Be sure to watch the video guys. This isn't Nintendo going after people playing Everdrives on NES/SNES/N64. This is pirates profiting by selling Switch flash carts pre-loaded with games.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Yes. Hence the flash cart in the thumb. So people know

@user-fj8wr8jh4e

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica His point is its not like Nintendo is being unreasonable...

@ultimateman55

7 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Yeah you did a fine job. I was just concerned about some assumptions people were making based on some comments I read.

@joezar33

7 күн бұрын

Oooh , for a second there , was worried about the 8bit ,16bit , 32bit ,64bit era .. it's understandable that Nintendo would sue , the Switch is way to recent of a console to be pirate games 🎮

@NatetheNintendofan

6 күн бұрын

No. They don't come with games on them.The mix which does not come with the games.You need to dump the games which is perfectly legal ​@VideoGameEsoterica

There is no way that asking for the buyers info is legal right?

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It’s legal. It’s been done before. Direct TV was a huge “buyers acquired non permissible item” and they were gone after for it

@Mingodough

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica damn, well good thing I didn’t pick it up since I did want one. I thought there’d be a better one after another year or two anyway

@LemonRush7777

8 күн бұрын

​@@VideoGameEsoterica I think it depends on the country, and if a flashcart is considered an illegal product to buy and own.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

They’d probably only be interested in the pre loaded buyers

@OmegaVideoGameGod

8 күн бұрын

@Mingodough it’s not but they pass laws where they can get around this stuff like a terms of service and a disclaimer, it’s always how companies try to avoid being sued but they still try to break laws anyways to maximize profits.

As someone that's downloaded Nintendo sheet music, so I can play some Zelda tunes on the piano/synths. this is just the sort of thing that makes me want to stop buying their products. I've spent countless monetary units on them for decades. Now I hate them. Nice job N. They aren't just losing my interest. I won't buy things from them for my kids, friends, family (as I often did). I'll just play the old games I already have, and call it good. I was planning to buy 6 Switch 2s (for my family), but I'm thinking maybe they'll all get Steam Decks instead. I don't even pirate new games. (sure I have old ROMs) but I buy all new games (then re-buy) them on new consoles for the convenience. I don't have a Switch backup device, and this doesn't even impact me directly. However, it just makes me hate them as an entity, and I'm at the point in my life where I have too much choice for the things that consume my time. It's easy to cull one that I find distasteful now.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

The sheet music thing was the lowest of the low

@Jokerwolf666

6 күн бұрын

@@DrJ3RK8 I only pirate games so that I can try them out and if I like them I generally buy them or wait for a sale and buy them. Anything that is 15 or more years old I think it's fair game as that is far more than enough time to be monetarily compensated for your work/software. While I don't agree with a lot of what Nintendo has done lately this I do agree with in some ways since it's their current platform and publishers/developers are still making money on it.

@DrJ3RK8

6 күн бұрын

@@Jokerwolf666 Agreed! I don't even do that with new games as it just takes more effort than I'd like. I typically know if I'm going to like something with pretty decent accuracy these days. :D So I just buy it. I haven't accidentally bought a game that I ended up hating in decades. :D Agreed though. If it's older, I wouldn't necessarily call it fair game, but I would suggest that it's pretty close. I'll still buy things again though say to have all of my favorite Mario games on my Switch or something like that. (just an example) For another example though, I would re-buy Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD in a heartbeat for my Switch if they were available. I gave my Wii-U to my daughter, and these are the versions that I want to play if I'm going to play these two games (which are among my favortie Zelda games of all time). However, Nintendo stupidly won't release them on there for whatever reason, so I play them on CEMU. Problem solved for me. But, I would have happily bought them again. They just make REALLY stupid decisions. Holding things back that should just be available like this is one of my biggest complaints about them. It's like the Disney Vault, which is also asinine. Make your content available, and people will buy it. Make it easy for people to play it how they want, and that's a HUGE gesture. Going after people with questionable (at least some of the recent litigation is) lawsuits, and you just look bad. I get protecting IP. I really do. But there's a point where you need to decide which IP is most important, and make the rest easily available, or people are going to go elsewhere. It's pretty simple (at least in my mind).

