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In Japan, New 3DS 'Filters' The Internet, Unless You Pay $0.30 Extra
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Amazeballs
Member
Isn't 30 cents around the area of a transaction fee for credit cards?
I can't believe how many people here are saying this is a good idea over a free password system. I'm not one to fear my CC info being in companies, but it's absurdly unnecessary in this situation.
I'll gladly pay $0.30 for Swapnote.
redmetal86
Member
Non refundable 30 cents to remove the filter? Screw it, I'll just watch porn on the Wii U.
Eh, I'll just use my laptop.
Eh, I'll just use my laptop.
Astral Dog
Member
lol, very clever after those incidents.
That's what I was thinking. Charge enough to cover the transaction fee.
Visualante2
Member
99p on Three.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
if its a credit card fee they might not be able to.
I'm still not sure why this is necessary, but maybe it makes parents take the parental controls more seriously?
Because to know if the CC is real they have to charge it. And in this case it's also used to unlock the browser.
There has been a few reported cases about actual porn, like the dad that bought an used 3DS at Gamestop, found porn on it and even when Gamestop exchanged it he still went to the local news.
Or non-porn but kinda similar like the mom that was going to sue Nintendo because a character in Aninal Crossing "insulted" her daughter (you can teach words to the character and when they visit other towns they learn that word).
Then there was last year's debacle of child pornography been exchanged through Swapnote which caused the removal of it.
So..yeah, they just want to be careful.
GasProblem
Member
I dont even have a credit card, lol. A lot of people I know don't have one, I just use pin.
This is on the Wii U as well If you have an under 18 account. So it's nothing new.
I know it sounds silly, but it happens. A friend of mine has a friend who's son was using his 3ds to search for "Sonic and Amy in bed" (which apparently exists). Despite the tears and tears from the all the laughter after hearing about it, it was still shocking to hear. We tend to not think like a child when we're grown. Who checks the browser history on their kid's handheld? Who would even think of it as a porn source, let alone a 12 year old boy?
The issue with a lock is that it sometimes locks too much and the parents get sick of entering the code and take it off. It's not Nintendo's fault if they do, but that won't stop them from suing. By paying thirty cents, you pretty much said I'm paying you to say I take full responsibility for everything my child does on this thing.
I know it sounds silly, but it happens. A friend of mine has a friend who's son was using his 3ds to search for "Sonic and Amy in bed" (which apparently exists). Despite the tears and tears from the all the laughter after hearing about it, it was still shocking to hear. We tend to not think like a child when we're grown. Who checks the browser history on their kid's handheld? Who would even think of it as a porn source, let alone a 12 year old boy?
The issue with a lock is that it sometimes locks too much and the parents get sick of entering the code and take it off. It's not Nintendo's fault if they do, but that won't stop them from suing. By paying thirty cents, you pretty much said I'm paying you to say I take full responsibility for everything my child does on this thing.
Yeah. Paypal and banks do hold verifications. Bestbuy has done like 10 holds for my destiny preorder.
Unless those places are being charged to do that, I don't see why Nintendo needs to keep the money.
Assuming there is no charge, or a charge that is less, a company getting a 500k-1 million+ profit on some arbritary lockout is not something I support. Shit adds up.
Considering the user base, it's probably not a bad idea. The whole $0.30 thing is a bit weird but I think it's just a way to verify payment method (i.e. the mark of an Adult) that will work equally effective across all available payment options. There's a point to be made about the fact that the money could be refunded, but the effort expended to actually give a damn is worth more to me than $0.30.
Mysterious
Banned
What if you don't want a credit card or have poor credit?
TetraGenesis
Member
Porn on that shitty screen? Please. They should be paying me.
Mysterious
Banned
30 cents is nothing? If 50M 3DS systems do this, they make $15M in pure profit.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Maybe this is Japan only? I had to pay $1 for TVii in Japan.
Urgh, mandatory censorship of the internet unless you join a list based on opaque criteria?
Vile.
Anyone who says this is a good idea will presumably support Google charging you 30 pence to get to The Pirate Bay in Chrome and registering your real details right?
(Because none of these filters block "just" porn).
Vile.
Anyone who says this is a good idea will presumably support Google charging you 30 pence to get to The Pirate Bay in Chrome and registering your real details right?
(Because none of these filters block "just" porn).
They will.
Nintendo aren't going to indexing the internet themselves, they'll just buy in an existing blocklist. Such blocklists routinely block sites about technical details of the internet that could be helpful in proxy development, wikipedia pages, Reddit, charities dealing with sexual issues for teenagers and charities dealing with abuse. Always.
This whole idea is disgusting.
Hero Prinny
Member
thats really stupid. I'm not paying 30 cents to remove filters that shouldn't even be there in the first place.
I think it's because most parents don't bother to turn parental lock on.
Can't really have parental control on by default without setting a pin.
Storm Raider
Banned
If Nintendo does this to 1,000,000 people, they make $300,000.
That is crazy.
That is crazy.
Prototype Viktor
Member
So they are saying kids won't buy digital from Nintendo if the credit card check is for the filter
...if you disregard handling charges and administrative costs. And even then we will be talking about insignificant profit for a multi-billion dollar company.
Sylverstone14
Member
Either some of you guys are absolute cheapskates, or are just blowing up a non-issue for fun.
Just use your computer or smatphone then?
I didn't know Nintendo is the only gateway to the Internet now.
Unreal Champ
Banned
I can't believe there are people defending this, they are the same people that would blast Microsoft or Sony if they did the same thing.