superjoy power play

[ray_slup]

I see these at fairs and malls all the time. How come Nintendo doesn't go after the them. http://www.superjoy3.com/ Yet they go after modders.

[Howard_Casto]

Nintendo forgot (or neglected) to renew the rights to the original nes in a few countries.  They can't sue the hardware design beccause technically they no longer own it.  As for the games, generally any nintendo games listed aren't actually on the device or are horrible hacks.  I guess there's not much for them to sue over, considering how much of their resouces it'd take to takedown an entire company.

[Samstag]

Nintendo forgot (or neglected) to renew the rights to the original nes in a few countries.  They can't sue the hardware design beccause technically they no longer own it.  As for the games, generally any nintendo games listed aren't actually on the device or are horrible hacks.  I guess there's not much for them to sue over, considering how much of their resouces it'd take to takedown an entire company.

If it's anything like the similar systems I've seen, they've got all the marios, zeldas, and metroids on there.  As for using resources, how much effort do you think it cost Nintendo when the US customs raided all the modchip sellers?

They'll never go after the people in China producing the things due to it being a little like playing whack-a-mole, but on the domestic side it's just a bunch of individuals and small businesses importing them and selling them in malls and online.  It's pretty similar to the modchip business, but even more open.

[Tahnok]

For anyone who doesn't already know...

If you run across one of these for a decent price (the price they sell for new most of the time is not decent), grab it. The built-in games and controller are a joke. However, most of them allow you to play original NES carts if you get a Famicom to NES cart adapter. They're great for projects where size is an issue (like custom portables).

[SavannahLion]

Nintendo forgot (or neglected) to renew the rights to the original nes in a few countries.

That's not why. These units are produced in an area (somewhere in ROC) that doesn't recognize copyrights (or patents or whatever). They're seizable in the U.S. or wherever else. But trying to stop production is another matter entirely.

Those things are so common at flea markets and auctions (not the same thing as eBay) that there's even knock offs of the knock offs. Something I really didn't think possible.