Here in Italy, the argument of a big corporation trying to slam you down in court playing the cost card is fortunately not a case. It is full of cases for instance where a single lawyer won against big pharmaceutical companies that could count on hundreds of lawyer; if you don't have a valid argument you won't win, even if you have all the money in the world 😂. It is very sad that in the US it doesn't work this way...

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Yes our legal system is basically “pay to win” now

@Andrea-yf3hu

7 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica 😵‍💫

Aw Nintendo, once known for joy and fun, now known for bullying and lawyers spreading misery as far as the pixels go.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Their rep has certainly changed

This is very different from Naspster or other cases. Nintendo are fighting a losing battle. Like many Japanese companies today, they are stuck in the past. Their policies and mentality are still of the 80s-90s. The majority of these Flash cards and cloned emulator systems cards are made by Chinese companies in China, where Nintendo (or Western companies) have zero jurisdiction and no power to enforce their policies. It’s just not going to work, only making people more eager and angry.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It’ll stop the US based supply for awhile. Yes I agree they aren’t fighting a winning battle

I promise this is a complement, but your voice reminds me of airline stewardess going through pre-flight safety procedures. It's really easy to understand, informative and relaxing. Thank you so much for the coverage!

@VideoGameEsoterica

6 күн бұрын

Haha others have said that

Nintendo had better not harass people who simply bought those flash carts. That tactic didn't work so well for DirecTV back in the day when they tried going after people for having smart card programmers.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It definitely did not. But has Nintendo ever had any chill? You never know what they will do

I hope the Switch 2 is jailbroken in the first week. I don't really pirate new games but I'd love for them to get the message.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

I’m guessing it’ll be sooner than later

@psymagearcade

8 күн бұрын

If Nintendo's track record on security is anything to go by, it could be cracked on Day 1. Who knows?

@Pawnband

8 күн бұрын

@@psymagearcade Cool and I'll be there to fill it full of Nintendo roms just like my switch! :D

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

6 күн бұрын

@@Pawnband I have to imagine that part of the Wii's astronomical sales numbers had to do with the ease of loading homebrew on it. I hope that it isn't cracked wide open day 1, because developers might lose confidence on the new hardware, but I do love homebrew.

Anybody have a feeling the Switch 2 is so similar tech wise that Nintendo worries people will have decently working emulators of it running within a few months? Like, why now? With new hardware on the way no less? I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but eh.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Even if it’s a similar architecture expect a wholly diff security system underlying it. Unless they are stupid

@thehandofzarquon

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Oh, absolutely. But, it's Nintendo. Nothing is off the table.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It’ll def be an immediate target

@richarddukard8989

8 күн бұрын

I’ve been saying this for years now. There’s no way Nintendo can make the switch 2 a significant improvement over the 1st. They are a handheld console company now, and have to compete with the steam deck and a hundred other handheld PCs. The only thing they have to keep them afloat now, is their IP

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Plenty of solid mobile hardware out there to make it a big jump

*Super* *Mario* *1984!* _Uncle_ _Bowser_ _is_ _Watching_ _You!_

@VideoGameEsoterica

6 күн бұрын

🤣

So if someone who has bought the Mig Switch dumper would they get in trouble? Even though theres no sd card with preloaded games

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

No. No standing really

Could they even go after the SNES/N64 EverDrive? There must be something we can do about this. For decades, this stuff has been perfectly legal. If suddenly they go after that, we have to make a stand. None of our governments will lift a finger. At most, we may be able to get the EU to do something, but I live in the US... And right now, it's a mess over here.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

I doubt they’d ever go after empty cards. That’s reverse engineering. Not a case Nintendo would be likely to win. But pre-loaded? That’s a slam dunk

@xMaGuSx888

8 күн бұрын

Downloading roms has never been legal. So if you bought any type of flash cart that came with roms of any kind, they absolutely could. An empty flash cart on the other hand, there's nothing they can do.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Exactly. Empty is 100% permissible if clean room reverse engineered and Nintendo doesn’t want that case in court as it’s highly unlikely they will win

@Tall_Order

8 күн бұрын

@@xMaGuSx888 Notice I never said anything about downloading roms. I was talking about everdrive. It always comes with no sd card in it at all. You have to supply that yourself.

