~Blissard~
13-03-2004, 21:52
New Patent for Nintendo - GBA-Emulatoren are now illegal!
Nintendo obtained the U.S. Patent 6,672,963, where Game-Boy and Game-Boy-Advance Emulators for other systems like mobiles or pda´s are described. Up to now, all Game-Boy Emulators for handhelds are illegal.
In the past Nintendo has proceeded against different Emulators and explained, that it is not allowed to play the games on other platforms also holding the original game.
Using the new patent Nintendo takes now legal actions against the developer and distributors of Emulators. The owner of the
website "Crimson Fire" got a letter, where Nintendo explicit ask, the emulator Firestorm gbaZ not to release and distribute. Using the Firestorm gbaZ you was able play the Game-Boy Games on
the Handheld Tapwave Zodiac.
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What does that mean?
First: the Patent is only for Emulators for a "low-capability target platform". PC, Xbox... and other GBA-Emulators like Visual Boy Advance are not affected by this patent. Ok, I think, it needs only a time, that Nintendo will get a patent for Emulators for these platforms.
Second: this patent is an U.S. Patent. Users in Europe can still use the Emulators of all Platforms. US-rights are not worldwide rights!
No comment :mad:
Nintendo obtained the U.S. Patent 6,672,963, where Game-Boy and Game-Boy-Advance Emulators for other systems like mobiles or pda´s are described. Up to now, all Game-Boy Emulators for handhelds are illegal.
In the past Nintendo has proceeded against different Emulators and explained, that it is not allowed to play the games on other platforms also holding the original game.
Using the new patent Nintendo takes now legal actions against the developer and distributors of Emulators. The owner of the
website "Crimson Fire" got a letter, where Nintendo explicit ask, the emulator Firestorm gbaZ not to release and distribute. Using the Firestorm gbaZ you was able play the Game-Boy Games on
the Handheld Tapwave Zodiac.
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What does that mean?
First: the Patent is only for Emulators for a "low-capability target platform". PC, Xbox... and other GBA-Emulators like Visual Boy Advance are not affected by this patent. Ok, I think, it needs only a time, that Nintendo will get a patent for Emulators for these platforms.
Second: this patent is an U.S. Patent. Users in Europe can still use the Emulators of all Platforms. US-rights are not worldwide rights!
No comment :mad: