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[–] tombuben 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hopefully this means backwards compatibility on digitally purchased titles. Would be silly if they still didn't have this figured out.

[–] mint 18 points 1 year ago

you say that, but it's nintendo, so...

[–] WonkoTheSane@geddit.social 1 points 1 year ago

I’m expecting this as I think the console is dead on arrival if they don’t offer it. The account migration is a good sign too

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

It's not about figuring it out. It's about people rebuying stuff. As long as they do, Nintendo has no reason to change anything.

[–] interolivary 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Heh, maybe they'll do a "console as a service" thing. Everything is more and more just digital goods and nobody eg. owns games anymore it's all just "you have a license to play this game", so why bother selling hardware at all?

[–] flynnguy@programming.dev 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If that's the case it'll be the first nintendo platform I don't buy since the original NES. I still buy physical cartridges and if that's no longer an option I guess I'm just a retro gamer playing emulated systems.

[–] SnowBunting 6 points 1 year ago

Same. There is something about holding onto a physical copy that digital will never replace. You could also let friends borrow them and resell them.

[–] ArtZuron 3 points 1 year ago

On that note, why doesn't Nintendo just make their own emulators? Like, that should make them a mint, having people buy games that aren't actually able to be otherwise acquired legally anymore.

[–] superfes 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to Nintendo, this is already the case with games you play.

[–] interolivary 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, them and almost everyone else except GOG (I think?)

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I 100% think this is the thing, and I 100% hope it backfires.

[–] interolivary 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I was "joking but not joking" with that comment. I wouldn't be surprised at all if game streaming was the direction they'd want to take

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