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« on: January 17, 2004, 12:06:09 PM »
I agree, comletely. I've got a GC, and I'm going to get a PS2 ... but I would never even dream of grabbing an Xbox. It's just not worth it. Hey, why not get an iQue! Sure - the games will be in Chinese, (no complaints, please, I'm NOT confusing Chinise with Japanese) but haven't we all played Mario 64, Zelda 64 and other classics already? We'll make it through easily. Those who do not know about the iQue ... it is a N64 controller from Nintendo that can play SNES and N64 games! Not the cartridges, silly - you have to go to one of China's many iQue koisks and actually download the games onto your memory card, believe it or not. I've noticed there is a USB port on the top - wouldn't it be cool if you used this to buy iQue titles from the internet, and then proceed to download it through the iQue's USB port ... onto your memory card? It's obvious they'll be doing this in the future. But, problems being problems - this one in particular is quite large! Y'see, HELLO! It's China, for frickin' well sake! Piracy is big in China. Being able to download these games from the internet, let alone actually allowing fans to connect the iQue to a PC in the first place will begin yet another one of gaming biggest problems - ROMs. And I'm talking about ROMs that people put up on websites for other guys to send to their iQue at their own free will, without even paying. I mean, this is Nintendo! They have finally managed to conquer the huge world of pirated home console Nintendo ROMs by introducing a compact, well-protected disc format. But, look! 'Clever' Nintendo go and release a PC-compatible console, in China. Hang on, I'll say that again - CHINA! Starting to make sense of this abnormality, are you? Lights turned on upstairs? Get it, now? Nintendo have created a big, big mistake. So, basically, I'll round this up in a sentence or two. Nintendo have stupidly introduced even more piracy to a very piracy-inflicted country. This will not do. Just stick with koisks, no matter how desperate you are, Nintendo!
Edited by - Yoshi6 on 1/17/2004 10:07:52 AM