What’s special about server-based services vs other services? Should they also be obligated to publish their IP if they cease operations?
If they were ethical, they would’ve ensured that moxie would work at least somewhat offline.
Nintendo has been doing this for years. Their games are always almost entirely playable offline (outside of timed events.)
That’s why you can “time travel” in animal crossing and Pokémon.
It doesn’t even phone home to check the time even if it affects gameplay.
If Nintendo goes bankrupt, my game boy, 3DS, GameCube, Nintendo 64, and switch will all still work pretty much as if nothing has changed.
Unlike moxie or that Spotify car thing.
You’re describing a different issue entirely around games preservation outside of official Nintendo channels (emulators and roms)
They could include any number of DRM strategies to prevent emulation at the cost of longevity of their software and hardware.
They don’t, though. They opt for litigation over really strong DRM.
There should never be a case where something physical that I bought stops working because of an internet based service.