by bobyoko » 08 Jan 2013 16:40
@ Hawk
I used to think that too, until i realized old consoles look like absolute garbage on current tvs. not to mention how much physical space they take up. (i guess i did mention it... ; )
i'm surprised to see RMC's comment about not buying the games a third (or fourth) time, as i've been commenting about that here recently, and found no one wanting to have any discussion about the issue whatsoever. really, though, there's already a fix for this situation, and it's called hack your wii (or wiiu in wii mode) to play emulators. it's the ONLY current alternative to being ripped off again and again for games you've already purchased multiple times. nintendo is going to keep selling those old titles as long as you keep buying them. realistically, you're only ripping yourself off by accepting current market strategies. this comes from a LONG time collector who got tired of buying mario simply for the up-resed or portable versions. it's not worth it. think about it, if you bought star wars right away on vhs, then again on dvd, and then again on blue ray, are you going to buy it again when it goes digital? not if you have a clue, cause that stuff's already free (and legally speaking you've already purchased the right to view it). also, didn't you already obtain the access to copyright in the original purchase? why be forced to rebuy this access to copywritten data? this is how corporate interests run the world, because we let them.
