I like Humble. You’ve probably gathered as much after the excessive Humble Spring Sale coverage.
With that said: WTF HUMBLE?! WTF NINTENDO?!
So there is a new Humble Bundle available and it looks amazing at first sight. A bunch of awesome indie games? Pay what you want? Sure, nothing new, but it’s for the WiiU and 3DS. So for the first time ever, you can get console games through Humble. The Code.org charity is also decent, so where is the problem?
Now the blame is probably on Nintendo on this one, since they are the only ones who still region lock (at least on a massive scale), but why not just allow people to chose the region they want the games for? Maybe say that not all games are available in all regions if that’s an issue (it wouldn’t be where I live).
Maybe I’m just an entitled little brat, who wants to spend money on games he won’t play anyway, but region-locking is such a bullshit practice where I live. Want to enjoy some music videos on YouTube? Not available in your region. Want to get full access to the Netflix library, because you already pay way more than every other region anyway? Well, fuck you! That one e-book you really wanted to read? Not in your region, and don’t even try to change your region, because otherwise we will send our Apple Swat team to your house.
Sure, the issue is a bit more nuanced than I make it out to be, but it’s still bullshit.
Anyway, rant is over.
So get it if you live in the US, because some great games like Guacamelee, Mighty Switch Force, Stealth Inc 2, OlliOlli, The Fall, and more are in it. And if you don’t, well, it is named the Humble Nin-DIE Bundle for a reason.Link to the Nindie Bundle:
