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No Slot Machines in European Platinum games
- Thread starter Bisasam
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Don't forget catching! Can't have catching poor wild animals..
I never said anything about studying in Vegas dearest comrade.
I said children should be studying and not gambling their money away.
Miltank Lover
Breeder, Miltank Ftw
No loss here, I've got myself a US plat altho I hardly ever play the slot machines in Pearl I do agree with the others that they should have let the option to play them in.
mitchman_93
AND IT WAS THIS BIG!
http://members.optusnet.com.au/itoshiki/gamecorner-textchanges.html
All the text edits...
All the text edits...
TurtwigFan1
burning it down
Just realized that today too, I'm really miffed. So we either take six months for a TM or waste all of our hard-earned money on coins! It's extremely annoying considering it's been in every other game. Maybe Looker placed a ban on it for us. 
I agree. I never played the slots anyway (only in R/B/Y and G/S/C, where they were really easy)
Psyduck Ranger
Celebi's Guardian
What the hell?! Just what the hell!? How am I supposed to get the already ridiculously overpriced beams now?
So first we have to wait ages whilst they program other languages into the cartridges, whilst they don't actually take the effort to slightly tweak it so it's in British English. Then we hardly ever get access to a great deal of legendary Pokémon. Now this...
What the hell, Nintendo...
So first we have to wait ages whilst they program other languages into the cartridges, whilst they don't actually take the effort to slightly tweak it so it's in British English. Then we hardly ever get access to a great deal of legendary Pokémon. Now this...
What the hell, Nintendo...
What I find stupid is that most forms of gambling are illegal in Japan, so why do they not not have the slot machines?
I've just ordered a US copy after 3 hours of searching, not only because of this, but the fact that I can get all the events earlier (aside from Secret Key) and it costs a great deal less too. Oh, and I have quite a bit of money to spend at the moment.
We haven't even had the Regigigas event yet!
I've just ordered a US copy after 3 hours of searching, not only because of this, but the fact that I can get all the events earlier (aside from Secret Key) and it costs a great deal less too. Oh, and I have quite a bit of money to spend at the moment.
We haven't even had the Regigigas event yet!
Kakashi-Sharingan Warrior
Well-Known Member
The Study of Mark D. Griffiths (1994) - The Role of Cognitive bias and skill in fruit machine gambling
A study performed in the United Kingdom that researched how people who often play fruit machines have a cognitive bias that makes them feel that they have a skill on a game based entirely on luck and leads to irrational thought.
I guess they could have removed it from Europe maybe due to that study, or as a way of trying to discourage gambling, as in Europe at the moment kids are doing a lot of things they shouldn't do (see the UK's teen pregnancy rate...it's too high >>). Has anyone tried to contact Nintendo to see why they did it? It's really stupid.
EDIT:
Just emailed them. Now to wait for a reply.
A study performed in the United Kingdom that researched how people who often play fruit machines have a cognitive bias that makes them feel that they have a skill on a game based entirely on luck and leads to irrational thought.
I guess they could have removed it from Europe maybe due to that study, or as a way of trying to discourage gambling, as in Europe at the moment kids are doing a lot of things they shouldn't do (see the UK's teen pregnancy rate...it's too high >>). Has anyone tried to contact Nintendo to see why they did it? It's really stupid.
EDIT:
Just emailed them. Now to wait for a reply.
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Banjo-Fella
Doodler of Thingies
This is pretty silly, and irritating for anybody looking for TM64. It seems strange that Nintendo would suddenly alter something which was apparently perfectly reasonable in the European releases of D/P... so maybe they were forced into removing it by some tiresome censorship body? Blah.
Ah well, I'm not too bothered anyway. I'm very happy with my copy of Platinum, Game Corner or no. To be honest I always found the slots kind of boring and used to shell out my Elite Four earnings for TMs there instead. It's not like I was going to spend it on anything else, aside from maybe buying my way through the first 100 EVs on a particular stat. I know asking for coins over and over again (why can't we choose to buy as many as possible?! Grah!) is if anything more boring, but still.
Somebody should really investigate if TM64 can still at least be randomly picked up at the Game Corner. Either by laborious trial and error, or making a Gameshark code that makes the Slot Machines always searchable. Just as a means of finding out quickly, because it might be enough to force some fellow Europeans into importing.
Ah well, I'm not too bothered anyway. I'm very happy with my copy of Platinum, Game Corner or no. To be honest I always found the slots kind of boring and used to shell out my Elite Four earnings for TMs there instead. It's not like I was going to spend it on anything else, aside from maybe buying my way through the first 100 EVs on a particular stat. I know asking for coins over and over again (why can't we choose to buy as many as possible?! Grah!) is if anything more boring, but still.
