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Before Nintendo Switch Online, there was Virtual Console. Available on the Wii, 3DS, and Wii U, the Virtual Console was effectively a line of purchasable retro games available via the Wii Shop Channel and eShop.

Unlike Nintendo Switch Online, which offers up a range of playable games for an annual or monthly cost, Virtual Console allowed you pay for games ad-hoc, enabling you to download whichever title you wanted and keep it indefinitely. While we certainly love what Nintendo has been doing with Switch Online over the years, it's no secret that lots of fans would rather the firm revert back to the Virtual Console model.

One such individual who seemingly misses the Virtual Console is none other than Hideki Kamiya, creator of Okami and Bayonetta, who expressed his desire for Nintendo to 'reboot' the service when asked about the upcoming Switch 2 by IGN.

Also present was Capcom producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, who remained predictably coy with regards to the Switch 2:

• Well, speaking of new technologies, do any of you have any opinions on the Nintendo Switch 2?

• Hirabayashi: This is something that we really can't comment on from Capcom side at all, because yeah, it's about the Nintendo Switch 2. Anything that comes out would come out from Nintendo.

• Kamiya: As a personal comment, I personally would love to see the Virtual Console rebooted. That's something that I would really want to ask Nintendo for.*

Of course, it seems highly unlikely that Nintendo is going to revisit Virtual Console anytime soon, but it would be nice if it offered up a way to purchase retro games individually alongside its NSO membership tiers.

Sony allows users to either subscribe to PlayStation+ or purchase classic PS1 games separately on the PS5, so if Sony can do it, when why not Nintendo..? Y'know what, don't answer that.

Source: https://lemmy.ml/post/25938416

I read their TOS. Is there another way to bypass it or should I use a VPS?

If something important seems to be missing in my form, please send me a direct message! I am trying my best to also work on my university assignments related to this!

Google Form - Video Game Preservation

Responding the form before reading any further in this post is recommended!

I have been doing some research around this topic after the Video Game History Foundation has spoken that "87% of classic games (before 2010s) are not in release, and are considered critically endangered"

What is worse, is that The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is refusing efforts allow remote access to these old games for research and learning purposes, just like a historian would do research of events by reading and viewing any historic materials, the restrictions to access of different media because of convoluted copyright laws are a real world problem!

Availability of Video Games (originally released before 2010) is approximately 13 percent, slightly above pre-World War II audio recordings (10 percent or less) and below the survival rate of American silent films (14 percent). You would think they would take more effort but no, high revenue and profits doesn't equal to better services.

Source: https://gamehistory.org/87percent/

And then there is another can of worms like ROMs, Emulation, Recompilation and internet piracy.

I have also created a signal group if you are interested on any news related to my project.

Backup: https://files.catbox.moe/l3zkmc.webm

"Who Controls the Past Controls the Future"

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/54896/~/why-was-super-mario-3d-all-stars-only-available-for-a-limited-time%3F

Both sides seek more preparation time for the highly publicized murder trial

The 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last month will likely not return to a federal courtroom until mid-February.

The indictment date was initially scheduled for Jan. 18, but after both parties agreed in a letter to the court, it was changed to Feb. 17. Before his federal indictment, Luigi Mangione was handed a criminal complaint detailing the charges against him.

On Wednesday, the prosecution and defense in the criminal case agreed to postpone court proceedings to give each party more time to prepare before trial. According to The Associated Press, prosecutors have said both cases will work on a “parallel track,” with the state trial predicted to begin first.

On Dec. 23, 2024, in a New York courtroom, Mangione entered a plea of not guilty to multiple state charges, including murder as an act of terrorism. Additionally, he faces federal charges brought by the U.S. Justice Department, including stalking and using a firearm to commit murder, with the death penalty as a potential outcome.

I think its unnecessarily convoluted, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) are morons and need to get a life.

Including their cousins like the MPA and RIAA.

https://gamehistory.org/87percent

I am currently doing research around this topic for my University work and have created a google form for people to respond, but I need to make sure it is clean and respects everyone's privacy.

You can request my signal group through direct messages if you would like to fill it out once it releases, I have other plans to have a talk as a (focus) group.

Netflix users face being forced to pay the TV licence fee even if they do not watch the BBC, under plans being explored by officials.

One option for the future funding of the corporation is to make households who only use streaming services pay the annual charge, it was reported on Tuesday.

Bloomberg said the plan has been discussed by the Prime Minister’s office, as well as the Treasury and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Other options include allowing the BBC to advertise, imposing a specific tax on streaming services, and asking those who listen to BBC Radio to pay a fee.

On Tuesday, the DCMS said the Netflix proposal was not under “active consideration” but did not rule out that the option was on the table.

The BBC’s charter ends at the end of 2027, and Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, is looking at ways to keep the corporation well funded at a time when more people are gravitating toward on-demand services such as Disney+.

Critics say the licence fee dates from a time when consumers had no choice but to watch programmes at the time of broadcast.

It currently costs households who watch live TV or use BBC iPlayer £169.50 a year, an amount that usually rises annually with inflation.

Even if they don’t watch BBC programmes, households are required to hold a TV licence to view or stream programmes live on sites including YouTube and Amazon Prime Video.

It is not, however, needed if people only watch on-demand, non-BBC content.

If the licence fee is expanded to those who only watch video-on-demand, it could risk a backlash from consumers who may argue they already pay subscriptions for the same services.

Another option under consideration includes making users of the BBC’s on-demand app pay a subscription fee rather than the licence, mirroring the business model of services like Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

Ministers are also looking at tiering the licence fee so that lower-income households don’t pay the same rate as more affluent users.

Another option was to leave the licence fee largely as it is, with a few tweaks, but with better enforcement, a person familiar with the internal deliberations said.

A spokesman for the DCMS said that they wouldn’t comment on “speculation”, adding: “We will provide more details about charter review plans in due course.”

A government source said the process was at an early, information-gathering stage and was not being actively considered by Ms Nandy.