One of the primary issues Iwata raised is what he feels is a growing tolerance of piracy. He worries that "a kind of thinking is become widespread that paying for software is meaningless", adding that Nintendo has "a strong sense of crisis" regarding piracy in general.
Iwata also touched on people's fears that 3D gaming may damage the eyesight of players, especially children. He assured that the 3D functionality of the 3DS would be easy to turn on and off, allowing gamers to play with or without 3D visuals.
While no release date has been given for the 3DS, it will arrive before the end of Nintendo's current fiscal year in March 2011.
One of the primary issues Iwata raised is what he feels is a growing tolerance of piracy. He worries that "a kind of thinking is become widespread that paying for software is meaningless", adding that Nintendo has "a strong sense of crisis" regarding piracy in general.
I still believe 3D is only a secondary function mentioned only to distract Sony/Apple, while the real innovation remains a secret.
Oh, and on the topic of piracy: like I have mentioned before, I don't think lower retail prices will any significant effect on piracy, as long as it's still so darn easy to pirate games.
(and the DS has an abysmal tie-ratio).
Does Sony, Apple and Microsoft suffer from the same problem? If so, how bad?
The only reason I would ever pirate Nintendo's software is if they were not willing to give me games that I want. What I mean is that Rareware title will never come to virtual console, but if an opprotunity came about where I could put those pirated games onto my wii VC I would probably do it it in a heartbeat.You're blaming Nintendo for something they legally can't do. Stop being lazy and buy an original Nintendo 64.
The same goes for emulation. I read on craigslist where a guy was advertising that he had modded his wii's hombrew channel to play GC, Dreamcast, Saturn, SEGA CD, PS 1 and 2 games off of an external hard drive. I realize that Sony consoles will never come to Nintendo's VC service, but if this guy has found a way to emulate this hard ware, Nintendo needs to get on the bad wagon and offer it legititmatly so that people will be less inclined to pirate.Nintendo doesn't care about pirated games that are no longer for sale, or not released on Nintendo systems.
Being able turn 3D on and off easily worries me as to how much the feature actually contributes to games. Right now it sounds like just a cosmetic feature, instead of a game-changing feature like motion-control, as I had hoped.
I still believe 3D is only a secondary function mentioned only to distract Sony/Apple, while the real innovation remains a secret.
The only reason I would ever pirate Nintendo's software is if they were not willing to give me games that I want. What I mean is that Rareware title will never come to virtual console, but if an opprotunity came about where I could put those pirated games onto my wii VC I would probably do it it in a heartbeat. Now, if Nintendo wants to combat this, they should open up to the idea of allowing more popular non-first party games on the service. Rare titles are just an example and there are plent of others that I want as well.
The same goes for emulation. I read on craigslist where a guy was advertising that he had modded his wii's hombrew channel to play GC, Dreamcast, Saturn, SEGA CD, PS 1 and 2 games off of an external hard drive. I realize that Sony consoles will never come to Nintendo's VC service, but if this guy has found a way to emulate this hard ware, Nintendo needs to get on the bad wagon and offer it legititmatly so that people will be less inclined to pirate.First off, Dreamcast and PS2 and Sega CD emulators DO NOT Exist and will never exist on the wii 1. (Saturn & PS1 are very shoddy)
Nintendo should go after pirates the same way as a cancer. Basically stop the proliferation by making the technology harder to copy and then go after the pirates either by law suits
One of the primary issues Iwata raised is what he feels is a growing tolerance of piracy. He worries that "a kind of thinking is become widespread that paying for software is meaningless", adding that Nintendo has "a strong sense of crisis" regarding piracy in general.
Game developers should lower their prices or find other ways to increase the value of their games then. Of course, it's never their problem, now is it? They'll just throw more money away on trying to fight the inevitable, and pass the bill on to legitimate customers. One pirated pieces of software in no way equates to a lost sale anyway. Try telling that to greedy corporations though.
