We all know by now that Australia gets the short end of the stick when it comes to Nintendo releases. The country can wait up to a year after the North American release before getting asniffof a new Wii or DS game. Frustrated gamers may be tempted to pirate these titles, but Nintendo, fresh offwinning $1.5 millionfrom one Aussie pirate, has claimed that piracy affects Australian release dates.
“Nintendo Australia is always pushing for games to be released here at the same time as the rest of the world, so we were pleased to getNew Super Mario Bros. Wiibefore anyone else,” explains Nintendo of Australia. “Unfortunately, due to to the actions of this individual, future release dates may be affected for Australia, which is disappointing for us.”
Now, I fully understand that it must be insulting to haveNew Super Mario Bros. Wiiripped and uploaded in Australia when it was one of the few games to be released on time in the country, but I have to call bullsh*t on this statement. Nintendo has a long history of delaying Australian games while giving no justifiable reason for it. To retroactively try and shift the blame onto pirates is a bit of a pathetic move, in honesty.
Australian gamers are frustrated with Nintendo and its long history of shafting the territory. I don’t think any smart Aussies are going to fall for Nintendo’s buck-passing.
