Just like Apple trying to force you to use their carrier at their inflated monopolistic prices. What this is really about is Nintendo trying to lock you out of non-licensed software so they can make their buck. The R4 does not contain any illegal software and there are countless legitamate uses for it, as several have already pointed out in this thread. How is it diffferent? It's a HARDWARE device, not a license to use software.
And it is a wee bit different from the iPhone "unlocking" fiasco in that regard. It is the pirated games that they and the other companies are worried about.
I am sure if nobody was using it to play pirated games but music and movies Nintendo wouldn't care. I hope they lose this because this would be a very bad precident. This is no different than the Iphone saying that you cannot "unlock" their phones. Nintendo is saying that you do not have the right to use their hardware in any way which suits you? Next they'll be saying you're not allowed to install your own OS or any non-approved software. There are no visible signs for it in the primary shopping streets, and when one inquires about its availability, store managers reply with a snappy no.So let me get this straight. In gaming circles it’s been well-known for a while but those that didn’t know about it were clued in a couple of weeks ago when Nintendo and most of Japan’s biggest software makers filed a lawsuit against five companies for importing and selling the device.Īs a result shopkeepers with stock became skittish about overtly advertising the device and these days shopping for a R4 in Akihabara requires knowledge, connections, and sometimes even obscure passwords. It has a been criticized for encouraging piracy but that, if anything, has only increased gamers’ desire for it. The R4, nicknamed “Majicon” in Japan, fits into the cartridge slot of Nintendo‘s popular handheld gaming device and allows games stored on a Micro SD card to be played on the DS. The entire transaction took less than two minutes and the object of this game? A device very much sought after by gamers in Japan - the R4 Revolution for DS. It seemed like a scene from a spy movie - wandering around back streets, nonchalantly surveying stores and faces, ducking into a small shop, and a swift exchange of cash.
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