Nintendo's worried about piracy and they're cleaning up? Don't make me laugh, Iwata. And your show pony wants to charge people for your non-existant online...thing? What's going through your heads?!
The fact that you can just toggle the 3D setting on the 3DS really makes me wonder if it contributes to games or gameplay at all, or is just a useless special feature.
The only reason I would ever pirate Nintendo's software is if they were not willing to give me games that I want. What I mean is that Rareware title will never come to virtual console, but if an opprotunity came about where I could put those pirated games onto my wii VC I would probably do it it in a heartbeat.You're blaming Nintendo for something they legally can't do. Stop being lazy and buy an original Nintendo 64.The same goes for emulation. I read on craigslist where a guy was advertising that he had modded his wii's hombrew channel to play GC, Dreamcast, Saturn, SEGA CD, PS 1 and 2 games off of an external hard drive. I realize that Sony consoles will never come to Nintendo's VC service, but if this guy has found a way to emulate this hard ware, Nintendo needs to get on the bad wagon and offer it legititmatly so that people will be less inclined to pirate.Nintendo doesn't care about pirated games that are no longer for sale, or not released on Nintendo systems.
The only reason I would ever pirate Nintendo's software is if they were not willing to give me games that I want. What I mean is that Rareware title will never come to virtual console, but if an opprotunity came about where I could put those pirated games onto my wii VC I would probably do it it in a heartbeat.You're blaming Nintendo for something they legally can't do. Stop being lazy and buy an original Nintendo 64.The same goes for emulation. I read on craigslist where a guy was advertising that he had modded his wii's hombrew channel to play GC, Dreamcast, Saturn, SEGA CD, PS 1 and 2 games off of an external hard drive. I realize that Sony consoles will never come to Nintendo's VC service, but if this guy has found a way to emulate this hard ware, Nintendo needs to get on the bad wagon and offer it legititmatly so that people will be less inclined to pirate.Nintendo doesn't care about pirated games that are no longer for sale, or not released on Nintendo systems.
Perhaps I do not want to buy a N64 and hae my room cluttered. Perhaps I just want all of my older games stored on my SD card in digital form. I apologize for bringing up the olde and dated topic of Rare titles on wii, but I just wanted to make a point.
I believe Gametap is able to emulate the Saturn. If it can, why is the wii unable to do so?
The only reason I would ever pirate Nintendo's software is if they were not willing to give me games that I want. What I mean is that Rareware title will never come to virtual console, but if an opprotunity came about where I could put those pirated games onto my wii VC I would probably do it it in a heartbeat.You're blaming Nintendo for something they legally can't do. Stop being lazy and buy an original Nintendo 64.The same goes for emulation. I read on craigslist where a guy was advertising that he had modded his wii's hombrew channel to play GC, Dreamcast, Saturn, SEGA CD, PS 1 and 2 games off of an external hard drive. I realize that Sony consoles will never come to Nintendo's VC service, but if this guy has found a way to emulate this hard ware, Nintendo needs to get on the bad wagon and offer it legititmatly so that people will be less inclined to pirate.Nintendo doesn't care about pirated games that are no longer for sale, or not released on Nintendo systems.
Perhaps I do not want to buy a N64 and hae my room cluttered. Perhaps I just want all of my older games stored on my SD card in digital form. I apologize for bringing up the olde and dated topic of Rare titles on wii, but I just wanted to make a point.
I believe Gametap is able to emulate the Saturn. If it can, why is the wii unable to do so?
If you want old Rare titles you can always get a 360 and just buy the updated versions from Microsoft's store, as most of Rare's best titles are already up there. Nintendo doesn't have the legal rights to Rare titles that didn't use Nintendo characters, and unless Microsoft sells the company back to Nintendo that's not going to change.
