14 DAY TRIAL // The world-renowned Japanese consumer electronics company Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against HackYourConsole.com.
The company accuses HackYourConsole.com of “blatantly promoting and selling” unauthorized games for Nintendo DS systems and Wii consoles. The website is also accused of selling services and devices that allow users to copy and play illegally downloaded games.
The lawsuit is part of Nintendo’s global fight against video game piracy.
“Piracy on the Nintendo DS system has a huge impact on games sales,” commented Jools Watsham, co-founder and director of Renegade Kid.
“It can affect everyone involved, including the many honest players out there. If independent studios, like ours, are unable to recoup the money they invest into game development, through the sales of their games, we will unfortunately see fewer independent games developed in the future.”