some thoughts:
if/when this emulator is released it will probably increase the fanbase for nintendo, which is exactly what they need...exposure
ppl hardly know about the gcn, so they just buy the ps2 so they won't be 'kiddie' or just buy xbox for the specs (we have to thank marketing for hypnotizing ppl).
if more ppl were exposed to gcn's great titles, possibly through emulation, they would buy gcn's instead of ps2's and xbox's.
i look at downloadable stuff as try b4 u buy. (it would have been cool if this emulator was out long ago, then i could have play-tested pikmin rather than shell out $50 for a game that is completely uninteresting to me. :alien2: )
Just like test-driving a car.
buy a car without test-driving and u don't know what ur getting.
i know i personally wouldn't try to rip off nintendo. i haven't gotten around to trying metroid prime, but with an iso i could easily decide if it were my kind of game or not.
of course, i guess i could just as well feed the bloated and exploitative blockbuster that performs unfair business tactics if i wanted a test-drive. :saddam: