Nintendo Petitions U.S. Trade Rep. to Combat Piracy Abroad

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 25, 2009 - 12:23pm.

Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo of America on Wednesday called out China, Brazil, Korea, Mexico, Paraguay and Spain as countries where piracy of its products is "rampant" in its annual comments to the U.S. Trade Representative, and asked the U.S. to take further steps to combat the problem.

The company said China "continues to be the hub of production for counterfeit Nintendo video game products," such as "game copiers" and "mod chips" that circumvent security embedded in Nintendo products.

"It is important for parents to note that if users of circumvention devices are children, they may be exposed to unsuitable content downloaded from the Internet and played on their Nintendo systems," noted Jodi Daugherty, Nintendo of America's senior director of anti-piracy.

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