This the equivalent of "this pipe is for tobacco use only" or "BitTorrent is used to share Linux distros".
Yes, emulators are legal. But we all know that the overwhelming use of them is in illegal situations.
EDIT: Since this comment is currently sitting at -2 points, I figured I would expand on my rather glib comment. From Nintendo's website:
>whether you have an authentic game or not, or whether you have possession of a Nintendo ROM for a limited amount of time, i.e. 24 hours, it is illegal to download and play a Nintendo ROM from the Internet.[1]
What percentage of emulators are only used to play homebrewed games or commercial games that an individual has personally backed up? Almost all other uses are illegal.
Yes, emulators are legal. But we all know that the overwhelming use of them is in illegal situations.
EDIT: Since this comment is currently sitting at -2 points, I figured I would expand on my rather glib comment. From Nintendo's website:
>whether you have an authentic game or not, or whether you have possession of a Nintendo ROM for a limited amount of time, i.e. 24 hours, it is illegal to download and play a Nintendo ROM from the Internet.[1]
What percentage of emulators are only used to play homebrewed games or commercial games that an individual has personally backed up? Almost all other uses are illegal.
[1] - https://www.nintendo.com/corp/legal.jsp#emulator