I just want to say that I'm not for or against pirating games, but I am one of the few people who play games solely to beat them. That accomplished feeling you get when you see the end credits roll is the most satisfying thing I get from video games. Yes, I play them to have fun along the way but, once I am done with a game, that's it. I am not going to play it anymore unless it is something like an open world game where I can just screw around (al la GTA Series).
The reason I am subscribed to Gamefly is the same: I don't want to have to pay full price for a game that I am either just going to let sit on mu shelf and deteriorate in value, or sell it as soon as I am done. It seems like a waste of money and time, so if (stress on if") I pirated games, it would be because I do not intend on actually "owning" the game for more than a couple of days (or weeks in some cases).
If money is the issue, then shouldn't video game companies be more occupied with sites like "eBay" in which there can be many transactions involving the same game, where the developer sees none of the revenue? Piracy is a problem but only a small percentage of the "gamers" actually do it, or even know that it exists.
I mean really, what 14 year old Middle America kid do you know that will, find out, learn the risks, and then proceed to do anything that has to do with hacking games? If I asked my 15 year old cousin (who owns both a DS and a Wii) if she knew anything about hacking them in order to get free games, I highly doubt she'd even think it was possible.
Bottom line, if piracy was such a huge deal since the GBA, why is it that games like Gears of War, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Uncharted 2 sell so well? It's cause they have enough of a fanbase to not have to worry about the small percentage that actually pirate their games. Lesser names on the other hand have it harder, sure, but has that stopped publishers like Aksys, NIS America, and Atlus from bringing games over to where piracy is a big problem? No.
Real bottom line: Piracy isn't a big deal.
If only half the people realized this....and stopped saying " Q.Q now its going to get only shovelware" BS. Its like they think people who make shovelware DONT want to make money too. If everyone was pirating even they would not make games. The people who know about hacking are pretty tiny in the grand scheme and the people who do it are even less then that. If it was so insane then the PC alone would never see a game, because if anywhere, its the worst there.
FINALLY. It's about time someone understood the reality of piracy. Not only is it a small percentage of people that are pirating, but also, you can't count every single person who pirates a game as a lost sale. If 1000 people pirate your game, it doesn't mean that you lost 1000 sales. If pirating wasn't possible for your game, then it may be that only 200 of the 1000 would bother shelling out money for it. The other 80% may be playing your game just because its not costing them anything.
You can see a discussion on iPhone game piracy by iPhone app devs here:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=106392
Keep in mind that piracy on iPhone/iPad/iPod is FAR easier than any console. You can even jailbreak your device now in 30 seconds without using a computer (just by visiting a website on your device).
CollosalPokemon said:
machomuu said:
BadBloke said:
All the people who are saying this is fake because there's no hello world, no menus, no region-free:
IT IS NOT HOMEBREW!
That's why it won't allow you to play games from different region than your console's, why there is only one game at a flash playable, most importantly why there is no menu and "Hello World". It won't allow people to run custom, unsigned code on the 3DS, just pirated/backed up copies of retail games.
Please, find another argument, then call it fake. I'm not saying it is real, but the lack of region unlocking and homebrew doesn't make it fake.
The Acekard isn't homebrew, neither is the DSTWO, or any of the other flashcarts. That said, I can still play One Piece Gigant Battle on them. Pokemon BW in Japanese, too.
Despite the fact that I'm not a fan of this phrase, practice what you preach and :
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Please, find another argument