In 2009, the government of Japan outlawed the sales of the R4 flashcart. Stephan Bole, the managing director of Nintendo France released a statement saying “Nintendo supported this criminal action not only for the company’s sake, but for the interests of its game developer partners who spend time and money legitimately developing software for Nintendo’s game platforms, and customers who expect the highest standards and integrity from products bearing the Nintendo name.” Japan The sellers and distributors were fined over €460,000, and some were sentenced to jail. An official release by the Paris court of appeals ruled against five R4 sellers and distributors. In October 2011, the R4 carts were banned in France. Nintendo claimed that the carts were not only seized for the benefit of their own company, but the benefit for over 1400 video game companies that depend on the sales of their games. 100,000 copying devices including R4s were seized in 2009. After the news broke, Nintendo released on a statement saying that they do support game developers that create their own applications legitimately. However, bypassing Nintendo’s security system is against the law in the United Kingdom. The defence of Playables Limited claimed that the R4 flashcarts were legal because it uses a homebrew application. The ruling outlawed any sales, importation, or advertising of the R4 flashcarts. In 2010, the company Playables Limited, importers of R4 flashcarts, was ruled against by the London High Court.
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