During a court-ordered raid of Supreme Factory Limited facilities, over 10,00 game-copying devices and chips were seized. The whole seizure lasted three days, as Nintendo representatives seized devices used to copy DS titles from the internet and other devices that allow Wii game discs to be copied. On top of the equipment, there was also massive documentation of ties with a French company, explaining the scope of this illegal operation."Piracy affects the entire video game industry, from large companies to independent developers," says Jodi Daugherty, Nintendo of America's senior director for anti-piracy. She goes on further to say "It can destroy years of hard work by a team of very talented software developers, who strive to create games consumers enjoy playing. Copying the developers' work and spreading the game files globally is blatant stealing."
[Via press release]
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10-22-2007 @ 2:23PM
troy said...
Over '10,00 game copying devices' huh? is that a lot?
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10-22-2007 @ 3:36PM
vidGuy said...
"By the power of greyskull!" Go Hong Kong Go.
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10-22-2007 @ 3:44PM
Magnus said...
I don't care if piracy is stealing or not, I want better games that cost 50 dollars in Argentina. Are you kidding, 80 dollars for a legit game that only lasts 10 hours? No thanks, you deserve to suffer.
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10-22-2007 @ 3:50PM
troy said...
You're right, games only cost a million at least to make, why should we have to pay? I do agree that those prices are high but sounds more like a governmental tarrif issue than Ninty price fixing down where you are.
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10-22-2007 @ 3:51PM
vidGuy said...
You can want anything in the world but it doesn't justify stealing it. If games don't sell at that price natural market forces (the businesses not selling any games) would lower the price. If they sell at 80 dollars then there is no reason to lower the price... others can afford it, just not you.
I want satellite radio, high-def movies, and six new games a month, but I don't get those things because I cannot afford them. Somebody else can though, I'm sure.
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10-22-2007 @ 4:10PM
[.sm0ke.] said...
I have one of the "devices used to copy DS games from the internet". I have it because I don't feel like carrying 20 DS game cards around with me.
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