Comments on: Buying a Wii in Taiwan http://toshuo.com/2009/buying-a-wii-in-taiwan/ learning Chinese, teaching English, trying to understand more Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:22:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Taiwanonymous http://toshuo.com/2009/buying-a-wii-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-5172 Taiwanonymous Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:56:47 +0000 http://toshuo.com/?p=890#comment-5172 I think one person buys the game and everyone gets a copy. I'm not sure if they do torrents. I think one person buys the game and everyone gets a copy. I’m not sure if they do torrents.

]]> By: Ian http://toshuo.com/2009/buying-a-wii-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-5171 Ian Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:08:09 +0000 http://toshuo.com/?p=890#comment-5171 I believe many of them download the game image files from torrent sites, and swap them with their friends. I believe many of them download the game image files from torrent sites, and swap them with their friends.

]]> By: Mark http://toshuo.com/2009/buying-a-wii-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-5170 Mark Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:31:38 +0000 http://toshuo.com/?p=890#comment-5170 Wow. I must hang out with an exceptionally upstanding segment of the populace. Do any of these guys say where they're getting the copied games? Wow. I must hang out with an exceptionally upstanding segment of the populace.

Do any of these guys say where they’re getting the copied games?

]]> By: Taiwanonymous http://toshuo.com/2009/buying-a-wii-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-5169 Taiwanonymous Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:45:07 +0000 http://toshuo.com/?p=890#comment-5169 I don't know if buying games is necessarily the norm. I know about six coworkers who got wiis. All but one of them are modded. If there wasn't so much piracy, maybe there would be more localized games. I don’t know if buying games is necessarily the norm. I know about six coworkers who got wiis. All but one of them are modded. If there wasn’t so much piracy, maybe there would be more localized games.

]]> By: Ian http://toshuo.com/2009/buying-a-wii-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-5168 Ian Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:54:07 +0000 http://toshuo.com/?p=890#comment-5168 I work in Taipei for a software company and I have a few co-workers who have an X-Box 360 (as do I). They kind of laughed at me when I told them I actually *bought* games, as apparently they have hacked their consoles and just buy the cheap pirated copies of the games that work on their hacked systems. As a side note, I actually *won* a Nintendo Wii with that Wii Fit accessory last year at my company party - I beat this other guy at that chinese dice game with the cups to get it. However, since I already had the X-box, I traded it for an iPod Touch that someone else had won that night. The iPod Touch then went into the hands of my girlfriend as a gift. Ian I work in Taipei for a software company and I have a few co-workers who have an X-Box 360 (as do I). They kind of laughed at me when I told them I actually *bought* games, as apparently they have hacked their consoles and just buy the cheap pirated copies of the games that work on their hacked systems.

As a side note, I actually *won* a Nintendo Wii with that Wii Fit accessory last year at my company party – I beat this other guy at that chinese dice game with the cups to get it. However, since I already had the X-box, I traded it for an iPod Touch that someone else had won that night. The iPod Touch then went into the hands of my girlfriend as a gift.

Ian

]]> By: 电玩杀瓜 http://toshuo.com/2009/buying-a-wii-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-5167 电玩杀瓜 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:41:05 +0000 http://toshuo.com/?p=890#comment-5167 <strong>Want to buy a console in China? It's easy...</strong> Even though video game consoles are not officially on the market in China yet, it's not hard to find any of them in the major cities like Beijing, where I live, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Any o...... Want to buy a console in China? It’s easy…

Even though video game consoles are not officially on the market in China yet, it’s not hard to find any of them in the major cities like Beijing, where I live, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Any o……

]]> By: Carrie http://toshuo.com/2009/buying-a-wii-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-5166 Carrie Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:06:14 +0000 http://toshuo.com/?p=890#comment-5166 I would love to surprise John with one for his birthday, but I know what our lives would turn into with a Wii in the house. We're mighty tempted though... I would love to surprise John with one for his birthday, but I know what our lives would turn into with a Wii in the house. We’re mighty tempted though…

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