A Monk’s Guide to Pirated Software

Jerome Robinson asked:


Piracy costs billions every year. Piracy of video games, music and books is commonly known as sharing. With Christmas coming up the stores and the big companies that make these games and films are hoping consumersturn their back on piracy and the recession.

 

Apart from consumer electronics like iPods, TV’s and computer, the most money will be on the very things we need to supplement them;  DVD’s, video games and music; the very things copied most often on the internet. Times are hard and no doubt some will be looking for less costlier alternatives to throwing cash around on these items.

 

Because of this the release of HomeBreWii couldn’t have come at a worse time for Nintendo. HomeBreWii is downloadable software installed on the console allowing the user to play back-upgames and imported games from outside their territory. That means gamers can play games from Europe, Asia and the US.

 

The other problem for Nintendo is that as HomeBreWii is a software application its use does not void/nullify the warranty. The user just installs it onto the console.

 

There’s no doubt this will be a major headache for Nintendo, especially as HomeBreWii is $29, half the price of a typical game. With blank discs costing about a dollar each you can see the temptation for cash-strapped families of gamers to buy HomeBreWii, download games and copy them from the internet. Just remember it is illegalto download and copy games. 

 

I’ve had Homebrew for a month and my Wii is performing exactly as it did before I made the changes. I must stress I only back-up my original games. Not everyone is as ethical, for those with an internet connection and blank discs you can play any game you want.

 

If you’re interested in buying HomeBreWii you’ll find my review at www.researchintel.net

 

Many people will use the system to save money on buying games altogether and just play copied games, others will do as I do and back-up their original games, preserving them to trade-in or sell later.

 

The chances are that Nintendo Wii gamers will find HomeBreWii on their consoles this Christmas as well as Tomb Raider Underworld.

 

About The Author

 

Jerome Robinson has nearly 20 years experience as a video games tester and has had more consoles than he cares to remember. He spent a few weeks in a monastery (when young and directionless) training to be a monk. You’ll find a review of the Nintendo Wii software HomeBreWii at his website www.researchintel.net.



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