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. This action primarily targets content creators who showcase modified versions of Nintendo games, such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and others, often using emulators like CEMU or Yuzu.Reasons Behind Nintendo's ActionsIntellectual Property Protection: Nintendo's aggressive stance is largely driven by the need to protect its intellectual property rights. Under Japanese copyright law, failure to enforce these rights could potentially weaken their legal standing, leading to a loss of ownership
  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Because:

    Due to an amendment in December 2018 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act in Japan, certain gaming-related activities and services have now been declared illegal. This includes:

    • Distribution of tools and programs for modifying game saves
    • Selling product keys and serials online without the software maker’s permission
    • Game save and console modding services
      As such, sales of products such as Pro Action Replay and Cybergadget’s “Save editor” have been discontinued.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/abk551/save_game_editors_and_console_modding_now_illegal/

    It’s meant to ban sale of hardware devices and services that allow playing pirated games on Switch and such, but due to the way it’s worded it just bans them all.