14 DAY TRIAL // In a recent article posted by Next-Gen.biz, Nintendo's Korean chief, Mineo Koda has a few interesting things to say about piracy and how they're prepping to combat restless Korean pirates, messing with their consoles and especially with the DS. Back in May, Nintendo Korea already warned to take heavy legal action towards modders and those who use mod chips.
When Mineo Koda, chief of Nintendo Korea was asked by The Korea Times, exactly what they have in mind concerning catching and punishing the pirates, the man answered: "We cannot give you details about the piracy issue, but we are now taking more active measures. I think you will be able to see the results soon."
Now, this one, I'm sure you'll like. When the firm's PR department was asked the very same question...: "All we can say is that we will take strong legal actions against illegal activities. We cannot say more about the policy because the pirates will soon find a way to beat us once they know about it."
Really now, and if by any chance pirates do read these statements, which "don't" contain enough information to make them aware of the dangers, it will be much easier for Nintendo Korea to catch them, right? Uhum. Anyway, as mentioned above, Nintendo Korea threatens to take legal action since May. But Why?
As Next-Gen.biz reports, "the most common method of software piracy involves downloading games that can be stored on a flash memory chip and played on Nintendo systems using a converter named R4. The module is readily available at a number of major online stores despite Nintendo's threat of legal action to retailers. Sellers counter that they are not at fault because the converter itself doesn't contain any illegal components."
So you see, Nintendo has quite a battle to fight, which generally, neither side wins. Well, more information will be revealed as the events unfold. The reality is, had every "modded" Wii and DS gamer read the upper posted statements, Nintendo would have had a hard time catching any of them. What else could they do than just walk up to their doors and barge in to see who's using the R4 and who's not?