So when does Nintendo make these games available for purchase? Yes, Nintendo is the copyright holder to many of these games (but not all, let's remember that). However, I've always been in favour of "use it or lose it" copyright laws. Copyright holders should be required to make reasonable efforts to keep their copyright active by continuing to try and sell the product. If they remove it from the market and do not use that copyright, they should lose it. Period. We have remakes of Super Mario Bros. Nintendo has, in good faith, continued to use that copyright. Cool. What about the others? What about the games that haven't been available in 3 decades? Why does Nintendo, who isn't even the copyright holder, get to gatekeep that? Why do we continue to support copyright trolls who refuse to use the products they control?
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So when does Nintendo make these games available for purchase?
Yes, Nintendo is the copyright holder to many of these games (but not all, let's remember that). However, I've always been in favour of "use it or lose it" copyright laws. Copyright holders should be required to make reasonable efforts to keep their copyright active by continuing to try and sell the product. If they remove it from the market and do not use that copyright, they should lose it.
Period.
We have remakes of Super Mario Bros. Nintendo has, in good faith, continued to use that copyright. Cool. What about the others? What about the games that haven't been available in 3 decades? Why does Nintendo, who isn't even the copyright holder, get to gatekeep that? Why do we continue to support copyright trolls who refuse to use the products they control?