Cardiff police seize DS cartridge copying devices in shop raid

  A police raid on a shop and private residence in Cardiff has nabbed a total of 2,800 Nintendo DS and DS Lite “game copying devices”. These are used to bypass the technical protection measures present in Nintendo’s handhelds that prevent piracy.   The 21 year-old counterfeiter, as yet unnamed by police, was arrested following the morning raids carried out on Thursday. Several hundred of the devices were found ready to be dispatched to buyers. It is believed that the man, who was also claiming benefit, brought them through Heathrow in four consignments. Trade body ELSPA used investigators to discover the website he was selling them from; action was taken following a test purchase.   From pictures taken of the seized stock, we are reasonably certain that the copying devices were none other than R4DS cartridges, sales of which Nintendo has been campaigning vigorously against . In a statement, David Yarnton, Nintendo UK General Manager, said: "Nintendo is ... (link)