Somebody should really investigate if TM64 can still at least be randomly picked up at the Game Corner. Either by laborious trial and error, or making a Gameshark code that makes the Slot Machines always searchable. Just as a means of finding out quickly, because it might be enough to force some fellow Europeans into importing.
The notice that refers to the Explosion TM in the other games says that you shouldn't spill Soda Pop or Lemonade on themachines, and to report to reception if you do. I tried examining all the machines last night with Lemonade and Soda Pop in my bag, but nothing happened. I'm thinking that it might have something to do with that.
What, are they going to remove breeding next?
DarkerShining
Well-Known Member
I was wondering why I couldn't play the slot machines... This sucks.
... Well, at least I can still listen to the cool game corner music while I spend lots of money on coins so I can get an ice beam TM for my Lumineon...
... Well, at least I can still listen to the cool game corner music while I spend lots of money on coins so I can get an ice beam TM for my Lumineon...
TurtwigFan1
burning it down
Haha, I wouldn't put it past them. Cross-breeding between different species is seen as bad in some nations, so maybe even in the Pokémon world it's morally wrong!
dontcountstars
Pokemon Collector
I have just emailed Nintendo:
Upon purchasing Pokemon Platinum and reaching Veilstone City I was disgusted to find that the Game Corner's Slot Machines had been removed. Upon looking into this issue I see that you have removed the slot machine references and gameplay from all PAL versions of Platinum.
Why does Nintendo hate Europe? Not only do we get the game months after America and Japan, but we get an edited version? There have been slot machines in every pokemon game, why now do you see it fit to cut a feature from ONLY the PAL versions, when the same slot machines are available in Diamond and Pearl. This is besides the point that so many Pokemon events are not available in Europe. Your continual discrimination against Europe has been noticed by many many gamers, and though you obviously couldn't care less about this, you will lose customers this way.
As a core gameplay element has been removed from my game, an element that Japan and America and Australia have access to still, I would like to know why I was not informed of this on the game packaging, and why I did not receive a discount off the price of the game, considering it has had a core feature removed?
I have always spent many hours on the slot machines and am truly saddened at this loss. I think it is disgraceful that such an event such be performed, especially without even attempting to let customers know. This is, incidentally, misrepresentation.
Also I would like to know why the prices of the prizes at the game corner, for the TMs in particular, have not been lowered to reflect your removal of our ability to earn coins to purchase them with? It would take six months of visiting the Game Corner every day in order to be able to purchase even ONE of these TMs. How are Europeans supposed to build their Pokemon teams without fair access to these vital TMs, which incidentally, gives unfair advantage to Japanese, American and Australian trainers, as it is easy for them to generate coins quickly with full access to the slot machines.
I await your response at your earliest convenience
...doubt I will get a response but still, I hate how companies throw us shoddy leftovers.
Upon purchasing Pokemon Platinum and reaching Veilstone City I was disgusted to find that the Game Corner's Slot Machines had been removed. Upon looking into this issue I see that you have removed the slot machine references and gameplay from all PAL versions of Platinum.
Why does Nintendo hate Europe? Not only do we get the game months after America and Japan, but we get an edited version? There have been slot machines in every pokemon game, why now do you see it fit to cut a feature from ONLY the PAL versions, when the same slot machines are available in Diamond and Pearl. This is besides the point that so many Pokemon events are not available in Europe. Your continual discrimination against Europe has been noticed by many many gamers, and though you obviously couldn't care less about this, you will lose customers this way.
As a core gameplay element has been removed from my game, an element that Japan and America and Australia have access to still, I would like to know why I was not informed of this on the game packaging, and why I did not receive a discount off the price of the game, considering it has had a core feature removed?
I have always spent many hours on the slot machines and am truly saddened at this loss. I think it is disgraceful that such an event such be performed, especially without even attempting to let customers know. This is, incidentally, misrepresentation.
Also I would like to know why the prices of the prizes at the game corner, for the TMs in particular, have not been lowered to reflect your removal of our ability to earn coins to purchase them with? It would take six months of visiting the Game Corner every day in order to be able to purchase even ONE of these TMs. How are Europeans supposed to build their Pokemon teams without fair access to these vital TMs, which incidentally, gives unfair advantage to Japanese, American and Australian trainers, as it is easy for them to generate coins quickly with full access to the slot machines.
I await your response at your earliest convenience
...doubt I will get a response but still, I hate how companies throw us shoddy leftovers.
Sharks Shouldn't Fly
Radda radda.
This wouldn't bother me very much, since I don't actually play the slots anymore.
Still, that's really stupid. D: The legal age for gambling is pretty much the same worldwide (I think?), so taking it out of just the European version is really fail. :[
Still, that's really stupid. D: The legal age for gambling is pretty much the same worldwide (I think?), so taking it out of just the European version is really fail. :[
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