Here’s the deal, right? So there’s this Italian guy, Francesco Salicini, who runs this YouTube gig called Once Were Nerd. He’s sort of got himself into hot water with the Italian bigwigs. Why? Because he’s been chatting about these Anbernic game consoles. Think retro vibes, all the old Nintendo and Sony games. But here’s the kicker — they sometimes come packed with a zillion ROMs, totally not above board. Salicini swears up and down that he just talks hardware. He didn’t do any sneaky sponsorship thing or toss affiliate links around. Nope. Just plain old reviews.
And then there’s this YouTube vid — something about getting busted or saying bye. Who knows? The thumbnail showed those colors that pop and were kind of, uh, off-kilter? Anyway, back to the story. Salicini’s in the thick of it with Article 171 ter of the Italian Copyright Law. Ouch. We’re talking fines, like €15,000 or something, and maybe even a stint behind bars for three years if things go south. And would you believe they nabbed over 30 consoles? Not just Anbernic, but TrimUI, Powkiddy, the lot. Oh, plus Salicini’s phone. Yeah, no kidding.
And it gets twisty—six-month investigations and all that. They might just say, "Eh, let it go," or perhaps drag him into a courtroom showdown. Meanwhile, he’s sweating over his channels getting axed without any official stamp of wrongness.
Nintendo, man. They don’t play around. They guard their stuff like, well, you wouldn’t believe. They’ll nuke YouTubers for even sneezing in the direction of an emulated game, just ask GitHub or Ryujinx. Right now, who fingered Salicini is a mystery. If it’s Nintendo or Sony, or both, well, that’s a fresh level of “Wow, didn’t see that coming.”
Now, there’s this whole shuffle about the legality of it all. Game creators don’t want their 50-year-old masterpieces slipping outta their hands. It’s like trying to hang onto ice cubes in the summer heat. But with old consoles going the way of dinosaurs, emulators are the lifeboats, right? No emulators, and poof, there go the classics.
And like, if you’re into the tech world, there’s Tom’s Hardware. Think of them as that one friend who always knows the latest gadget gossip and spills it straight to you. Just hit ‘follow’ or something to keep in the loop.