So where can I buy my SNES Mini ??
FINALLY, PLAYING IN FRENCH On September 10, 2007, the Office of the French Language and the Canadian Entertainment Software Association unveiled an agreement concerning the distribution of the French version of video games in Québec. This agreement will reach its full potential as of April 1, and the Québec government will highlight it with an information campaign. Here is a reminder of the main elements of the agreement: Packaging Since September 10, 2007, all new video games sold in Quebec must be offered in French packaging and with French documents, without overpacking. Computer games Since October 1, 2007, all new video games for computers sold in Quebec must be offered in French when the French version exists somewhere in the world. Console Games Effective April 1, 2009, all new video games for new generation consoles sold in Quebec must be offered in French when the French version exists somewhere in the world. It should be noted that: o the agreement relates only to video games launched after one of the dates indicated and applies to both new and used games; O the agreement covers only new generation game consoles (Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP) and future generations of consoles; O if the French and English versions of a video game are offered separately, distributors and retailers who wish to sell or rent the English version of the game must also sell or rent the French version and the packaging of the game, Together with the accompanying documents, may be drawn up only in the language of the game; O the English version of a video game may be sold if no French version exists in the world, as the packaging and accompanying documents are in French.
So where can I buy my SNES Mini ??
The montreal gazette tried to reach nintendo of canada for a comment and they denied to comment their story. That's a fuckin shitty thing to do.
I was able to get in on one of the orders from Target US. Paid a fair bit extra for shipping, but the order was confirmed.
Well, f me.
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I see three languages on that box.
Well, f me.
"The reason why is that there's two games that didn't make it onto the SNES Classic in French and English, so we're not allowed to sell that,"
Looks like whatever amount they ship here to Ottawa will be harder to get than usual because of the Gatineau shoppers crossing the provincial borders.
C'est de la crisse de marde ca!
Such bullshit! Are there really still people in QC that don't speak english in 2017? (Before you throw me any stones, I'm also from QC)
Sounds like their parents and the education system failed them.Yes there is, I know someone who is 21 years old and doesn't speak a single word of English besides Yes and No
C'est de la crisse de marde ca!
Such bullshit! Are there really still people in QC that don't speak english in 2017? (Before you throw me any stones, I'm also from QC)
It can be but will the game actually run correctly is another matter. I believe for Zelda LTTP and Super Metroid Link and Samus move at 6/5 the speed they normally do (of course the enemies and world are still slow which leads to being able to escape the bomb room in SM without fighting the Choso statue). So in this case you would be left with a should banned from speedruns version of the game.Isn't it relatively easy to make 50hz roms run at 60hz in an emulator?
Off the top of my head, I know that if I run a 60hz PAL Rom in Higan while my display's refresh rate is set to 50hz, the game runs at 50hz (in slow motion). I'd imagine the same would happen the other way around.
If we look to the PAL regions then Super Metroid and Secret of Mana are possible but that is kind of stretching things a bit.So if that holds true, then Zelda ALTTP has to be one of them. Wonder what the other title is.
Sounds like their parents and the education system failed them.
Well for people living in Montreal area, the USA and Ontario borders aren't far.
Not sure why there would or should be exception just for video games (or the SNES that you happen to want at this moment)
Other businesses and products are similarly hurt cost wise and punished by the same crazy laws all the time. If you specifically throw up greater burdens for people and businesses, do not be surprised at all when they decide that your market is not worth the bother. Especially for something with such crazy high demand around the world.
If people care, they should change their laws.
Quebec French laws are crazy. My employer spends 100s of thousands a year on translation to be able to retail there.
Sounds like their parents and the education system failed them.
I won't reply as aggressively as yesterday, but seriously guys, go read AuthenticM's posts on the previous page. The situation more complex than just "nazi language police hating english". There's nothing illegal in selling english-only games when no french translation exists, the problem is the law (passed under a Liberal, federalist government) states that if a french translation for a game exists somewhere, we need to have access to that translation. It's not a problem 99.9% of the time, the edge case here is the european SNES Mini using some PAL roms that contain a french translation, while we have the original NTSC roms that were english-only back then.
It's a pretty unique scenario and I'm sure there are many ways this could have been fixed, but I doubt Nintendo care as their preorders already sold out in minutes even with a big part of the market excluded.
Why is that? If someone can live and work in Québec entirely in French and English isn't required to live a full life, shouldn't they be able to?
But in this particular case, we are dealing with roms. I guess it would have been too much work for Nintendo to reverse engineer the French PAL roms, copy the French translation, and put them in the NTSC roms. They couldn't just put the PAL roms in the console, as the games would run in slow-motion because of the whole PAL 50mhz thing.
Isn't it relatively easy to make 50hz roms run at 60hz in an emulator?
Off the top of my head, I know that if I run a 60hz PAL Rom in Higan while my display's refresh rate is set to 50hz, the game runs at 50hz (in slow motion). I'd imagine the same would happen the other way around.
Malheureusement, ça ne m'étonne pas du tout. En Ontario, j'entends ce genre de connerie trop souvent. Toujours de la part des gens qui n'ont fait rien pour comprendre la situation de nos voisins québécois. Toutefois, ce n'est pas un avis partagé par tout le monde ici.Tu devrais voir les sujets traitant du Québec dans la section off-topic. Invariablement, la moitié des réponses sont du style "Pourquoi ces putains de frogs refusent de se faire assimiler".
The PAL (EU/AU/NZ) version of SNES Classic will run at 60hz.
Thank you.Néanmoins, il faut reconnaître que les lois servent vraiment à quelque chose. Ce qui me frappe le plus, en tant qu'Ontarien, c'est à quel point le Québec a pu préserver sa culture du fait des lois linguistiques. La culture ontarienne, par exemple, ça n'existe pas vraiment. À force de consommer que des médias américains, on est pas mal devenus des américains. Ça aussi, c'est deçevant.
Dans ce cas, c'est vraiment nultoutefois, j'suis heureux qu'il existe un endroit en Amérique du Nord où le français peut prospérer.
Je compatis avec vous, les gaffeurs québecois. C'est bien decevant de ne pas pouvoir acheter quoi que ce soit chez vous. Néanmoins, il faut reconnaître que les lois servent vraiment à quelque chose. Ce qui me frappe le plus, en tant qu'Ontarien, c'est à quel point le Québec a pu préserver sa culture du fait des lois linguistiques. La culture ontarienne, par exemple, ça n'existe pas vraiment. À force de consommer que des médias américains, on est pas mal devenus des américains. Ça aussi, c'est deçevant.
Dans ce cas, c'est vraiment nultoutefois, j'suis heureux qu'il existe un endroit en Amérique du Nord où le français peut prospérer. Alors mes sentiments sont ambigus, j'sais pas vraiment quelle est la bonne solution...
Hey, people outside of Québec (like me) have a job because of this stuff!
Why is that? If someone can live and work in Québec entirely in French and English isn't required to live a full life, shouldn't they be able to?
A quoi sert de proteger la culture si elle est bonne que pour nous? Certain que ca vaut pas de faire a semblant qu'on existe pas dans le meme monde que le reste de l'humanite.
Fuck isolationism.
It's 99% the kid's fault. I was force to take Spanish in school, but it's not the class I wanted. I did 4 years, pass everything with good enough grade and can't remember a thing.
If you don't want to learn, you won't.
I won't reply as aggressively as yesterday, but seriously guys, go read AuthenticM's posts on the previous page. The situation more complex than just "nazi language police hating english". There's nothing illegal in selling english-only games when no french translation exists, the problem is the law (passed under a Liberal, federalist government) states that if a french translation for a game exists somewhere, we need to have access to that translation. It's not a problem 99.9% of the time, the edge case here is the european SNES Mini using some PAL roms that contain a french translation, while we have the original NTSC roms that were english-only back then.
It's a pretty unique scenario and I'm sure there are many ways this could have been fixed, but I doubt Nintendo care as their preorders already sold out in minutes even with a big part of the market excluded.
Je vois bien à te lire que la langue française est loin d'être une de tes priorités, mais... veux-tu bin me dire de quoi tu parles? "Faire semblant qu'on existe pas dans le même monde que le reste de l'humanité"? T'es conscient que le français est parlé ailleurs qu'au Québec, et que plusieurs de nos produits culturels (films, romans, musique, etc.) ont du succès à l'étranger?