It seems like years ago we couldnt even fathom watching movies from our computer. Now we can even watch live streams etc. of evenSpiderman 3 and other movies at the Box Office.

I have a question, Anyone ever think it will be possible to download free games? Get this, a hacker gets all the code/download informtaion and uploads them to a site(If you have a next gen say Wii/PS3 or 360 which allows you to upload/download your games to a site. How hard would that be???

Like the new gauntlet 2 for PS3 or all the wii games, imagine everybody sharing downloaded games to play n tehri system, imagine never paying for a virtual console game????

Are we that far off?

How many would download a VC game for free?

It isn't happening now? I know people rip games all the time and put up the .iso's...

TEACH ME MASTER!

My friend who lives in South America says nearly all stores in his city sell all 3 major consoles already chipped to play copies and buying them this way is often cheaper than going to official stores and buying an unchipped one! Then he buys games for $5 each, lucky *ucker!

The chipped Wii he recently bought was $350 /£175 and he got 10 games for it which cost him $50.

He has several hundred PS2 games many which he has never even played.

I suppose when you are paying the equivalent of £2.50 per game it isn't so important to get much play out of them.

 As for virtual console games, you can already play nearly all the games on xbox live arcade for free using MAME and most Nintendo games from NES to N64 are playable on your PC using emulators.

I have over 1000 MAME roms, but it is nice to be able to compete with others on the Xbox live high score table which unfortunately the Wii doesn't have.

See thats what i wouldnt mind doing, I am computer literate but not enginerring upgraded chips literate.

Something about playing the games on the Wii makes it fun again...even if that sounds stupid. I tried getting a SSBM Gamecube .ISO to run on my friend's super fast PC, but no luck hehe. A glorious 15 FPS at max!

Seriously though, what's with other countries and piracy. America may indeed suck, but at least we don't pirate videogames so much. Though I understand, considering how much retail games and systems cost outside the major regions.

I think what I mean is , you know how when you download a wii game it will show mario jumping up and hitting the blocks,Well since you are downloading it, the information has to be passed from nintendo to yu right?

WellI was thinkin , there has to be a way where there is a site that would allow you to collect the informtaion you have downloade(imbedded in your wii) and simply log on with your wii and have a site automatically extract your downloaded games so you can share with others, and if you want to download others that people have uploaded you could.

Have I lost anyone? or do you know what I mean, It should be possible right?question is, would anyone wanna take the time to create a free site that does that?

I livein argentina, insouth america lol.

and yes it is like that.

but i buy original games though.

edit: btw its worse to pirate games, because you end not enjoying them. because they are so cheap that all the games are boring. i know how that feels. that happened to me when i pirated the ps1.(on the ps1 days of course).

ben kenobi you are right systems are more expensive here. but for too main reasons:

-VAT in SA is very high.

-we dont have official distributors. so we have to import the systems from the US.

hereyou have some prices.

DSlite : 800 pesos(about 265 dollars)

PSP:1200 pesos(about 400 dollars)

wii: 1600 pesos(about 550 dolars)

ps3: i better not tell you this one.

thats why i only have  a GCN and a ds.

and ps3 games cost 120 dollars.

wii games between 70 and 100 dollars

and ds games between 40  and 80 dollars

I would buy the game. I am in software engineering and it takes a lot of time and thought to make a decent program, as it does a house, car, or anything else you go to a store and buy. Why is a game any different? Pay the fee for the enjoyment of the game.