I see it from both sides......Neither of us have a full right to it as it is educational and lead to making hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
I mean, we just rent the licence ...."Really"! How many people keep they old stuff, for real, with a growing family almost impossible.
We either end up selling it or giving it away after we upgrade it for one last time.
Moving On...
Now Nintendo sells us the licence and says to us...."You're limited to what laws are provided in this matter covering "ALL" aspects of said software and hardware."
This is double talk so they can run the same game on us with different add on's , DLC's , Update's.etc.
The whole time you are expected to buy the same game with booming graphics and depth that you can't wait to be there guinea-pig. Shit Happen's!!
The final results leads the Dev's, (Much Respect To "ALL" Of You!!) and the community to strive for that common goal?!?
To pretty much make their Device our Bitch. LOL
It make's Nintendo a couple of more billion's of dollar's a year with all the repairs and new sale's that occur from the Device being Bitched. Lov It!
Any way Nintendo bitches and try's to stop it from being done.....Wayyy Toooo Late!
The whole time they are planning a new device for the coming Christmas's, Holiday etc.
By the time it's all said and done ....Nintendo would have made a killing world wide.
So when you think you got their number picked.......They rebound and make a killing on a new device. They are good.
Just what I think , sorry for the ramble.
I do like your post though, Very informative.
Jax