nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agoTears Of The Kingdom Was Pirated 1 Million Times, Nintendo Claims In Lawsuitkotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down19
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoAnd I imagine a fair number of those who pirated also bought the game legally, either to have a digital backup or to run on a PC emulator. So your main groups pirating a given game are: people who never would’ve been customers actual customers who own a copy and want it on PC as well pirated first, and ended up buying the same later actual lost sales I imagine #4 is such a small percent of the total number of downloads that they probably help more than they hurt (e.g. word of mouth advertising).
And I imagine a fair number of those who pirated also bought the game legally, either to have a digital backup or to run on a PC emulator.
So your main groups pirating a given game are:
I imagine #4 is such a small percent of the total number of downloads that they probably help more than they hurt (e.g. word of mouth advertising).