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Nintendo still takes action against DS and 3DS flashcart resellers where they can, so you usually have to import them directly from China. They don't seem to c
by jsheard 9y ago
Nintendo still takes action against DS and 3DS flashcart resellers where they can, so you usually have to import them directly from China.
They don't seem to care about NES/SNES/N64/GB/GBA flashcarts anymore however, those are readily available from NA and EU based stores.
- swiley 9y agoNo one ever sells them in physical stores though.
- jasonkostempski 9y agoDo they actually have a case against flashcarts or are they just bullying them into submission?
- jsheard 9y agoThe courts are on Nintendo's side here in the UK at least: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/01/british_r4_card_importer_shipping_off_to_prison http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/01/british_r4_card_imp... http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/07/high_court_outlaws_flash_carts_in_uk http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/07/high_court_outlaws_... I assume the DMCA anti-circumvention rules let them make a similar argument in the US.
- jasonkostempski 9y agoThat's nuts. I'm sure if the DMCA covered it, there'd be cases on record of it happening (too lazy to search). I have no doubt there's a cases for selling counterfeit games but to outlaw the possession of the cart itself is ridiculous. A 1 year sentence is even more ridiculous. > the judge argued that "the mere fact that the device can be used for a non-infringing purpose is not a defence." That judge is unfit to be a judge.