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submitted 2 months ago by Kain1@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

Nintendo has been actively taking down YouTube videos that feature its games being emulated or modded, which has sparked significant discussion and concern within the gaming community.

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[-] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 159 points 2 months ago

Stop buying Nintendo products

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago

The Switch was my last console purchase; I'm never buying another console from anyone ever again. I haven't touched it in years cause every time I new game comes out that I want to play, I just pirate it instead. Why bother playing new releases on an underpowered, outdated handheld that struggles to render in 1080p, when I can play them in 4K on my PC at 60-120 FPS instead? Seriously, fuck Nintendo. Between their crappy hardware and crusade against gamers, I have zero reason to give them another cent of my hard-earned cash.

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I grew up as a PC gamer (if you can call 8-bit computers PCs too) and never had a console as a kid. I got an Xbox One when it came out, just because of the Kinect, and never played anything on it other than Just Dance. Playing on my PC is more convenient. I got a Switch and played some Pokémon, but couldn't get in the habit of playing on a device instead of a PC. When I got a Switch emulator on my PC, I played more on that than I did on the actual Switch in all the time I owned it.

[-] GeneralInterest@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The Steam Deck seems like a decent console, if that counts, because you're free to do what you want with it

But perhaps you consider that to just be a handheld PC instead of a console, which I suppose is true

[-] tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I remember back when I was a teen, emulating GBA games on our family laptop because I had no money. I did not buy one single Nintendo games (for myself), but played 90% of the Zelda series. Great games, annoying ass company.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Did you buy Nintendo console for performance or were you just surprised because it was your first one and you didn’t check what you were buying?

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Of course not; don't be silly. There were no emulators available when I bought one. Plus it was more of a present for the GF anyway, and she still uses it as a Ring Fit machine.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz -1 points 2 months ago

Keep buying Nintendo products so that we have systems with good games. They’re stuck in the last century but that’s for better AND worse.

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