Nintendo

R4 Devices Are Now Illegal In France

By purchasing R4 cartridges, you can run pirated games on Nintendo portables. Not in France, you can’t. Yesterday, Nintendo revealed that the European nation has made selling R4 devices illegal.


October 2, 2011
Nintendo

Here’s The 3DS Hacked And Running A 3DS Game

Shortly after its release in Japan, hackers demonstrated that, yes, the 3DS could run an R4 cartridge, the notorious piracy medium that has given Nintendo fits throughout the lifespan of the DS. That was to be expected, as the R4 is a DS medium, and the 3DS is backwards-compatible. The 3DS cartridge is a different format.


February 27, 2011
Nintendo

Here’s The 3DS Already Running An R4 Cartridge

Not 24 hours since its release, here’s the Nintendo 3DS running the notorious R4 flash cart. It’s not that much of a surprise – probably doesn’t even qualify as a hack, as a 3DS is fully backward compatible with DS cartridges, essentially what this is.


December 6, 2010
News

Kiss Your Copying Software Goodbye, Japan!

Under current Japanese, it is illegal to upload or sell pirated games and movies. It is legal to copy for one’s own personal use. Better get all your personal copying done pronto, because that’s going to get harder.


September 9, 2010
News

Nintendo Try To Block DS Pirates Via Firmware Update

Earlier this week, Nintendo quietly released a firmware update for its DSi handhelds, the sole purpose of which seems to be to stop people from using flashcarts on their consoles.


September 3, 2010
In Real Life

Capsule Toy? No, Win An R4

For ¥400 a pop ($5.20), Japanese capsule toy machine offers folks the chance to win an R4 – a device Nintendo is trying to block. As seen in Osaka’s Den-Den Town electrics district by Julie via Ai Amano.


August 27, 2010

A Highly Questionable Source For The Nintendo 3DS’s Release Date

We do not know when Nintendo is releasing its 3D-glasses-free portable, the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo has said sometime this financial year. A seller of R4 cartridges has an exact date.


July 28, 2010
News

R4 Piracy Devices Banned In The UK

A British high court has ruled against R4 companies Playables Limited and Wai Dat Chan. It is now illegal to import, advertise and sell R4 cartridges in the United Kingdom.


June 9, 2010
News

The Most Pirated Nintendo DS Games Are…

You know it. I know. People pirate Nintendo DS games. It’s so bad that Nintendo is spearheading a lawsuit to stop piracy. Yet piracy continues.


April 20, 2010
News

Nintendo Blames DS Piracy For 50% Sales Drop In Europe

Nintendo has been cracking down hard on sellers of R4 cartridges (and similar devices) lately. Want to know why? The Japanese company is blaming them for a 50 per cent drop in sales of DS games in Europe.