You mean Wii to WiiU?
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Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Nintendo has been cracking down on emulators this year.
I’m guessing it’s because the Switch 2 will be a “Gamecube to Wii” sort of upgrade. Gruntier CPU and GPU, minor hardware changes, but same basic system. So Nintendo has been cracking down on Switch emulators so there won’t be a zero day Switch 2 emulator.
ytsedude@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
sulgoth@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Wii was just 2 GameCubes in a coat with a fancy new control method. WiiU is another two on their shoulders so it can emulate Games from all three generations.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
It doesn’t emulate wii and GameCube games it runs then natively
Laser@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Yeah, but if I’m not mistaken not because they’re the same architecture, but because each WiiU had full Wii hardware inside it, so it was actually two consoles. The Wii was actually just a faster GameCube.
sulgoth@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Even better
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Wait the Wii U has native GameCube support too?
ytsedude@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I was thinking Switch 2 would be to the Switch what the WiiU was to the Wii: graphical upgrade while maintaining the similar form factor and play style.
dustyData@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I know it is hard to believe. But the gamecube, Wii, and wiiu are the same machine. Same architecture and family of processors (IBM’s PowerPC). That’s why the wiiu is just a Wii with a beefier CPU (three Wii cores slapped together), and then a newer more powerful GPU sticked to the side. The switch 2 will just be a newer version of the Tegra.
MagnyusG@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
In this case it’s a specific person that has repeatedly streamed games before their release dates, meaning he’s obtaining the games early illegally and actively encouraging other people to do the same. He makes how-tos specifically with the intention of getting more people to pirate games before they release. He’s attached their real name and face to everything so it’s no surprise Nintendo probably intends to come down harder on him than that Bowser guy they reamed a while ago.
This jackass is precisely why we can’t have nice things, he’s justifying all of the bullshit reasons these companies are against things like emulation.
Grangle1@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Exactly. This has much more to do with pirating games, especially before release, than any emulator crackdown. He’s the poster child of every reason Nintendo has used to go after anyone not using legit hardware. And frankly, I think more people than many are comfortable admitting are like this guy: they use emulators primarily for piracy. I’m not 100% totally against emulation, but that’s where we need to point companies like Nintendo who are hyper-aggressive with their IPs to the real target: illegal ROM sharing sites and other avenues of game piracy, instead of the emulators. People who are emulating just for backup/preservation of games, as many claim they are (and I don’t have a problem with), shouldn’t really have an objection to the real pirates going down.