Group boycotts 3DS because it fuels human right abuses.

[shakirmoledina]

many a times, ppl open random groups on FB so probably this could be one of em. As rupee clock said, sources are important or else it would be weird to first consider nintendo going into such bad research

 

[Bladexdsl]

give me a fucking break only on fucking facebook!

 

[Stevetry]

many a times, ppl open random groups on FB so probably this could be one of em. As rupee clock said, sources are important or else it would be weird to first consider nintendo going into such bad research

once i open in facebook the anti cow movement banning cows form the planet so yea anyone can open a group and people will follow it

 

[Giratina3]

For god sake. This is rubbish.
I'm still hell bent on buying a 3DS and no-one is gonna stop me!

 

[boktor666]

A Facebook movement is getting a lot of attention for its plans to boycott the Nintendo 3DS. The group posits that the 3DS is made from "conflict mineral" -- material mined in the Congo by oppressed workers led by armed rebel groups.

Ok...

1. its damn Facebook. Networks like these are full of bunches of horseshit.
2. Destructoid?
3. They shouldn't have

a) become miners
b)become under rebel command

4. I don't care. China is a country where million of things are being made by millions of POOR people, mabey in even worse conditions. Hypocrits=100%

 

[twiztidsinz]

Ok, I want too see a source to his "mined in the Congo by oppressed workers led by armed rebel groups." statement. Otherwise I think it's just a troll being a troll

There was a story on this a little while ago, not sure if it mentioned the 3DS specifically, but from what I read it sounds legit.
It's not hard to search for, just look up Conflict Materials

 

[Bladexdsl]

facebook : fueling the idiots

 

[Ikki]

The worst part of this is that some people will actually believe that. And it's sad.

And yet hundreds of other people will buy the 3ds.

Hundreds?

Well, maybe not hundreds, but still, a lot of people will buy the 3DS

I actually meant that hundreds is really, really throwing it down. Units already ran out in japan.

 

[greyfox2401]

conflict materials are a real thing they are materials like tungsten and silicon that are mined along with blood diamonds they are vital elements for circuits

to be honest if these guys are gonna boycott the 3DS then they should boycott their TVs radios and even the computer they used to post to facebook

 

[Nujui]

The worst part of this is that some people will actually believe that. And it's sad.

And yet hundreds of other people will buy the 3ds.

Hundreds?

Well, maybe not hundreds, but still, a lot of people will buy the 3DS

I actually meant that hundreds is really, really throwing it down. Units already ran out in japan.

I know that, but does it really matter if I say hundreds or thousands? I know that loads of people have already bought it.

 

[Bladexdsl]

I know that, but does it really matter if I say hundreds or thousands? I know that loads of people have already bought it.

yes and it's made 400k already so these morons on facebook can go fuck themselves

 

[Jamstruth]

Name the "Conflict Mineral" please.
I thought this was gonna be about Chinese Workers in which case they'd have to boycott pretty much every single electronics product in existance.

 

[The Catboy]

Ok, I want too see a source to his "mined in the Congo by oppressed workers led by armed rebel groups." statement. Otherwise I think it's just a troll being a troll

There was a story on this a little while ago, not sure if it mentioned the 3DS specifically, but from what I read it sounds legit.
It's not hard to search for, just look up Conflict Materials

I know about those, I am talking about Nintendo using them.
I want to see prof that Nintendo is indeed using them

 

[twiztidsinz]

Name the "Conflict Mineral" please.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_minerals#The_minerals
It's not so much the raw materials that are used in electronics, but what those materials are used to make.

 

[Bladexdsl]

it's probably a diamond that focus the 3ds lasers and it's guarded by killer apes

 

[basher11]

i'm still going to buy a 3DS.

 

[Fireballo]

I don't care if the 3DS used materials derived from the brains and spinal cords of babies and rare gorillas from the Congo. I'd still buy one and I wouldn't loose any sleep.

 

[XXLANCEXX]

I did not believe this at all.

yep i agree with you on that

 

[Slyakin]

I'll buy 20 3DS's, and mail them to the owners of the group. I'm pretty sure there is a 100% chance that they won't complain, and take them.

If you want to boycott conflict materials, boycott the internet, cause it is being accessed by computers that are made of conflict materials.

I wonder if the same group will boycott the NGP. Hmmm... Probably not.

 

[ThePowerOutage]

First go look how iDevices are made.

Then, and only then can you bitch about nintendo.