Tony Hawk: Ride exclusive to the 360 in UK

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Rainbird on 20 May 2009

mibuokami said:

Munkeh111 said:
No, UK is now the second largest, you can look it up if you want

Really? When did this happen? Only last year Japan was still the second, I was sure that they still were coming into this year...

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/10/uk-game-industry-beats-japan-takes-second-place/

It's from february

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AussieGecko on 20 May 2009

mibuokami said:

I'm pretty sure a legal precedent cannot be established when the law is different. Else there will be precedent for stoning thief to death as that is the law of some middle eastern countries. Japan is not part of the EU and has an entirely different legal system; thus there is no precedent.

@: Japan is still the second biggest for video game (with respect to individual nation)

Ontopic: This is even more baffling than the ghostbuster exclusive and , it's the that will suffer. Be it MS or Sony, I think this type of practice sucks.

Precedent, thats what i was thinking of, and why not it has been used in Australia in conjuction with US even though our two legal systems are quite different.

UK might be part of the EU but has a very different system to most of europe. Also second biggest? i dont think so, you probably want to check your sources for that one.

The judges decide which is the ultimate law but according to gaming it is a pretty similar precedent so i think it would be followed, look at some games which for recent example Aus gave R18 to. Other Legal systems jumped in and said the same thing from originally giving it an M15 rating. I know the Censorship places have a big part, but they are in part run by the courts.

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waron on 20 May 2009

does anyone care about Tony Hawk games?

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waron said:
does anyone care about Tony Hawk games?

Back in the PS2 days, TH games sold many millions

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Million on 20 May 2009

Exclusive ? lol not if the region free on my PS3 has anything to say about it.

But I'm not a TH fan anyway...

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mibuokami said:

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Cobretti2 said:

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Cobretti2 said:
if this is , I it is the same idiot who started the whole fake Conduit review.

if it is real, I bet people in UK could do a class actin suit against for any competitive behaviour.

*COUGH* intel and it's 2BN fine in EU .

I bet a lawyer could build a case around it after that tragedy with intel.

that same theory will lend ms to do the same in japan over the much bigger name of ffxiii

your assuming that their legal system will care. the only reason this MAY have a chance is because INTEL got done for anti competitive behaviour in EUR.

It basically opens a door in EUR for similar suits. And I wasn't saying sony would sue. people would for being force limited to 1 choice, when there are more available.

im sure people in japan would care and btw if the britain case would go ahead people in japan could use that as a case for evidence.. i cant remember what its called but the legal system thrives on a first case going ahead then copying the result.

Plus every single exclusive would get affected by this if one did happen

I'm pretty sure a legal precedent cannot be established when the law is different. Else there will be precedent for stoning thief to death as that is the law of some middle eastern countries. Japan is not part of the EU and has an entirely different legal system; thus there is no precedent.

@headshot: Japan is still the second biggest market for video game (with respect to individual nation)

Ontopic: This is even more baffling than the ghostbuster exclusive and in the end, it's the consumer that will suffer. Be it MS or Sony, I think this type of practice sucks.

@mibuokami

http://www.videogamenews.com/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ArticleView/mid/625/articleId/1326/categoryId/18/UK-passes-Japan-to-become-secondlargest-video-game-market.aspx

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So I guess it's now Nintendo's turn.

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mibuokami on 20 May 2009

AussieGecko said:

mibuokami said:

I'm pretty sure a legal precedent cannot be established when the law is different. Else there will be precedent for stoning thief to death as that is the law of some middle eastern countries. Japan is not part of the EU and has an entirely different legal system; thus there is no precedent.

@: Japan is still the second biggest for video game (with respect to individual nation)

Ontopic: This is even more baffling than the ghostbuster exclusive and , it's the that will suffer. Be it MS or Sony, I think this type of practice sucks.

Precedent, thats what i was thinking of, and why not it has been used in Australia in conjuction with US even though our two legal systems are quite different.

UK might be part of the EU but has a very different system to most of europe. Also second biggest? i dont think so, you probably want to check your sources for that one.

The judges decide which is the ultimate law but according to gaming it is a pretty similar precedent so i think it would be followed, look at some games which for recent example Aus gave R18 to. Other Legal systems jumped in and said the same thing from originally giving it an M15 rating. I know the Censorship places have a big part, but they are in part run by the courts.

I've been corrected on the market share already, I'm quoting on old thing and didn't realize the UK has surpass Japan as the second biggest market for video games :)

I'm not a law student but I believe precedent is only relevant where the law can be similiarly applied, as I do not know the legal system on both country I'll refrain from further comment (you're right about the Aust - US thing though, I voguely remember it on the news I think).

Anyways Australia censorship sucks balls, all thanks to some retarded gov-gen out west :/