Why do you pirate games?

[Bubsy Bobcat]

Give me your legitimate reasons why, I'll go first.
1) Nintendo won't give me free stuff
2) I don't like going outside
3) I don't have any money

 

[FAST6191]

In most cases I never ask "why?" when "why not?" is the far better question.

 

[Flame]

capitalism for the win.

fuck you communist scum.

 

[FAST6191]

capitalism for the win.

fuck you communist scum.

Is piracy a communist act? Being a tea leaf, or seeking alternative means of distribution, seems to be built into most capitalist models -- stock shrink, grey markets, fraud and all that good stuff.

 

[Flame]

Is piracy a communist act? Being a tea leaf, or seeking alternative means of distribution, seems to be built into most capitalist models -- stock shrink, grey markets, fraud and all that good stuff.

capitalism = mine is mine. yours is yours.


communism = mine is yours. yours is mine.

 

[FAST6191]

capitalism = mine is mine. yours is yours.


communism = mine is yours. yours is mine.

That is ideal capitalism which fails in much the same was as communism fails in practice.

capitalism = mine is mine. yours is mine once I figure out a way to charge you interest or write the contract.

 

[Deleted User]

My reasons:
1) I like to tease Nintendo with how their security sucks.
2) Free stuff! I've probably pirated at least over £500 worth of stuff. ;O;
3) Game modding. (Obviously on games that I don't legally have)

 

[Deleted User]

1. because im poor
2. so i can try certain games out before i buy them

 

[jDSX]

Thankfully a thread in the right place for once

 

[Flame]

That is ideal capitalism which fails in much the same was as communism fails in practice.

capitalism = mine is mine. yours is mine once I figure out a way to charge you interest or write the contract.

as a capitalist if I agree with that statement.. than both of us would be wrong.

 

[driverdis]

Reasons why:
games not being released in my region (North America) and/or requiring English translations to play them. The Detective Conan games are a good example of this.
Some older games are rare and/or expensive to buy.
Some games have no trials to test the water so to speak before dumping money on buying it.

 

[Deleted User]

Reasons why:
games not being released in my region (North America) and/or requiring English translations to play them. The Detective Conan games are a good example of this.
Some older games are rare and/or expensive to buy.
Some games have no trials to test the water so to speak before dumping money on buying it.

I should've added this one, because this is a big reason I pirate games too.

 

[Margen67]

Reasons why:
Because I don't care about morals™ or what other people think of it.

Real question is: Why does anybody even care? I don't think I need to explain myself to SJWs/Nintendo fuckboys

 

[Deleted User]

Real question is: Why does anybody even care? I don't think I need to explain myself to SJWs/Nintendo fuckboys

Because Nintendo's (and other company's) profits would fall due to lack of legit purchases, even though there's only 1-2% of Dirty Entitled Pirates™ and 98-99% of normal people.

 

[VinsCool]

Saying "being poor" is a lame excuse.

If you couldn't eat, have clothes or a house to live, THEN you are poor.

 

[Deleted User]

Saying "being poor" is a lame excuse.

If you couldn't eat, have clothes or a house to live, THEN you are poor.

My family was having issues buying food last month.

 

[Red9419]

1) Not having a job = no money.
2) Trying out the game before I buy( if I like it I'll buy it [if I really like it I'll buy the whole series])
3) For fun, and boasting off to friends.

 

[GalladeGuy]

I don't pirate. Stealing is wrong. When I say things like, "I want ARM9 kernel so I can pirate games use the full power of the system for homebrew," I'm always kidding. I NEVER pirate games, and the only CIA's I've ever installed were Cubic Ninja (so I can use my card for my O3DS), SM3DL (because I lost the card on the bus), and a bunch of homebrew stuff.

 

[Deleted User]

I don't pirate. Stealing is wrong. When I say things like, "I want ARM9 kernel so I can pirate games use the full power of the system for homebrew," I'm always kidding. I NEVER pirate games, and the only CIA's I've ever installed were Cubic Ninja (so I can use my card for my O3DS), SM3DL (because I lost the card on the bus), and a bunch of homebrew stuff.

Pirating isn't stealing though.

 

[GalladeGuy]

Pirating isn't stealing though.

You are using something you didn't pay for and don't have the rights to use. That's stealing, kid.