If you’re one of the many Indians who paid more than necessary for a Wii, it seems that Nintendo plans to repay your loyalty in a way that is, quite perverse.
The Nintendo Channel lets you download DS demos and watch trailers for a small price. All your personal information related to your TV settings, daily play habits, net connection speed, WiiConnect24 settings and even how many Miis you have are sent to Nintendo via the Nintendo Channel. This is done in order to give gamers ” game recommendations and improved future services”. And if you opt out, you can say good-bye to free content.
A pretty scary proposition this, almost Big Brother-like if you think about it.
Source: Kotaku.
What exactly is so scary about TV setting information, net connections speed and the number of Miis? How can Nintendo misuse this info?
What exactly has this all to do with the fact that prices for IT device imports in India are so high because of extreme import taxes imposed by the Indian government? And what do you mean with the term “perverse” in this context? You need a dictionary my friend.