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PETA attempts to prove a point to Nintendo by having Gladiator matches

Sarcastic News: It was reported earlier by other gaming websites that PETA is disgusted with the Pokemon brand and believes it promotes animal abuse.

PETA is taking even further steps to prove their point to Nintendo. Later this week, PETA plans to force death row inmates into gladiator matches. Many individuals feel this is a bit extreme but PETA feels this is the right decision.

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DivineAssault 4190d ago

Foxconn, the media thinking wii u is an add on, this, & a whole lot of other obstacles in nintendos way.. Give em a break, cuz theyre getting attacked from every single direction..

Nitrowolf24190d ago (Edited 4190d ago )

PETA is so broken and corrupted, filled with nothing but hypocrites.

Seriously? They want to combat against pokemon? I mean we all know what happens to nearly 80% of the animals they save, and they are focusing on this?

This group needs to die.

Cam9774190d ago

Hippies & people with too much time describes PETA.

Muffins12234190d ago (Edited 4190d ago )

I hate these joke articles...i acully got excited and hoped they where crazy enough to do something like this..

nrvalleytime4190d ago (Edited 4190d ago )

"We who are about to die, salute you!"

Said the Colosseum contestants to PETA's president.

Conzul4190d ago

"The amount of time that Pokemon spend stuffed in pokeballs is akin to how elephants are chained up in train carts, waiting to be let out to 'perform' in circuses," ~PETA

Thx Peta, you're always good for a laugh!

IAMERROR4190d ago

This is how normal people prove a point.

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TacoTaru4190d ago

Gotta love the lefties. Broken brains seem to be a common affliction. Free Pikachu!!!!!! Save the Medfly!!!

Hicken4190d ago

I'm left handed. Got something you wanna get off your chest about me?

Or are you referring to liberals?

I'm probably considered one of those, too. PETA's still stupid.

This is about PETA being completely and utterly ridiculous; don't go dragging other groups into this using blanket statements.

TacoTaru4189d ago

Sorry, I meant no offence to those of sinister dexterity. And you're right, I tend to lump all those narrowly focused groups that defy common sense as lefties. Just a habit. I'm sure there are some crazy righties too.

BitbyDeath4190d ago

'PETA plans to force death row inmates into gladiator matches.'

That would be awesome. I've always thought this should come back. Every country would be far better off if we had less people in prisons and if they sold tickets or aired it like Big Brother then they'll make millions and pay off country debts in no time.

Heisenburger4190d ago

Right.

Because somebody who committed insurance fraud surely deserve to be murdered for your entertainment.

Good luck explaining that come Judgement Day.

Yep....... Skynet.

BitbyDeath4190d ago

Obviously it'd have to be based on the sentence, not just average joe.

DwightOwen4190d ago

Why would would a white-collar criminal be on death row in the first place?

madjedi4189d ago (Edited 4189d ago )

"Why would would a white-collar criminal be on death row in the first place?"

It should be considered if the amount is excessively high but that is our societies standards kill an old lady with a gun - death penalty.

Drive 10's of thousands out of their homes by destroying the mortgage market - Maybe a slap on the wrist by the federal government in the form of a fine that is hilariously lower than the illegal profit you made.

Sorry those people deserve as high of a punishment as a murderer would face, since they ruined the lives of thousands.

Till we stop giving these economic crooks, a get out of jail free card, and start holding them accountable for their actions, nothing will change.

I do really love the mentality here that white collar crimes shouldn't be punished as harshly as other violent crimes. Look at enron you really want to tell me that didn't cause as much if not more suffering than a single murderer.

I wouldn't have it televised or any gladiator system because that is wrong.

Judgement day, as screwed as this world is you really believe some all powerful being exists, if he does he is either totally incompetent or wrote us off along time ago.

Of course that requires the society to hold groups other than the middle class or poor accountable for their actions.

I would be kicking teenagers on minor drug charges out of jail to make room for all the white collar criminals, that deserve to rot away in jail.

If the federal government had the balls to audit these massive banks/holding companies ect and actually make the effort to punish them. That is making the assumption they(feds) aren't on the take to begin with.

vortis4190d ago

Rapists versus murderers (cause if it's rapists vs rapists no one wants to see the loser get raped)

Thieves versus armed robbers

Criminally insane versus death row inmates

Child molesters don't get to fight other inmates, they're pitted against lions.

