FSF Criticize New Nintendo DRM

(fsf.org)

25 points | by MilnerRoute a day ago ago

13 comments

  • ChrisArchitect 21 hours ago

    Title: New Nintendo DRM bans consoles, makes users beg for forgiveness

  • mindslight a day ago

    When RMS has the itch to play a video game, he emails someone to do it for him.

    (hey hey, I kid because I love)

  • immibis 18 hours ago

    If you live in a place with consumer protection laws you can probably get a refund on all your games and your console by suing them

  • markus_zhang a day ago

    Just don’t buy the piece of shit, then.

    • 999900000999 a day ago

      This has always been the answer.

      It's ultimately an ultra locked down Android game console. Stores should be banned from selling open box systems though, it's not fair to the next owner.

      We have so many good Android consoles coming out right now. Your can buy a steam deck for around the same price.

      I'll miss fire emblem, but I refuse to rent such an expensive device until Nintendo remotely bricks it. Keep in mind if they accidentally auto ban you , you'll have no real recourse.

      • 3836293648 16 hours ago

        It's literally not running Android though. It's a complete from scratch OS, nothing shared with the linux based world

      • intothemild a day ago

        Not to forget that ultimately it's just the same games over and over again. Sometimes they change enough that everyone gets excited.

        • 999900000999 a day ago

          Fire Emblem is probably the only Nintendo franchise I care about, but arguably Valkyria Chronicles( which Sega is probably done with) supercedes it in many ways.

          The gameplay is very different, but both are tactical story heavy games.

      • Bridged7756 13 hours ago

        Just buy one used and hack it (SW1). I wanted one to play games with my gf. I bought one a bit ago, sent it to be mod chipped, will get it back probably tomorrow. Win win to me. Nintendo doesn't see a dollar from me, and I get to enjoy all their catalogue.

        Will probably move to the SW2 later, if it ever gets hacked.

      • markus_zhang 16 hours ago

        Yeah man. Spread the message to the teenagers too.

      • killingtime74 a day ago

        Banned? I mean theres a long list of problematic products before we come to this.

        • 999900000999 14 hours ago

          The open box consoles anyway. You have no control over if the first user has been banned.

          • killingtime74 11 hours ago

            True, hopefully people buy from a place with a good return policy