Originally Posted by Black2000GSR
That was the reason the Nintendo stated prior to the release of the GC.
did you happen to ignore my last gigantic post? cartridges vs DVDs, CDs...
using 8 cm DVDs doesn't to shit to stop piracy, unless you can offer a reasonable explanation as to how it could.
Originally Posted by reno96teg
http://darkwatcher.psxfanatics.com/console/gc.htm
i.e. the way it should be.
it doesn't say this in that blurb, but as mentioned, yes, it was also chosen for piracy reasons. think about it. you may be able to rip the original 8cm dvd, but where are you going to find an 8cm dvd to write to?
http://ioproducts.com/minidvdrmedia.html
http://www.americal.com/ct/mini%20dvdr%20media.html
http://www.meritline.com/minidvdr.html
Many questioned why Nintendo would not utilize the immense DVD storage format and movie playback that rival consoles were using. Nintendo would state that they have made a next-generation, powerful, easy to understand, and easy to develop gaming system and that would be their only focus.
um, my post was about cartridges vs other media (CDs, DVDs, and now sony's UMD).
the only thing i said about nintendo using 8cm DVDs was that it's a marketing weak point. having DVD video playback is just another thing you can market. like i said, almost every review i read about the game cube has noted it as a deficiency. gameplay doesn't suffer, but sales do.