I just got bought my copy of Sin and Punishment today and am finally on vacation for 2 weeks and was about to play until my eyes bleed when I notice as soon as I put the game in, there's a system update requirement to play. I'm thinking "Aw s*%!" as soon as I see it and what makes matters worse I'm seeing them come out with this BS warning:
"Wii Menu 4.3
Unauthorized Modifications
Because unauthorized channels or firmware may impair game play or the Wii console, updating to Wii Menu version 4.3 will check for and automatically remove such unauthorized files. In addition, there are some behind the scenes enhancements that do not affect any prominently-used features or menus but will improve system performance."
Really, Nintendo? Is that what you are doing? Because it sounds like you are just trying to prevent people from playing pirated games on their Wii using Homebrew to me. Not that I personally care about that if they were, because I actually buy my games, full price, but there have been reports of people's systems with AND without homebrew bricking when they update to 4.3. They say that if your system bricks, and it's without any mods they will provide free repair, but it's still a damn incoinveince to people who now have to sit there and send in their system to even be repaired in the first place because of a half *** job at trying to stop a hack that actually makes their system worth buying compared to the competitors and what they offer in their standard package. This update doesn't even add or change anything else about the system that needs fixing.
Now I have a modded Wii, but I do not use it to pirate games. I just like all the extra features (features btw that Nintendo was so **** about not adding that a good majority of people would agree could and should have been added in the first place) that you can now use such as playing music, or games that are region locked, run games faster or what not because of it. I'd gladly even remove the HBC from my system as long as it allowed me to play the game I just bought today as well as all my others but there's no guarantee that doing so will even allow me to.
I just think that it would be nice for Nintendo in their attempt to stop piracy to not screw over the few people actually buying their products. Chances are, in a few days or so they will have a way around the update but still, it's just a pain in the *** for them to do this.
What's really irratating me, if anything, is that I was actually going to get Star Ocean for the PS3 today and just happened to remember at the time about Sin and Punishment coming out and asked for a copy instead (didn't have the money to get both). Should have stuck to Plan A.
What do you guys think? I already know there's some Wii haters out there already thinking "Wii sucks anyway" which is arguably a valid opinion at this point, but the major focus of this discussion I would like to be on your thoughts about Nintendo's decision to implement this update, the required removal of custom firmware, and consumer rights.
Edit: I just safely updated mine and will most likely reinstall HBC again so all is good, but I still think Nintendo shouldn't be forcing people to do this.
Pretty lolsy that people with exploited systems have a more steady platform than those those who haven't modified theirs. Even if your shit bricks, you can fix it all very easily with an SD card
Wii system update 4.3; Opinions?
