"Wii U to Allow Used Games." Woot!

Good news for Nintendo fans who will have little money after buying a Wii U. The new system will not implement any features that will prevent the playing of used games.

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From Moffitt:

It is a reality in the marketplace. We haven?t incorporated any features that will discourage used-game sales at this point. We?re not trying to circumvent that.JEFF NEUENSCHWANDER

http://operationrainfall.com/wii-u-to-allow-used-games/

Yay, at least one next gen system won't have any used game restrictions! :)

I can't believe this is going to be a issue going into the next gen, if companies don't want us buying used games, either make your games cheaper or add more content.

I hate how the gaming industry thinks it should be a exception to the buying and selling of used products.

Yay? I guess?

I can't believe this is going to be a issue going into the next gen, if companies don't want us buying used games, either make your games cheaper or add more content.

Chris_Williams

I never expected Nintendo to stop used games.Heirren

It's sad that stuff like this has to be confirmed nowadays.

Wasn't this confirmed months ago?

Wasn't this confirmed months ago?

simomate

Neither did I. Last I checked, they endorse it.

nintendoboy16

Well that link mentioned used systems that were outdated, N64, NES, etc. Not necesarily newer products.

#KanyeShrug

Still underpowered.

#KanyeShrug

Still underpowered.

Tikeio

Awesome job of staying on topic.

Nintendo confirmed for actually caring about gamers.

Sony/Microsoft fanboys confirmed for being the cancer that is killing video games.

Nintendo confirmed for actually caring about gamers.

Sony/Microsoft fanboys confirmed for being the cancer that is killing video games.

DerpyMcDerp

Ugh. Please leave that phrase to cows.

Sony/Microsoft fanboys confirmed for being the cancer that is killing video games.

DerpyMcDerp

[QUOTE="Tikeio"]

#KanyeShrug

Still underpowered.

GreySeal9

Awesome job of staying on topic.

Awesome job of replying sarcastically to comments on the internet. :3

[QUOTE="DerpyMcDerp"]

Nintendo confirmed for actually caring about gamers.

Sony/Microsoft fanboys confirmed for being the cancer that is killing video games.

GreySeal9

Ugh. Please leave that phrase to cows.

It's kinda sad that something like this needs to be said.

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="DerpyMcDerp"]

Nintendo confirmed for actually caring about gamers.

Sony/Microsoft fanboys confirmed for being the cancer that is killing video games.

simomate

Ugh. Please leave that phrase to cows.

Yeah, I'm sure Miyamoto does, but Nintendo? Most likely not. I do think they are being ethical about the whole used games thing tho.

I made up my mind i'm getting a Wii U now.

It's kinda sad that something like this needs to be said.

tryagainlater

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It's kinda sad that something like this needs to be said.

bbkkristian

It doesn't matter how much more powerful the other consoles are over the Wii U or if third parties are currently skeptical of the platform. If the Wii U ends up being the only platform consumers can buy used games for and if Sony/MS keep new prices the same as they are without used games Nintendo will by default have a home run on their hands. I don't see Sony or MS blocking them, but if they do oh boy it will kill all their momentum. I don't know why but I can see Sony pulling off a bonehead move like that.bonesawisready5

Good post. Blocking used games would be suicide.

I'm surprised all the defenders of blocking used game sales haven't reared their heads yet.

I'm surprised all the defenders of blocking used game sales haven't reared their heads yet.

GreySeal9

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I'm surprised all the defenders of blocking used game sales haven't reared their heads yet.

BrunoBRS

True, but their are some chuckleheads on this board that are on some kind of "moral crusade" against used game sales.

So does this indirectly mean that Nintendo just pissed off a few third-parties? I mean, I'm sure a few third party developers would lose money from the used games thing. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have Wii U to allow used games, but this might bite them in the ass later on.

So does this indirectly mean that Nintendo just pissed off a few third-parties? I mean, I'm sure a few third party developers would lose money from the used games thing. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have Wii U to allow used games, but this might bite them in the ass later on.

DivineEcho

Better some 3rd Party companies than the consumer, afterall it is us who pay them at the end of the day. And most people want used games, especialy if a certain game is no longer availiable new and they want a physical copy.

Nintendo confirmed for actually caring about gamers.

Sony/Microsoft fanboys confirmed for being the cancer that is killing video games.

DerpyMcDerp

[QUOTE="simomate"][QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

Ugh. Please leave that phrase to cows.

GreySeal9

Yeah, I'm sure Miyamoto does, but Nintendo? Most likely not. I do think they are being ethical about the whole used games thing tho.

Good guess another reason to consider Wii U. But blocking used games will kill the industry if it does happen.

Okay then.

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"][QUOTE="tryagainlater"]

It's kinda sad that something like this needs to be said.

simomate

Gamestop is probably going to get hit really hard if PS4 and 720 have a no used Games Policy. Then again they would just support Nintendo a bit more in that aspect. Although now and days that I go into Gamestop they're looking for people to Preorder games rather than forcing people to buy used.

[QUOTE="tryagainlater"]

It's kinda sad that something like this needs to be said.

bbkkristian

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"][QUOTE="tryagainlater"]

It's kinda sad that something like this needs to be said.

JLF1MarkII

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"][QUOTE="tryagainlater"]

It's kinda sad that something like this needs to be said.

JLF1MarkII

"Used games"
What games ?

:roll:

It's like the Vita of consoles... Ports!

Nope, just speculation from previous endeavors such as Sony's "Online Pass" and the Vita's trophy limitation (which we can all get around now).bbkkristian

Wasn't the Vita game's trophy limitations such a case of misunderstanding? In that new users had to reset the games to prevent instant trophies without playing the game.

"Used games"
What games ?

:roll:

It's like the Vita of consoles... Ports!

Joedgabe