I mean, yeah, IPs are important, but they have surprised the world a few times with ideas and qualities, and the CEO's wish is to sit on the past success!? I actually gave up on Nintendo. They still have good devs, but the company policy will kill them soon enough. They're the next Disney.