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Nintendo Embedding Classic Games on Trading Cards
bacontaco writes "Here's a quick article over at Adrenaline Vault about Nintendo's plan to put out old-school Nintendo games with the use of a e-Reader that plugs into the Game Boy Advance and trading cards that can be swiped with the device. The article flips back and forth on which console's games will be supported, saying either NES or SNES games will be used with the cards. It's kind of eye-opening when you think about how games that seemed so great so long ago can now be fit on something so small as a card."
Okay, so let's say someone has the Excitebike rom on his or her computer. The argument is that it's "legal" since Nintendo doesn't sell it anymore.
How many people told you that "Yeah, I'd buy the real game if it was still sold."? I can't wait to see all of them rush to Walmart to buy a GameBoy Advance and an e-Readers so you can play the game.
I'd bet everything I've got that they're still going to play that rom in their basement, and still not give a penny to Nintendo.