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| Main - Gaming - Nintendo continues attacking Emulators (1) |
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 Bronto Burt Level: 6 Posts: 22/26 EXP: 825 Next: 82 Since: 01-13-25 From: Homeless in Columbus, Ohio in the United States Last post: 4 days Last view: 20 min. |
Yuku is down, and due to that DraStic is gone too after going free.
I ain't affected as I use RetroArch and John GBA/GBC Lite with Adguard protection. But dang does Nintendo know what they're up do guys? This isn't a war Nintendo will win, they're losing popularity as they continue doing this. Hence their influence is waning. You don't just plum attack preservation, you embrace it and keep it going. Yes, this post is related to Gaming, and it makes sense to post it here. Unlike the one in General (Which should be moved to this forum just in case), this is more up to date with info. Anybody can add to this if they want to. ____________________ My love for Arceus is eternal. KHInsider Video Game Music for music needs (APPROVED BY ADMIN) |
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 Micro-Goomba Level: 6 Posts: 14/14 EXP: 721 Next: 186 Since: 08-16-24 Last post: 5 days Last view: 6 hours |
I'm not sure what's going on with DraStic, given that it seemed to play things really safe (using homebrew games for its store screenshots, not supporting encryption, using its own clean BIOS implementation, etc.) but I don't think it's a sign that (most?) emulators are in danger. At least in the United States I think if people aren't infringing copyright, trademark, or patents, then the only applicable thing remaining is DMCA's anti-circumvention rules, which doesn't apply to consoles that don't use encryption. Check out my site! It's got a bunch of projects I've worked on, including homebrew and a virtual world about collaborative map building that's RP focused. |
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Bronto Burt Level: 6 Posts: 23/26 EXP: 825 Next: 82 Since: 01-13-25 From: Homeless in Columbus, Ohio in the United States Last post: 4 days Last view: 20 min. |
Posted by NovaSquirrel Well, it is concerning if DraStic disappeared from the Google Play Store. Others could follow suit. ____________________ My love for Arceus is eternal. KHInsider Video Game Music for music needs (APPROVED BY ADMIN) |
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 Shyguy Level: 13 Posts: 79/80 EXP: 9036 Next: 1231 Since: 09-15-24 From: Regenburg Last post: 5 days Last view: 18 hours |
To be honest, I think the far bigger danger is the patents that Nintendo is trying to enforce. IMO, they are starting to repeat the same mistakes that they saved us from back in the 1980s. But that's a topic for another time.
But on the topic of Yuzu, I have no sympathy for Yuzu, by the way. They earned their grave with what they did before they shut down their operations. |
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Bronto Burt Level: 6 Posts: 24/26 EXP: 825 Next: 82 Since: 01-13-25 From: Homeless in Columbus, Ohio in the United States Last post: 4 days Last view: 20 min. |
Posted by Clotaire Yeah, Yuzu wasn't that good of a Switch Emulator. But after Yuzu fell, DraStic became free, then DraStic was taken down by Google. It's absolute chaos in the Emulation world if this keeps up. ____________________ My love for Arceus is eternal. KHInsider Video Game Music for music needs (APPROVED BY ADMIN) |
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Shyguy Level: 13 Posts: 80/80 EXP: 9036 Next: 1231 Since: 09-15-24 From: Regenburg Last post: 5 days Last view: 18 hours |
Posted by ArceusI Well, until more information surfaces on DraStic, I can't really comment on it other than, "oh, well that's not good", but yeah, Yuzu committed a cardinal sin when it came to emulation, and that's trying to profit off of licensed products that don't belong to them. |
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Bronto Burt Level: 6 Posts: 25/26 EXP: 825 Next: 82 Since: 01-13-25 From: Homeless in Columbus, Ohio in the United States Last post: 4 days Last view: 20 min. |
Posted by Clotaire That's how Nintendo took Yuzu down. But the news is still reeling over DraStic's removal from app stores. As time passes, we'll see what happens with other emulators. ____________________ My love for Arceus is eternal. KHInsider Video Game Music for music needs (APPROVED BY ADMIN) |
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Bronto Burt Level: 8 Posts: 26/26 EXP: 1498 Next: 689 Since: 10-16-24 Last post: 4 days Last view: 11 hours |
But wasn't DraStic's dev very open about plans to remove it from the stores?
Iirc, the story started when the google store removed it for a short time due to some bookkeeping reason (a bad description or something), then it was fixed. At that time though DraStic's dev said they have plans to eventually go free, then after about a year of being a free app (likely as long as needed so they don't require giving refunds) they planned on deleting it from the stores entirely. It has been some time though, maybe things changed along the way. |
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Bronto Burt Level: 6 Posts: 26/26 EXP: 825 Next: 82 Since: 01-13-25 From: Homeless in Columbus, Ohio in the United States Last post: 4 days Last view: 20 min. |
Posted by Zoinkity Interesting. Never knew that side of the DraStic story. ____________________ My love for Arceus is eternal. KHInsider Video Game Music for music needs (APPROVED BY ADMIN) |
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