Nintendo would see me dragged away in chains for the one miniscule contribution I've made to the homebrew scene.
My post was originally directed towards @Red3agle.
It seems that their thread was combined with your thread.
Nintendo would see me dragged away in chains for the one miniscule contribution I've made to the homebrew scene.
There's a big difference between borrowing your friend's game and actively selling modified systems to be used for piracy.It's good to see people with such high morals expressing their views on this site. It's great that Red3agle has never pirated any games themselves nor have they ever bought a used game, never borrowed a game from a friend, or never loaned out any games. They always support Nintendo by purchasing their games brand new or digitally at full price. Good for them!!
My post was originally directed towards @Red3agle.
It seems that their thread was combined with your thread.
There's a big difference between borrowing your friend's game and actively selling modified systems to be used for piracy.
Nintendo hasn't actually done active development in years, NoJ is a publisher and hardware division and NoE and NoA are just PR fronts for those regions. So "hard work" is hiring a bunch of scummy corporate lawyers to sue people who can't possibly fight back out of every red cent they have.Going after companies that try to protect their business by going after those who make a profit from others' hard work.
Nintendo hasn't actually done active development in years, NoJ is a publisher and hardware division and NoE and NoA are just PR fronts for those regions. So "hard work" is hiring a bunch of scummy corporate lawyers to sue people who can't possibly fight back out of every red cent they have.
Isn't Pokemon Raibow a ROM hack?
...I mean by stealing a game your basically stealing $40 from Nintendo.
yes, However that is still $40 Nintendo could of got. Which they didn't because you got it for free. In my mind that is still stealingI agree - by physically stealing a game cartridge/disk you are depriving them of their money.
But piracy is not 'stealing' a physical copy of the game - it's digitally duplicating a physical copy that has already been purchased.
If I never intended on buying it they still get exactly the same amount.yes, However that is still $40 Nintendo could of got. Which they didn't because you got it for free. In my mind that is still stealing
Unless they were selling flashcards with games pre-installed on them, this is by no means "selling piracy." What most flashcards do is bypass DRM, but that in itself is not piracy. Distributing backups is piracy, but using legitimate backups and homebrew is not. There's a big difference.Selling piracy comes at a cost and can't really fault Nintendo here.
I prefer the term extended demos lol as I kinda do the same thing.My personal policy is to pirate games and then buy them if I like them. Nothing beats a physical copy in my opinion.
That said, I do consider myself a pirate and feel that trying to justify piracy is silly. Is it wrong? Yes, of course. Do I care? Not really.
I can't be mad at Nintendo for protecting their property - especially if someone else is profiting from selling devices that hurt their sales. If they can sue, make some money back, and set a precedent, then good for them.
I wonder what devices the article is talking about though - they show pictures of Wii U games and talk about Wii U sales, and I find that a little strange. It's not like there's any Wii U modchips or anything, at least as far as I know.
I just noticed they merged the threadYes, there is a difference between selling modified systems and borrowing a game, but that has nothing to do with red3agle's post or mine.
Red3agle said they were against piracy because "by stealing a game your basically stealing $40 from Nintendo". When the topic of supporting developers comes up, people forget that borrowing a game, buying used games, and pirating a game all support the developers the same amount ($0).
I just find it hypocritical to put "pirating" in the same boat as "stealing" from the developers when the same person has no issue with second hand games.