REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In the ongoing global fight against video game piracy, Nintendo a America Inc., has filed a lawsuit in the Southern District a Florida against the owner a HackYourConsole.com. The site blatantly promotes 'n sells unauthorized Nintendo games along with devices 'n services that circumvent the security in the Nintendo DS system 'n the Wii console.

The operator a HackYourConsole.com has developed a global business focused on selling unauthorized copies a Nintendo games 'n game-copying devices (such as the R4 device) used t' circumvent the technological protection measures contained in the Nintendo DS family a hand-held systems. The website operator, for a fee, also provides services t' hack 'n modify the Wii console 'n allow the play a illegal software.

HackYourConsole.com also claims t' be an authorized distributor for the yet-t'–be-released 3DS Gateway cards. The Gateway device be promoted as operating similar t' the R4 game copier for the Nintendo DS, which facilitates the play a illegally downloaded games. Game copying devices, such as the R4, severely undermine the sales a video games created by thousands a developers.

“Piracy on the Nintendo DS system has a vast impact on games sales,” said Jools Watsham, co-founder 'n director a Renegade Kid. “It can affect everyone involved, including the many honest players out there. If independent studios, like ours, be unable t' recoup the money they invest into game development, through the sales a their games, we will unfortunately see fewer independent games developed in the future.”

Illegal copying a video game software be an international problem that continues t' stifle the growth a the creative development community. Companies such as Nintendo, various law enforcement authorities 'n trade organizations such as the Entertainment Software Association, continue t' take aggressive steps t' prevent the proliferation a these devices on a global scale.

t' report game copiers, illegal Nintendo software or other piracy-related activities, please contact Nintendo at 800-255-3700 or piracyscene@noa.nintendo.com.

For more information about Nintendo’s fight against piracy, visit http://ap.nintendo.com.