Pirating Epidemic?

[kevenka]

As you guys can apparently see...Gbatemp hacking community is growing(rather fast in the last year or so) Now...the problem is, you see 6-8 year old kids pirating...Companies are suffering huge amounts of deficits that they will need in making more (descent/good)games. My question is, do you guys support them when you play a really good game? such as TWEWY? or close future(chrono trigger)?
I am just wondering b/c I have seen a 38% rise in gbatemp members from the USA while other countries are like in the 18% from this traffic statistic thing. It seems like this upsurge will only continue to rise...and if so, we have some obligation to support game developers within our community, no?

 

[1NOOB]

nop i stopped buying game after my n64 ... but i wouldnt buy any console if i had to buy games

 

[Forte Dante]

Niches like this website still only make up a small community of people who are gamers. There are still thousands of people buying games.

 

[Maybe]

My question is, do you guys support them when you play a really good game? such as TWEWY?

hahaha i thought you were serious for a sec

 

[Dark]

I still buy games. Only the games that I really want like crisis core and castlevania.

 

[kevenka]

You thought it was bad? =/
I thought that was probably one of the few games I really enjoyed. Next to Mario franchise and professor layton

 

[air2004]

i support them and buy the org. if i like the game . this weekend i will be buying tales of symphonia

 

[Banger]

I buy some I plan to go online with... Which is very few, if I could not "backup" (Yes pirate no need to decode my words) I would not play them nor would I own my DS or Wii. And nor would I need this powerful of a computer (it is a bit outdated now so meh) So the game industry is not losing any money due to me... But the game system developers made a few bucks... So no one is really out of any money because of me but the system and hardware makers made a bit because of my need for backing up.

 

[Maybe]

i support them and buy the org. if i like the game . this weekend i will be buying tales of symphonia

Yes, I am also buying that. Lol game crazy called already but I've been busy with basketball to go pick it up -.-

 

[Dark]

I'm planing to buy god of war CoO. I beat it and it was a cool game.

Pirating is more fun bad

 

[Banger]

Although I might buy my first DS game (though I will not play from it... and that game is chrono trigger)

 

[Dark]

I do buy games on the PSN sometimes when I don't feel like stealing.

 

[sjones900]

I don't pirate

 

[War]

Games are way to expensive for a teenager without a job who gets no allowance and lives with a single mother.

 

[Raika]

Ima Pirate4Life.

 

[Banger]

Games are way to expensive for a teenager without a job who gets no allowance and lives with a single mother.

Start selling drugs... Not really do not do that.

 

[Joshunar]

I'm planning on buying ff:cc because it doesn't work and i thought it would be a really fun game. I still buy console games though.

 

[Joshunar]

But i blame it on the recession over here.

 

[granville]

Games are way to expensive for a teenager without a job who gets no allowance and lives with a single mother.

Same reason, same story for me. Except I do have a job (not trying to rub it in though).

I'm certainly not condoning what I do. I'm just stating my reasons. And I usually buy the systems.

Most games I've ever owned have been used anyways. The game companies wouldn't have gotten my money, so I guess buying used games is just as illegal when you think about it logically. I can't count the times I've seen the pack-in Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog with the words NOT FOR RESALE in a pawn shop.

 

[eltrut]

from Wikipedia:

"In 2007, 500,000 copies of DS games were sold, while the sales of the DS hardware units was 800,000."

Probably not a good statisic for those saying pirating isn't that big of a deal.

Personally i do pirate most games but any good ones i buy afterwards.