gilgwath , vor 2 Monaten

@arstechnica Nintendo specifically has no right to complain. They have a great catalogue of old IP they do nothing with. If we are lucky we get a small new side scroller like DK or Metriod. Or they throw some of them on a poorly designed virtual console. If I can't get a full remake or a even a new entry in the series I'd be happy to throw them a few bucks to play the old Metriods, DK64, Starfox, Wario etc. Yet all we get out of them is lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits.

zero , vor 2 Monaten

@arstechnica Agree. I should be able to re-play old video games with out hoops to jump through.

jonas_trostle , vor 2 Monaten

@arstechnica I should probably check my local library to see if there are examples of copyrighted media being made available to the public for free

kitsuneofinari , vor 2 Monaten

@arstechnica There is an easy fix to ensure a gaming library can be legal in the US.

Get rid of copyright law extensions. Take it from 95 years, back to the original 20 years like it was meant to be.

That way then it opens up an entire back catalog of ancient games going all the way back to 2003 for everyone to access because they could now all be in the public domain.

And nothing Nintendo, EA, Or any lobbying groups can do about it.

But that will never happen...

freevolt24 , vor 2 Monaten

@arstechnica That almost sounds like they know they don't make games any more enjoyable.

mac , vor 2 Monaten

@arstechnica the general public has a right to the history of video games.

MichaelTBacon , vor 2 Monaten

@arstechnica

May I politely suggest that if the industry can't provide a value improvement over playing the old NES Ninja Gaiden on an emulator, even with the huge technological advantages to modern games, it probably doesn't deserve to sell many games?