Tuesday 6th October, 2009 - 12:38 BST

News: Nintendo vs R4: The Lawsuit and the Snitch

Nintendo vs R4: The Lawsuit and the Snitch

A very un-Harry Potter like snitch website opens to combat R4 and their brethren

A while ago Nintendo won a lawsuit against retailers that sold and distributed R4 and R4-like devices. In case you didn't know, these are essentially carts which allow consumers to pirate DS games. Since then, those retailers were sent notices updating them on the situation and were told to immediately stop selling..

62 comments | In DS, Piracy, Legal, Nintendo.

Thursday 14th May, 2009 - 09:19 BST

News: GoldenEye Designer Backs Virtual Console Release

GoldenEye Designer Backs Virtual Console Release

Martin Hollis would love to see 007 on the Wii...but also admits it's a legal minefield

The man behind GoldenEye - one of the most beloved N64 games of all time - has admitted that he'd love to see the game make it to the Virtual Console download service.Martin Hollis, formerly of Rare and now plying his trade at his own company Zoonami (Bonsai Barber), was one of the leading figures in the..

60 comments | In Virtual Console, Retro, Legal.