The official Nintendo Museum appears to be emulating SNES games on a Windows PC, which is slightly embarrassing

So you admit that emulation is the best way to preserve old forms of interactive media?

It would be pretty cool if they were using Higan.

Eww extremely embarrassing that they used Windows.

pull a WordPress and force a TOS in the license to say you cannot be affiliated with Nintendo in any way in order to use this software.

they want to emulate their hardware? then they can build their own emulator.

You see...

It's okay when THEY do it.

It's not okay when YOU do it.

That's how they function.

Just for the record, this is exactly what any museum would do, because they're not going to actually run anything on the original hardware. Those systems are part of the collection, and it behooves a museum to not put any wear on them.

Also because emulators can be managed remotely.

I would not be at all surprised if the Switch NES and SNES emulators are running an open source emulator that they've tried to shut down.

if its under GPL couldn't they be forced to disclose the source code?

Nintendo: Emulation is illegal, criminal, and you should never ever do it. If you do, we will sue your ass, send the Pinks, and then shit fury on you!!!

Also Nintendo:

Needless to say, I will not be buying an alarm clock today.

I mean...

All of those mini consoles (NES mini, SNES mini) are already SOCs with an emulator.

I can see Nintendo shutting down his own museum for piratery.

I was joking when in a previous post about the museum I said it better not run on any emulators..

So.. Why aren't they selling said emulators and roms? I ain't gonna travel half the world to play one in an overpriced museum.

But they own it. I thought even I could download a ROM if I have the actual game no?

ITT: people think emulators are only the ones you can download

Maybe the emulator maker should sue

Anyway, what's the point of a museum of a console maker without showing original hardware?

I won't be buying a Switch 2 and if I can't pirate Nintendos games I won't play them. I refuse to reward them for their bad behavior. Like a little child who throws tantrums they belong in the time out area.

The emulator they use for N64 on the Switch is also just one of the many options that com up when you Google "We can't be arsed reviewing our own assembler"