Screw you, Virtual Console.

Vampyr · 11-26-2011, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginkasa

Technically, it is tied to a Wii Shop account, but that account is tied specifically to that Wii. I lost a fair amount of VC games when my Wii was stolen.

If I were you, I would have no qualms about pirating the games you lost, in addition to some you forgot you didn't have.

Ginkasa · 11-26-2011, 04:59 PM

Why? Nintendo didn't still my Wii.

Vampyr · 11-26-2011, 06:59 PM

No, but you've already paid them for those VC games.

Ginkasa · 11-27-2011, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

No, but you've already paid them for those VC games.

I had also already paid for the Wii (and the 360 and PS3 and PC and PSP, but I digress), but I didn't go break into Best Buy and steal one or (more analogous) just download Dolphin and use that. I bought another one. Nintendo's not to blame for the Wii containing my VC games being stolen.

They did, however, lose a lot of brownie points with me since retrieving my games on the 360 and PS3 was easy. Doesn't mean I'll steal from them.

TheSlyMoogle · 11-27-2011, 03:37 AM

Meh.

Nintendo has made so many dumb decisions with the wii as it is. The only decisions they made that weren't dumb, was the decision to fuck over their loyalists in lieu of a bunch of screaming fucking kids and casuals who bought an assload of shitty games just because they were fun for an hour.

Well that and having the cheapest console of the next gens.

Then to top it off some of the finest quality wii games will never be released here in the US because they wouldn't do very well among casual gamers.

Perhaps Nintendo knows that the majority of their hardcore community actually sold their fucking wii consoles to gamestop.

tldr:

Nintendo blows, pirate their shit all day. They don't deserve your money.

Vampyr · 11-27-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginkasa

I had also already paid for the Wii (and the 360 and PS3 and PC and PSP, but I digress), but I didn't go break into Best Buy and steal one or (more analogous) just download Dolphin and use that. I bought another one. Nintendo's not to blame for the Wii containing my VC games being stolen.

They did, however, lose a lot of brownie points with me since retrieving my games on the 360 and PS3 was easy. Doesn't mean I'll steal from them.

I don't think you are. There is obviously a difference between downloading a copy of the digital bits you had before versus breaking into a store and stealing merchandise. One is free and the other isn't.