Not necessarily. Take for example, Gabe Newell’s stance on this.
Newell rejected the industry assumption that people pirate games simply because they refuse to pay. Instead, he noted that many pirates are regular consumers—such as people with expensive gaming PCs and internet plans—who turn to illegal downloads because the official options are inconvenient.
You’re missing the point. If the game was officially available on PC, released by Nintendo, then this individual would have no reason to do a tool to port it. Game accessibility is one of the biggest reasons people pirate.
Not necessarily. Take for example, Gabe Newell’s stance on this.
I don’t think the person who spent thousands of dollars to have AI port a game was concerned about convenience.
You’re missing the point. If the game was officially available on PC, released by Nintendo, then this individual would have no reason to do a tool to port it. Game accessibility is one of the biggest reasons people pirate.