Nintendo: piracy still rampant in other countries, asks U.S. for help

Nintendo‘s going on a swashbuckling offensive, asking the US Trade Representative for help on making pirates walk the plank. They also sent out a press release, calling out certain countries where “piracy is rampant,” and China is at the top of their list.

Nintendo‘s going on a swashbuckling offensive, asking the US Trade Representative for help on making pirates walk the plank. Not the first time they did so either. They’re particularly targeting circumvention devices such as game copiers and mod chips, saying:

It is important for parents to note that if users of circumvention devices are children, they may be exposed to unsuitable content downloaded from the Internet and played on their Nintendo systems.

Hmm… so does that make it ok if the circumvention devices are used by adults? Hurr hurr. Nintendo also sent out a press release, calling out certain countries where “piracy is rampant,” and China is at the top of their list, describing it as the “hub of production for counterfeit Nintendo video game products.” Hell yeah. Remember the Vii?

Also making it on their black books are Brazil, Korea, Mexico, Paraguay, and Spain. Sounds like we’re going to hear more news about video game raids soon enough.

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Via Nintendo