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Admiral Ackbar
03-13-2006, 01:38 PM
No reason to get your knits in a ninny, but I thought this was an interesting article (http://www.time.com/time/asia/biz/article/0,9754,1172277,00.html) about a new law going in effect in Japan to ban retro electronics. By retro, I mean made before 2001!
sblymnlcrymnl
03-13-2006, 01:41 PM
"Worst Law Ever!" screamed Weekly Playboy, a tabloid geared towards young Japanese men.:lol:
rabbitt
03-13-2006, 04:45 PM
What a terrible idea.
Mookyjooky
03-13-2006, 04:47 PM
Brought to you by the revolution.
Kendal
03-13-2006, 04:47 PM
If I got burned by paying full price for E.T. I would hold a grudge.
shipwreck
03-13-2006, 05:12 PM
Sega fans have to be going crazy over there.
VanillaGorilla
03-13-2006, 05:22 PM
I see even Time magazine is still referring to gamers as nerds. Funny, how come they don't call homosexuals "fruits" or "queers" too?
rywateska
03-13-2006, 05:32 PM
Wow, now that is a very weird law. What's next? Grandma hit 70, send her out to the trash chute!
sblymnlcrymnl
03-13-2006, 05:35 PM
Wow, now that is a very weird law. What's next? Grandma hit 70, send her out to the trash chute!:rofl:

I'd actually like to see that.
Purple Flames
03-13-2006, 05:55 PM
On April 1st

:roll:
shipwreck
03-13-2006, 06:02 PM
On April 1st

Yes, I noticed that as well, but I would hope Time would have followed up to see if there was an actual law in place. Maybe that is asking too much... or maybe the Japanese government is pulling the biggest April Fool's joke ever.
hector031
03-13-2006, 08:32 PM
There is an actual law that is going to go into effect in April, but it's not as bad as it seems. Here's two links that talk about it:

MutantFrog (http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/02/22/2nd-hand-electronics-sales-will-not-soon-be-illegal-in-japan/)

Kotaku (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/retro/japan-regulates-the-crap-outta-used-consoles-156423.php)
whoknows
03-13-2006, 09:00 PM
Are police going to go door to door and search houses for old consoles and arrest the people that have them?
irrossistable
03-14-2006, 01:23 AM
RTFAs hector posted. The first one is not only inaccurate but also doesn't give the government's reasoning (safety or pollution or some bullshit).
RelentlessRolento
03-14-2006, 01:47 AM
What's a Ninendo?
Stoneage
03-14-2006, 01:47 AM
Do they have April Fool's Day in Japan? They should stage a Pong-In on April 1 to protest.
Kendal
03-14-2006, 01:53 AM
What's a Ninendo?

It is like a 9-10-doh, but with less RAM and the carts sucked ass.
RelentlessRolento
03-14-2006, 02:00 AM
It is like a 9-10-doh, but with less RAM and the carts sucked ass.



hmm, thanks for clearing that up. I'll have to add one to my trade list so I don't miss anything for my collection.
Kendal
03-14-2006, 02:06 AM
hmm, thanks for clearing that up. I'll have to add one to my trade list so I don't miss anything for my collection.

It launched around the time of the Intellevision and got lost in the shuffle.
Graystone
03-14-2006, 02:15 AM
This is stupid, and good in a way.
Gameboy415
03-14-2006, 02:21 AM
This is one of the MILLIONS of idiotic decisions made by the higher-ups in Japan.

So many people think Japan is this awesome paradise full of games and beautiful women (well it is, to a certain extent...) but there's SO much bullshit you have to put up with if you actually live here.

Well, good thing I'm going to Sofmap on the 25th I guess :roll:
Vegan
03-14-2006, 01:22 PM
The law even affect cars over there, which is why Japanese residents who actually own cars always sell them and buy new ones after just a few years. It's prohibitively more expensive to keep it and pay the extra costs for owning an "old and polluting" car.
crazytalkx
03-14-2006, 09:00 PM
CheapyD should start an old console smuggling racket.