The R4 card, as well as N5, M3, and TT cards, allow gamers with a DS to download games illegally and play them on the DS. John Hillier, ELSPA's Crime Unit Manager, said that if retailers (Amazon, eBay) don't stop selling these cards, they will have no choice but to take legal action against them. Nintendo has said that they are monitoring the R4 situation.

Sales of DS titles are suffering due to the rise in popularity and availability of R4 ‘piracy’ Cards, MCV can reveal.

The R4, along with similar devices such as the M3, N5 and TT, allow users to download games illegally and play them on a DS. And the cards can be bought from a host of retailers, including the likes of Amazon, eBay traders and independent retailers.

But ELSPA’s IP Crime Unit manager John Hillier has warned the trade that unless the sale of these items halts, the trade body will be forced to act.

“There are various SD cards for the DS that illegally circumvent the copyright protection in place and allows copied games to be played,” he explained to MCV.

tyranitar24 via mcvuk.com »