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Originally posted by: IceCold
Hey Strell, did any Canadians take part in CAG's thing?
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Originally posted by: pap64
I just wanted to state that for some reason Kashogi, spak-spang and strell have yet to add me. Their names are still in gray even though I registered them on Sunday.
So this is a heads up to them.
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I need to caution one thing up front like I did over at CAG - my Address Book is full. Completely 100% full. At CAG I needed a code to send to and a code to receive from, so I deleted two accounts from it and inserted "CAG Secret Santa 1 and 2" entries. Since it's most likely I'll have to do that here, just let me know before hand and I'll be sure to get the codes in as soon as I can. This means that if you've added me and I'm gray, chances are pretty high I'm not going to add you back. Sorry guys. If space opens up (i.e., some people at CAG sell their system or something and I no longer need their code), I'll try to add in NWR codes first. Nintendo needs to let me put 200 in.
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Originally posted by: Mario
Requires more batteries = bad for the environment
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Originally posted by: Crimm
I think it's absolutely ridiculous that Nintendo can't find a way to get around this. How long will it take? 18 months? Two years? Three years?
If you intend to make a console for "every home" you better damn well have production that goes beyond what is generally regarded as needed for a "gamer" device.
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There's a lot of commentary on this over at GoNintendo. The main points I took are:
1) "This is retarded Nintendo, and it's totally a plot to issue in DRM, wtf."
2) "Fine, I won't update my Photo channel."
3) "Does anyone actually use the mp3 feature, or are you just bitching for bitching's sake?"
4) "I expect there to be more to this than meets the eye."
I imagine all the posts in this thread will fall into those categories.
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"Primarily because AAC has DRM capabilities built in. "
Wait, that's not quite right. Some AAC files can have DRM -- most notably, most songs from the iTunes Store. But you can have AAC files with no DRM as well. In iTunes there's two ways to get them. First, you can buy an "iTunes Plus" song in the iTunes Store -- you'll get an AAC file that has no DRM that can be played anywhere that supports that format. You can also put a CD into your computer and use iTunes to rip it into AAC format and again, no DRM.
So in one sense you're right; AAC does allow for DRM, but it's not mandated by any means. I'm not sure if Strell meant to imply all AAC files have DRM, but I wanted to make clear what the deal was.
That all said, I'm not sure why Nintendo wouldn't simply add the ability to play AAC as an addition to the current MP3 capability, rather than replacing it. I can't think of any media player than can play AAC that can't play MP3.
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Licensing sounds like a good bet. Also another thing about DRM-- there's no "standard" DRM that comes with AAC. Apple has their own DRM system with AAC, but only Apple gets to decide what devices can be used to work with that DRM. Other companies may have their own DRM schemes attached to AAC -- I don't know anyone else that's selling AAC with DRM restrictions off the top of my head though.
AAC itself is not owned by Apple, in case that's not clear. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding for more info.
So unless Nintendo has made a specific deal with Apple to use their DRM (unlikely), what will happen is that Nintendo's AAC playback will be limited to non-DRM AAC songs like I described in my previous post. Even if they did make that deal, non-DRM tracks would have to work, because as I said, Apple is selling without DRM via "iTunes Plus". So DRM haters shouldn't have anything to worry about.
