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Just wondering if y’all know why Nintendo decided to do this now of all times.
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Half the value of a Brand New Full Price Remake is allowing it to be played finally after its been out of print for decades. And wild localizations fall apart once people have access to the original to compare.
That doesn't work if the original is easily accessed and people constantly let that fact be known as actually preventing sales of the Full Price Remake from happening. Vimm's is probably just the most obvious target because its extremely easy to find, simply to navigate and popular.
But its a consistent theme with Nintendo, emulation is begrudgingly left alone until people make it obvious that its costing them money directly. Then they shut down something big to prove a point. Just like they did with Switch emulators after TotK leaked early.
Vimm's been around for 3 decades; I literally visited it within the last 2+ years to browse PS libraries after not touching the website for ~15-20 years, and was impressed that Nintendo ROMs were still up.
This is in no way comparable to Yuzu (modern system) nor the occasional fan initiative to remake an old title with modern graphics or similar creative liberties. Timing is definitely curious.
I have my doubts about the social media theory, but it's not impossible. More inclined to think it's something more mundane like: