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Is it really a waste of Nintendo's time and money if they keep winning?
They keep winning the cases themselves in courts very much rigged in their favor, sure, but for each headline, they risk alienating more gamers who don't appreciate them bullying comparatively tiny sites who are just providing games that Nintendo themselves refuse to sell.
Gamers are only capable of remembering these things right up until the next first-party exclusive and new console gets announced. Then, it's right back to opening their wallets for these fuckers.
The only way to truly win this fight is for the devs to face potentially life-ruining circumstances to fight it in court. Until then, Nintendo will continue harassing devs and killing the development progress of emulators.
Maybe some, maybe even most, but as a blanket statement, no.
I buy games and consoles but haven’t bought an Ubisoft or EA title in a decade. My own personal little boycott against bullshit required launchers may not matter, but I am consistent. I suspect others do the same as well and in aggregate, it might have an impact.