Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Is Being Delisted In Japan

This "All-Digital Future" deal keeps getting worse all the time.

Vidjagame Apocalypse.

@-wc- You rang?

That thing is a rights hell. Especially in Japan. Good thing Paramount actually had Konami make physical copies. Which is more than can be said for some Konami games now (seriously, Cygni on Xbox gets a physical, but Contra we have to hoop jump with LRG?)

@swankyone (sees capitalism happening) "wow, this is just like communism"

Might have to pick up a sealed PS5 version to have as a spare.

Well, that's one thing you don't experience from buying physical.

@swankyone What I like (or am saddened by, maybe both) with this quote is that communists never seem to notice the pronoun used: you. Not the ones up top but only you, AKA the common man, that mustn't own anything. The elites will of course be exempt from that rule, as has been the case with all communist states throughout history.

@Itobox Capitalism isn't the problem, actually. The often underhanded way it's being practiced these days (fueled by greed, of course) is the problem. Civilization wouldn't be where it now is without capitalism.

@calbeau "It's not real capitalism, but crony capitalism!!!" LMAO

Of course Japan and USA are noted for their communist economies /S Then again according to American conservatives, anything to the left of the Democrats is "communist" and "big government".

@calbeau "Civilization wouldn't be where it now is without capitalism." This is true and also not the endorsement of capitalism you think it is.

@PKDuckman My comment was not targeted at either of those two places, just the concept of communism. Even if it did I wouldn't have a relevant stake in it as I'm neither Japanese nor American.

The video game industry is probably one of the most un-communist industries out there.

@Itobox I'm at the age, knowledge level, and status where I'll take even the current flavor of capitalism over the alternative.

What makes me laugh is seeing these young commie supporters demonising capitalism but owning the latest gadgets, technology, transport etc etc... ...... Your can't make the ***** up can you...

@PKDuckman Actually, modern Democrats are self proclaimed Marxist Socialists. They've proven to be severely authoritarian over the last few years in both their actions and words, being well on their way to going full communist.

So no. It's not anything left of Democrats as the only thing they really haven't done is a purge (though that's been threatened by many leftists already)... it is the Democrats.

Now... it's a good time to pick up that extra copy of Ninja Turtles. Might actually go with the Switch version as I already have the PS4 physical copy.

The game is discounted 50% on steam, maybe I'll buy the games now before it's discontinued in my country as well.

I cannot believe that such a gnarly collection had such a bogus licensing agreement in Japan.

Wait til master splinter hears about this.

This is exactly why i bought a physical version of the game. I knew that there would be licensing issues and it was going to be delisted. Just like when the original TMNT was taken off Wii Shopping Channel.

Glad I have my Switch Physical Copy!

@swankyone

It is in fact the drive for more and more Capital that has brought us to this particular first world problem. There is nothing "communist" about it, that makes zero sense.

PS - the Capitalism Bros always attack the strawman of communism, while pretending as though Democratic Socialism isnt by far the more popular, realistic, and pragmatic alternative.

I wonder why? 🤔 lol no I don't 😅

This is why I just play old games through Launchbox...

@calbeau Wow, “Capitalism isn't the problem, actually. The often underhanded way it's being practiced these days (fueled by greed, of course) is the problem.”

I have heard these quote 1000 times except it was “ Communism isn't the problem, actually. The often underhanded way it's being practiced these days (fueled by greed, of course) is the problem.”

Like literally every defender of communism says this. It isn’t that communism is wrong, but bad people are practicing it wrong and calling it communism.

@Itobox was right. These things are the same in the end.

Must be due to licensing entanglement. I was always shocked the collection came out at all in the first place.