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A staggeringly high proportion of North American DS owners playing copied games according to ELSPA spokesperson...
A report in The Sunday Post alleges that up to 90% of DS owners in the US are playing pirated software according to John Hillier, Manager of ELSPA's Intellectual Property Crime Unit.
The article suggests that a flash-based memory cartridge manufactured in China is the main culprit. Purchased up and down the country from the web or car-boot sales, the cartridge is used to store illegally downloaded games and bypasses the security measures in place on the Nintendo DS.
Hiller claims, "The implications are massive. In America it's thought 90 per cent of Nintendo DS users are playing pirated games."
"Takings from Nintendo DS games in the US are lower than any other console and no doubt it will have a similar impact here.
Whether the facts and figures are clear and correct remains uncertain at this stage, certainly why a UK governing board is talking about the American market seems a little strange to us. We'd also suggest that revenue from DS sales would be lower than other consoles due to the lower retail price for games.
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Added:Sun 18th Oct 2009 09:33, Post No: 66
what will we do with our DSI
Added:Wed 16th Sep 2009 14:07, Post No: 65
Sweet :D
i hate turn based and finally a real RTS for ds. it's almost meant for that.
Added:Tue 18th Aug 2009 17:44, Post No: 64
Hey, m imran shaikh 4m india , n i cnt wait for a long to play ths game
Added:Tue 18th Aug 2009 17:43, Post No: 63
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Added:Sat 11th Jul 2009 18:19, Post No: 61
i cant wait to play RA3 for the DS! i will definitely buy !
Added:Fri 10th Jul 2009 05:10, Post No: 60
F U ( K Y O U A L L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Added:Sun 24th May 2009 03:59, Post No: 59
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Added:Fri 22nd May 2009 10:45, Post No: 58
i hope real time and not round based sh** like endwar
Added:Mon 06th Apr 2009 22:28, Post No: 57
i cant do mine. who r u