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Nintendo’s aggressive copyright strikes against YouTube creators like Russ from Retro Game Corps are raising concerns about the future of game preservation. As creators bridge the gap by educating fans about legal retro gaming and emulation, Nintendo’s refusal to embrace these efforts is alienating their fan base. Learn why Nintendo’s control over its legacy content is stifling gaming history and how they could build goodwill by partnering with the retro gaming community instead of shutting them down.

In a major crackdown, Italy’s financial police have dismantled a ring trafficking counterfeit vintage video game consoles, highlighting a severe issue within the gaming industry. The operation underscores the industry’s failure to preserve classic games, driving gamers toward illegal alternatives as legitimate options remain scarce and prohibitively expensive.