Koji Nishiura, Nintendo's patent attorney, weighs in on the legality of video game emulators.
Nishiura added that if the emulator also disables security measures like encryption, that could also be considered illegal.
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Nishiura also emphasised the use of emulators is a problem for all developers making software for Nintendo devices, which is ...
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"To begin with, are emulators illegal or not," Nishiura asks. "This is a point often debated. While you can't immediately ...
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