Sabre Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 This would be in the arcade, but since it's less about the game and more about a business practice, I put it here. Move if needed. Capcom has announced that instead of saving the Mercenaries in the usual 3DS way, they are saving to the cart and making it so you can't delete your save data, so if you want to start over and unlock everything all over again, tough. This has happened in the past with games like MRC but that was mostly lazyness and there was often ways around it. However, capcom has actually gone to effort to include this 'feature'. Theories as to why are many, but the strongest one is that it will stop people from buying used as the game will already be completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deploy Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Lamest idea ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Orange Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 This is interesting. Now why did they want to add this "feature." Is it so you can't lose saved data or for some other reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeemer Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Lamest idea ever. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstarfox Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 They would just be subtracting from the games replay value >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 This is interesting. Now why did they want to add this "feature." Is it so you can't lose saved data or for some other reason. That's what they are claiming, and given that mercenaries is little more then a high score rush, then it's not a huge deal. However, they won't say the reason, and japanese shops won't pay much for a trade in due to the 'feature' hence the conspiresy theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Inari Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 My money is on that they'll have this feature, but somewhere hidden will be a way to delete this "unerasable" data. Plus sometimes games don't save right, the data gets corrupted. Now they can let you delete this corrupted data or simply screw you and you now have a hunk of useless, corrupted data that will make consumers rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Nintendo Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Another one of those stupid ideas Capcom has came up with since the lack of checkpoints and only 1 save file for Dead Rising. If only Keiji Inafune was back, he would already be like "SON, I AM DISAPPOINT" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstarfox Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Meh, Ill believe it when i see it. Where there is a will there is a way, and some one will crack the code and let the whole world know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Meh, Ill believe it when i see it. Where there is a will there is a way, and some one will crack the code and let the whole world know. For N64 games (MRC is one I had) you could use action replay which would save the game with a fresh start. A far more brute force was to use a magnet to corrupt the data and have the game reset the file. More likely, people will just pirate the game to start fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Orange Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 "There's always a loophole....somewhere" Still no delete data button, is it REALLY going to be a huge problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstarfox Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I know how to fix the problem, to delete the data all you need to do is a barrel roll! :trollface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Fox Runner Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 This seems to me like nothing but a crummy business move. Whether they like to admit it or not, companies like to pull stuff like this in order to get a hand up on the consumer, in this case, making people want to buy directly from them instead of the used game shops. No skin off my teeth though, though I love Resident Evil, and I may want Mercenaries 3D, it's pretty low on my must buy list right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstarfox Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Well it is their game, and it is there right to do with it what they want. So i cant really blame them for wanting to protect their brain child. But hey maybe they will get the message if enough people don't buy it because of that point. Doubtful though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I GOT IT! I have some rare earth magnets in the garage... Problem solved! Except I might also delete the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstarfox Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Oh. I know. I'll turn the game into a flea, a harmless little flea! And then, I'll put that flea in a box. And then I'll put that box inside another box, and then mail that box to myself. And when it arrives... AH HA HA HA HA, I'LL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER!!! IT'S BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, I TELL YOU!!! GENIUS, I SAY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Nintendo Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 You guys know this is "The Counter-Point", yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deploy Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Oh. I know. I'll turn the game into a flea, a harmless little flea! And then, I'll put that flea in a box. And then I'll put that box inside another box, and then mail that box to myself. And when it arrives... AH HA HA HA HA, I'LL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER!!! IT'S BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, I TELL YOU!!! GENIUS, I SAY!!! Epic reference, my friend. You win some internets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thu'um Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 well neintendo can be pretty retarted somtimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailsz Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Oh. I know. I'll turn the game into a flea, a harmless little flea! And then, I'll put that flea in a box. And then I'll put that box inside another box, and then mail that box to myself. And when it arrives... AH HA HA HA HA, I'LL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER!!! IT'S BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, I TELL YOU!!! GENIUS, I SAY!!! Or I can just poison it with THIS! *Magnetises the game cartridge and erases the game and save* Uh... My bad. Anyways, knowing Capcom they probably have a feature under options to delete all save data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Or I can just poison it with THIS! *Magnetises the game cartridge and erases the game and save* Uh... My bad. Anyways, knowing Capcom they probably have a feature under options to delete all save data. Nope, that's the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Walrus Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Well, the only upside I really notice is that someone might come along and delete all your progress while you're not looking just for the evulz. I really doubt game companies are gonna care about that though, so I'll stick with the idea of them using it as getting the upper hand over used games in sales. I can't think of a single person who'd end up doing that to me though, maybe there's loons out there that get their kicks by deleting whatever saved game data they can find. :trollface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deploy Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 well Capcom can be pretty retarted somtimes FIXED It has nothing to do with Nintendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstarfox Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Yeah nintendo has enough of their own screw ups dont need to add capcom's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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