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Nintendo to ROM sites: Forget cease-and-desist, now we’re suing

Nintendo seeks $150K per "each copyrighted work" hosted at two sites.

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XxINFERNUSxX2193d ago

Out of spite I should make a torrent of all my thousands of ROMs, and upload them to some torrent sites, and whoever on here wants the link, you got it ^_^ Oh Nintendo your so funny, take down all the ROM sites but you forget about the thousands of torrent sites hosting all your ROMs., dumb asses LOL haha.

Kumakai2192d ago (Edited 2192d ago )

go for it. i'll wait for them to kim dot com you.

i'll just leave this here:

https://www.nytimes.com/201...

TheUndertaker852192d ago

You are aware that non-extradition countries do exist, correct? Countries that don’t have extradition treaties with the United States?

King_Noctis2192d ago

Who knows? Maybe this is the first step. If they are deadset on cracking piracy, they won’t stop there.

JD_Shadow2192d ago

The only thing is that this is not "piracy". Piracy involves the exchange of a single copy from one person to another without permission. The copies on the servers stay on the servers when someone downloads them. It's instead copied. That would mean that they would need to go the copyright infringement route, which has more grey area to go through such as the availability of such titles legally on the market (there are other factors, but that's the main one I can think of off the top of my head). Piracy is more of the buzz word that a lot of people know the meaning of, but don't realize when it should apply. I don't get why Nintendo keeps trying to go this route with things, too. They HATE YouTube for whatever reason and will not even reason with YouTubers wanting to play their games on their channels (Twitch to them is okay), and now they do this. It's like they are TRYING to create drama for themselves. Maybe because they know they won't get a blink from those that love their products, and they have great games to play on the Switch that people will buy the system. They don't even HAVE to do this! If they would just bring out a Switch VC already, this wouldn't even be necessary because people would be using the VC instead.

Again, I don't get this.

NotoriousWhiz2192d ago

@JDShadow, piracy is the illegal distribution of copyright material.

KaaF2192d ago

There's already complete rom dump sets of all the small systems for years, GoodGen, GoodNES, GoodSNES, No-Intro sets and more. Nintendo is just stupid company run by dinosaurs who think it's still the 80s. After all, they are the ones who didn't want people to post even gameplay on youtube.

XxINFERNUSxX2192d ago

Exactly those are all the sets I have as well on my Raspberry Pi :D and then some.

XxINFERNUSxX2192d ago

The real issue is torrent sites, not bullshit websites Nintendo goes after. The only real way to stop it (like it's even possible LOL) is to block all torrent sites in the US (VPN fixes that) which won't happen. Once one goes down so many pop up. It's really a losing battle for any company, but for me I win :D I'm done downloading ROMs because I have every single one for every console, up until the Dreamcast. Don't feel like Wii/GC to much space and I would need more harddrives. I can get anything digital I want, Netflix, movies, music, etc, etc torrents or my new fav https://www.newshosting.com...

Psychotica2192d ago

Yeah I am sure they forgot about torrent sites..

XxINFERNUSxX2192d ago

They are not going to bother with any torrent sites. I would say a good 10yrs + all Nintendo ROMs have been up and ready to download. Good luck with Nintendo trying to take down RARBG or look at the Pirate Bay, since 2003 and still up lol

Psychotica2192d ago

I agree, but they didn’t forget about them

Razzer2192d ago

Torrent sites don't actually host content so harder from a legal standpoint. These rom sites though.....frankly, I'm surprised they have lasted this long.

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chris2352192d ago

what does anybody expect? they are already showing utter incompetence with their out of touch business model. how does anyone expect them to become suddenly so bright to focus on important things. but they need to resell these ancient roms to their brand loyals each gen anew. so let‘s go out and fight windmills. way to go, non contender.

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Kavorklestein2192d ago (Edited 2192d ago )

I think it should be a max, 1 million dollar fine.

Not 150k per title.

Everyone I know thought this was totally fine if you already owned the Physical Copy or on some weird level.

