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), rummy win 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 yono all app to see what effect this ruling has on the yono apk status of the R4 in other markets.