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    OK, so we are all here because at the core, we are GAMERS. Which consoles do you currently use? I'd like EVERYBODY HERE to chime in!

    Consoles actively used in the past few months: Nintendo Switch Miyoo Mini Xbox Series X 3DS PC (technically not a console)
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    GitLab has taken down the Suyu Nintendo Switch emulator

    They did settle and it was approved by a judge. The court filing is here: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.56980/gov.uscourts.rid.56980.10.0.pdf
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    GitLab has taken down the Suyu Nintendo Switch emulator

    “Yuzu” was not sued by Nintendo and isn’t a legal entity. Tropic Haze which was a LLC setup by the devs of Yuzu was sued. They didn’t settle because they made an emulator. They settled because there was a lot of evidence they actively facilitated piracy and knew they were doing it. Not...
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    The Unknowns of Emulation: A Breakdown of Yuzu V. Nintendo

    https://wccftech.com/yuzu-telemetry-piracy-nintendo-user-data/ There is a reason that even if Nintendo wanted to they don’t go after every emulator. The Yuzu devs made it easy as this article illustrates. They messed up and allowed Nintendo to muddy the waters with other claims they likely...
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    DraStic DS Emulator on Android is now free to download, will be taken down soon

    An emulator moving from paid and closed source to open source and free is a good thing for emulation. I’m not seeing how this specific example is a “win” for Nintendo. The situation with Yuzu kicked the Dev into gear on something that ideally would have been done earlier.
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    Amazon has removed Emulation-Station from its app store because it "facilitates piracy"

    For those pointing out that Emulation Station is legal, App Store content policies exclude content that is legal all the time. Amazon, Apple, Google only care about what it means for their business when making these decisions. Amazon tends to have more lax policies since they care less about...
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    Nintendo is suing the Yuzu emulator team

    I didn’t know there were so many lawyers on this board.
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    Twin Galaxies and Billy Mitchell reach a private settlement in the defamation lawsuit

    I enjoyed the King of Kong movie a lot. However, many of the people involved (particularly Billy Mitchell) seem completely insufferable.
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    Nintendo has taken down the Link's Awakening fan remake

    I don’t think you understood what I wrote. I respect a wide variety of opinions in the conversation about a a company engaging with their fan community and the value it creates for their business. I don’t think there is one answer for all businesses, and I probably agree with you more than...
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    Nintendo has taken down the Link's Awakening fan remake

    I can respect a wide variety of opinion about Nintendo’s strategy around fan made content and its relationship with those groups. The idea that Nintendo is doing something morally, ethically, or legally questionable in this case is wrong though. Nintendo’s business is based on the value of...
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    Nintendo has taken down the Link's Awakening fan remake

    What magical time was this? Intellectual property laws have been around and affecting entertainment from before video games existence. Copy protection schemes have existed from the start of the video game industry and there was a patent infringement lawsuit around Pong and Magnavox which is...
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    Old games you thought they were great but you later realized they aren't

    The best way to play Super Mario 64 DS was with the thumb pad that came on the “phat” DS wrist strap. It took a little while to get used to, but you essentially got analog support. At the time it was amazing to have an enhanced version of that game on a portable, but you are probably...
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    Gaming Extremely unpopular opinion: too many people hate consoles (specifically the switch) for not being as powerful of a gaming pc

    While both the Switch and Steam Deck primarily exist to sell software for their companies they are different products aimed at different audiences. The business model of software sales is also different for both companies. Both are highly successful products, so clearly there are lots of...
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    Things you recently bought or got

    Cake with a 10% ABV!
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    1800mAh Cameron Sino battery problem

    I’ve had decent luck with an EBL replacement I bought on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B099RCDLBM
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