R4 Banned By Courts in Japan

[STM]

Pretty much, you can no longer legally sell an R4 in Japan. It's still legal in Chinese and Taiwanese markets, but good luck finding one in Japan that's not on the black market.

http://kotaku.com/5161340/japanese-court-blocks-sales-of-the-dss-r4-cart

[Acid]

There will be others.

[Sub Tank]

Maybe they can sell them if they are covered with pixels.

[Klavier Gavin]

Yeah, I read about this earlier. Well, there's always the internet.

[Hypershell]

Not surprising, as Nintendo has gotten more and more aggressive lately.  Recall from the NES days that they'd ban the freaking Game Genie if they could, so the R4 is a no-brainer.

Well, for those of us not on board for the DSi, there's always Datel's Games n Music.  Of course, there are reasons one might want commercial game compatibility.  But I guess sometimes you just can't have it all.

[Marnic]

There will be others.

It's funny because it's true.