Of course it has. Most threads have people claiming that corporations are the big bad. There are plenty of those posts in this very thread.
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Of course it has. Most threads have people claiming that corporations are the big bad. There are plenty of those posts in this very thread.
I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you mean well, but this post is horribly ignorant and misguided.
Corporations being "bad" or more realistically participating in "bad" practices is not the same thing as being anti-capitalism. This forum always participates in capitalism and the closest we get to Capitalism is bad is "fuck EA" and "pay your taxes" which us like duh lol
Nothing on the gaming side would ever lead me to believe the majority here are anti capitalism as a dogma.
Too many people to quote so let me try to say my points in a better way.
Everyone should enjoy games, it should ideally cost the same to all around the world. You cant fault people for trying to save money without knowing what situation they live in either so this does conflict with my first statement a tad.
I dont know other economical differences in other countries except what a quick google search would do for any currency = usd . I'd wish we would would also have a universal currency but that just wont happen due to a plethora of reasons I dont have the time to list for what I know.
I don't mean to offend anybody and if I have I greatly apologize.
Everyone should enjoy games, it should ideally cost the same to all around the world. You cant fault people for trying to save money without knowing what situation they live in either so this does conflict with my first statement a tad.
I dont know other economical differences in other countries except what a quick google search would do for any currency = usd . I'd wish we would would also have a universal currency but that just wont happen due to a plethora of reasons I dont have the time to list for what I know.
I don't mean to offend anybody and if I have I greatly apologize.
My answer was meant for the purpose of this thread.
It works like it would a card based on a UK account or having an EU iban.
So yes on Norwegian, SA/ SWE/RUS/etc stores.
Will not work on US eShop, MXN, ARG and so on. So there's zero incentive to grab a Revolut if all you want to do is region-hopping and you already own a UK/EU cc/dc.
It's useless for the purpose of this thread.
Even if we had a universal currency it wouldnt solve problems of inequality or lack of funds. All things cannot in the current global climate feasibly cost the same everywhere. It isn't possible.
this is morally pretty scuzzy and I'm quite disappointed at the stance ERA moderation have taken
Exploits/wrong prices have been posted on here and on the old site, I'm guessing you arent aware of the old Walmart price error back on the old site where people got stuff for incredibly wrong/off prices/ Or more recently with amazon prime day where people on here got Cameras for about $98 which cost $500 and up easily in bulk amounts. Hell we had a thread on this site(i think or it was gaf) when Knack 2 came out that it was free in another country due to an error and guess what... people posted and got the game for free and sony never revoked access to that... or heck The Surge (with the season pass). and people in these forums do take advantage of those things.
Shit we make threads for whenever Wario64 has a price error listing and people swarm in for that shit.
I am doubling down on you being confused lol
Few things are as capitalistic as the video game industry and a forum full of enthusiasts eagerly awaiting the next product and salivating over it.
There is nothing wrong about it btw but I find really funny that a video game forum wouldn't be full of video game enthusiasts according to you.
That's a very different scenario.
In this scenario, the indies are very nicely offering proper regional pricing for Argentina where the average wage doesn't have close to the purchasing power of for example the US.
If the upshot is that the indie has lost much more lucrative US sales because of the offer they did for Argentinan consumers, they may just decide not to offer the regional pricing now or in future games, which means that Argentinian consumers would have to pay far higher prices.
In your scenario, Walmart or Amazon, massive companies, are eating the losses and in many cases could cancel orders but chose to honor the misprices for good consumer relations.
That is a price error that people in the US takes advantage of. It's the same currency. But even without the price error, you'll probably be able to buy those games at a sale or whatever. And if you can't then you're priorities should be elsewhere.
Here you, as someone from the US, are willingly taking advantage of a system made for Argentinians, so they can access games at a price according to their income, which is far lower than whatever you may receive in the US.
For many Argentinians, that regional pricing is the reason they can access those indie games, since the US price is excessive for them. Even a well off person can find the US pricing excessive, because our currencies are devaluated compared to the USD. Without regional pricing, they would simply not buy the games.
Indie developers know that, and adjust their prices accordingly for those markets. However, when they see shot like this, they'll simply decide to not do regional pricing anymore, meaning you, as an American, can still buy the games but an Argentinian can not.
Might as well flag something similar on the BST thread where we buy digital movie codes from physical purchases that the movie studio doesn't see yet the purchaser of the physical media makes money off of it instead.
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Honestly yes they should seeing as that is very much a gray area if not piracy.
Exactly over in the BST that stuff is fine, yet over here we are basically being accused of ruining the Argentinian video game economy.
