kingofwale said:
well. this is to be expected.
look at DSi, hacked before launch. Nintendo doesn't care at all, not when it helps boost hardware sales.
Has nintendo done ANYTHING to ease piracy on DS platform? don't be surprised if the trend continues
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In light of the bigger picture. Nintendo only cares as a company to the other developers. In the hard reality of it all. Nintendo as a corporate entity however doesn't care.
Let's take an other example of a company who doesn't give a shit about piracy of their software by the consuming masses. Microsoft and Windows OS line. MS doesn't care. It's not about the pirates will figure away. It's that MS doesn't care, but they have to for the public appearance. MS real money comes from selling to businesses and the average consumer who has the disposable income to buy the software for convenience.
MS continues to keep Windows the biggest largest OS to date because it creates a circular market. Users get use to it at work. Now that the user is used to it at work. They want to use what they are familiar with. So when they get a computer they get Windows. People who have Windows at home don't want to learn a new OS at work. So companies get Windows for their computers to reduce learning time for their employees. It's circular.
The same applies for the dominant console. Pirated consoles increase sales of hardware. Increased hardware increases the "friend" sale. Once out side the immidiat pirater influence(ie friend or family) the "friend" sale goes to people who don't pirate and will buy their games.
Nintendo and MS only care as so far to keep third parties to continue to make games. That's the end of it their. no more. Also just remember that the corporate entity and corporate employee are different. The entity doesn't really care.