Hacking Nintendo sues 5 Japan firms over game equipment

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit against five Japanese firms for importing and selling equipment that enables illegal game programs to be played on Nintendo's popular DS portable video game player.

Nintendo said it filed the lawsuit earlier in the day at the Tokyo District Court together with 54 other Japanese software makers.

(Reporting by Aiko Hayashi)

Could this be the end of flash carts

 

[Berthenk]

I don't think so, because, (i think) there will allways be someone to make a new flashcart, and if they put a sort of protection on the roms, someone wil be able to crack it, even if it takes long, it WIL happen sometime, so.

 

[Satangel]

Yeah, Piracy just can't be killed.