mutantfrog.com— Turns out that other story that is being dug like crazy is missing out on some important features of the actual story..Don't worry, you'll still be able to buy that old Famicom.
Feb 22, 2006View in Crawl 4
-mantariiI think that may be a thin veil covering the law, whereas the more important reason lies in creating a well-oiled second-hand market. As mutant frog pointed out, this may make it harder for those smaller retailers to distribute 2nd-hand stuff, localizing it instead at the bigger retailers, or 3rd party businesses created around the law specifically to certify used stuff. Think about it, if the Japanese have created such a mentality where perfectly good, used stuff is thrown on the streets, with the gov't having to create a little infrastructure there to haul it away, process it, etc, it's within their interests to instead create this network that: 1)promotes localized exports via big retailers=efficiency=more exports. 2)creates new methods of exchange (and more importantly a 2nd wave of exchange, per item) via 'leasing'.3)promotes trust in 2nd hand merchandise via certifications (again, gives original item a 2nd life, and hence more profit possibility).I think the may point is Japan is trying to breathe new life into its products to extract every last penny of exchange value. It's Japan-it can't turn to other forms of exports.my 2cents- tell me if i'm wrong
@n00ch: "I think this is more of an attempt to establish a firm means of extracting every last penny..."Actually, I think that you just made a double twit of yourself for failing to read the original article, the original rebuttal *and* this rebuttal...
Never had any chance of happening, it would like as crazy as stopping people using ideas that they've come up with... hold on... why am I suddenly thinking US patent office?
mrbenderFeb 23, 2006
READ THE MUTAN FROG WEB ! SATURN, PS and Early PS2 will have face TROUBLE, NO DIG !<a class="user" href="http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/02/22/straight-from-the-horses-mouth-meti-explains-stance-on-secondhand-game-consoles/">http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/02/22/straight-from-the-horses-mouth-meti-explains-stance-on-secondhand-game-consoles/</a>At Mutan FROG THEY contradict themselves!
Closed AccountFeb 23, 2006
Ah, so now we see the problem with blogs recycling news stories without fact-checking.
elroyFeb 23, 2006
SEGA SATURN!!!!!!
n00chFeb 23, 2006
-mantariiI think that may be a thin veil covering the law, whereas the more important reason lies in creating a well-oiled second-hand market. As mutant frog pointed out, this may make it harder for those smaller retailers to distribute 2nd-hand stuff, localizing it instead at the bigger retailers, or 3rd party businesses created around the law specifically to certify used stuff. Think about it, if the Japanese have created such a mentality where perfectly good, used stuff is thrown on the streets, with the gov't having to create a little infrastructure there to haul it away, process it, etc, it's within their interests to instead create this network that: 1)promotes localized exports via big retailers=efficiency=more exports. 2)creates new methods of exchange (and more importantly a 2nd wave of exchange, per item) via 'leasing'.3)promotes trust in 2nd hand merchandise via certifications (again, gives original item a 2nd life, and hence more profit possibility).I think the may point is Japan is trying to breathe new life into its products to extract every last penny of exchange value. It's Japan-it can't turn to other forms of exports.my 2cents- tell me if i'm wrong
doubtfulsalmonFeb 23, 2006
@n00ch: "I think this is more of an attempt to establish a firm means of extracting every last penny..."Actually, I think that you just made a double twit of yourself for failing to read the original article, the original rebuttal *and* this rebuttal...
alsuttonFeb 23, 2006
Never had any chance of happening, it would like as crazy as stopping people using ideas that they've come up with... hold on... why am I suddenly thinking US patent office?