I remember seeing a vid about ten years ago of a guy who trespassed into the disused hanafuda card factory near Nintendo headquarters -- perhaps a precursor to the recent trend of rude Westerners gaijin-smashing their way onto Japanese construction sites, leading to arrests and even a backlash against Western tourism.
Anyway, a lady inside the factory came and told the YouTuber to leave, but when asked cheerfully explained what the factory was used for, what hanafuda was, etc. As if, as a Nintendo employee, she was deeply proud of the company's history. There's something fundamentally Japanese about that.
It's interesting to see Nintendo turn this location into a retro gaming museum.
I told a Japanese friend of mine that I wished I'd gone to Kyoto and taken pictures of Nintendo HQ and the hanafuda card factory (just the outside!). She was surprised to hear there was a Nintendo hanafuda card factory, and as it turns out, completely unaware of Nintendo's history dating back to the Meiji era. She kind of fits the profile of a "typical Japanese person" who is nowhere near into nerdy stuff like I'm into, so maybe it's not so surprising. For this reason I think it'd be nice if the new Nintendo museum kept some of the card manufacturing equipment in like a display, so that more Japanese and international people can discover the long, rich history of one of the most preeminent Japanese companies.
Edit: It looks like they are going to have displays of former Nintendo products including playing cards. Neat.
I really dislike copyright laws. They do more harm then good in their current state. That said, complaining about Nintendo for playing by the rules as they exist is naive.
I wonder if Nintendo's recent crackdown on emulation is related to this... They might be trying a more aggressive monetization of their past.
I remember seeing a vid about ten years ago of a guy who trespassed into the disused hanafuda card factory near Nintendo headquarters -- perhaps a precursor to the recent trend of rude Westerners gaijin-smashing their way onto Japanese construction sites, leading to arrests and even a backlash against Western tourism.
Anyway, a lady inside the factory came and told the YouTuber to leave, but when asked cheerfully explained what the factory was used for, what hanafuda was, etc. As if, as a Nintendo employee, she was deeply proud of the company's history. There's something fundamentally Japanese about that.
It's interesting to see Nintendo turn this location into a retro gaming museum.
I told a Japanese friend of mine that I wished I'd gone to Kyoto and taken pictures of Nintendo HQ and the hanafuda card factory (just the outside!). She was surprised to hear there was a Nintendo hanafuda card factory, and as it turns out, completely unaware of Nintendo's history dating back to the Meiji era. She kind of fits the profile of a "typical Japanese person" who is nowhere near into nerdy stuff like I'm into, so maybe it's not so surprising. For this reason I think it'd be nice if the new Nintendo museum kept some of the card manufacturing equipment in like a display, so that more Japanese and international people can discover the long, rich history of one of the most preeminent Japanese companies.
Edit: It looks like they are going to have displays of former Nintendo products including playing cards. Neat.
I wonder if they'll have a section for lawyers...
To be fair, Nintendo and other Japanese companies have been burned in the past for not protecting their IPs.
This is why they are now so adamant on fighting everyone. Not good, but this is why we can't have nice things.
Regarding emulators, it didn't help they were open to the public amid the console's lifecycle. The leaks didn't help either.
This might be naïve from my part, but one cannot cross imaginary lines in the sand and expect the other party to not do the same.
I really dislike copyright laws. They do more harm then good in their current state. That said, complaining about Nintendo for playing by the rules as they exist is naive.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.