Glad I snagged a copy for the time being until something better comes along
I love me some casual Gameboy action on my iPad Mini!
I love me some casual Gameboy action on my iPad Mini!
It doesn’t feel right that you should be entitled to break the law just because someone decides they don’t want to sell you something.Duplicating something isn't theft. The original still belongs to the owner. I have not removed their property. If I photograph the Mona Lisa and hang it in my bathroom the Leouvre don't lose any visitors.
The theft comes from denying them a sale of said duplicate. If the item was not for sale and there was no legal way of providing recompense to the original creators then no sale has been lost. The Leouvre lost out on a reprint sale in the gift shop but if they don't provide any for sale then they can't make any money.
Yes. Some of them are packed with malware or other kinds of data trackers.Emulators are kinda sketchy to begin with on copyright infringement.
Doubtful. Nintendo only cares about the Switch hardware and software related specifically to the device. While they offer select GBA titles on their NSO Expansion Pack service, they haven’t been targeting any emulators on discontinued hardware. If they were interested in snuffing that out, then Analogue wouldn’t be able to release their Pocket device that can play GB, GBC and GBA games, plus the ability to emulate games off an SD card.It would not surprise me if Nintendo sent something to Apple.
Nintendo would most likely not send lawyers after Apple the way they would some random emulator developer in his house. It would be a conversation with Apple and Nintendo leadership.yup. Companies like Nintendo do not f around.
I would bet my life savings that Nintendo sent its army of Lawyers after apple and the developer. (And they have every right to defend their IP).
Analogue Pocket only plays games off the game carts, can’t play roms off the SD card.Yes. Some of them are packed with malware or other kinds of data trackers.
Doubtful. Nintendo only cares about the Switch hardware and software related specifically to the device. While they offer select GBA titles on their NSO Expansion Pack service, they haven’t been targeting any emulators on discontinued hardware. If they were interested in snuffing that out, then Analogue wouldn’t be able to release their Pocket device that can play GB, GBC and GBA games, plus the ability to emulate games off an SD card.
Nintendo wants people to buy their hardware to play their games. They are never going to do that.Nintendo should bring their official emulators on the Nintendo Switch to the iOS/iPad/MacOS.
You could very easily disprove ops point by citing that emulator use is mostly legal. Having said that op did use the term mostly, which is opinion based.Surely you have a reputable source for this claim? Other than "my friends pirate them." Because I know for a fact that there are some indie NES and SNES games being made today, along with rom hacks, and those are legal.
Emulators exist for other reasons. Sure, there are people who do use them to pirate, but then we come back to the knife/car argument. Besides, what about all other emulators? You keep bringing up the NSW because it serves your argument, but it falls apart when you bring up dead platforms.
This. That Nintendo online subscription would see a lot more signups if those apps were available on mobile platforms, not just the Switch, and as it's old games, they're not cannibalising hardware sales.Nintendo should bring their official emulators on the Nintendo Switch to the iOS/iPad/MacOS.
I would bet my life savings that Nintendo sent its army of Lawyers after apple and the developer.
Exactly what I've been saying the entire time!He quipped that he was "so glad App Review exists to protect consumers from scams and rip-offs like this."
Not been the case for quite a while, can quite happily run roms off sd card with openFPGA support, which was announced before release even to be coming.Analogue Pocket only plays games off the game carts, can’t play roms off the SD card.
Yes. Some of them are packed with malware or other kinds of data trackers.
Doubtful. Nintendo only cares about the Switch hardware and software related specifically to the device. While they offer select GBA titles on their NSO Expansion Pack service, they haven’t been targeting any emulators on discontinued hardware. If they were interested in snuffing that out, then Analogue wouldn’t be able to release their Pocket device that can play GB, GBC and GBA games, plus the ability to emulate games off an SD card.
This. That Nintendo online subscription would see a lot more signups if those apps were available on mobile platforms, not just the Switch, and as it's old games, they're not cannibalising hardware sales.
Guys - this has nothing to do with "Nintendo sending an army of lawyers"
It's due to the App jacking someone else's code and publishing it to the App Store
It doesn’t feel right that you should be entitled to break the law just because someone decides they don’t want to sell you something.
So, I downloaded this app. I don't see any ads and there was no question about tracking.
Also, *after* it was removed, I was able to download it to my iPad from my "Purchased" menu.
Can confirm it plays Roms shared from iCloud Drive.
I'm not much into emulators tho, so bit of a waste on me. However, this is all very interesting.
Fair enough but it also does not play ROMS out of the box.Not been the case for quite a while, can quite happily run roms off sd card with openFPGA support, which was announced before release even to be coming.
Yes it can play ROM files now through an SD card. Analogue opened up their hardware a while ago for it.Analogue Pocket only plays games off the game carts, can’t play roms off the SD card.
Oh I just meant put the existing "Classic Games" selection from the Switch on other devices with a subscription fee. It really is simple:I suspect it's an ROI and in some cases licensing issue.
It's not as easy as just putting out roms and an emulator. Nintendo would be expected to deliver a bug free emulation experience; which costs money to implement and maintain; especially if it runs on platforms whose hardware capabilities are not as predictable as an iPhone. I also suspect the likely user is someone who played teh original and if teh emulator doesn't provide teh same gaming experience will be disappointed and not likely to buy more roms.
There could also be licensing issues where Nintendo may have licensed something to use in a cartridge game but would have to renegotiate to bring out a separate digital d/l.
It's also likely to be a relatively small market compared to their current offerings. Nintendo may have concluded any additional revenue would not be worth the cost.
What I am saying is that the law needs to change so that private citizens and charitable organisations can continue to experience and maintain lost pieces of artwork without recourse from the law. See also: taping songs off the radio and recording TV shows. Making copies of media for your own use has been part of culture for decades; why should games be any different?It doesn’t feel right that you should be entitled to break the law just because someone decides they don’t want to sell you something.
A ROM isn't illegally sourced if there is no legal way to obtain it though.Actually. This is impossible. If the thing is illegal anything you do with it is inherently illegal because of the possession of the illegal item. using an emulator is legal at its core, using an emulator to play a illegally sourced rom is illegal. I guess you could say that is doing a legal thing with an illegal item but it really isn’t.
Actually. This is impossible. If the thing is illegal anything you do with it is inherently illegal because of the possession of the illegal item. using an emulator is legal at its core, using an emulator to play a illegally sourced rom is illegal. I guess you could say that is doing a legal thing with an illegal item but it really isn’t.
because this indicates that Apple doesn't check if the submitted App is owned by nor falls under the proper licensing in its approval process.