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[VGEsoterica]

Another week, another Nintendo story...although this time It's kind of hard to find much fault in what Nintendo is upset about as some of the things these sellers were doing was downright stupid...up to selling flash carts pre-loaded with games and NOT walking away when Nintendo quietly told them to stop...just TELLING Nintendo they would cease and desist...then continuing to sell pre-loaded flash carts anyway? I mean of all the pro idiot moves you could pull that is hall of fame levels of "things you should not do for $1000 Alex"

but in the court filings its come to light that Nintendo wants individual sales records of everyone who purchased one of these devices. For what? Possibly to calculate damages in what I would highly presume would be a settlement and not a court case...but they could 100% take the Direct TV or Napster situation route and try to recover damages from individuals who obtained these pre-loaded flash carts from the two vendors named in the lawsuits.

Things seem to continue to get spicier in the eventual run up to Switch 2 thats for sure

 

[nbcjr]

The lawfare tatics of Nintendo would not be successful in many countries. In most countries They would be 100% allowed to sue the creators, but never to have info on the buyers.

 

[Hero_Select]

Selling flash carts is one thing, selling them preloaded with games is just waiting for a lawsuit to happen.

Really idiotic.

 

[Skifi28]

I can see them trying to go after individual buyers. Nintendo is that petty.

 

[ReBurn]

Ninjatendo strikes again

 

[ssringo]

Wish I could say "fuck Nintendo" but good lord the stupidity of these people

selling flash carts pre-loaded with games and NOT walking away when Nintendo quietly told them to stop

Nintendo GAVE THEM A CHANCE to come out clean!!!

 

[West Texas CEO]

Nintendo wants individual sales records of everyone who purchased one of these devices.

Uh oh. I might get cooked. .

 

[VGEsoterica]

Wish I could say "fuck Nintendo" but good lord the stupidity of these people



Nintendo GAVE THEM A CHANCE to come out clean!!!

Honestly as someone who regular points at Nintendo and basically says “dude chill”…this one is on the sellers 100%. Comedic levels of idiocy

 

[Damien Grief]

So these are resellers of the MIG Switch who preload it with games (not the official MIG Switch creators/sellers) before selling it and Nintendo still gave them a chance to stop before suing them and they refused? Hard to feel bad for them. Glad the MIG itself isn't being stopped.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Nintendo:

 

[Oppoi]

Just wait until they get a whiff of Mike Hunt!

 

[PauloRoberto]

There is only one problem in Nintendo's approach... what would happen if an eventual buyer HAS all the physical games inside the MiG that he bought?

 

[VGEsoterica]

There is only one problem in Nintendo's approach... what would happen if an eventual buyer HAS all the physical games inside the MiG that he bought?

I mean if you could still provide proof you owned the games and had receipts pre-dating the purchase I think you’d be fine. The flash cart in an of itself, being reverse engineered, isn’t something Nintendo would generally want to pursue a court case on IMO

It’s no surprise this case is wrapped up in pre-loaded cards. That’s a slam dunk

 

[kiphalfton]

Wasn't Linus advertising these. Go after that loser too.

 

[Neff]

Don't fuck with Nintendo. Like, just don't do it.

They won't just shut you down, they'll make an example of you to deter others. Fuck around and you will find out.

 

[Gambit2483]

Don't fuck with Nintendo. Like, just don't do it.

They won't just shut you down, they'll make an example of you to deter others. Fuck around and you will find out.

The Nintendo Ninja is just a meme...until it isn't.

 

[Dacvak]

I still haven’t opened my MIG switch package. I don’t even know why I bought this thing.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

I still haven’t opened my MIG switch package. I don’t even know why I bought this thing.

They are hard to come by now, you should hang on to it so you can REALLY stick it to NOA/J/E and scalp it!!!

 

[SaiyanRaoh]

Kiss my ass, Nintendo. I bought 3 of them.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Авторские права «Миг-Свитч» 2024 – Являются продуктом «Миг-Свитч», разработанного и произведенного в Российской Федерации. Все права защищены.

I mean, original MiG manufacturer is basically a Russian-based company. Good luck suing Putin, I guess.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

Kiss my ass, Nintendo. I bought 3 of them.

Nice. Hope they don’t come after you, surely they won’t, and cart in good health. Keep us updated.

 

[Crew511A]

What about those ads for systems being sold on Facebook that are chock full of Nintendo roms? I can't understand how they advertise in the open like that.

 

[ReyBrujo]

One of the ninjas probably asked the seller if they could attach some games with the sale and the seller obliged.

