Nintendo Steps Up DS Piracy Fight In Japan
DS [http://www.nintendo.com] piracy in Japan, joining with 54 other companies to combat the use of R4DS-type devices.
R4-type devices [http://kotaku.com/5030319/nintendo-and-54-companies-battle-evil-r4-in-court] that allow illegally-copied games to be played on DS systems. The R4 fits into the DS cartridge slot, and uses Micro SD cards to access data downloaded from the internet.
In a statement, Nintendo accused the devices of allowing "illegal uploading from the internet" and said, "It is causing severe damage to our company and software makers, and this is something that we cannot possibly overlook." Companies who have joined Nintendo's efforts to keep the R4 out of Japan include SNK, Capcom, Koei, Square Enix, Sega, Taito, Tecmo, Hudson and Namco Bandai.
Along with piracy, R4-type devices also allow the operation of homebrew games on the DS, a point which will no doubt be made by many critics of Nintendo's action. Like other mod chips, its legality varies from country to country; John Hillier of the ELSPA one-year prison sentence [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/81081] and a $100,000 fine. Your mileage, as they say, may vary.
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DS [http://www.nintendo.com] piracy in Japan, joining with 54 other companies to combat the use of R4DS-type devices.
R4-type devices [http://kotaku.com/5030319/nintendo-and-54-companies-battle-evil-r4-in-court] that allow illegally-copied games to be played on DS systems. The R4 fits into the DS cartridge slot, and uses Micro SD cards to access data downloaded from the internet.
In a statement, Nintendo accused the devices of allowing "illegal uploading from the internet" and said, "It is causing severe damage to our company and software makers, and this is something that we cannot possibly overlook." Companies who have joined Nintendo's efforts to keep the R4 out of Japan include SNK, Capcom, Koei, Square Enix, Sega, Taito, Tecmo, Hudson and Namco Bandai.
Along with piracy, R4-type devices also allow the operation of homebrew games on the DS, a point which will no doubt be made by many critics of Nintendo's action. Like other mod chips, its legality varies from country to country; John Hillier of the ELSPA one-year prison sentence [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/81081] and a $100,000 fine. Your mileage, as they say, may vary.
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