why do you pirate?

[Scoobos]

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.

What I find funny about this statement is that 5 years ago, everyone was complaining about Nintendo's marketing and it's reluctance to "open the floodgates" to 3rd party developers. Lack of titles was cited as the main reason for N64's failure in comparison to the Playstation.

Now it's, ah well most games are crap so I'm pirating them all.

It's not valid for me, not at all. The answer is to use review sites, or rent first - not to just steal everything and dent Nintendo's success by just leeching everything and paying for nothing.

 

[fatcamp]

because i dont want to spend money, that i don't have.

 

[zidane_genome]

I pirate... I admit it... I have 17 games on my G6DS Real right now. I have a copy of EVERY NES, SNES, Genesis, Master System, GBA, GB, GBC, GBA, and over 1500 DS roms.

I used to own a PS2, and had it modchipped.

I still own a Wii, and now an xbox ("borrowed" from my dad for an indeterminate amount of time, lol).

I've used the TP hack on my Wii to play SNES games.

Reason I pirate? The price of games. In the USA, it's $50-$60 for console games, and $30-$40 for handheld.

I have bought games, don't get me wrong. I bought Zelda : Phantom Hourglass for my DS, and I do support game developers when they make truly innovative games, or a really good sequal. But as someone stated above, When your making Dogz, Dogz 2, Dogz 3, ... Dogz 13, and the only difference is the graphcial dog model, it's sad, and makes me wanna punch someone in the head. My wife got BrainAge 2 for the DS. I bought SSBB on release day (actually pre-ordered it). I also have Zelda Twilight Princess, Mario Party 8, and I still own a few of my GameCube games.

I just hate the fact that game developers are churning out so much crap and people are buying it.

I heard from a friend that they loved Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Vegas so much that they couldn't wait for R62 to come out... and it was HORRIBLE! They took it back and demanded a refund the same day! Of course, they didn't get it, but were smart and exchanged it for a sealed copy at a second store, saying it was faulty. Then took it to a 3ed store, and got his money back since it was still sealed, lol.

I've bought many games, and some I regret. Some I love. But the majority, I will pirate because of the fact that there are so many BAD games out there. I will 'test' them, as most say... but I really do. If I like it, I'll buy the real game. And I don't even need to start over! I can copy my DS saves from my flash card to an actual DS game, so I can keep going where I left off.

 

[Bob Evil]

Reason I pirate? The price of games. In the USA, it's $50-$60 for console games, and $30-$40 for handheld.

Trying living elsewhere in the world ... like Europe, Australia or Brazil ... and see what we have to pay ... US prices are SO low, compared to ours ...

 

[wilddenim]

Reason I pirate? The price of games. In the USA, it's $50-$60 for console games, and $30-$40 for handheld.

Trying living elsewhere in the world ... like Europe, Australia or Brazil ... and see what we have to pay ... US prices are SO low, compared to ours ...

thebobevil - very true. I'm so jealous of you people living in America, believe us who lives in Britain!

 

[zidane_genome]

Oh, I know, I've seen the prices... but remember, here in America, we're in a recession right now too... and don't even try to blame "my" president... I didn't vote for his retarded arse... and I wanna play Punch Out with him, but not on a console...

 

[jaxxster]

i pirate because its so easy and easily accesable to do.

 

[yuyuyup]

free unlimited brand new games are fucking awesome. No puny pissant morals can stand up to piracy, especially considering there's no tangible damage done to anyone.

 

[Carnivean]

Horrendous delays for PAL releases (e.g. brawl, let's wait until *unspecified time* for a game we'll pay double the price of when compared to America who have also already had it for months!, please.)
Overpriced games.
Less effort required to get games (go to a store or wait for post? Why bother when I can get a new DS game in 5 minutes or less off usenet?)
More efficient than real games a lot of the time (Hard drive loaders, Flash carts with 30 games as opposed to 30 carts, no discs needed etc.)
Even games I'd consider buying can end up being utter shit and demos - like trailers for movies - aren't a reliable gauge of quality (and often aren't available)

I usually buy games I particularly like when they have come down in price enough to justify the purchase to myself, PC games for example are usually cheap enough to justify the purchase. I'm usually not willing to spend more then £25-30 on a single game unless it comes with something really special like OSTs or figures.

 

[wilddenim]

Oh, I know, I've seen the prices... but remember, here in America, we're in a recession right now too... and don't even try to blame "my" president... I didn't vote for his retarded arse... and I wanna play Punch Out with him, but not on a console...

And us with Gordon Brown. He's the worst ever Prime Minister that Britain have seen. He's so... Can't find a word to describe him. I'm sure Bush and Brown share same parents.

 

[gbands]

to be able to play some shovelware without the feeling that i got ripped off...and because i like Jack Sparrow.

 

[CaptainDreadful]

There really isn't a specific reason. I just take what I can, and I give nothing back! I haven't paid for a thing for most of my adult life and I don't intend to pay for anything ever again. I have a job and I can certainly pay for everything that I download, but why?

I'm not even going to try and come up with an excuse or some form of justification. I pirate because I'm a pirate, it's a simple as that.

