R4 Cards Now Illegal in the UK

[BobYoMeowMeow]

R4 cards, which allow Nintendo DS owners to run their own code, homebrew applications and, in some cases, illegal copies of games, have been outlawed in the UK.

MCVUK carries word that a London High Court issued the ruling in a case against Playables Limited, decreeing that the R4 cards are now illegal to import, advertise or sell. Defendant Wai Dat Chan had attempted to argue that the cards should be legal since they allow users to run homebrew applications, but the court ruled that “the R4 must first must circumvent Nintendo’s security systems before it can work, therefore making it illegal.”

Nintendo, which apparently was the plaintiff in the case, issued a statement saying “Nintendo initiates these actions not only on its own behalf, but also on behalf of over 1,400 video game development companies that depend on legitimate sales of games for their survival.”

Nintendo has been actively pursuing distributors, resellers and importers of the R4 devices around the world, including the Netherlands, the UK and the U.S.

R4 Cards Now Illegal in UK | GamePolitics
R4 is for noobs anyway
wiped out the majority of casual "pirates"
It's like the Limewire for downloading music.
NOOBS.

[Kazuni]

Rofl.

Whatever I'm Canadian 8D.

[paladin]

I thou r4 is dead
In the us the support for the offical r4 is toast

[Hiccup]

I never used an R4 soooooz

[Serathx]

Durp, I'm in the US.

[Compass]

R4 Cards Now Illegal in UK | GamePolitics
R4 is for noobs anyway
wiped out the majority of casual "pirates"
It's like the Limewire for downloading music.
NOOBS.

Pssh yeah alright >.> .
It's not illegal to own which is a good thing.
I love my R4 I would of rather gotten an AceKard2 thought but whatever. [: