DRM

When Microsoft announced the Xbox One they dropped the huge bombshell that the physical packaged games would be registered to only one Xbox One console/account. This would prevent consumers from sharing their copy with friends or from trading it in at retailers. Predictably, gamers were outraged and Xbox loyalists found themselves siding with Sony. Then, …

Nintendo’s Wii U was first announced back in 2011 and there were no statements regarding DRM back then. The console was only released in December though, so there’s no reason why Nintendo shouldn’t be facing the same challenges as Sony and Microsoft, but Satoru Iwata, global president of Nintendo, has a simple explanation. He believes …