 

[Panzer Tacticer]

Saying games are too expensive and mentioning the US price to me indicates the person is likely a teen, and just doesn't have a real income, and as such, I suppose they would complain about nearly any price for any item.

I realize that goods often cost a LOT more in some countries where the goods are outside of the ideal markets. It's not safe to say it's just disadvantaged countries either. Man I would love to have to suffer living in New Zealand. Oh it would be simply hell

But for me, 40 dollars is just a number. If the game is worth 40, I'll gladly give you 40. If it's worth 80 I'm ok with 80. Most of my PC wargames cost 80 bucks. I'm ok with that, they're all damn good games.

It's when they ask 40, and the game is not worth 4 that it counts.

The DS hombrew "colours" is what a DS art game should look like. If that can be given away for free, just how does the creators of DS Paint expect us to react to their lame product?

Every last Nintendo DS game has Nintendo on the package. Thus every last Nintendo DS game is partly their responsibility. I don't give a damn how many names appear in the credits, the only one that counted was the one on the package. The second Nintendo put their name on the jacket, they supported the game and implied it was ok with them.

 

[The_Cylon_Surfer]

My main reason, games in the UK take sooo fucking long to come out. Other reasons include, I have to justify my usenet subscription some how! And well it's just quicker to download one on 20MB broadband than it is to walk to the shop and have the added risk getting mugged or my credit card frauded....

 

[Hitto]

It's NOT piracy, it's "try before you buy".
Because a pirate's life is free!

 

[Cyburn2008]

I tend to pirate episodes and DS Games mostly.

For episodes, If I like the Show, Ill buy the DVDs but only if theyre on SALE.

For DS Games, I only pirate the games, I would not have bought anyway.

 

[xalphax]

For episodes, If I like the Show, Ill buy the DVDs but only if theyre on SALE.

i would totally buy malcolm in the middle, but fox only released the first season on dvd, then canned the dvd releases.

so ive got no choice!

 

[The Worst]

for the rum of course

 

[zidane_genome]

Saying games are too expensive and mentioning the US price to me indicates the person is likely a teen, and just doesn't have a real income, and as such, I suppose they would complain about nearly any price for any item.

I'm a month away from my 27th birthday. I have a wife, 3 cat's, and I make about $53,500USD a year before taxes.

I realize that goods often cost a LOT more in some countries where the goods are outside of the ideal markets. It's not safe to say it's just disadvantaged countries either. Man I would love to have to suffer living in New Zealand. Oh it would be simply hell

Try living in a country that is "owned" by the major corporations that decide that having an online account with a file STORING service is a copywrite violation. The US RIAA has just done so with MP3tunes.com. RIAA is suing them for allowing users to STORE, not share, MP3 files.

But for me, 40 dollars is just a number. If the game is worth 40, I'll gladly give you 40. If it's worth 80 I'm ok with 80. Most of my PC wargames cost 80 bucks. I'm ok with that, they're all damn good games.

It's when they ask 40, and the game is not worth 40 that it counts.

I play many PC games that have a high price, and a monthly fee, ie, World of Warcraft. I don't mind paying that because it's fun, there are a lot of friends on that I play with, and they do update the game. When RockStar comes out on the Wii, me and my wife both want it, and will pay the $160-$180 for the full set.

I agree, if it's worth it TO YOU, YOU WILL PAY. If it's not worth it, you won't pay. Just like people who go to the movies. You don't buy a ticket to EVERY movie playing just so you see the one you want. You buy a ticket for the movie your going to see, and only that one. When I try before I buy, it's just like buying a ticket to the movie I want to see, but sneaking in a box of candy, and not paying $6-$8 for the same thing I can get at the local dollar store. I'm seeing if I'd like the game, then buying it if I do. Example. I am on "day 2" of "The World Ends With You". I will be buying the game on Sunday when me and the wife go out to the mall.

QUOTEThe DS hombrew "colours" is what a DS art game should look like. If that can be given away for free, just how does the creators of DS Paint expect us to react to their lame product?

Because you get an official Nintendo seal, and the box/box art, with an official Nintendo DS cart.

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Every last Nintendo DS game has Nintendo on the package. Thus every last Nintendo DS game is partly their responsibility. I don't give a damn how many names appear in the credits, the only one that counted was the one on the package. The second Nintendo put their name on the jacket, they supported the game and implied it was ok with them.

Back to the movie analogie. So if an extra in "Spider-Man" didn't fall down on que when the bad guy blew up a building, do you blame Tobey MaGuire? How about William Defoe? How about the producers, or the directors? No, you blame the extra. Now, when DS Paint Military Vehicles was released, do you blame Nintendo for releasing this abonation? No, you blame the people who made the mistake. Nintendo get's X amount of money from Ertain, who released the game. Ertain paid BigN that money to get that official seal. Nintendo didn't ask them to make that game. Ertain asked Nintendo for the seal so they could make money.

 

[Fat D]

The publishers are to blame for people not feeling bad for pirating. After all, publishers and retailers take a major part of the revenue, funding services that many people who do pirate do not use, like advertising, display or packaging. Which is one of the points that makes the STEAM service attractive.