Andre Yoskowitz
26 Feb 2009 20:13
Nintendo has officially sent a request to the U.S. Trade Representative this week, asking the group to help shut down pirates in nations "where piracy is rampant."
According to the company, China is the leader in regards to piracy. "Chinese customs officials must stop shipments of game copiers and other infringing products out of China," added Nintendo.
Following right behind China are Brazil, Korea, Mexico, Spain, and Paraguay. Nintendo wants not only a stop to game piracy, but help in stopping the sale and transport of mod chips and flash carts such as the R4 used to help piracy in Wii and DS consoles.
"These devices skirt the product security embedded in Nintendo’s famous products and enable the play of illegal Nintendo software," Nintendo added. "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."
Nintendo's statement also added that Spain was a breeding ground from rampant game copying and that Mexican anti-piracy tactics were "totally inadequate."
The gaming giant did applaud Korea however, noting it has "drastically improved its anti-piracy efforts."