"Absolute jealously corrupts absolutely."
The Stern hermit crabs were never really happy with their low resolution, incomplete code games.
They bad mouthed MM owners claiming that the game was a waste of money, boring and overrated.
They bought a remake, because all along they were really just being jealous.
Knowing that their remake is still inferior to the original, they continue the jealously by hoping that the original owners will lose value on their originals so that they can still buy a real one.
They need to just crawl back into their shell.