why do you pirate?

[drock360]

I'm not about to pay $50 for a Wii game. I also bought about 15 DS games before I found out about flashcarts, so I think that is enough for the DS. I also bought 5 Wii games before I modded it, so that is enough.

 

[2cb2ct7]

Test Driving. Demos are nt reliable, look at Metal Gear Solid 2, Demo was fucking awesome, game loved the cock and not in the good way

Hahahaha I hear that phrase all the time... I thought it was a kind of offensively neutral Australian colloquialism... I also worked with a French girl that used to say "Get on the stick" in the same general context's

 

[godsakes]

i suppose it's a combination of being cheap (getting games early) and the fact most games i download are so bad i would never consider paying money for.

 

[Gman 101]

I pirate because I'm either boycotting the company and crazy prices in Australia, or the game isn't worth buying (shoddy multiplayer etc.). Examples would be all EA games and half assed games like Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Age of Empires III.

 

[notnarb]

I don't pirate because I don't need a constant influx of games, and if I ever did, I could always just get a gamefly subscription

 

[Panzer Tacticer]

some funny atypical justifications happening here.

Being poor isn't a reason. Being able to, isn't a reason.

Saying when Nintendo decides to start enforcing some measure of quality control, THAT is a reason.
When I got my Nintendo DS I was positive the DS was a good hand held. It still is. But I have been totally shocked by how many games that have come out, that never should have happened, or were done in such a shameful manner.

Paint DS was most assuredly not worth the cash. And then they turn around and release Paint DS Military Vehicles. Clearly they think I am incredibly stupid. That level of contemptible behaviour on the part of people making these products is why I download each and every DS game before giving it any serious consideration.

And if Nintendo doesn't like it, they can start insisting on anything bearing their name having some substance.

 

[wilddenim]

Panzer Tacticer - excellent point.

The reason I pirate is because I'm on a very tight budget and obviously can't afford crazy prices here in UK.

I'd hate to buy games that wasn't worth the money, I'd be pissed off. Rayman 2 is an example - I loved that PC version but DS version was so shocking. The controls are nearly impossible to control. So I was very annoyed to part with my money on a piece of poo like this.

One game I tested via a ROM then bought it was Zelda : Hourglass. That game is VERY long and well worth my money. I feel it's awful that Nintendo would release some crap games then expect us to buy it. Have you seen the list of the bloody horses games for DS!? It's really LONG! I don't want to buy games like TNMT GBA version which I completed in 45 minutes. That's just wrong!

Another game I tried on a ROM then bought is Animal Crossing. That game is so cute!

 

[jalaneme]

financial strain, only main reason.

 

[SavageWaffle]

One Ugly Graphiced DS Game= $30.
I aint spending $30 on the worst graphics handheld ever, im not saying the GAMEPLAY sucks, but still.

 

[SpiritBoy]

It's free.
I don't believe any other reasons people are giving me, like "IF IT'S GOOD I BUY IT" or stuff like that. The only reason people do it is because it's free, and it's nearly danger free.

 

[JPH]

So I can be entertained by free stuff.

 

[Minox]

Isn't the option "I pirate games so I can test them out and then I buy the good games" missing?

 

[xalphax]

Isn't the option "I pirate games so I can test them out and then I buy the good games" missing?

in 99% of the cases its covered with the 1st option

just add a "....for bad games" at the end.

 

[Prime]

because i dont want to spend money

 

[chalupa]

yar har fiddle dee dee

 

[Panzer Tacticer]

Panzer Tacticer - excellent point.

The reason I pirate is because I'm on a very tight budget and obviously can't afford crazy prices here in UK.

I'd hate to buy games that wasn't worth the money, I'd be pissed off. Rayman 2 is an example - I loved that PC version but DS version was so shocking. The controls are nearly impossible to control. So I was very annoyed to part with my money on a piece of poo like this.

One game I tested via a ROM then bought it was Zelda : Hourglass. That game is VERY long and well worth my money. I feel it's awful that Nintendo would release some crap games then expect us to buy it. Have you seen the list of the bloody horses games for DS!? It's really LONG! I don't want to buy games like TNMT GBA version which I completed in 45 minutes. That's just wrong!

Another game I tried on a ROM then bought is Animal Crossing. That game is so cute!

Thanks

I want to make it clear though. I don't mind Nintendo making games only a 3 year old would like. I don't mind Nintendo making games only a girl should have in her possession ie Diary Girl.
But even 3 year olds have standards (they might not realize it yet) and girls like crud as much as boys like crud. So if it's crud, it's crud.
There is no excuse for making games, where only 1 in 10 titles is not a rip off to the demographic targeted.
For instance, Spitfire Heroes was not a quality product. And Paint DS Military vehicles deserves a shot in the head to the designer.

 

[Fat D]

Objection!
The crappy ripoff games are usually 3rd party ware. Nintendo are usually the ones to make those non-ripoff games. Other than that, I totally agree.
Also, this poll should be multiple choice.

 

[wilddenim]

True. Another thing that annoy me is games being released that are so SIMILAR to other games like Catz and Dogz (there are many games similar to them. We only need one or two.

I'll admit 99% of games I played is from ROMs. I only have 6 bought games: Zelda, Spyro (waste of money), Rayman (another waste of money) and Animal Crossing, Castlevania and another game I can't remember (I've since gave Castlevania and that game to my fiance.) I think it was a flight game.

To be honest, if I haven't discovered flashcarts I wouldn't have carry on using my DS, I'd be bored and unable to afford new games.

 

[webjedi]

For the chicks man, for the chicks.

Everyone knows chicks dig guys with eye patches.

 

[xalphax]

Also, this poll should be multiple choice.

not a bad idea i reckon.