Koji Nishiura, Nintendo's patent attorney, weighs in on the legality of video game emulators.
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Emulators are software systems that replicate the hardware of older gaming consoles, enabling users to play games originally ...
Nishiura added that if the emulator also disables security measures like encryption, that could also be considered illegal.
Last year, the world of video game emulation faced significant challenges as Nintendo ramped up its efforts to shut down ...
A lawyer for Nintendo talked about how emulators are "technically" legal but gave examples of how they can violate the law.