Nintendo has released a lengthy Q&A article discussing its decision to re-launch Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen separately — rather than as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service.
It’s moreso that if I made something and worked hard on it, I wouldn’t think people were justified in stealing it just because they think the company I work for is shitty. I want to pay those people for something they made that I enjoyed. I don’t see Nintendo as a person, but I do see the people at Nintendo as people. At the end of the day, your $20 boycott isn’t going to make or break it for those people. But they do deserve my money when they create something I enjoy in my opinion. You are welcome to disagree and not buy it all you want.
It’s moreso that if I made something and worked hard on it, I wouldn’t think people were justified in stealing it just because they think the company I work for is shitty. I want to pay those people for something they made that I enjoyed. I don’t see Nintendo as a person, but I do see the people at Nintendo as people. At the end of the day, your $20 boycott isn’t going to make or break it for those people. But they do deserve my money when they create something I enjoy in my opinion. You are welcome to disagree and not buy it all you want.
The work was already done, and the people who worked on it have already been paid. Nobody’s getting royalties here.