I hate to get back onto this subject, but I will never buy a microsoft system and I understand that Rare titles will never come to VC. But still, I would hombrew those games just to have them on my wii.Well, you're missing out on a ton of great games. And just because you're unwilling to buy a MS console, doesn't make pirating games or supporting the pirating of games okay. There's no way to justify that.
The idea that Nintendo doesn't know how to adapt to changing trends and get their marketing aligned with what consumers want is ludicrous. Nintendo clearly knows how to do those things; even their harshest critics have to give them that.Explain. I don't think adapting is the problem; they do. However, it's how long it takes Nintendo to adapt that worries people.
I was talking about the Wii and DS, but maybe it doesn't count if you're so far ahead of the curve that you're changing the trends yourself instead of adapting to the changes. It could be taken in terms of something like online play as well, though, and in that area Nintendo is lagging behind.Yes and no. Like you said, there's the whole Friend Code thing. People didn't like it on DS and Nintendo decided to give it another go around on the Wii which again, failed to win any supporters. No one outside of Nintendo thinks it's a good idea. Only recently did Miyamoto somewhat relent on it by saying that Nintendo is trying to realize "its core [online] business structure" which may include charging for the service. If that's what it takes to get a competent online experience, so be it. We're all kind of just left scratching our heads, wondering what the hell took so long.
As for pirating Rare games noto the wii, I mainly used that as point for the topic. Sooner or later, the old cartridges will run out or become unable to work due to age.And that's where buying an Xbox comes in. If your old carts no longer function and you're adamant about not buying an Xbox for whatever reason, well, I'm sorry, sir, but you are sh*t out of luck. We're all expected to spend money to posses the things that we enjoy.
I was talking about the Wii and DS, but maybe it doesn't count if you're so far ahead of the curve that you're changing the trends yourself instead of adapting to the changes. It could be taken in terms of something like online play as well, though, and in that area Nintendo is lagging behind.Yes and no. Like you said, there's the whole Friend Code thing. People didn't like it on DS and Nintendo decided to give it another go around on the Wii which again, failed to win any supporters. No one outside of Nintendo thinks it's a good idea. Only recently did Miyamoto somewhat relent on it by saying that Nintendo is trying to realize "its core [online] business structure" which may include charging for the service. If that's what it takes to get a competent online experience, so be it. We're all kind of just left scratching our heads, wondering what the hell took so long.As for pirating Rare games noto the wii, I mainly used that as point for the topic. Sooner or later, the old cartridges will run out or become unable to work due to age.And that's where buying an Xbox comes in. If your old carts no longer function and you're adamant about not buying an Xbox for whatever reason, well, I'm sorry, sir, but you are sh*t out of luck. We're all expected to spend money to posses the things that we enjoy.
Exactly how is it Nintendo's fault that Square Enix won't bring over an old, never localized SNES game to Virtual Console?
Exactly how is it Nintendo's fault that Square Enix won't bring over an old, never localized SNES game to Virtual Console?Correct me if I'm wrong, but Nintendo doesn't allow anyone to translate import titles. If it is a text-heavy game, it'd pretty much be unplayable.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Nintendo doesn't allow anyone to translate import titles. If it is a text-heavy game, it'd pretty much be unplayable.I'm not sure. Nintendo has allowed previously unreleased titles on VC, but my limited googling only confirmed that those titles were already in English to begin with (i.e. Sin and Punishment, though Nintendo owns the rights so I'm not sure it counts). There is apparently an old Wired article from 2007 referenced on Wikipedia where George Harrison, former Senior VP of Marketing, said it was possible for publishers to localize previously unreleased games on the Virtual Console. However, since the link is broken, I can't confirm this and it was from Wikipedia so take it with a grain of salt. Hey, it's the best I could in a couple minutes and the Google search bar.
Still, I find it hard to believe that Nintendo would actively stop a publisher from putting in the work to localize an old SNES game to put on VC. Said publisher would pay for the localization and pay Nintendo a licensing fee. What does Nintendo have to lose?
If it's going to be translated, then just call it WiiWare.
