supercat said:
What advantage would having a propriety format offer, if an alternative could prevent piracy? The wii should be outselling the PS3 2:1 with software because that is it's hardware lead, but the wii only sells about 30% more software lately, so nintendo is leaving a LOT of money on the table that it could be acquiring.
I also see what you are saying about nintendo being aggressive with hardware but keep in mind that cost-wise you dont have to have a bleeding edge machine with blu-ray. You could make something that is a bit less powerful than the 360 and still have a BD player for around $250 if you didnt require a huge HD. |
Wow, I see. You are completely right about everything. Don't be too surprised if Iwata turns up at your door begging you to take his job, because you clearly know how to run the company better than him. Nintendo ALWAYS use proprietry storage. One of the main advantages of this, by the way is that it prevents piracy. The pirates have to deal with the new technology. And that's one of the reasons why Blu Ray is not pirated - it's simply not cost effective for hackers to crack blu ray, because it is still not very popular compared to dvd. Security through obscurity would not work for the leading console.
By the way, it has NEVER been the case that software sales are proportional to the hardware sales - the PS2 had a laughable attach rate compared to the GC and particularly the xbox. Also, basing anything off recent events is hilarious. Sony has had a lot of big software releases lately, Nintendo less so. You wouldn't like it if, on Super Mario galaxy 2 launch week I pointed out the ratio of Wii:PS3 software sales. So why would you do it to me?
