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Lenovo G02 retro handheld allegedly comes preloaded with thousands of copyrighted games, including Nintendo ROMs (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

But then why put the name on it if it’s got tons of unlicensed copyrighted games? Nintendo is likely to immediately start lawsuits, so why would Lenovo want to attach their name to this?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Lenovo that we know in the west just isn't the gigantic umbrella corp that Lenovo is worldwide (or specifically here, in the east). Their name isn't synonymous with computing elsewhere in the world, it is synonymous with things like toothbrushes, or even blinds. The manufacturing and ROM card of this are just handled by a 3rd party company licensing their name to make this. In China they're not getting Nintendo's lawyers knocking.

    And I think the irony of this 'bad press' for us is that it is only increasing the sales!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    So you think Nintendo is fine with a device being sold that has tons of their games bundled without them getting a dime of it? Very odd, but maybe because it’s all “East” as you were saying it, maybe they let one-another do this kinda shit. I have no idea but it’s surprising. Especially if these devices get into the American consumer base. Shrug

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