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by bittwiddle 624 days ago
So I understand wanting to build emulators so that people can continue to play their old games after the hardware fails. But in building an emulator for a current generation console, it seems likely that much of the audience is just interested in pirating the games.
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The Switch hardware is so underpowered that most games run a lot better (no framedrops, higher resolution) on PC.
It doesn't matter what most people are doing, emulators are legal.
Legal or not, Nintendo will release its hounds and drown you in court fees. Personally, I'd rather not have to deal with this legal bullshit and stress in my life.
The problem then it's anti-SLAPP not doing what it's supposed to.
Good. If there's one company that deserves to have their stuff pirated, it's Nintendo.