MattyG4190d ago

Wait so rapists get treated better than child molesters? I say we send em both to the lions.

Conzul4190d ago

In the US, it's quite easy in certain states for a guy to get labelled a "Sex Offender".

TheFirstClassic4190d ago

Thieves get killed too? Just for stealing?

Also I'm really wondering just how serious everyone is saying they would support this...

Series_IIa4190d ago

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

This video pretty much summarises up PETA, trying to always prove points with hypocrisy.

Nevers0ft4190d ago

PETA normally says and does the dumbest things but I fully support bringing back Gladiators, it would be amazing. Wild animals tearing at flesh. Bodies being cleaved in half. Screaming crowds filled with blood lust... Sounds pretty awesome to me, I just have a feeling they're not being sincere :(

Drainage4190d ago (Edited 4190d ago )

why dont they complain about murder in FPS games.. hmm animal lovers are annoying. they probably made STDs too if you know what i mean

ChickeyCantor4190d ago

Because PETA claims humans are the true evil. They don't care if humans die that's the sad part.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."

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Xbox's Preservation Step Sets A Much-Needed Example, Especially For Nintendo

Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"

purple1015d ago

Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”

Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever

Nice one ☝️

Zeref4d ago

It's better than what Nintendo and Playstation is doing. It might not be perfect but at least they are TRYING. Unlike the others.

DarXyde4d ago

Trying? Take off the blinders for a moment, mate.

1. A failure to preserve games is just that: a failure to preserve games. Don't try to sugarcoat it: NO ONE is doing it properly. Better than awful is nothing to write home about.

2. At the time of this comment, isn't it the case that you need an internet connection to play Xbox games even if you buy physical discs that are hardly in circulation anymore? I don't have a Series X and I can't verify, but I think that is correct. I'm fairly certain you can at least play PS5 games at version 1.0 (not much of a win really when many games require day one patches). I think Microsoft's all digital, licensing approach is by far more aggressive than anyone else's. They really try to push you to game pass where you lose your entire library by umm.... Skipping a month of payments.

I don't think anyone is doing it right whatsoever. Don't get me started on Nintendo, who goes after anyone looking to preserve their games better than they ever would with extreme litigation.

Don't be a simp for any of these companies. Get it together.

PhillyDonJawn4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

@DarX never speak on Xbox again. You lost all credibility with your internet connection comment. Smh you have 0 clue and misinformed yet speaking on something you don't no squat about.

Einhander19724d ago

What has Sony done exactly? You guys keep deflecting to Sony but I am not actually seeing any results, and ai am certain nothing that you can come up with even comes close to what Microsoft has done and what they have tried and failed to do, like tie all your disks to your account on xbone.

Microsoft removed their whole indie section when they moved to the xbone because they were going to only allow games on the service that came from a publisher, id@xbox started after xbone launched and it only exists because Sony embraced indie and Microsoft was forced to cancel their plans and reverse course.

And every single game that was part of games for windows live including disk games (I have gta 4 on disk that won't work) so hundreds of games that use that DRM no longer work unless the company themselves patched it out which of course very few did.

MrBaskerville4d ago

Not trying. Tried. they killed of the backcomp program years ago. They set something up again, but sounds like it's more of an attempt to save the current library on whatever they are planning next. With luck they save everything and more, but let's see. I could see them killing off parts of the OG xbox and 360 libraries. Can't imagine that they would allow us to play Forza 5-7 in the future.

With that said, I do like what they've done and really wish they could have done more.

shinoff21834d ago

Zeref

So killing off physical media is trying what exactly. Ms don't really give a fk if you think they do your kidding yourself.

Profchaos4d ago

They are not trying this team is established for forward compatability the team is. It interested in preserving Xbox or 360 games.

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isarai5d ago

Is that why Hellblade 2 is digital only?

Zeref4d ago

Just because it's digital only doesn't mean you can't preserve it. Just put it on an external and you have the exact same functionality of what a disc does.

MrNinosan4d ago

Guess you're trolling, but if you actually think that's how it works, I'd recommend buying some braincells.

mkis0074d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Volitile vs nonvolitile data. A disc will not corrupt either. A drive can be corrupted.

Einhander19725d ago

This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.

No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.

Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.

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Einhander19725d ago

Anyone remember xblig which Microsoft removed their whole 360 indie section removing hundreds of games from people?

