@maruse Did you really read my comments carefully?
I'm NOT justifying a pirate.
I only say that it exists, because the world economy is uneven. If you did not know, by the end of 2017, half of the world's money is concentrated in just one percent of the world's population. This is a VERY uneven distribution. With this distribution, violations of the law become a fact. Have you watched "Elysium"? )
@luke88 Of course, I do not want to justify piracy. But even not wealthy people can not entertain themselves only by reading Dostoevsky. They also want to play, relax after a hard day, fall into the magical world of Mario and Zelda.
I do not justify any of the pirates. It's just a fact: unfortunately, economic inequality breeds injustice to rights holders. Sorry for the philosophy)
In our country, many people like the console and games that Nintendo creates. But, unfortunately, the price policy of "Big N" does not correspond to the economic reality in the country.
I work as a project manager in a large project of the Internet community. My salary is 8 461 dollars a year (705 dollars a month). This salary is considered average, there are many people whose salary is less.
Price Super Mario Odyssey is 60 dollars. That's 8.5% of my salary. For other people, this figure can be 15-20% of the salary. Think about what things you can buy at 20% of your salary.
It's really a lot. People can not afford to buy a game for the money they need to buy food and clothes for. Unfortunately, many countries with such a standard of living. Unfortunately, piracy will thrive in them.
None of us (almost) blame Nintendo for such game prices. But N should understand that if they are not interested in local pricing policies, they should be prepared for piracy in these regions and low sales.
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@maruse
Did you really read my comments carefully?
I'm NOT justifying a pirate.
I only say that it exists, because the world economy is uneven. If you did not know, by the end of 2017, half of the world's money is concentrated in just one percent of the world's population. This is a VERY uneven distribution. With this distribution, violations of the law become a fact. Have you watched "Elysium"? )
Re: Rumour: Revised Switch Units With Homebrew Bug Fix Are Now Appearing At Retail
@luke88 Of course, I do not want to justify piracy.
But even not wealthy people can not entertain themselves only by reading Dostoevsky. They also want to play, relax after a hard day, fall into the magical world of Mario and Zelda.
I do not justify any of the pirates. It's just a fact: unfortunately, economic inequality breeds injustice to rights holders.
Sorry for the philosophy)
Re: Rumour: Revised Switch Units With Homebrew Bug Fix Are Now Appearing At Retail
In our country, many people like the console and games that Nintendo creates. But, unfortunately, the price policy of "Big N" does not correspond to the economic reality in the country.
I work as a project manager in a large project of the Internet community. My salary is 8 461 dollars a year (705 dollars a month). This salary is considered average, there are many people whose salary is less.
Price Super Mario Odyssey is 60 dollars. That's 8.5% of my salary. For other people, this figure can be 15-20% of the salary. Think about what things you can buy at 20% of your salary.
It's really a lot. People can not afford to buy a game for the money they need to buy food and clothes for. Unfortunately, many countries with such a standard of living. Unfortunately, piracy will thrive in them.
None of us (almost) blame Nintendo for such game prices. But N should understand that if they are not interested in local pricing policies, they should be prepared for piracy in these regions and low sales.