subject: R4DS Causes Piracy Increase for Nintendo DS [print this page] R4DS Causes Piracy Increase for Nintendo DS
The DS is an adaptor to connect a Nintendo DS to a flash memory card. It's very easy to use and unlocks a lot of potential for the handheld console. Despite this, it's one accessory Nintendo fears appearing on Christmas wish lists.
The Nintendo DS is one system that has until now be free of piracy because of the use of cartridges which cannot be written to by commercially available products. On the other hand, flash memory cards are simple to write to and the R4DS allows the Nintendo DS to interface with a flash memory card, therefore enabling piracy.
Another ability unlocked by the DS is the capacity to have all the software belonging to a DS owner stored on a single piece of media. This allows users to swap between games and other applications without the need to swap cartridges, meaning there is no need to carry separate cartridges around with the DS.
Software produced independently of large manufacturers adds great value to home computers and mobile devices. The possibility of this for the Nintendo DS and other handheld consoles is an intriguing one. Although most discussion on the R4DS is currently about piracy issues, it should be considered that the device has many legitimate purposes akin to the purposes of CD/DVD-RW, which when first made available also seemed like a tool for software pirates and is now an essential component of any home computer.
The DS is an adaptor to connect a Nintendo DS to a flash memory card. It's very easy to use and unlocks a lot of potential for the handheld console. Despite this, it's one accessory Nintendo fears appearing on Christmas wish list
The DS is an adaptor to connect a Nintendo DS to a flash memory card. It's very easy to use and unlocks a lot of potential for the handheld console. Despite this, it's one accessory Nintendo fears appearing on Christmas wish listThe DS is an adaptor to connect a Nintendo DS to a flash memory card. It's very easy to use and unlocks a lot of potential for the handheld console. Despite this, it's one accessory Nintendo fears appearing on Christmas wish list
