Anti-piracy Nintendo paypigs have failed to consider how effective the wear and tear aspect of data rot is at eroding media preservation

  • laziestflagellant [they/them]
    hexagon
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    9 months ago

    And yes I could just emulate the game myself on my PC or mod my wii if I wanted to, but my old Wii has some precious cargo on it and I don't trust myself not to screw up the memory storage somehow. I can have a little commodity fetishism, as a treat

    • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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      edit-2
      9 months ago

      but my old Wii has some precious cargo on it

      You can backup that data with a modded Wii if it's that important to you. I know it sounds intimidating, but these things are a lot easier than you think. Just read through the instructions in full before you start.

      https://wii.hacks.guide/