Explore Nintendo's latest actions and the clash between IP rights and gaming creativity in the retro gaming community.

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.

  • Fonzie!English
    3•3 months ago

    Oh no, I’m not saying it benefits them. It just means we depend on them.

    Also means Steam, GOG, Itch etc. will see a high percentage of Windows games sold and played. It’s either that, or one of the consoles. Linux or macOS ports are incredibly rare.

    Well, or play a mobile game.

      • Fonzie!English
        1•3 months ago

        Buy a game more often if it’s directly on your OS and less if you’ll have to play the Windows version, with indies and very small publishers you could openly request a build for your OS, or at least leave more positive reviews for games with a build for your OS than ones that don’t.

        TL;DR make it obvious that there is demand, rather than using a virtualiser and depend on the other system.

    • AwesomeLowlanderEnglish
      2•3 months ago

      Steam can get stats on how many games are being played via Proton. And I don’t see how we depend on them?

      • Fonzie!English
        1•3 months ago

        If Windows becomes unpopular as a gaming OS, and most publishers and platforms don’t differentiate between genuine Windows and Linux/macOS via Proton/Wine, they’ll stop releasing on it. No matter how many people play on Linux or macOS.