Nintendo is arguably the best at what it does, and surprisingly that isn’t just making fantastic handheld consoles like the Switch. Like some cowled vigilante who studied Intellectual Property Law instead of Krav Maga, Nintendo is always lurking in the shadows of modding communities and ROM sites, ready to pounce on ‘evil’ trademark infringers and ‘nefarious’ emulation enthusiasts.
The company has spent decades attempting to clean up the murky streets of the games industry, pulling manila envelopes from its utility belt and serving subpoenas with righteous accuracy. It’s not just the street-level ‘thugs’ who peddle in contraband cartridge rips that our stalwart savior heroically defends us from, but also the copycat ‘criminals’ disrespectfully handcrafting homebrew homages to our hero, too. Thankfully, there’s still room on that utility belt for a DMCA dart gun, or who knows what chaos may have ensued over the years.
