-Why I Pirate- Is piracy justifiable?

[Euphoria14]

Icyedge said:

Euphoria14 said:

 

Nope, seeing as how the Wii and DS are region-locked. Nintendo gave me no choice but to pirate a copy and/or void my console warranty just to play a game.

Personally though, in my case, 9 times out of 10 I rarely play beyond an hour or so of any game I pirate. Don't know why it is but for some reason I don't get much satisfaction from something I don't own the original disc for. of course Xenoblade happened to be a big exception, the game is phenomenal.

Just to put a positive spin on things, we can just say that thanks to people like me pirating the game the game recieved some real good word of mouth. My downloaded copy, followed by praise for the title in and out of the interwebs contributes to the pre-orders shown on the weekly charts. That is how I like to see it. A guy who would have most likely never bought it anyways ends up possibly helping the title sell, even if it is 1 or 2 copies.

If we can assume I lost them money, can't we also assume that I helped them make money?

Your copy was not even pirated since the product wasnt licensed here.

Then what exactly am I doing wrong when I download Xenoblade, Soma Bringer and most likely The Last Story?

Media paints me as a terrible human being.