Nintendo sues streamer for playing pre-release, emulated Switch games : games

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 68 points 3 days ago

Streaming bootlegged games is a fast track to legal trouble. I don't blame Nintendo at all here.

[-] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Agreed. I hate Nintendo and their scummy tactics just like anyone else, but sadly the law is on their side here. Also, they're known for this. Why would you do this and then double down after they start taking down your content.

I am not on Nintendo's side, but I have zero sympathy for someone who does this to themselves.

[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

It's colossally stupid.

[-] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 3 days ago

There are some fires you don't have to play with.

[-] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 3 days ago

So how have they not solved their issue with every game getting leaked a week early?

[-] subignition@fedia.io 20 points 3 days ago

When you distribute physical copies of games to stores, I don't think it's really practical to prevent physical copies from getting taken inappropriately 100%

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 days ago

Make 'em require an online patch to be playable after first install.

Actually, I should shut the fuck up, they might actually hear me

[-] subignition@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

Then that pretty much defeats the purpose of physical media, people will be out in droves angry that they can't play their new games offline or have to day 1 patch, etc

There's no perfect solution here.

[-] abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Obviously you just mandate your game and console be always online and at that point you may as well just live stream the game to their house, don't need to download if you never actually own it right?? Make them pay per the minute of game time and only unlock the next level after they've played long enough! Hell! Why even sell a game?? Just have people pay you for the right to advertise that they paid for it and charge them a daily subscription to keep the rights! Nobody owns anything but you! Art and entertainment is merely a vessel to siphon money from the masses! Purchase their souls for a hit of dopamine! Rent them their own eyes!

[-] Skates@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago

Sounds like a them problem. Nintendo are assholes.

[-] subignition@fedia.io 6 points 3 days ago

people play games prior to release all the time, the major issue here is streaming it. (and uh directly antagonizing nintendo didn't help)

[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

well then they couldn't sue people and that seems to be a large portion of what Nintendo does

[+] timewarp@lemmy.world -11 points 3 days ago

Sometime a streamer, he show his pre-release to corporation Nintendo and say "You will never get this you will never get it la la la la la la." Nintendo behind its lawyer. Nintendo cries, Nintendo cries and everybody laughs. Streamer goes "You never get this." But one time Nintendo send lawsuit and Nintendo "get this" and then we all laugh. High five!

[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago

To all the downvoters....this is a Borat reference...

[-] subignition@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago

We know. It wasn't funny.

[-] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I have no issues with piracy, but streaming pirated materials is just dumb. Streaming pirated materials of a company that is known for being litigious? Just put your whole dick in the wasp nest.

That's why this is funny.

[+] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -28 points 3 days ago

Amazing response to Nintendo. Get fucked tendo, get fucked. You control nothing

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

You know, it's okay to recognize Nintendo's scummy legal practices while also recognizing that in this one single instance they are in the right.

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 3 days ago

IP law is an illegitimate institution, so no they're absolutely not.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Well that's not how the law works, you don't get to violate it just because you don't like it.

That's sovereign citizen BS, and that never ends well for them either.

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You understand that arguments about the legitimacy of law is an argument about whether a law should exist rather than if a law does exist, right?

There's a difference between saying that someone's "in the right" (which they're absolutely not) and saying someone is legally capable of doing what they want. (which is debatable)

[-] korny@communick.news 18 points 3 days ago

Streamer sounds like an idiot:

They emailed Nintendo directly about plans to continue doing so;

They emailed Nintendo about helping folks find new versions of emulators, such as Yuzu and Ryujinx;

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -3 points 3 days ago

There is nothing wrong with emulators. The ROMs themselves, sure. Emulators? Heck no

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago

But there is something wrong with emailing Nintendo to say "No matter what you do, I'm going to help more people pirate your games!"

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Whether there is something wrong with doing that is a matter of ethics and personal values…

Regardless of those, it’s profoundly stupid to taunt Nintendo with confessions of piracy and threats to commit more

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 3 days ago

There's no such thing as being too based.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Based on what?

[-] ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Stupidity apparently.

[-] missingno@fedia.io 16 points 3 days ago

This dumbass contacted Nintendo to taunt them about how he's gonna stream leaked pirated copies. Hard to have sympathy for this idiot for poking the bear.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

It sounds like they actually control quite a lot.

Turns out, when you do something clearly not okay and then actively go and taunt the people who could sue you for it with it, they might just, you know, do that. Since you actually went and asked them about it.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Playing leaked games early. Wow, you have no standards. Just hate for Nintendo.

[-] Takumidesh@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago

I mean I think the guy is stupid, but let's honestly reflect here, who gives a fuck about some leaked Nintendo game getting played a week or two early. Like honestly, it might not technically be victimless (though even that can be argued), but the 'damage' is so small it's like being upset that someone stepped on your grass.

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