The R4 is great for convenience and for trying out games before buying them. I've bought too many games that I only play for five minutes -- it's a big waste of money. Despite owning an incredible piracy tool, I always buy the games I really want to own and play (like the latest Zelda and Castlevania games for the DS). Why? I dunno -- call me old fashioned -- I like to actually own great games and the packaging, and I like to reward the developers for doing a good job.
I do the same, like with Megaman 9. I'd love to see them do that with other games in the future more.
Problem with your reasoning with trying the game before buying it is it still promotes people building these units for piracy. You can always rent the game from GF or where ever if you want to try it.
I guess they are gambling sometimes when they release some of these games. Some games you can't just look at and figure out if they will be a big seller. Also your average kid owning a DS or whatever wouldn't own more than 10 or 20 games. That's may even be a high figure. I bet most games are rented and never played again like when I was a kid. Back when I had to walk past the Beta section to get to the video games. There was also a room of adult videos that had a curtain in the doorway. I wish that place was still in business today. I'd love to see what kind of adult videos they had.
Anyway, I wonder how many people pirate their games versus how man buy their games strait out. Like Castlevania Symphony of the Night. I've bought that game probably 6 or 7 times. I'll lose ir or wear it out. If I come across it again online or in a store I'll pick it up. Probably just need to make an ISO of the disc and store it somewhere for safe keeping. Sometimes I like to buy a game for the exact same reason you do RedWolf. It's nice to see the artwork and open a box. It's what I call secure. Like a kid with a security blanket. It brings back memories of a more simple time. When going on a long trip meant beating Super Mario Land in the back seat of our 1988 Oldsmobile Eighty eight.
Nintendo doesn't really put up much of a fight so I'm guessing the number is still low enough for them not to really care that much.
