Comment by xwdv
4 years ago
If we didn’t have profit protection measures like this everything would be much more expensive and that’s not a better alternative for most consumers.
4 years ago
If we didn’t have profit protection measures like this everything would be much more expensive and that’s not a better alternative for most consumers.
This is doubtful in my opinion, but Nintendo would certainly like us to believe that. I think that Nintendo does this for profiteering purposes, and also because they are irrationally restrictive of unintended usage of their hardware/software/artwork.
Do you remember the nintendo ds? Piracy was really awful on this one, especially in Japan. Almost no one bought original games until flash cards were finally banned.
Well that's a whole other debate, but I'd like to know the legality now.
Everything is legal until it's not. Unless someone takes it to court they will get away with it. When that happens they will find a slightly more expensive and slightly more legal way to prevent piracy. Rinse and repeat.
You agreed to the terms of service. There is little to nothing you can do.
You can't write just want you want in an agreement. There are things that are not legally enforceable - even if the other party has agreed to them.
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How is this a profit protection measure? And how does it prevent the Switch from being more expensive?
Nintendo makes a profit from game sales, therefore sells the console almost at cost. This hardware measure prevents piracy.
any source for that claim?
Not my downvote but I believe when you do the math the equation goes like this:
(reduction in functionality) + (fewer options) + (loss of user control) + (handicapped operation) + (hardware underutilization) = higher prices for everyone
This is not including things like (planned obsolescence) which are intended to make things more expensive without raising the sales price.
You don't have to game on Nintendo devices. Open platforms are available on the market.