Screw you, Virtual Console.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Angrist

When you download something that you were going to buy, it's pretty much the same as stealing.

No, it's not. There are philosophical differences.

If I walked into Best Buy, and made an exact copy of something and walked out with my copy while leaving the store copy there, then it would be the same as downloading something.

There are bad copyright laws too.


But none of this matters. You guys are missing the gist of this thread. Which is that I paid for the Virtual Console games, and I technically own them....in the restricted capacity Nintendo has defined. That is DRM. DRM is bullshit and doesn't prevent piracy. Insofar that I plan to pirate the shit out of any game I wanted to play now, even if it is available on the Virtual Console. And my opinion is the popular opinion, so because of bad choices...Nintendo is losing customers. If you want to be a "big boy" gaming company and compete with the other big boys, you need to step up your game.

Someone mentioned SOPA in this thread. Microsoft is against SOPA. Good for them.

Originally Posted by Ginkasa

Nintendo's not to blame for the Wii containing my VC games being stolen.

They are responsible for limitations to their medium, including DRM.


Anyway, it was a fun thread guys....I'm gonna go fire up some torrents.