Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Well, if it means someone'll play it and have a guide ready to post on Gamefaqs by the time it comes out so i don't have to spend $15-20 on a guide, more power to 'em (even though i don't encourage this, modchips should only be for breaking region locks)

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Damn, that was fast. The Internet is terrifying in so many different ways.

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This is kind of sad. I wish people wouldn't steal games as it hurts the future of getting other great games made. I know Nintendo isn't gonna go out of business over a few missing sales but still. Smaller companies may and they often bring us the best games. I guess it will never stop and luckily most people aren't going to mod their consoles to play them so it is somewhat contained. Still kinda bums me out.

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Eh, i'd probably end up buying this guide anyway. These completion-centered games usually merit a guide (like main Super Mario games, Zelda, and Metroid titles)

Although not having to pay monies is tempting

Although i hope its a Prima guide, they do such excellent work (they're almost worth buying for the interior art alone)

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I don't think this will hurt Nintendo in any real way. Sure the bootleg is out there, but how many people have modded Wii's anyway?

And doesn't Nintendo's updates disable the hacked Wiis anyway? I think Nintendo looked at the PSP and Sony's attempt at stopping hackers and made a smart move. The updates we get for the Wii usually have some great additional content added, and even occasional added functionality for the games and the system. It's an improvement on the Wii overall, which is a big enough incentive to click that upgrade button.

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Yeah, I read yesterday about a kid that got one from the demo machine, took it home, and is trying to beat it before its official release.

Doesn't matter to me, I'll be buying it in a few weeks and enjoying it for years.

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So this is kinda off-topic...but how long until the other stores get to have Wii demo units?

I work electronics at Target...and I'm pretty sure our "demo wii" which I assumed was hollow and just there to show people what it looks like...is real...it seems to be the correct weight, and from what I can see, the components are there *shrugs*

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Get over it. You all got your Wiis hand-delivered to you at no charge. Bloggers are in no position to lecture gamers about how they obtain games.

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I second the chipping for region-lock purposes (I live in Australia) but I'm not a big fan of piracy, except for music but that's a beef I have with the industry (adapt or die asshats).

Very sad that people show such contempt for an industry that clearly means something to them (otherwise why would they pirate at all).

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I usually don't care when this sort of things happens... but with Mario Galaxy, it breaks my heart. =(

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um..... do I even care?

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I don't believe in mod chips but software mods can be really great.

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Copying isn't stealing, Newspeak-peons.

The Internet's existence and function wrt copying IP has been well-known for a full decade now. Maybe they should just release the game when it's ready instead of adding artificial marketing delays, and it wouldn't be so much of a problem.

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AWESOME!

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Seriously, with the stupid region locking to divide and control markets, delaying releases differently in some countries to tweak sales, all that is sure to tick people off. All they have to do is add online-gameplay to the games and piracy would be marginal, but that appears to be sooo hard with the Wii..

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"Copying isn't stealing, Newspeak-peons."

While U.S. copyright law allows some fair use, such as for educational purposes or if you legally own the original work, copying anything which you did not legally obtain IS stealing in the U.S. Copying an MP3 file from the internet without purchasing the work in some other format is stealing, whereas copying the song from a CD you bought is not.

In this case, copying the disc is stealing because it was not legally obtained.

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"Bloggers are in no position to lecture gamers about how they obtain games."

Except, you know, the company sends them the game in exchange for coverage (a legal method of obtaining the game) whereas piracy is stealing (illegal).

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@JC,

Would you mind explaining how copyright infringement isn't stealing? I'm not arguing here, just interested since I will be entering law school for Intellectual Property next fall. I'm not quite sure how anyone would think that taking something of value without paying isn't stealing under the word of the law.

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@ vidGuy,

Under US law, copyright infringement is not equal to stealing (theft) because it does not deprive the original owner full use to the object, or through possession the new "owner" gains the full copyrights to that object. For example, when a bike/car is stolen, the original owner can no longer use that property. This is something that the US Supreme Court has stated in the past. But just because infringement doesn't equal stealing doesn't mean that it's ok.
I want game companies to make more games, so I am sad that some are pirating Mario Galaxy, but it is also true that not many people have modded Wiis, so it should only affect a small percentage of people.
I love my games, but as a whole, copyright laws have gotten out of control. Mainly with music/movies.

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That's true, Magili. Although I'd agree that copyright infringement shouldn't fall under theft (especially since it's usually handled as a civil suit rather than criminal charges), I was thinking of the layman's use of the word "stealing". Considering that most people do not understand the proper definition of words like "assault", "accosting", and even "murder", I didn't expect that argument.

I expected someone to justify it with the try-before-you-buy argument ;)

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Thanks for the support, JC. Not trying to sound snobbish here, I'm just really interested in it after being a teen during Napster's heyday and doing my undergrad in Computer Investigations.

Anyway, Galaxy FTW! I'm bummed we are missing out on Brawl this holiday but if the previews are to be believed this true successor to Mario 64 is going to be keeping me mighty busy! ;)

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