• sugar_in_your_tea
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    11 months ago

    So I can have a legal copy that I don’t need to rent.

    Ideally Nintendo would just embrace emulation and sell roms, instead of renting them through their service.

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      11 months ago

      Buying digitally on Nintendo’s store is essentially renting with extra steps anyway.

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        11 months ago

        Not really. Their subscription service is renting because there’s a clear end-point. Buying digitally has an unclear endpoint, so it’s probably much longer.

        Ideally these ports would be available in physical format as well, or as a DRM-free ROM. The former might happen, but the latter certainly won’t.