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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Stupid thing is, if they sold it, people would still buy it, even if it was easy to pirate.

[–] somtwo@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes, fucking sell snes games built in a small emulator. Done. This is why I hate people going to "business school" they don't know how any one business actually works they just enshitify everything

There was the Snes mini a few years ago, that had a few select games on it. It was sold out everywhere instantly, to noone's surprise. No N64 mini ever made it to production, to everyone's surprise.

[–] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

They do. It's called Nintendo Switch Online and is managed over a subscription service. They're never going to just sell you a game anymore. They're going to force you to pay monthly for it for the rest of your life.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

They're going to force you to pay monthly for it for the rest of your life.

Pay up or skill up. $ is the price for ignorance.

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