CDbiggen2192d ago

This only makes me want to download the roms more 🤔
There'll always be somewhere to get them from.

inxine2192d ago

from a business side.. i kinda get it, BUT if i stopped selling my old games, digitally and physical, how else are people able to enjoy many of the classics? im sick of nintendo only releasing mario games on their store, theres much more than just fking mario. i for one understand how its illegal to dow load and play them ROMs but nintendo or any other gaming company dont make the effort to give us the joy to play alot of them. screw nintendo

Master of Unlocking2192d ago

It's not like they're going to re-release all of the NES and SNES anyway. You'll have to wait a couple years for the first 3 Super Mario Bros games to appear with difficulty on the online store, and then 6 more months for the Legend of Zelda to show its head, then 6 more months for Metroid, etc. You wanna play Snake Rattle 'n Roll? Bayou Billy? Kickle Cubicle? Rollergames? Good luck with that. You'll have grown a yard-long beard long before that ever happens. Just take a look at the content on Nintendo's online store, it's like a grocery store during the heydays of the USSR...

lociefer2192d ago

First youtube now this ? Dang ninty you blow sometimes, but you make good games ill give you that

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Nintendo wants to avoid Switch 2 scalping by making enough for demand

President Shuntaro Furukawa says he doesn’t think component shortages will be an issue due to new plan.

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Number1TailzFan25d ago

Probably be using 3+ year old chips by the time it launches

Tacoboto24d ago

The 2017 Switch is based on the 2015 Tegra X1 so even if Nintendo is using technology from 2022, that alone still represents a significant improvement.

Outside_ofthe_Box24d ago

How many decades has it been since Nintendo consoles been about power?

Inverno24d ago

Should open pre-orders through the E-shop for a period before making it available through stores. And now that COVID is out the way, you can make in store preorders mandatory too. People interested wouldn't have much of an issue driving by if it meant keeping scalpers at bay for a bit.

CrimsonWing6924d ago

I mean, the problem is these a-holes have bots that eat up every sites inventory. Then they sell it on eBay for stupid prices. No matter what you try to do we’re still going to have to fight through these human pieces of sh*t to get these damn consoles at launch.

phoenixwing24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Well I'll either see if I can get one online against bots or wait till they're saturated and buy in a brick and morter store. Waiting isn't an issue anyway I have enough games to wait out the shortage

FinalFantasyFanatic23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

I can't really understand people rushing out to buy a console at release, I'll wait a year, two years, etc... until I can walk into a store and buy one if I have to, I'm not paying scalper prices.

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Are the Console Wars Over? Welcome to the Handheld Wars.

Looks like the epic console wars might be coming to an end, and a new battlefield is heating up: the Handheld Wars. With heavy hitters like the Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go, and the trusty Nintendo Switch, portable gaming is taking the spotlight. These handhelds bring the power of consoles to your hands, offering a variety of gaming experiences for both casual and hardcore gamers. While PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo aren't going anywhere, the rise of handheld gaming is giving us more ways to play than ever before.

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darthv7249d ago

console wars are stupid to begin with... let alone handheld wars.

GameGeeked49d ago

Console wars, and possibly handheld wars, may seem silly, but they persist because there will always be passionate fan.

darthv7249d ago

Being passionate about the games is fine. The plastic boxes... not so much.

InUrFoxHole47d ago

Passionate is one thing. But fans went full retard

Cacabunga47d ago

Darth

You need some kind of plastic box to play them games.. and people tend to choose the best one. Console wars allows games and consoles to reach new heights.

S2Killinit47d ago

You really don't get to speak. Come on.

Ironmike47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

S2killinit u just as bad

S2Killinit47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

@Ironmike
I’m not as relentless as some on here. In fact, I only respond in kind and I got pulled into this site after seeing how some commenters were always rushing in to be the first comment and detail conversations in favor of their box. Now that their console of choice is doing badly, they preach kumbaya. Just saying.

crazyCoconuts47d ago

Is it implied that "console wars" refers to the fans warring vs. the war the platform holders are constantly in?
Obviously the platform holders have been at war and will be as long as they have to compete for our dollars.

ravens5247d ago

They're fine, as long as you know this isn't REAL. I can say how much distaste I have for MS but still have a best friend that only games on Xbox. Its not that serious .

Charlieboy33347d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Darth, do you not have preferences for certain things in life ? You know like a certain brand of phone, car, clothing, restaurant, etc.

