>>47763024>No profit to be made from thoseThere is always profit to be made from those. Nintendo didn't just release the source code to every NES and Famicom game in 2003/2004 because they could no longer profit on physical games, they just ported a bunch to the GBA or put ROMs on Animal Crossing. Even as the GameCube died, the Wii was backwards compatible and used much of the GameCube's technology as a foundation. And the Wii U did that with the Wii. They're not going to give you the keys to the car along with its schematics and an unlimited supply of specialized gas just because they're no longer selling the car. The NES Mini and SNES Mini are modern examples that they can continue to profit off of legacy content. The same goes for the games available through NSO. That information will always be relevant and thus always contain trade secrets and business strategies. Notice when everyone released retro mini consoles around the same time. Businesses copy each other, and someone buying a PlayStation mini may be choosing it over an SNES mini.
I'm not saying it isn't anti-consumer, but it is pro-business. I would love to see this sort of stuff as well, I love archived information, but they're in a competitive field for your money.
