Pass the wrench - Mario falls victim to Galaxy leak
If you’re a despicable, unscrupulous pirate, then now just might be your Christmas. According to a NeoGAF forum source, an illegal copy of Super Mario Galaxy’s found its way onto the Internet, ready to be downloaded and enjoyed on a chipped Wii.
Apparently, US Store EBGames was given Galaxy demo discs to showcase in their in-store pods. While the playable demo itself is limited to ten minutes, Nintendo have included the whole of the actual game on the disc. Which means, with a bit of jiggery-pokery, some show-off hacker was able to remove those barriers and upload the title to a torrent site quick-sharp.
So what do you reckon? If it’s true, will you be rushing off to download it? Are you one of those people who think it’s your right to pirate a game in order to try it out, then buy it if you like it? Or do you just like getting things for free? This is one of the biggest - if not THE biggest - Wii game for ages, and some people are going to be desperate to get their hands on it. Are morals are thing of the past when it comes to playing games, then?
Source: Leaked onto Joystiq
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October 29th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
If you buy a game you have to do research on it too see if its good. Not this -_-
October 29th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
It’s a pity really how a small minority of people spoil it for the majority…
October 29th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
I agree. I have already pre-ordered & paid 4 my copy, & even though it got pushed back, I will still wait 4 it 2 b released
October 30th, 2007 at 12:11 am
So, To a certain extent, this is Nintendo’s fault. A major videogame corporation (like Nintendo) should expect game piracy. Look at what happened with Valves Half-life 2 code years ago, yah? And things are getting worse on that front.
So, sending out a full version of a game with tacked on limits was a VERY POOR DECISION.
A better choice would have been to make a cut version of the game. Literally send out discs with like 1/10th of the game on it, and the rest of the game BLANK.
There’s a Gamestop here in KC where someone is gonna get fired and sued, because they haven’t been blanking the gamesaves everynight as they were instructed. They’ve beaten the game and saved right before the ending. In the Ten minute window you can finish it and watch the ending.
I haven’t done it, because I want to play the whole game fresh, but there you are.