“The maximum [Nintendo] can take is between 25 percent and 30 percent of your monthly gross income, and I have up until, like, six months before I have to start making payments,” Bowser explained. That means Bowser will need to earn at least $40 million between now and the end of his life if that fine is ever going to be paid off in full. So far he has paid Nintendo $175 thanks to money he earned while working a job in prison.
Despite having to pay Nintendo at least a quarter of his wages for the rest of his life after spending more than a year in prison, Nintendo actually wanted Bowser's punishment to be even more severe. The studio called for the hacker to be sent to jail for at least five years. The judge overseeing the case ultimately settled on a little more than three, and Bowser has already exhibited good enough behavior to be sent home and start working on properly chipping away at that fine.
Nintendo hasn't eased up on hackers and leakers during the year Bowser has been away. Last week, it ordered Discord to hand over the individual responsible for leaking Tears of the Kingdom's artbook. That was quickly followed by a GameStop employee losing their job for leaking images of the special edition Tears of the Kingdom OLED Switch.
The guy would've been better off serving another 4 years in prison than having to give 30% of his earnings for the rest of his life. He will never pay off that debt. It's better off to just move to a country with no extradition to the US and start his life over.
Death of emu is the death of gaming.90% plus of Nintendo history is not legally or commercially available to play and Nintendo will never fix that. People's lives and art literally getting lost to time because of greed. Emu does not take their normie sales. Families will still drop $900 on two switches, four joycons, and multiple copies of Mario.
Core gamers would not even need emu for their current stuff if Nintendo played ball. I can buy Far Cry 4 on a digital sale for $5, Witcher 3 with every dlc for $10, Tekken 7 with all its season passes for $12. A few weeks ago I bought a bundle of two JRPGs (witch and the hundred knight series) which used would cost me $100 for $11
By comparison, you want Mario Kart 8 deluxe, a 7 year old switch game which is a no frills port of a 10 year old Wii U game which was am incremental upgrade of a 14 year old 3ds game? That'll be $60, $45 if you are lucky ;) and when Nintendo closes down eshop for that console, you own nothing. Meanwhile Sony, Microsoft and steam purchases I made two decades ago are all there, ready to download.
That is my biggest issue. I have a 3ds. The e shop is DEAD. Games are no longer sold in stores. Consoles are no longer even repaired by Nintendo. So why GO after citra now? Why go after the people who keep the device playable way past its lifetime?
I've always supported Nintendo because they don't follow the new thing. People have always looked at that like a detriment.
But as we can see now in this climate, it's a huge plus.
Tradition matters.
Don't let this one thing fool you; Nintendo is a horrible company.
Nintendo legally enslaves people after they've served time in prison.
Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Is Out Of Prison, Still Owes $10 Million
The guy would've been better off serving another 4 years in prison than having to give 30% of his earnings for the rest of his life. He will never pay off that debt. It's better off to just move to a country with no extradition to the US and start his life over.
I'm not fooled. They're still a business with ips and lawyers.
Death of emu is the death of gaming.90% plus of Nintendo history is not legally or commercially available to play and Nintendo will never fix that. People's lives and art literally getting lost to time because of greed. Emu does not take their normie sales. Families will still drop $900 on two switches, four joycons, and multiple copies of Mario.
Core gamers would not even need emu for their current stuff if Nintendo played ball. I can buy Far Cry 4 on a digital sale for $5, Witcher 3 with every dlc for $10, Tekken 7 with all its season passes for $12. A few weeks ago I bought a bundle of two JRPGs (witch and the hundred knight series) which used would cost me $100 for $11
By comparison, you want Mario Kart 8 deluxe, a 7 year old switch game which is a no frills port of a 10 year old Wii U game which was am incremental upgrade of a 14 year old 3ds game? That'll be $60, $45 if you are lucky ;) and when Nintendo closes down eshop for that console, you own nothing. Meanwhile Sony, Microsoft and steam purchases I made two decades ago are all there, ready to download.
That is my biggest issue. I have a 3ds. The e shop is DEAD. Games are no longer sold in stores. Consoles are no longer even repaired by Nintendo. So why GO after citra now? Why go after the people who keep the device playable way past its lifetime?
I don't disagree.
But I'm talking about the games they create, in which they don't follow the fads, not how they go about protecting their ips.