I feel that this sort of zealous anti-piracy technique does more to promote piracy than deter it. When I download games from services like the Virtual Console, I have to ask myself, "Am I buying this or borrowing this?" It very much seems like borrowing it in this case. Which is fine, but then don't charge me a fee that makes me feel like I'm buying it. With these corporations telling you when, where and how you can use their software, I can't really blame some of those out there who would rather mod or download software just so they don't have to jump through hoops or re-purchase hundreds of dollars worth of software if someone steals their device or if it breaks. It's getting to the point where the only way to really own digital content is to steal it and I think that is making the virtual marketplace much worse than it needs to be. I would rather support Nintendo, don't get me wrong, I just feel that these kinds of "Iron Fist" policies are really ruining something that could be really great.