Or are you one of those boring limp people that like to sit on the fence with everything because the 'conflict' is too much for you to handle?

There is fuckall wrong with having a console war....it keeps things fun and interesting. Well unless you're a supporter of Xbox that is.

Most of the intelligent self respecting Xbox supporters have jumped ship and all that's left now are the mouth breathing knuckle draggers.

Ironmike47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

So u resort to insults to win argument, u already lost bro .

Charlieboy33347d ago

@ Ironmike Whatever you say sunshine.....yawn

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Knightofelemia49d ago

Console wars were great when it was SNES vs Genesis. Was always a great topic in the school yard. You got the Genesis port the friend got the SNES port. Always fun to compare who was better. I always looked forward after the school week and rent a game for the SNES. Now the console wars are pretty much done and over with PS3 vs XB360 was pretty much the last of the console wars. Anything after that is pretty much one sided with almost everybody going PS4 and PS5. To me the console wars started to drop after the PS3 and XB360 ran their course. Be interesting to see the handheld wars I am in the market for a new handheld system.

GameGeeked49d ago

The SNES vs Genesis days were definitely memorable. I was lucky to have both consoles :) It's interesting to see how the focus is shifting now. Handheld wars could bring back some of that excitement. Which handheld system are you considering?

anast47d ago

I was on the Genesis side. We see how well that went.

RaiderNation47d ago

I had both but I preferred the Genesis for the sports games and I liked Sega's 6 button controller better for fighting games. That D pad was a godsend to pull off Street Fighter moves!

RaiderNation47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

The "golden age" of gaming to me was between 1995 and 2000 when it was a 3 horse race between Sony, Nintendo, and Sega. For me, there WAS no console war because I genuinely loved all 3 platforms, with each bringing something unique to the table. I miss that era.

anast47d ago

I switched to Sony day 1.

PhillyDonJawn47d ago

Anast, no one would've ever thought that about you. Totally surprising news/s

Fist4achin47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Mortal Kombat was superior on the genesis!

FinalFantasyFanatic46d ago

It also helps that back then, they used very different hardware, today's consoles have very similar internals to each other, especially modern Playstations and Xboxes.

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fsfsxii47d ago

Handheld wars aka which system is gimped more and destroys your hands faster.

anast47d ago

I would say with the defeat of Xbox and Nintendo being it's own thing in family friendly handheld gaming, the console wars are over. For those of us that enjoy that kind of entertainment and are aware of this aspect, it was fun while it lasted.

There is no handheld war Nintendo owns the handheld landscape.

-Foxtrot47d ago

" There is no handheld war Nintendo owns the handheld landscape "

If the Xbox handheld is true I won't how it will do against Nintendo, even Sony couldn't keep up and the PSP was fantastic

RaiderNation47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

The Steamdeck has currently sold around 3 million worldwide. A handheld Xbox would be lucky to double that. As others have suggested, there IS no handheld war. Nintendo owns it.

Ironmike47d ago

The defeat of xbox my god u for real it's a console u talking g like its real war the defeat that's saddest statement I read in here

anast47d ago

"that's saddest statement I read in here"

Your not very self aware. I get it.

The Wood47d ago

The xbox as a console is a shadow of what it was during the 360 era. IF the term war offends you then I guess that you lean towards the green brand.. Just a guess mind you.. Regardless, the brand has been mismanaged for way too long and that's a key factor as to why the gappage as increased yoy between it and its closest rival.

DarXyde47d ago

In a handheld war, Nintendo cannot be beaten.

PSP was a surprisingly robust effort, and it came the closest... While doing half as well as the DS.

badz14947d ago

closest? By any metric imaginable, it was not even close. it's easy to assume the that the PSP might as well be considered a success but it sold over 80mil vs over 150mil by the DS. It was not until the failure of Wii U, Xbone and Vita did people finally realize how well the PSP actually did. before all those, it was generally called a failure by many, considering how badly the DS crushed it in sales.

NotoriousWhiz47d ago

If the PSP's 80 million isn't a success, then what is the 3DS' 75 million?

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Behind The Dangerous Stunts Of Nintendo’s Iconic Mario Commercials

Two married costume designers share stories from a decade of traveling the globe with Nintendo.

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