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[–] JoeKrogan 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I think anyone still in the scene will want to lay low for a while and work in the shadows. Only releasing after a few years.

I hope they dont go for dolphin or cemu claiming that certain games are in their e-shop for the switch 2 release.

Either way I think we should start backing up emulators and their source and require files regularly as a fallback.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I hope they dont go for dolphin or cemu claiming that certain games are in their e-shop for the switch 2 release.

That's exactly what I'm afraid of

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I mean, all of these emulators are already very well archived and available from several sources, not to mention downloaded to the devices of millions of people. I highly doubt we would be in danger of losing any of them even if Nintendo were to sue literally all of them overnight. Well, except for things like Github issues and pull requests, nobody bothers to archive those unfortunately.

But yeah, IMO the danger is moreso that the attacks are leading to a massive chilling effect and loss of developer talent in the emulation community.