kyle brewer

This would be delicious.

Shit yeah!

I'm hoping for a box full of dusty CueCats.

Buying legit games here in Latin America sucks. Every console and game is overpriced, so it's no wonder the majority of gamers resort to copyright infringement.

Seriously, who's going to pay the equivalent of USD $500+ for an Xbox 360 and USD $80+ for a copy of ODST... with the average Latin American salary? Here in Mexico, the legal minimum wage is 54.8 pesos per day or about USD $4.20. Fiscally, it makes much more sense for me to buy a DVDR in the street for about USD $2.30.

I'm not saying people are entitled to lower prices simply because they want something. I'm just saying you can't condemn these people for finding a creative way to enjoy something they love.

White cotton Hello Kitty 40k panties.

In the grim future of Hello Kitty there is only war... and cross-dressing.

I know this campaign is targeting the Asian market, but it sure is nice to live in Mexico. If you're too lazy to bother with torrents, there's a guy in the corner store with a laptop full of game images, a ton of flash cards or modding hardware and any other software you want. Usually, you don't even pay for the content, just the physical media.

The number one reason IP theft is so widespread in Latin America is price. When a new release AAA 360 game costs at least USD $90, you can bet that only the wealthiest people will bother paying retail. Hell, a new 360 elite is probably still close to USD $500 here. The DSi only recently hit USD $200 in the electronics markets and they're still around USD $260 in "legitimate" retail establishments. The PSP Go is close to USD $400 at the moment. Consider that the minimum wage in Mexico is around USD $4 per DAY and generally lower in the rest of Latin America.

Take a look at Brazil (with a population of nearly 200 million). The two most popular consoles over the last 20 years were the Sega Master System and Mega Drive (Genesis). New SMS games were still in development through the late 1990s simply because of the South American market. The PS2 only started gaining ground there in the last few years because of price cuts and the simplicity of distributing "pirated" software. Yes, I'm aware that some investors recently tried to address this issue with a more affordable and (so far) Brazil-only console, Zeebo... but it's awful. Truly awful.

I think the best compromise so far is Valve's approach. Treat potential "pirates" as underserved customers and make paying for a game seem like a reasonable option. Until then, "right" or "wrong", we're going to eat your lunch.

Looks like that dude just eviscerated a Roomba.

FINISH HIM!

This is rad.

As lame as these new iPods are, FM isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

Unless you're in Venezuela... but that's a completely different story.

He's Welsh, which would explain the accent.