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Yeah, MiG cards can be used for legit stuff like dumping your own games, but let’s be real, 95% of people use them to pirate. Nintendo isn’t doing “scorched earth” for fun; they’re reacting to what actually happens at scale. It’s not guilt by association, it’s cutting off a tool that’s mostly used for piracy.

And no, the “piracy isn’t a net loss” argument doesn’t hold up. Just because some kid wouldn’t have bought the game anyway doesn’t mean it’s harmless. Nintendo does sell the NES/SNES stuff through Switch Online and other platforms. Pirating it still undercuts that.

You can argue about ethics all day, but Nintendo’s protecting its IP. That’s their whole business.