Something I keep seeing is a complaint that another area, usually a country, gets some product first, whether BIONICLE set, video game, or other-- curse them for getting that "other" first... I hate them so. Anyway, I don't see what the big deal is who gets something first, as long as other places are getting a chance at it (that's key, though I'll explain later).

It's as if people seem to think that just because another place gets something first, they who don't have will enjoy it less when it finally gets to them; honestly, I find that a person who gets an item first is more likely to grow bored of it sooner than someone who has a chance at it later, possibly even before the second person receives the item. It's one thing if a recipient is getting a secondhand item, but it's another all together if that same recipient (for simplicity's sake) is eventually getting a chance at a brand new/unopened product. Now I'm not talking about when one place gets something and another doesn't at all; if that's the case, the argument has more validity. For those who do get a chance, you may not like that other people got it before you, but if you're just complaining because you don't get something first, it's pretty much just whining.

I'll use two examples: Hordika-Visorak and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In the Hordika-Visorak example, different countries had each set type released alternately between summer and winter, which was not a bad thing. The problem was that people complained because one area was getting the set type they weren't; meanwhile, those people who complained should've at least been grateful for getting a chance at the other set type first and an eventual chance at the other. Did each place not enjoy the set type it received first? Now for the Super Smash Bros. Brawl example, the game was released on different dates in different places. The first complaint was about the release date being pushed back more than once from when it was originally planned; the problem with that is these people might not realize that Nintendo has a history of delaying its products and pushing back release dates numerous times for single products, usually their big sellers. Now we might not like the delay, but some of us expect it. Another complaint is that Japan got it two months ahead of the US, and the launch date for other places is still uncertain (last I heard was the start of May). Now I don't Nintendo's reasons for that, but we can't change it; besides, I have to ask if it matters who gets it first, so long as those who want to play it at least get a chance?

If you think your enjoyment factor will be lessened simply by others receiving something first, then it's your problem, not anyone else's. On the other hand, if it's because those who have it spoiled stuff for you, especially important stuff you didn't want to know yet, then I can't blame you for thinking you might not enjoy it.

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