Nintendo has become the metallica of video games.

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Mario Ulrich

@GladeSwope

6 күн бұрын

Deep Purple could sue Nintendo. They better replace some of the Zelda music before they get caught.

The irony is, the more Nintendo do this the more I pirate their games. Genuinely, I supported the Switch so hard for years but lately, why would I support them? Why should I give them money that they are just putting towards unethical practices? And don't even try and debate me on this. Any action that makes older software that is no longer supported less accessible, is unethical. You will never change my mind on this. No one ever will.

@kunka592

8 күн бұрын

Based.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

This is a valid opinion. With the older game stuff they are just crapping on their fans

@noaharkadedelgado

8 күн бұрын

what nintendo games should i pirate im pretty pissed rn

@novelezra

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Honestly I'm not even talking about their games. If they want to take their games down and not offer them, that sucks and I think it's wrong. But by shutting down ROM sites, they make it so difficult for younger, less tech savvy people to find software. Im from the UK and there were so many games that I never got to play because they weren't released in PAL territories. My only option was the download the ROMS and play them on ZSNES. Tales of Phantasia, Earthbound, Seiken Dentetsu 3. It was so easy for me to appreciate these games and get into the series. But with Nintendo doing what they are doing, they are killing these communities and making finding older software difficult for people Do you know how important CDROMANCE is to me? How important it is to someone who just won't have the patience or knowledge to patch a game that was never released? I know I'm preaching to the choir but this shit stings. Because Nintendo themselves benefit from this. The eShop on the Nintendo Switch is absolutely stacked with incredible games. And most of those games are inspired by the games of yesteryear. The games they want to make extinct.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

@noaharkadedelgado Sonic the hedgehog lol

Seems like they are preparing for Switch 2. The idea is to sow and spread fear of their wrath, so that when Switch 2 comes out people would think twice and thrice before doing something that Nintendo might disapprove. Might work on some, but I think it's a futile effort generally, people will just be more cautious and clever about "preservation".

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Yes the timing is obvious on these lawsuits

I'm all for modding consoles and using flash carts, and I'm even for piracy as a means of preservation (it's usually more effective than the companies' own archives), but I'm always baffled when people sell pirated software for profit, whether that's by selling the software itself directly or including it with a hardware purchase. If someone else wants to break the law and download something they don't own, that's already easy enough to do. It's idiotic to put a target on your back by including pirated software with your flash cart.

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

It’s a pro stupid move haha

I can 100% understand NIntendo wanting to kill the Switch Flash Cart as Switch is still being Supported But I think going to far trying to get Buyers Personal Infomation

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

That’s my stance too

Step 1: Develop recompilation tools for other Nintendo consoles, similar to the N64 recompilation tools. Step 2: Develop WYSIWYG game makers derived from recompile Nintendo games, so that everyone can make (and share) their vision for Nintendo games.

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

7 күн бұрын

As a developer, I can tell you a few things: Wysiwyg tools will never get you there I want Nintendo to make my Nintendo games

@rievaulxlucienne1176

3 күн бұрын

@@user-cz5fr5yk7k Two is not a few.

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

3 күн бұрын

@@rievaulxlucienne1176 thanks for the comment.

Thats terrible of Nintendo. They made no effort to preserve their software or hardware, all the money they ever made off of old cartridges were made decades ago at the original point-of-sale when they stopped printing the last one. Meanwhile, Ive got 1,000 NES games on a cd rom from the year 2000 off ebay and nobody cared.

@OmegaVideoGameGod

8 күн бұрын

@RawChristianSuperman It’s simple the shareholders of Nintendo only want the new stuff people buying their new stuff for full price.

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Gotta show growth

@jon4715

7 күн бұрын

Nintendo could be still producing brand new, first party NES, SNES, and N64 carts and be making a killing. Could be made to order.

@RawChristianSuperman

7 күн бұрын

@@jon4715 Exactly! That could at least be a defensible position. If Nintendo wants to claim theyre being harmed or deprived of money they would have made, then blow the dust off and start cranking out those old systems and cartridges again.

@VideoGameEsoterica

6 күн бұрын

That would be a fun thing to see

i have a huge playlist of reasons to not ever buy or support nintendo ever again and this just makes that playlist longer. Not remotely surprised STOP GIVING THESE FUN NAZl's YOUR MONEY FOOLS.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Lol that’s one way to phrase it

In my ongoing quest never to pay Nintendo a single penny ever again: I bought a Switch OLED from eBay (actually like new and as described!) and a bunch of secondhand games. Fuck Nintendo.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It’s sad because the developers and artists at Nintendo make very fun titles and they aren’t the ones making these decisions

@martinh4982

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Video games is such a dirty business. I read earlier about how the creatives behind Disco Elysium got shafted.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It’s def not a friendly business

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

8 күн бұрын

That's like saying you hate Toyota, so you'll only buy a used Toyota.

@martinh4982

8 күн бұрын

@@user-cz5fr5yk7k Yeah, well Toyota never threatened to sue me for having a custom paint job or installing an after market sat nav.

still any way i can buy one?

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

I’m sure they are still out there somewhere

@OmegaVideoGameGod

8 күн бұрын

There’s always something out there.

This is a disgrace. To desperately go after people after 25 years of total apathy is a PR disaster. It makes me want to never buy another Nintendo product again. BTW, I have everything aside from Wii U and Switch.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

I have it all too haha

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

8 күн бұрын

I bet you buy a switch at some point.

@Foun_D_OnePiece

7 күн бұрын

​@@user-cz5fr5yk7k I mean if you don't want Nintendo to make money you could always buy it used.

@simon41978

7 күн бұрын

@@Foun_D_OnePiece I've been looking at Switch. Would look nice with the RetroTink 4K.

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

7 күн бұрын

@@Foun_D_OnePiece if I didn't want Nintendo to make money, I wouldn't own their products at all. You either boycott them, or not.

You're very bold, browsing the internet without an ad blocker!

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Haha

If Nintendo send you a letter in the mail the best thing to do is to shred it. Let them attempt to sue you. The bad PR will absolutely destroy their company.

@VideoGameEsoterica

3 күн бұрын

Yeah I wouldn’t advise that personally

Knowing the state of most of the District judicial courts in the states, the fact that these cases are expensive to even go into, Nintendo is going to get this settled extremely quick. Nintendo isn't going to win based on merit of the law, they are going to win because they are a massive company fighting enthusiasts and fans that could never outlast corporate lawyers. But we also have to be patient and wait for the right case to fight back on. Because there are those little breadcrumbs in community efforts that give Nintendo carte blanche to take them down. The one thing that keeps me going is the reverse engineering and decompilation efforts. Nintendo can't do anything there except try to get rid of the roms so people can't compile the games.

@ReflexVE

8 күн бұрын

They may win on the law too. Emulation has never faced a ruling on legality, everyone settled or went bankrupt.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

But they pre loaded games. Big no no

@rievaulxlucienne1176

3 күн бұрын

They aren't going to win, period. They are intimidating people into settlements. If anyone actually fights Nintendo, Nintendo is almost guaranteed to lose, and lose big.

If I could, I'd tell Nintendo this straight to their faces: Why do you care? You're no longer making money off your old games, so why does this bother you now?

@VideoGameEsoterica

5 күн бұрын

Who knows what their answer even would he

@DavidBurgessMechanicalMusic

5 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Exactly...

