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 Send to email | A Look At Nintendo DS Piracy In Korea [Korea] in Korea Business Ds News Nintendo |  By Brian Ashcraft
el 20-Jun-2008 |  It's no secret that piracy — especially game piracy — is widespread in South Korean. While there is no data, Gamasutra's Nick Rumas points out that it's evident to anyone with "a pair of eyes." Rumas takes a look at how the R4 is used in Korea, writing:
In Korea, piracy of video games isn't limited to the hardcore crowd; it's everywhere, prevalent in every age group and economic class that exists. And beyond being a matter of money - of not wanting to spend money, that is - piracy for Koreans is, perhaps even foremost, a matter of convenience.
Interestingly, Rumas points out that many Korean R4 owners aren't even that tech savvy and simply purchase pre-loaded flash cards! Swing by Gamasutra and check out the article. There's some some good insights there and good questions asked about Nintendo's piracy fight in Korea. Piracy In Korea [Gamasutra via Phantom Leap]
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| A Look At Nintendo DS Piracy In Korea [Korea] | | It's no secret that piracy — especially game piracy — is widespread in South Korean. While there is no data, Gamasutra's Nick Rumas points out that it's evident to anyone with "a pair of eyes." Rumas takes a look at how the R4 is used in Korea, writing: In Korea, [..] Read complete article | | Published 20-Jun-2008 by Brian Ashcraft in Korea Business Ds News Nintendo
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| Nintendo Wii Not Exactly Setting Korea On Fire [Korea] | | America? America loves the Nintendo Wii. Europe? Ditto. And Japan? Man, Japan is bonkers for the Wii. What about Korea? The country finally has an official Nintendo of Korea branch after years of going through shady third party distributors. According to Korean site G [..] Read complete article | | Published 23-May-2008 by Brian Ashcraft in KoreaNintendoRumorWiiwii sports
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| Korea getting its Wii on April 26 |  Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Business
The official Nintendo Korea site states the country will join the chorus of global Wii worship on April 26, 2008 for 220,000 won ($225 USD). The console will lau [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-Apr-2008 by Alexander Sliwinski in consolekoreawii
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| Wii Launches In Korea On April 26 [Wii] | | Yeah, you read that right. Launches. Those Koreans who after 18 months sans official support still care, you have our sympathies. According to Nintendo Korea's website, the console will be getting its long-overdu [..] Read complete article | | Published 14-Apr-2008 by Luke Plunkett in KoreaNintendoWii
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| EA Buys Korean Mobile RPG Dev [Mobile] | | In an effort to grown their mobile business in Korea's massive gaming market, Electonic Arts is purchasing the assets of Hands-On Mobile Korea and turning it into EA Mobile Korea.
The Korean mobile developer and publisher is best known for their mobile role-playing game Heroes Lore.
[..] Read complete article | | Published 22-May-2008 by Brian Crecente in EaElectronic ArtsHands-on mobile koreaIndustryMobileNews
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| Nintendo's Anti-Piracy PR Crusade Continues [Nintendo] | | Fresh off declaring war against the humble R4 cart, Nintendo have issued yet another statement to the press outlining the progress they're making against software piracy, which has to be the 3rd or 4th they've sent out this year. It reads: Nintendo takes a global approach [..] Read complete article | | Published 31-Jul-2008 by Luke Plunkett in Nintendo News Piracy Politics Pr
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