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Piracy and the Nintendo DS

Posted by Soulskill on from the portable-but-not-too-portable dept.

Graffitiwriter writes "With the average DS game weighing in at about 30-60MB (well within the reach of anyone with a half-decent broadband connection) gamers now have an alarmingly easy route to free games — a fact that Nintendo is all too aware of. Pocket Gamer takes a look at how piracy affects the Nintendo DS console, along with the reasons so many gamers turn to piracy to play their games — including the slew of inferior games, availability of flash carts and industry greed."

2 of 261 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Missed one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If getting something for free, without permission, that you would otherwise have to pay for, isn't theft, then what is it?

  2. Re:Nintendo DS by powerspike · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Americian schewl system, the war hasn't affected us at all.
    We never really needed that funding .. really...