Oh, would you look at that? Nintendo is making a series of terrible decisions that may or may not lead to their demise. But that’s none of my business.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Def won’t lead to their demise

@callmevbuck4054

7 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica May not, but would definitely cause them to lose a bunch of money.

This needs to end and hopefully Nintendo and Vimm’s Lair will make an agreement and it will be back to its roots once again.

@VideoGameEsoterica

3 күн бұрын

Sadly will never happen

Boycott Nintendo and T2-Rockstar for a while since they are unsupportive of creative efforts: mods and whatnot.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Boycotting due to going after mods feels right

Going after purchasers or even requesting their info is the only thing I dont agree with here. The piracy that most people end up doing doesn't amount to anything and nintendo knows it. You cannot equate piracy to actual lost sales in most cases except maybe when are paying in situations like the cart being loaded with games. Even then I don't feel it's 100% absolute. Lesson right now is don't attract the ire of with stupid piracy shenanigans.

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

My guess is they just want it to calculate damages but does sound sketch

I'm guessing them wanting customers info is more related to know the amount that will be owed to Nintendo after all is said and done.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

That’s my presumption as well and I state that in the video but there is the outside chance they use it for more

@garypinholster1962

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Thing is, flashcarts have been proven in America at least, to not be illegal. So I really don't see them doing anything about the current supply that exists. Probably mostly trying to stop the flow. If what in the lawsuit is true as well, him sending out SD cards with games on them, he's totally screwed. That is a sure fire way to get yourself in trouble cut and dry. The MigSwitch is functionally no different than any other flashcart in the terms of, you still need the exact files that are on the regular cartridge. VS a modded switch where you can just have the one merged xci.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Yes it makes total sense they launched suits against sellers who were also loading the carts before shipping. Encumbered lawsuit they know is an easy win because these sellers did everything exactly how you CANT do it

@garypinholster1962

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica lmfao exactly. And seeing that they were sent a C and D like a month or two before this, gave them plenty of leeway to NOT do what they did.

Nintendo has gone from disturbing to disgusting. Someone should tell them to "STOP".

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Yet nobody ever will

I knew this would happen soon or later. ^^

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It kind of seemed inevitable but the defendants here kind of brought it on themselves with some supremely idiotic behavior

You really think N wouldn't have gone after those guys anyways?... even if they 'stopped'.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Sometimes the fear is more than enough to accomplish the goal

@quajay187

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica for a normal company.. yes... But not nintendo

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

They never stop

i'll say it again it will keep getting darker

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Probably will sadly

@OmegaVideoGameGod

8 күн бұрын

You’re not wrong, this is nothing new but it’s always been about money, even if theoretically it shouldn’t they will.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

They always find a way

@OmegaVideoGameGod

8 күн бұрын

@VideoGameEsoterica I agree, thank you for making this video you absolutely nailed it :)

I don't even want these SD cards pre-loaded with ROMs. I'm a grownup who can find my own ROMs and their SD cards are utter crap that I toss directly into the trash. Pure e-waste.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

The cards generally are basically ticking fail bombs

Should I even be buying a used Switch because of how insanely paranoid and acerbic Nazitendo is towards their supposed fan base? I get that they want to protect their IP but this is beyond ludicrous.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Better used at this point in time

@blakegriplingph

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica And modded for that matter. But eh, I already have a couple or so handhelds like a PS Vita so my need for a Switch is moot point atm.

It's common for lawsuits to crank it to 11, and then settle for less.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Very. But I bet this settles high

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

8 күн бұрын

This will be a high dollar settlement.

Nintendo is flying close to the sun in this one

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Honestly this is IMO the least “worst” thing they’ve done

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

8 күн бұрын

Not at all.

sadly yes

they aren't coming after decompiled games yet - because they simply can't.

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

No real standing to do it

Stellar performance!

As much as Nintendo has seeded ill-will among fans and other players, it's tremendously stupid to sell flash carts that are pre-loaded with pirated roms. This particular guy got what he deserved, especially since he doubled down and kept going after he agreed to the cease and desist. I'm still buying all my Nintendo stuff used so not a cent goes into their dirty hands.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Yes it was a boneheaded move

VGE out here spitting FACTS!

