Filed under: Nintendo DS, Hacks

We already know that Nintendo alone can’t smash all the R4 devices that allow for easy downloading and piracy of DS games. But could the aid of Europe’s ELSPA help Nintendo complete its total smashing plan? Probably not, but that hasn’t stopped the European trade organization from lending its help to Nintendo in battling the widely available device.

How precisely they’ll help isn’t yet clear, though. In a cryptically vague statement to MCV, ELSPA said they were “evaluating the

R4 game copying device” and “working closely with [Nintendo] to consider the next step in the UK.” While that statement doesn’t reveal any concrete plans, it plus doesn’t rule out any potential “next step.” S.W.A.T. team raids, tanks in the streets, nuclear strikes –they’re all potential piracy-battling strategies that aren’t eliminated by that statement. Pirates, start digging your fallout shelters … NOW!

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Orginal post by Kyle Orland