As people begin porting games to PC, Nintendo wants to hire someone to preserve its games
The two may be correlated.
Nintendo is seeking a Digital Archivist, Historical Systems to help preserve and make accessible its historical hardware and software information. The 12-month role in Redmond, WA pays $33-55 per year. This position could be part of Nintendo's strategy to counter the growing trend of people decompiling and porting its games to PC.
Microsoft has already formed a studio focused on these activities, while Nintendo has not publicly commented on its stance. The job listing suggests Nintendo may be preparing to bundle its entire library of titles onto its consoles, potentially using the same methods employed by those decompiling games for PC. If Nintendo does pursue this path with a Nintendo Online subscription, it could eliminate the incentive for gamers to download and play decompiled games on their PCs.
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