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

I do what I can haha

What is very interesting about he actions against somebody like James Williams is that this kind of general practice of promoting piracy, even if not quite as directly blatant as him, KZreadr reviewers that peddle directly in showing piracy online and showing that they either purchase or receive products from the likes of Anbernic, who openly sell devices with pirate material, might want to think very carefully about their own exposure to civil lawsuits and worse. People openly demonstrating vast catalogues of games to the world do rather leave themselves open to questions about whether a normal individual could really own so many of the games bearing in mind the outlay that would have to come with having such collections. Discovery processes in court would potentially put people in a position to have to actually show that they legally owned these collections, which no reasonable person would likely believe. Many will also show that they purchase collections from huge sellers such as Amazon. Which does beg the question of why we are not hearing of lawsuits against Amazon and others, whose scope of selling across the globe is absolutely huge. Nintendo cannot afford to stand back and only go after the small guy because it will set a precedent that the small guy could use in court as a defence of being unfairly targeted, even if they are still legally guilty. If Nintendo is going after the Migswitch owners, what is it potentially going to do about those that review them on KZread and elsewhere? Some of them they should be able to track without the originating company revealing any internal information. They don't have to take on KZread directly because they are protected but users who post are not. The closing comments of the video is not necessarily accurate, that the foolish actions of a few somehow means that everybody else has to dal with the consequences. If you don't pirate then there are no consequences to even think about. Anybody thinking that these hardware backup solutions were not going to be subject to challenge must be deluded. Whilst it doesn't mean that they are illegal in terms of how some laws will see them, defending in court is a whole other matter, costing a lot for the small guy, whilst being chump change for Nintendo.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Yes they look the other way on Amazon when they sell pre loaded consoles with 1000s of games

They can't sue individuals though.

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

They could try

@Jokerwolf666

6 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica It would be almost impossible for them to sue the consumer for buying it or using it. The best they can do is ban user accounts.

@VideoGameEsoterica

6 күн бұрын

There are instances where legal threats have been sent out in cases like this. Not saying it’s going to happen. Just saying it can happen.

@Jokerwolf666

6 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica like in Canada they would never hold up in court for example, it would get thrown out.

@VideoGameEsoterica

6 күн бұрын

Diff than US

We still fuel them with money to pay their attorneys, so...

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Endless cycle

As long as the internet exists, piracy will exist, Nintendo will never learn.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Very true

Doesn't MIG require you to dump your own games?

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It does. But some people were selling them pre loaded. A very bad idea

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

6 күн бұрын

@@MadsterV no, it doesn't require you do install dumps of your own ROMs. It requires dumps of ROMs.

Boycott Nintendo

@robertpeacock894

8 күн бұрын

Cause they don’t want people stealing Switch games?

@dan_perry

8 күн бұрын

I'm done with them, they will never get another cent from me.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

An opinion many share

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Everyone gets their opinion. This vid I was on Nintendo’s side. Which isn’t often

@robertpeacock894

8 күн бұрын

@@dan_perrywere they getting your money before?

Lesson learned: Never make money off of any Nintendo mods

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

A valuable lesson

@M64bros

7 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Indeed

is that yuzu drink real ?

@VideoGameEsoterica

6 күн бұрын

It’s real and insanely delicious

When I read the title I thought that Nintendo sued SNES or NES flashcard makers. In the case of Swith flashcards, consoles and games are currently on sale so FCK that guy from Arizona. I'm all for preserving games' legacy, not for dirty current gen piracy.

@VideoGameEsoterica

6 күн бұрын

A cart like this can have uses that are above board. Kids? Def don’t want them taking their collection with them. Traveling? I’d rather one cart than six. But that’s me saying to load games you own not ones you “found”

@robertasm20

6 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Well, the maker of those carts wrote what is main use case for his products when he stated that refused to pay 50$ for games.

it is never wrong to pirate from Nintendo

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

8 күн бұрын

If the console and games are still being sold, I draw a hard line there.

