Wow, Nintendo takes no chances...

I had an interview today with the editor of Gamepro magazine, George Jones, for my school's newsletter.

After my interview and during my tour of their offices, I was taken into their testing room. There WAS someone in there playing a multiplayer build of Warhawk, however the thing that really got my attention was their Wii.

Actually, it wasn't really their Wii, to be precise.

Basically, it's what they called a "Lock Box." Intead of them having a debug Wii, as in their PS3 and 360's they have to play unfinished builds of games, Nintendo ships them a whole Wii; the only difference is that the Wii is encased in this aluminum shell which prevents anyone from taking out or putting in any games. So, what I learned was Nintendo ships an entire, locked Wii with the preview build of a game inside of it, and they merely ship it right back.

While I know every game company has to worry a lot about piracy, that just made me giggle a bit.

I mean, it's one thing that Nintendo sometimes watches these guys play pre-release versions of games and then takes them back, but this is a little much.

Seems reasonable to me. How else would they stop from gettin' bootlegg'd?

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

FrozenLiquid

Really.

I mean, I know it's Nintendo, but that's just it. I think Nintendo would be one of the last companies anyone would want to ripoff.

They're pretty respectful of game companies, though. They usually shred the CDs that pre-builds of games come on.

George said it was mainly to avoid legal issues in case something did happen.

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:FrozenLiquid

[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

Chloroformality

Really.

I mean, I know it's Nintendo, but that's just it. I think Nintendo would be one of the last companies anyone would want to ripoff.

They're pretty respectful of game companies, though. They usually shred the CDs that pre-builds of games come on.

George said it was mainly to avoid legal issues in case something did happen.

1. Rumble
2. Analog sticks
3. Motion control
4. Genesis came out with a six-button controller later on in its life

People have been ripping off Nintendo all the time. You thought Nintendo was secretive. Go look at Team NINJA. Those guys are pretty much like Ninja's including their dev studio.

[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:Pangster007

agreed...I can understand why they would do that

[QUOTE="Chloroformality"][QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

Blackbond

Really.

I mean, I know it's Nintendo, but that's just it. I think Nintendo would be one of the last companies anyone would want to ripoff.

They're pretty respectful of game companies, though. They usually shred the CDs that pre-builds of games come on.

George said it was mainly to avoid legal issues in case something did happen.

1. Rumble
2. Analog sticks
3. Motion control
4. Genesis came out with a six-button controller later on in its life

People have been ripping off Nintendo all the time. You thought Nintendo was secretive. Go look at Team NINJA. Those guys are pretty much like Ninja's including their dev studio.

Sure, Nintendo constantly has their hardware and peripherals copied, but this is software.

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

FrozenLiquid

ppl in professional companys make copies of stuff all the time. how do you think screeners for movies get on the net?

[QUOTE="Blackbond"][QUOTE="Chloroformality"][QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

Chloroformality

Really.

I mean, I know it's Nintendo, but that's just it. I think Nintendo would be one of the last companies anyone would want to ripoff.

They're pretty respectful of game companies, though. They usually shred the CDs that pre-builds of games come on.

George said it was mainly to avoid legal issues in case something did happen.

1. Rumble
2. Analog sticks
3. Motion control
4. Genesis came out with a six-button controller later on in its life

People have been ripping off Nintendo all the time. You thought Nintendo was secretive. Go look at Team NINJA. Those guys are pretty much like Ninja's including their dev studio.

Sure, Nintendo constantly has their hardware and peripherals copied, but this is software.

[QUOTE="Blackbond"][QUOTE="Chloroformality"][QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

Chloroformality

Really.

I mean, I know it's Nintendo, but that's just it. I think Nintendo would be one of the last companies anyone would want to ripoff.

They're pretty respectful of game companies, though. They usually shred the CDs that pre-builds of games come on.

George said it was mainly to avoid legal issues in case something did happen.

1. Rumble
2. Analog sticks
3. Motion control
4. Genesis came out with a six-button controller later on in its life

People have been ripping off Nintendo all the time. You thought Nintendo was secretive. Go look at Team NINJA. Those guys are pretty much like Ninja's including their dev studio.

Sure, Nintendo constantly has their hardware and peripherals copied, but this is software.

Nintendo makes software that sells millions. If anything gets out to rival companies, they could potentially lose out on a lot of money if that company takes the idea and runs away with it. Only the foolish would let that happen.

[QUOTE="Chloroformality"][QUOTE="Blackbond"][QUOTE="Chloroformality"][QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

Ontain

Really.

I mean, I know it's Nintendo, but that's just it. I think Nintendo would be one of the last companies anyone would want to ripoff.

They're pretty respectful of game companies, though. They usually shred the CDs that pre-builds of games come on.

George said it was mainly to avoid legal issues in case something did happen.

1. Rumble
2. Analog sticks
3. Motion control
4. Genesis came out with a six-button controller later on in its life

People have been ripping off Nintendo all the time. You thought Nintendo was secretive. Go look at Team NINJA. Those guys are pretty much like Ninja's including their dev studio.

Sure, Nintendo constantly has their hardware and peripherals copied, but this is software.

you'd be surprised.

I was surprised. That's the thing.

I don't know many Wii games that people would be dying to get their hands on early....... at least to the point where someone would rip the game off..

....... Mario Galaxy?...... Smash Bros.?...

I mean, if MS or Sony did that for, say, Halo, GTA, or MGS, I'd understand. They were three of the best selling titles of the last generation.

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

FrozenLiquid

[QUOTE="Ontain"][QUOTE="Chloroformality"][QUOTE="Blackbond"][QUOTE="Chloroformality"][QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

Chloroformality

Really.

I mean, I know it's Nintendo, but that's just it. I think Nintendo would be one of the last companies anyone would want to ripoff.

They're pretty respectful of game companies, though. They usually shred the CDs that pre-builds of games come on.

George said it was mainly to avoid legal issues in case something did happen.

1. Rumble
2. Analog sticks
3. Motion control
4. Genesis came out with a six-button controller later on in its life

People have been ripping off Nintendo all the time. You thought Nintendo was secretive. Go look at Team NINJA. Those guys are pretty much like Ninja's including their dev studio.

Sure, Nintendo constantly has their hardware and peripherals copied, but this is software.

you'd be surprised.

I was surprised. That's the thing.

I don't know many Wii games that people would be dying to get their hands on early....... at least to the point where someone would rip the game off..

....... Mario Galaxy?...... Smash Bros.?...

I mean, if MS or Sony did that for, say, Halo, GTA, or MGS, I'd understand. They were three of the best selling titles of the last generation.

Smash Bros sold better than MGS despite Game Cube selling the least consoles of last generation.

I think that is awsome! Very tidy and pretty secure.

I'd love to see a pic of the sealed Wii.

I think that is awsome! Very tidy and pretty secure.

I'd love to see a pic of the sealed Wii.

flazzle

I meant to take pictures while I was there, though I doubt I would have been allowed to take pictures of certain things.

Specifically that Wii.

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

FrozenLiquid

It happened to Halo 2.

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

FrozenLiquid

How do you think the majority of leaks happen?

They're scared a professional company would screw them over? :lol:

FrozenLiquid

Not really. But do they trust GamePro's employees on a personal level? How about GamePro's janitors? How about visitors to GamePro's offices?