Koji Nishiura, Nintendo's patent attorney, weighs in on the legality of video game emulators.
One of the heads of Nintendo's intellectual property department gave a speech outlining what Nintendo views as illegal use of ...
Nishiura also emphasised the use of emulators is a problem for all developers making software for Nintendo devices, which is ...
One of the key uses that has set Nintendo's alarm bells ringing in the past is when an emulator bypasses a console's ...
Nishiura added that if the emulator also disables security measures like encryption, that could also be considered illegal.
This is why the company continues to target emulators that lead to piracy or disrupt fair play. For years, Nintendo fans have faced a hard line on emulators, but now things seem a little more ...
"To begin with, are emulators illegal or not," Nishiura asks. "This is a point often debated. While you can't immediately ...
However, when you play the same game on your own PC or phone, using an emulator that Nintendo doesn’t own, would it still be ...
Now, a patent lawyer representing Nintendo has lifted the lid on the company’s approach to piracy and emulation, and ...