You have many posts explaining the issue here, even in this thread. Instead all you do is act like the people who will probably get screwed thanks to your actions (and other similar members' actions) are horrible people. You disgust me.
But that is why it is slightly different.
Buying digital movie codes could lead to less and less codes being put in the box and also means possibly less revenue for movie companies.
Buying games from another region because it's cheap could lead to prices being bumped up so people from less fortunate countries can't buy games anymore and also there is a chance that region locking might come back.
To me, the second example has a greater affect on people less fortunate and is most likely why it's being clamped down on more. I don't frequent the BST thread so I don't know exactly what goes on in there but yes I do agree that there probably is a degree of hypocrisy going on.
Currently, a monthly salary of a person living with a minimum wage in Brazil is US$224. US$60 to these people is a lot more money than it is to you.
That is, if you can even get a new game for $60. The Argentinian PS Store for example has new games at $72.
I'm a consumer, so I have no problem using the best deals for myself first and foremost. I picked up Wargroove and Katana Zero. Have both on PC but haven't played them and to have both portable is worth the double dip. It was super easy and worked on my first try.
I think that's the thing i'm most dissapointed of this thread. Privileged.
This thread is a mistake, to save a few bucks you'all are damaging the Argentinians Switch owners (amd, arguably, the devs of the games you're buying). Shame on you.
To be fair, you won't get to see discounts on well-known titles for as low as $3 - $12 from an otherwise $15 to $40 games.
First thing I thought. With the fandom here toward consoles, corporations and industry employees, I'd hardly call era a bastion of anti-capitalism outside of a vocal minority. Not criticizing anyone particularly, just this statement.
I was able to grab cuphead and hotline Miami collection in 2 separate transactions, however when I tried to go for a third game of my friend Pedro my card suddenly would no longer work. I'm guessing they are limiting transactions now to cut down on people selling codes?
Is there a reason why you need to logout out of your main Nintendo account? Will
It not work unless I create a new account?
It not work unless I create a new account?
You pick a country permanently when you create an account.
Nintendo finally releases a totally region-free home console and stuff like this are going to make them regret that decision.
You might as well start tweeting #StartRegionLocking
But whatever. Indie devs deserve to be screwed over because they were willing to do something nice for less well-to-do people?
You might as well start tweeting #StartRegionLocking
But whatever. Indie devs deserve to be screwed over because they were willing to do something nice for less well-to-do people?
You mean that you're a consumer who has no problem using their privilege to get the best deals regardless of how it shits on Argentinian people.
This reminds me of when I had to point out in one of the past threads on people from fortunate nations abusing regional pricing that the people getting screwed over (In this case: Argentina) don't have the privilege of finding an eShop region that sells games cheaper than what they have available.
So if everyone's doing it, I'm a sucker for not doing it, but I'm also not interested in screwing over others on account of my ability to internet for better deals, even if it's already been decided that they're going to have to bump up the prices in retaliation. Can't knock the hustle, but the hustle isn't always at someone else's expense, either.
This is what will make Nintendo take notice/action. Resellers gotta shit things up.
I doubt they'll bring it back, but any incentive indie developers had for regional pricing will probably vanish, screwing those of us who live in regions that do need it.
Interesting. Why would you want to change regions on your Nintendo account? Hope it's because you have 2 countries you live in and not to exploit regional pricing.
I live in Germany and wanted to purchase the "less" censored European version of the first South Park game, that doesn't look like the mess they sell here (right image):
Nice try, though.
Agh, well this is just beyond disappointing. I'd rather enjoy one game bought with a clear conscience than take advantage of a deal regardless of the larger consequences. I have used code sites like that for steam before, way back, so this makes me reconsider doing things like that moving forward. Devs need the support more than ever in these times.
How does this issue look on the other consoles? I don't think they've had region locking for a while, no?
I apologize for bumping this thread, but I'm looking towards purchasing a couple of games from the Argentinian eshop. The games in question are:
1) Minecraft Dungeons (~$4.15)
2) Huntdown (~$4.15)
Since I don't have a credit card, I can't make the purchase myself. So I'm wondering if anyone is willing to help me out. I can pay you with a $10 Nintendo eshop card. Thanks!
1) Minecraft Dungeons (~$4.15)
2) Huntdown (~$4.15)
Since I don't have a credit card, I can't make the purchase myself. So I'm wondering if anyone is willing to help me out. I can pay you with a $10 Nintendo eshop card. Thanks!
Per the staff posts, this kind of thing should really be handled in the B/S/T thread :)
