R4 Cartridges Blocked In Japan By The Government

16 responses to “R4 Cartridges Blocked In Japan By The Government”

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   Jake

   November 23, 2012 at 5:38 pm

   Bit late lol.

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   1. 

      mrwaffle

      November 23, 2012 at 7:31 pm

      Hey, give them some credit, they had to take the time out of their busy schedules of funding pork barrel projects and doing favours for their underworld friends. The wheels of Japanese bureaucracy turn slowly but surely!

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2. 

   donthasseldashoff

   November 23, 2012 at 5:54 pm

   There are 20 million + DS devices in Japan so I am sure that Nintendo is still keen to close this loophole

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3. 

   yourname

   November 23, 2012 at 6:32 pm

   how much are they? also are they illegal in aus

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   1. 

      Jake

      November 23, 2012 at 11:51 pm

      $50.

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   2. 

      phlaiman

      November 24, 2012 at 10:31 am

      They’re legal as far as I know. I bought mine from an asian gadget shop in a shopping ctr that sold rc cars and other toys. Btw got it for $30.

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4. 

   Franz

   November 23, 2012 at 7:02 pm

   Australian legal powers are so behind the rest of the world that these won’t get banned for some time, or they’ll get banned as a copycat move without them actually knowing anything about what they’re banning. Pathetic country.

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   1. 

      cheesecake

      November 23, 2012 at 11:14 pm

      not quite…ps2 modchips had a similar banning argument against them but ended up being viewed as a way around region locking (and thus legal) as nintendo moved away from being region free after the DS lite…they would have a very difficult time overturning this point of law

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   2. 

      frycook48

      November 25, 2012 at 7:38 am

      Australia is the greatest place in the world. Our laws are geat and this is the safest place on Earth. I am no fan of the Labor Government, but I can’t complain, we’re in a safe country dude.

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      1. 

         Invid

         November 26, 2012 at 9:40 am

         Bwahahahahahaha….
         Dude, our government is terrible:
         a: we tend to blindly follow the US government
         b: even when the courts make a good choice our govt has no issue letting the courts decision be rendered moot with a loop hole
         c: They now whant to track EVERYTHING you do online for 7 years just incase you do something wrong
         d: they have secret meetings with the Movie industry to figure out whats best for them (Ignoring what’s best for the people)
         e: they keep extending copyright at US request.

         And the “Loophole” allowing modchips has been closed for years, I’m suprised any are still available (Both Nintendo and Sony have had big wins) we imported some of the US laws, which meant that you can’t break DRM, you can break region restrictions, but the console makers get around it all by making the DRM and Region Coding the same piece and now you can’t mod to get around region coding because it would also break the DRM, and thats a no-no.

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            frycook48

            November 26, 2012 at 6:12 pm

            I do not like our Goverment, but I feel safe in Australia. That’s all I need.

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5. 

   lolwut

   November 24, 2012 at 1:25 am

   Not sure if trolling or actually serious XD

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6. 

   ethanw

   November 24, 2012 at 7:19 am

   Can we *please* stop referring to all flashcarts as R4s? It’s like calling 3DSs and PS Vitas gameboys. Or worse, it’s like calling all smartphones an iPhone.

   Unless, of course, they specifically banned the R4, and that Acekards and M3s are fair game, which I doubt.

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   1. 

      wheres_

      November 26, 2012 at 3:04 pm

      I still call my 3DS / DS my Gameboy…

      >.>

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      1. 

         ethanw

         November 27, 2012 at 9:42 am

         That’s okay, as it’s the spiritual successor from the same brand. Hell, the original DS plays GBA games. The problem is generalising the entire group (ie. The PSP line) under a particular vaguely associated product. The R4 was neither the first nor the best.

         For a more extreme example, it’s like taking apples, oranges and peaches; and calling them all apples. There is a proper term for these things: fruit.

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7. 

   steve

   November 24, 2012 at 1:55 pm

   PC’s also allow for piracy. Clearly we should ban them.

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