German group sues Valve

@vault-boy @wildkeny @SwimSwimHungry For digitally copies, you won't be practically resale it forever either because the value of the game itself is degrading... and it is degrading much faster than the physical copy actually...

@wildkeny @SwimSwimHungry But when there is no downside to having digital resales than a vast amout (maybe even majority) of game sales will become used sales. Physical resale has flaws, the disc has degraded, the trade in costs aren't very much (and Steam wouldn't be able to make to buy and sell games back like Gamestop does, they can't be a middleman), and you have to physically go to the store. That is the only thing keeping used sales from overpowering new sales which are essential for the company to make money. It sucks but it is an undeniable truth.

@SwimSwimHungry @wildkeny Why? I have the full damn right to do anything I purchased (in this case, my right to play the game)

@Phrosnite @olegavi323 License borrowing? YES!

@Cochleadoc @DarkSaber2k @RealFabioSooner There was. You totally missed it though. Try again.

@DarkSaber2k @RealFabioSooner

Is there a point to your rant other than: "Germany is evil!"?

@RealFabioSooner @DarkSaber2k well nintendo is not allowed to sell digital copies of violent games before 11pm... i'm german :P

@RealFabioSooner @DarkSaber2k Issues with Germany in the EU run a lot deeper than not being able to buy mature games until after 11pm.

@DarkSaber2k Technically, you're not suffering this "because of Germany", but because the Wii U Store is run by Nintendo as a single store for many countries at once.

PSN and Live have distinct country stores so they can manage restrictions locally. Venezuela forbids any game with guns from being sold and it doesn't affect their sale in any other South American country, for example.

So in this case at least it's because of NINTENDO, not Germany.

PS.: Note that I'm not German (I'm Brazilian) and I do *not* agree with that stupid German law on selling digital games before 11 PM. But still, the hard fact is that your problem stems from Nintendo not having the infrastructure necessary to deal with country-based restrictions. No matter how much we disapprove of German law, it's their right to pass the law they want and we can't take that because a company the size of Nintendo isn't equipped to deal with it.

@mike300zxt @DarkSaber2k I was rebutting your assertion that ALL they are doing is enforcing their laws in their OWN country.

Not mentioning the war, Germany in the last few years has shown a clear and omnipresent tendency to try and manipulate other EU countries into doing things their way.

@DarkSaber2k I'm lost, what does this have to do with the resale of digital games in Germany? Sounds like a totally separate issue to me.

@VenkmanPHD @DarkSaber2k @mike300zxt That's Germany for ya.

@DarkSaber2k @mike300zxt Wow... I can hardly believe that. (Not that I don't believe you, just wow) I can't imagine such a law on purchasing.