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<blockquote data-quote="The Feedster" data-source="post: 536759" data-attributes="member: 259515"><p><img src="http://mos.techradar.com//classifications/home-entertainment/gaming/images/r4-200-200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The R4DS is becoming more than a slight pain in the neck for Nintendo. It's becoming a major piracy threat, hence the Japanese gaming giant is attempting to outlaw Japanese firms from selling the devices.</p><p></p><p>Nintendo, backed by over 50 Japanese developers. Has filed a lawsuit against five Japanese firms for "importing and selling equipment that enables illegal game programs to be played on Nintendo's popular DS portable video game player."</p><p></p><p>R4 cards are currently freely available for UK gamers to buy online on Amazon.co.uk, as we reported earlier this very month.</p><p></p><p><strong>'Back-up' devices</strong></p><p></p><p>TechRadar has twice requested comment from Amazon regarding the fact that it still offers the cards for sale. We are still awaiting a response.</p><p></p><p>The cards allows gamers to circumnavigate the DS' in-built copy protection system. And even though they are marketed as back-up devices, it's clear to everybody buying and selling them that they are used to run illegally obtained copies of DS games via BitTorrent.</p><p></p><p>TechRadar should have more on this situation when we meet up with ELSPA's anti-piracy unit for a full run-down on the state of videogame piracy in the UK next week.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/18b9821/mf.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://www.techradar.com/435891&link=Nintendo cracks down on DS piracy in Japan" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://www.techradar.com/435891&link=Nintendo cracks down on DS piracy in Japan" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/14855332353/f/8513/c/669/s/25925665/a2.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/14855332353/f/8513/c/669/s/25925665/a2.img" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/18b9821/story01.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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