Oh no, the evil one save per game plague is spreading (Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions)

[CM30]

Yes, another game has it, this time Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions by Namco!

http://www.destructoid.com/pac-man-galaga-dimensions-has-one-save-file-folks--207132.phtml

You're now stuck with the first owner's high scores for eternity. Oh joy...

 

[Star Bright]

Because we're not required to learn from other's mistakes.

 

[SuperMarioFanX100]

Crap........ there better not be this stuff for other games. Also, when they cry when they don't get good sales, I shall laugh.

 

[TheUltimateKoopa]

Just so you know it's not the "one save file per game" that's the problem, since loads of games have had it. Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Mario Land, Dr. Mario, Tetris, Mario & Yoshi, all FIVE Game Boy Gallery/Game & Watch Gallery series, from the PAL-exclusive Game Boy Gallery, right up to Game & Watch Gallery 4/Advance, and there are thousands and thousands more.

The problem is the "inability to DELETE the save file" that's the problem.

It wouldn't be bad if Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D had one save per file, if you were able to delete it, therefore, having one save per file, isn't a bad thing at all, on its own.

 

[kunino-sagiri]

For games that don't have any sort of story, and thus have no need to be restarted, this practice will likely get more and more common.
The reasoning is simple: the publishers favour it because it discourages second-hand sales (which of course give no money to the publisher).