Sacred Symbols+, Episode 452 | Moriarty x Hoeg: Epic vs. Apple, Nintendo vs. Everyone (Video) (Patreon)

Moriarty x Hoeg: Epic vs. Apple, Nintendo vs. Everyone | Sacred Symbols+, Episode 452

Will I (Colin) proceed forward with this new Moriarty x Hoeg branding? Hell if I know, but it feels right in the present. On that note, please welcome regular LSM contributor, lawyer, and friend Rick Hoeg back to Sacred+ for yet another foray into the legal and business happenings of our beloved industry. Today, Rick and I focus on three ongoing disputes, with the first by far being the most important. Epic and Apple have been involved in a years-long legal tussle that has recently reignited with a seeming short-term Epic win in tow. What happens between these two companies when it comes to bespoke storefronts, access to third party capital, and the onerous cost of conducting digital business will resonate through the entire industry, very much affecting what it means to sell products on PSN, Xbox Live, and so on. So let's get into the weeds, shall we? Our final two topics then focus on Nintendo, recently alight on the back of its exciting reveal of Switch 2. But they've found themselves in a pair of legal tussles requiring further examination, one having to do with accessory maker Genki, and another to do with an obscure streamer accused of rampantly and blatantly pirating sometimes-unreleased software. Will Nintendo ever stop going hard in the legal paint? Probably not. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:20 - Epic Vs Apple 0:54:42 - Nintendo Vs Genki 1:15:53 - Nintendo Vs Piracy