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Zeref4d ago

Do you know you can put your games on an external and preserve them that way? There are no benefits to discs. ZERO. Idk why some of you are still obsessed with them.

DarXyde4d ago

Because games like Persona 5 exist. It's STILL V1.00. On Playstation, that's a win because 1.00 is installed on the disc—no need to download anything.

If a game does not require any updates, it's all on the disc.

Extremely low bar in the modern era, of course. It's not much of a win by any stretch.

But for now, physical media does have a purpose, at least on Playstation.

Einhander19724d ago

That is factually not how game licensing works, try plugging your hard drive into someone else xbox, It's not going to work, and it won't work if the licensing servers ever go down.

Einhander19724d ago

Anyone remember games for windows live.

I have around a dozen games, some on Steam itself that will not work because Microsoft shut off the licensing servers.

BehindTheRows4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I do. I STILL have games (Gears of War being the big one) I cannot access because Games for Windows LIVE is total garbage and no one has held Microsoft accountable.

Zeref4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

You don't have an Xbox apparently. Because you can 100 percent plug in your external and play games from it on any Xbox console lol. You just have to be logged in to prove ownership.

Chevalier4d ago

"You don't have an Xbox apparently. Because you can 100 percent plug in your external and play games from it on any Xbox console lol. You just have to be logged in to prove ownership."

Damn how many times do people got to explain your idiocy to you? You can take a copy of Persona 5 like someone used as an example and play that game on ANY console WITHOUT logging in which means I can lend the game to a friend without internet and they can play my game. Can you lend your hard drive to anyone without logging in for them to play? NOPE. That is a huge difference and if you think otherwise then sorry you're an idiot.

Tacoboto4d ago

"No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft."

Ubisoft is literally erasing games people bought from their libraries... My PS1-3 discs are useless on modern hardware. Nintendo's re-published and resold almost their entire Wii U library, and the eShop is completely dead with no BC mechanism in the Switch software. Microsoft publishes everything they make today day one on Steam and Xbox/Windows. Sony only brings to PC the titles they think you might want some years later and Nintendo won't even design a functional long-lasting joystick.

You're absolutely trolling and not serious if you think Microsoft today is the worst offender.

shinoff21834d ago

Yay steam

Not everyone fks with computers though. The disc is still the best way as a console player. Period.

Tacoboto4d ago

How do Sony and Nintendo feel about these discs from 2001-2013?

Don't be stupid, you know Xbox is the best at this today.

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Hofstaderman4d ago

Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?

crazyCoconuts4d ago

Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.

Xeofate4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

That is not their plan, their plan is to transfer users accounts to the cloud.

Phil Spencer himself said as much a few months back, plans could have changed but I think people are reading way too much into one statement where Phil said he would allow Epic on xbox because he wants to be able to sell xbox games directly on other platforms. Aka, instead of selling Sea of Thives through PSN he wants to have an xbox store to sell his games on PlayStation without giving PlayStation any money.

Again, it's extremely unlikely that Phil plans to put PC on xbox and licensing would prevent them from just giving out other publishers games purchased on xbox copies of thier games on PC, Microsoft does not own their games.

crazyCoconuts3d ago

The thing that doesn't align with the cloud strategy is the giving up on exclusives. You'd still need strong exclusives for cloud streaming - it's still a "platform" , just with a lower upfront hardware investment. I feel like they've learned what PS learned with PSNow long ago. We're not ready to stream games and it's only gonna lose them money to try at this point

FinalFantasyFanatic4d ago

I would love that, I'd buy up some of the Xbox games if they could run on PC, like the Rare Replay, Lost Odyssey and Dead or Alive Ultimate, probably a pipe dream though.

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Nintendo's War Against Player-Made Content Will Hurt The Company In The End

Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."

XiNatsuDragnel11d ago

I agree nintendo hire some these folks to help in your games it'll help imo.

banger8811d ago

They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.

Jingsing10d ago

True, but most modders need constant admiration during the process to motivate them.

PRIMORDUS10d ago

Yup, once it's a torrent nothing can be done Nintendo is helpless at that point. But it would be wise if they just had a site on the dark web, it's also easy to use with Tor and no one will bother you.

mastershredder10d ago

This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.

Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.

shinoff218310d ago

Those guys that made that sonic game got a gig from sega or something along those lines and that game was dope as hell. One of the best sonics as of late.