Japanese Court Blocks Sales Of The DS's R4 Cart
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | January 01, 0001 | 7 min read
Last year, Nintendo (and 53 other companies) took action against the makers of the R4 cart, a device which allows, amongst other things, the pirating of 
games on a DS. Today, they won big. https://kotaku.com/nintendo-and-54-companies-battle-evil-r4-in-court-5030319 The Tokyo District Court has found against the Chinese makers of the R4 – officially 
known as the “R4 Revolution for DS” – and granted an injunction against sales of the device, prompting Nintendo, Square Enix & Capcom to issue statements proclaiming that they’re a “violation under Japan’s laws”.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Most outlets have already halted sales of the R4 following pressure from the lawsuit (and the publishers, such as Nintendo & Capcom, backing 
it), [[link]] but this ruling now makes it official: you can’t legally sell the thing in Japan. https://kotaku.com/is-nintendos-legal-suit-helping-r4-sales-5030798 The statement concludes with the 54 companies saying they’ll continue to pursue other manufacturers of similar devices. It’ll be interesting [[link]] to see what effect this ruling has on the [[link]] status of the R4 in other markets.