you forgot the /s

Not all value is monetary, although it’s interesting that you default to assuming that.

I really appreciate iFixit and how they help bring the discussion of repairability to the forefront.

And where would you download from, that is seen as legal sharing of someone else's IP?

The closest you could get is by locating the ROM file in some PC remakes, assuming there's no "protection" on them.

Again, playing around the "legal" way to do things. In reality, it's different.

"smh" serves the same purpose here.

Probably depends entirely on what games you play, and how sensitive you are, but hall effects feel like trash and destroy the joycon battery life. I tried playing Celeste with hall effects and wooooow was it bad. Basically unplayable past the early chapters.

There are PC handhelds that do old emulated games pretty well with good battery life. Sorta like a modern version of a DS or PSP.

Nintendo has been the Apple of the video game world since the N64.

and dislike piracy.

Because you cant just... You know, Fucking Rip the game from The cardridge?

Not to mention those things are expensive AF. If I had to replace a part on my car that cost 25% of the cost of the entire car EACH time, I would just not buy from that company any longer (which is what I’m doing). Not sure why this person is writing paragraphs and paragraphs of excuses for Nintendo.

I can't, because I don't have the 1st gen or whatever with the faulty firmware. Maybe there's a new exploit, idk.

I'd be fine downloading a digital copy if I own the cartridge, I'm just too lazy to actually find a suitable emulator and just play on the Switch. My kids like to watch me anyway, so the TV is usually a better option, hence the Switch.

We take it on trips as well, so it's pretty nice. I bring my Steam Deck as well, but that's for me, not my kids.

"magical" glue? I don't know what you're talking about.

You're the one that said it, not me

Blow a whole city? That's dedication

There is nobody with more dedication than IP lawyers and Nintendo.

Great video. That's a disappointing outcome though.

It was interesting to hear though that Nintendo hasn't made any replacement parts available for the original switch, despite the fact that New York State apparently requires this by law.

I wonder if they'll be forced to comply with that at some point. There are probably other jurisdictions that require this or that will require this soon. I'd love to see some pressure applied to companies that don't make replacement parts available.

At this point I trust in the EU to force Nintendo to play the right-to-repair game.

That's not even the biggest issue for me. The $80 games that never get discounted will cost a lot more than that pretty quickly. Plus I know they push their subscription service too.

As a PC gamer, fuck that. I'll play cheap better games on my free operating system that I actually control on my hardware that I can repair and replace easily. Nintendo games interest me, but not nearly at the price they're asking for with what they're offering.

I feel like you're biased in favor of Nintendo. "They make durable products" while also being infamous for the joysticks drifting. Those don't seem to gel together. Maybe they're hard to totally break, but they seem to be fine with selling products that degrade pretty quickly.

I'm not a fan of the use of glue in the joycon sides and the fact that the color strips under the controllers are hiding screws.

I'm not even surprised when I find screws under stickers or rubber pads anymore, it's become all too common. And like a dad, at this point it doesn't make me angry, just disappointed.

It does tell me a lot about what to expect from the manufacturer though. Anyone who actively hides their screws is no longer on my side, they've just branded themselves as an adversary. At that point I know I'll be better off buying 3rd party replacement parts, I know to ignore any "recommendations" from the company.