The Rev Hates Nintendo Thread or is it the other way around?

[Jmustang1968]

Yeah region locking is mostly to protect the japanese market and retailers from consumers importing from the US.

[Retronomy]

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[AppleQueso]

Rev you insight negative response like popular rappers insight "haters". You should consider writing for my website, I could use the publicity.

I don't generally like doing this, but...

It's spelled "incite."
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Your particular spelling of it just bugs me for some reason.

[SamuraiMegas]

nintendo had someone killed

you actually made me cry from laughtter. good job,sir.

[AppleQueso]

damn man even SamuraiMegas thinks you're nuts

[mjmjr25]

Yeah region locking is mostly to protect the japanese market and retailers from consumers importing from the US.

Right. Most of us already know why it is done from a economics perspective, the discussion was to respond that it isn't a universally held belief that all consumers want region-free consoles.

[SamuraiMegas]

damn man even SamuraiMegas thinks you're nuts

Now that I don't have a sandwich in hand, I can type this properly.
What I've learned from this thread:
1: TheRev is a Schizophrenic conspiracy theorist
2: Is extremely hostile (well, I already knew that.)
3: Dislikes good points against his beliefs.

[Jmustang1968]

Yeah region locking is mostly to protect the japanese market and retailers from consumers importing from the US.

Right. Most of us already know why it is done from a economics perspective, the discussion was to respond that it isn't a universally held belief that all consumers want region-free consoles.

I just can't see as a consumer of games, you would want more restrictions. I don't even import often because of the games I typically play are text/dialogue heavy. I dont see any trend of less games coming over due to region free consoles. I think they just try to project which games will sell enough to warrant the risk of localization cost. All the SNES games, and Saturn games that didnt come over spring to mind.

[AppleQueso]

Even with region locking, there's plenty of examples of games that are 100 percent identical across all regions.

[mjmjr25]

Like I said, I enjoy the hunt, the discovery, the workarounds (mods), the exposure. Most people seem to want more / faster / now. That isn't me. It's like proverbial depressed lottery winner or bored retiree. Probably not the best analogy, but the underlying point is there. Seems a silly thing (to me) to complain about.