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Nintendo joins 54 Companies to Battle DS Piracy in Japan
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Jul 30, 2008 13:13
According to the article sited from kotaku Nintendo has just announced that it and 54 game software companiesare filing a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against companiesthat import "R4 Revolution for DS"-typedevices, using the Unfair Competition Prevention Law as the legalgrounding. Nintendo is asking for the cease of marketing, sales andimportation of these Chinese-made devices. The R4 allows easy softwarepiracy by fitting right into the DS's cartridge slot. Data is stored ona Micro SD and downloaded from websites via a flash drive, and the R4has a small slot that the Micro SD card goes into. In a statementreleased today, Nintendo announced that these R4 devices "allow illegaluploading from the internet", adding that "it is causing severe damageto our company and software makers, and this is something that wecannot possibly overlook." In conclusion, Nintendo adds that suchdevices hurts the growth of the entire game industry and steps must betaken regarding the legality of R4 carts. It's important to note thatthis legal injunction is for Japan only.Back in November 2007, Nintendo announced that it was "keeping a close eye on the products and studying them." Earlier this spring, Nintendo apparently pressured Akihabara retailers to stop carrying the popular R4 carts. Hit the jump for a list of some of the companies who along with Nintendo have filed in this suit. Arc System Works
SNK
Capcom
Koei
Jaleco
Square Enix
Sega
Taito
Takara Tomy
Tecmo
Hudson
Bandai Namco Games
The Pokémon Company
Yukes
Level Five Check the link at the top to read more and see all the companies that are involved.
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