Not nice at all. can afford ndsl lite and fancy camera to take slick photos yet cannot afford to buy games. LAME

SO?
This IS the core problem here in Malaysia - EVERY tom, d*** and harry seems to think that buying PIRATED games is correct, in fact it is harder to now find an original NDS catridge than a bootleg one in Sungai Wang. Sorry for sounding like a right arse, but this really ticks me off.

Malaysia boleh...

Hahahar prime minister, I've waited as long for this to happen as I have waited to own a Mew (which is like er... 10 years!) and to be honest, it'll never happen, especially if everyone keeps mum about it. We need to be proactive, notice how the 360 scene in LowYat Net at least is more ori-inclined than say the Nintendo and Sony sections... hmm... a lot of work went into that. Just see how active their pasar malam is compared to the one here.

BTW, who respects the intellectual property of the game developers?

The point is that this thread highlights just how screwed we are.
Malaysians think nothing is wrong about buying pirated stuff because it has become so deeply ingrained in our culture.
Here's the perfect example:
TS:
Sorry to use you as a martyr here but you had no idea that the catridge that came bundled with your NDSL was ILLEGAL, correct?
You are proud of your NDSL and wanted to show it off to us all but was shocked by the uproar the catridge caused, correct?
The person who sold you that bundle said it was value for money, correct?
In all honestly, TS is probably innocent or had no idea that what he/she was doing is wrong as it is the common practise here in Malaysia.

I don't think this topic should be closed at all, I am personally sick and tired of waiting for things to change, we need to start talking about piracy and its ills in public and not skirt around the issue, otherwise we will forever be the 'forgotten sister' in the games market.


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This post has been edited by madmoz: Jul 16 2007, 12:38 PM

OK. Point taken. Everyone to their own. Not targeted at me, hijack thread blah blah blah...

PIRACY RULES, but only because we choose to turn the blind eye.

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Added on July 16, 2007, 12:48 pmOne more thing... you guys ever wanted an EB outlet in Malaysia?
I do and went as far as asking for a franchise license and guess what?
The reply was "Huh, you want to do that mate? Wanna throw money in the sea? Why not open one here in Oz instead, I am sure we can find a locale we've not yet covered... the piracy will kill you in Malaysia, and we don't want the EB name to be associated with business failures."

Now tell me how does piracy not affect us all?

This post has been edited by madmoz: Jul 16 2007, 12:48 PM

I did, but they said no to my business proposal

original DS catridges seem to be dwindling in supply nowadays, unfortunately...
and the bootleg version of pokemon d/p looks almost exactly like the original ones, comes with cover and all, only difference (from outside) is that the artwork does not have shiny bits... Buyers BEWARE.

ei? your ex boss = ?? Got cheapo games for us ler?

waaah haven't been to sunway pyramid for like two years now...

harvest moon gba's original manual is also black and white with a full colour cover... some publishers freaking kedekut...

does the hori thinggy really help? I don't have one on my DS - way i see it, even if i screw up the hori, i'd have to peel it off and replace correct? will there be a residue?

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Added on July 17, 2007, 2:48 pmBTW, smashpop's on a roll, unsuspecting victim of piracy!

This post has been edited by madmoz: Jul 17 2007, 02:48 PM

i see, so maybe i should get one then... they won't fall off or anything right? The ninty counter (Jusco MV) ones confirmed ori?

Then it's easy to put on as well?

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Added on July 17, 2007, 3:34 pmsomehow that sounds wrong...

This post has been edited by madmoz: Jul 17 2007, 03:34 PM

hmm... one more reason to attend the gathering i suppose...

sometimes I think the gamers here very kesihan lor, always inadvertently buying bootleg stuff...
maybe instead of having a reviews thread pinned, maybe we should have a "Bootleg Version Alert" thread pinned.

Although getting photos of bootleg products might be difficult, don't want them sungai wang people to belasah us!

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Added on July 22, 2007, 8:49 pmeven police also kena bootleg scam! smashpop should feel better after reading this!

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...=nation&focus=1

This post has been edited by madmoz: Jul 22 2007, 08:49 PM