Sony and sega are a bit more lenient on piracy and stuff but Nintendo those guys are hardcore

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Bit too hardcore at points

I need financial advice, should I go buy some everdrives while I still can?

@LightSilver7

8 күн бұрын

yes they might come after them someday especially if they win in this battle

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Haha I give bad financial advice. Buy everything!

I forgot to get one. I hate this world🙄

@robbyjvc

8 күн бұрын

It's not a great option to be honest

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

I’m sure you’ll have another chance

@SRC267

8 күн бұрын

They have a mirror domain to their site

You sound a lil muffled to me.

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Allergy season. Bad this week. Doing my best

We Need Legalize Piracy

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Kindve an oxymoron haha

@rievaulxlucienne1176

3 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica It's a good idea, though. With actual piracy, pirates come onto your ship and take things that belong to you, and leave with them... potentially including the whole ship. These are physical items that cannot be copied with a few mouse clicks. When the pirates take them, the victims are deprived of them, and that's what makes it criminal. With software piracy, people don't enter your physical space, but instead use software to copy things that you have, and leave the original behind. These are nonphysical items that can be copied with a few mouse clicks. When the software pirates take them, the 'victims' are not deprived of them, and that's why it should not be a crime.

I noticed the mig carts vanished from Ali Express lol

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Interesting. Not usually the site to really care whatsoever

@meteor1522

8 күн бұрын

Aliexpress in China based.Nintendo can’t do nothing to China.

Yohoo. Yohoo. A pirates life it shall be.

@washuai

8 күн бұрын

Quietly archive, but otherwise do not even want to promote them with piracy, play or talk. F Nintendo, F Rockstar Take Two.

😮 x Infinity

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Am interesting situation for sure

no. I'm telling nintendo to f off. All my items are bought and paid for I didnt rent the items I paid for

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Once everything goes digital only sadly we will all be renting whether we like it or not

@ScottWinterringer

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica thats not how it works especially as if I dont own the "phonographic record" then how did I buy it?

Nintendo is turning full on Gestapo, I wonder what the f are they going to do with the “buyers info”, this is just becoming comically facist.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It’s far more likely they use it to prove calculations for damages than anything else but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t use it for other purposes

@AlexPerez-bd9nc

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica puts into question how secure your info really is, i mean its not if you are willing to buy a product from such a dubious source.

@blarghblargh

8 күн бұрын

@@AlexPerez-bd9nc not blaming people at all for doing it, and not supporting nintendo, but to answer your question if you asked in earnest and weren't just speaking rhetorically: buying stuff online or with cards leaves a paper trail. it can be a risk

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Any company you do business with keeps your info. Just the way it is these days

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Absolutely. Our info is always persistent. There’s no going back on that front

at this point, i won't be purchasing anything switch 2 related. the switch will be my last console from them. they've become far too anti-consumer for me to reasonably support any more. high prices with almost no sales. subscriptions for a limited library of retro games on poor emulation. morally speaking. on top of everything else. this is a step too far and deserves to meet with sincere lack of financial support. guess more of my money is going to competitors, indie games and spiritual successors. including ones that welcome mods. nintendo and it's ninja lawyers it pays for wants to argue legal right. it's my legal right to refuse to purchase anything from them.

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Totally fair. I feel like a lot of people think that recently

Someone needs to do a proper video about the Bleemcast lawsuit. People believe it legalized emulation but in reality it never concluded due to bankruptcy, the rulings were about things like box art and none of it became precedent. Due to very poor coverage in the tech press from sites like The Register a lot of people believe emulation was ruled legal and precedent was set which simply is not true. Dark times are potentially ahead for the emu scene depending on how far Nintendo goes and how many others decide to follow suit.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Emulation has a precedent

@ReflexVE

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica which ruling?

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

8 күн бұрын

The flash cart crap has nothing to do with console emulation.

