While two videos have been removed, this stack video is being uploaded Doem on the Game & Watch unit.
Nintendo uses copyright strike to remove YouTube videos explaining how to hack the recently released hack Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. color handheld.
A hacker who stacks the handle succeeds in hacking the portable unit a day before his official release on November 13, thanks to an early delivery in retail. But a YouTube video explaining the hacking method, originally posted on November 14, was Removed by a targeted copyright claim by Nintendo earlier this week. Another sham video, titled “Bring homebrew to the Nintendo Game & Watch”, was also removed by an apparent copyright claim.
Two other stacksmashing videos on Game & Watch hacking stay on press time: one in which you describe how ua loads Doem port to the unit, and one that discusses how to dump the firmware. None of these existing videos contain footage of Nintendo’s own games displayed on the Game & Watch; such footage is actually blurred in one of the videos.
Nintendo does not seem to automatically target everyone Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. game material on YouTube; You can still find many videos reviewing the unit while it contains copyright, for example. But Nintendo’s copyright in the games itself gives the company an incredibly wide discretion over the “execution” of the games that may be allowed or blocked by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Unlike the NES and SNES Classic Edition consoles, which were relatively easy to hack via a direct USB cable connection, the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. unit has a closed CPU, AES encrypted flash memory and no data connection through the USB-C charger. To hack the Game & Watch, you currently need to unlock the system and use custom hardware to dump custom firmware and homebrew software back and forth.
Stacksmashing tells Gizmodo that they will edit the relevant videos and submit disputes in an attempt to get them back into service. Nintendo did not respond to a request for comment from Ars Technica.
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