 

[reinking]

I am going to be that guy. I have not purchased one of these but if Nintendo goes after the individuals I will be done buying their products. I have no problem when companies go after those profiting but if they start trying to ruin families over this there are plenty of other options out there.

 

[bender]

Kiss my ass, Nintendo. I bought 3 of them.

What's your name?

 

[ManaByte]

Kiss my ass, Nintendo. I bought 3 of them.

 

[Codes 208]

Don't fuck with Nintendo. Like, just don't do it.

They won't just shut you down, they'll make an example of you to deter others. Fuck around and you will find out.

Just like the ten million dollar lawsuit THAT THEY WON against bowser

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Clearly they want it in order to calculate some quantity of losses, and it helps if they even know the region of each buyer. They aren't going after the consumers, in any case.

But trying to circumvent copyright on current systems, and for profit, is when you deserve to get absolutely destroyed by the legal process. The Yuzu devs were similarly idiotic, raking in tons of cash while openly acknowledging the masses playing the latest Zelda before official release.

 

[VGEsoterica]

I still haven’t opened my MIG switch package. I don’t even know why I bought this thing.

Story of my gaming life

 

[Ozzie666]

From the sounds of it, they did give the guy plenty of warnings and a chance to stop prior to sending out the ninjas.

 

[VGEsoterica]

From the sounds of it, they did give the guy plenty of warnings and a chance to stop prior to sending out the ninjas.

He def chose unwisely

 

[AngelMuffin]

There is only one problem in Nintendo's approach... what would happen if an eventual buyer HAS all the physical games inside the MiG that he bought?

Seriously doubt someone is buying one of these with just the games they own loaded on them. Of you want alll your games in one place, download them digitally.

 

[Ovek]

Just buy this shit on AliExpress, at most Nintendo might be able to get the listing pulled only for it to reappear almost instantly.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

What came of this lawsuit against Nintendo for their shitty joy cons designed to fail after a while because they cheaped out on the components? Or did I dream that it happened?

 

[DenchDeckard]

Nintendo protect their shit more than any other games company. I wouldn't push their buttons.

 

[StereoVsn]

Selling flash carts is one thing, selling them preloaded with games is just waiting for a lawsuit to happen.

Really idiotic.

Yep, if they are going after preloaded MiG carts that’s understandable.

Edit: Personally I was planning to buy the actual hardware so I don’t have to bring carts with me for kids games when I go on vacation. Less chance to lose them.

 

[Hero_Select]

What came of this lawsuit against Nintendo for their shitty joy cons designed to fail after a while because they cheaped out on the components? Or did I dream that it happened?

Nintendo won that

 

[ahtlas7]

 

[Robb]

 

[Filben]

Of you want alll your games in one place, download them digitally.

Not a good option if you already have a big physical collection, especially with those prices Nintendo asks for for their first party titles.

There's a legitimate use for it because it combines the advantages of physical copies with those of digital ones.

Of course this opens up a lot of options for acquiring digital licences without a genuine physical copy, but that's as old as the discussion around emulators and ROMs which goes back decades.

 

[Red5]

Given Russian Japanese relations, this won't go anywhere.

 

[thief183]

This might be the nail on the coffin for my Nintendo relation, I can't stand this type of attitude. Ok the seller but going to the buyers? That is too much for my taste. I guess no switch 2 for me. I even regret the 136 games I got on the switch.

 

[Akuji]

Wanted to buy a switch 2 it whatever but fuck Nintendo.

Just gonna emulate.

 

[KungFucius]

I am going to be that guy. I have not purchased one of these but if Nintendo goes after the individuals I will be done buying their products. I have no problem when companies go after those profiting but if they start trying to ruin families over this there are plenty of other options out there.

That is what our justice system does. Punish someone so much more than they could possibly really deserve to make an example of them so as to deter others from committing a petty crime. It is sick.

 

[Moses85]

 

[Portugeezer]

Leave the users alone.

But, I assume they just want to dissuade people from buying these things.

 

[PauloRoberto]

Seriously doubt someone is buying one of these with just the games they own loaded on them. Of you want alll your games in one place, download them digitally.

Agreed. But the possibility that Nintendo could go after someone who is innocent could weaken the whole case, so to speak.

 

[Pejo]

I love Nintendo's games but really hate their legal department. It would seem impossible to legally punish buyers for this type of thing, but I never would have thought that Nintendo could get Yuzu shut down either, and here we are.

 

[VGEsoterica]

nice

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Mod chips, rom dumpers, and flashcarts are all completely legal. As are mod services. If this guy actually did preload his modded Switches with games thats a massive self-own.