@ReflexVE

8 күн бұрын

@@user-cz5fr5yk7k No kidding? Nintendo is after all of it, including emulators.

@user-cz5fr5yk7k

7 күн бұрын

@@ReflexVE you commented on a flash cart video with a diatribe about something not related to the subject.

Pirates should go in jail working 12 hours a day to understand better the value of the money they're stealing

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Lol one concept

I am honestly glad that mig switch is getting sued, if you all really want to boycott nintendo, you could buy games secondhand, but mig switch will destroy that

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

It isn’t great for the used market with certificates per game

@Otherfile

7 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica for sure

We will fight Nintendo, and win! Nintendo will lose and we will defy their orders! HAHAHA!

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Lol

Maybe "James W." wanted to... ...try the games out. I mean, why buy every single game available when you can play around for an hour or two? Besides isn't true, no matter the hardware used, that games are "digits" stored on different kind of storage devices? By the way, users already pay for the "electrical cost" due to the nature of "powering" the hardware needed to make games "playable".

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Dunno how to answer the back half of that comment

@marcinmorun

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Maybe this will help: Before the internet have become a fast and affordable service to almost every industrial countries, I bought and/or rented physical copies of video games. Although I liked building collections, renting was a way better option as I could try out games before deciding to buy or not. But, over time, I realized, at least on my part, that... 1. I spent more on renting then I could afford on buying. 2. When I actually bought a (physical) game, I spent as much time with it as if was a rental! So what happened was the following: As price (especially price), data and speed of ISP was going up, the incentive for me to buy games (even digital) was going down. I still wanted to play, but with so many (digital) games on the internet and not always time on my hands, for me, "freely" non-restricted download buttons on rom/iso websites and torrents became the norm. Therefore, for quite some time now, I enjoy, for a few hours or less, testing out games to see if I still care for those (mostly retro) that I haven't (or never) played a long time ago. As for the newer games (if the hardware specs can handle), I just check them out for a moment. I hope I cleared my somehow ambiguous "back half" comment. Have a good day!🙂

My opinion is not going to be too popular but while I do hate Nintendo for taking down Vimms and other ROM sites, I do absolutely believe they are in the right for taking down Yuzu and MIG Switch. There's no absolutely valid use case for emulating a currently sold system, it's just pirates I think a lot of what Nintendo does is kind of sketchy legally but I'm all for this

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

Some people use emulation for the current system while still buying the games and hardware. We exist lol

@summerlaverdure

7 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica my bad, I apologize

@VideoGameEsoterica

7 күн бұрын

No need to apologize :)

Nintendo's wrath knows no bounds!!

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

It’s hard to find much fault in this round IMO

@sagekage93

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Good point!

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

And it’s not like I’ve been defending them in this series 🤣

Nothing new, Nintendo will always find a way to make money and people will always download their games.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Wanting end purchasers names is new

@OmegaVideoGameGod

8 күн бұрын

@VideoGameEsoterica I work for data entry companies, these tactics are nothing new, but it sure is scary how much power they truly have no matter what the laws are they can definitely go after whoever and we can’t expose them for what they do.

I was actually kinda on Nintendo’s side in some ways during the emulator shutdown fiasco, between Steam Deck users bragging about the ability to play their games and someone making a TotK rom while the game was new. But this… nah. Going after customers’ info is disgusting.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

I’m fine with all Switch emulation because emulation offers what Switch can’t…modern performance. I’ll buy a switch game then emulate it. I own three diff Switch consoles. Nintendo loses nothing and I can play games at 4K60 like I want to. And I’m fine feeling ok with that :)

@robertlauncher

8 күн бұрын

@@VideoGameEsotericaPretty sure the people bragging about not needing a Switch weren’t buying the games, though.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Well no but just because someone does it the wrong way shouldn’t mean it can’t be done

I hope they don't go after flash carts for older consoles.

@VideoGameEsoterica

8 күн бұрын

Wouldn’t really have much to go on

Nintendo is coming for us all!