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Nintendo Lawyer: Emulators and Their Legal Implications (www.retronews.com)
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Nintendo’s legal team has clarified that the legality of emulators depends heavily on how they are used, as revealed in a recent statement addressing the ongoing debate around video game emulation.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 18 points 1 day ago

Their argument is bullshit. The emulator itself isn't the problem, and illegally acquiring the files to run on them is already illegal.