Nintendo Australia enlists AFP to crack down on DS piracy

There is no doubt that the Nintendo DS is popular, and even in Australia one console seems to be in at least one household that you know. But with success comes piracy and Nintendo Australia is rightfully not too happy with pirates here in Australia and has called upon help from the Australian Federal Police. Australians have followed in the footsteps of the rest of the world by purchasing R4 and other flash cards. More inside Nintendo Australia says that it has sent out cease and desist letters to backyard operators selling the cards. The AFP has also been monitoring with IP addresses of those selling illegal consumer electronic gear tracked. Though with all this piracy could price be the issue? Cyber safety commentator Tom Wood has said that Nintendo should considering dropping the price of Nintendo DS games which cost as much as $70 but did point out “”Although there is no excuse for pirating, it may help bring down the rate of pirating.

On the other IEAA chief executive Ron Curry has dismissed suggestions that piracy is related to price, saying that piracy is common among all products even if they are cheap.

Source: Herald Sun