Nintendo says it supports US home and business raids as part of an investigation into copyright circumvention devices.

August 02, 2007 - Federal customs agents in North America raided more than 30 businesses and homes in 16 states yesterday, as part of an investigation into the alleged sale and distribution of modification chips, allowing consoles including Nintendo's Wii to play pirated games.

"Nintendo and its developers and publishers lost an estimated $762 million in sales in 2006 due to piracy of its products," said Jodi Daugherty, Nintendo of America’s senior director of anti-piracy. "Nintendo’s anti-piracy team works closely with law enforcement officials worldwide to seize mod chips and counterfeit software. Since April, Nintendo has seized more than 91,000 counterfeit Wii discs globally."