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Nintendo Targets YouTube Accounts Showing Emulated Games (www.retronews.com)
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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.

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[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 82 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Recent laws in Japan have criminalized console and game modding, as well as save file editing

What the flying fuck, Japan?

[–] wavebeam@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago

Yeah all of these are ridiculous but save file editing? lol. That’s insane.

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Hah. Fucking nothing better to do? We in the USA need to deal with our highest courts taking away women's bodily autonomy, but over there they are clearly focused on the real issues.