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
  • toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1251·
    1 month ago

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

    WHAT? why?..what???

    • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      581·
      1 month 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.

    • NebLem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      481·
      1 month ago

      We really need to push for more right to repair laws and things not produced by the copyright holder (say for 5 years) should lose all copyright protections.