Nintendo have officially requested the U.S. Trade Representative to help tackle nations "where piracy is rampant."
China leads the way in regards to overall piracy, with organized piracy rings creating illegal game products with very little offence against them. "Chinese customs officials must stop shipments of game copiers and other infringing products out of China," the company said in a statement.
Joining China on the list are the following nations: Brazil, Korea, Mexico, Spain, and Paraguay. Aside from game piracy itself, Nintendo is seeking help battling the sale and transport of mod chips and Wii consoles with mod chips already installed in them. Nintendo handheld DS owners can also purchase a unique DS cartridge that allows them to play illegally downloaded games on a micro SD card.
"These devices skirt the product security embedded in Nintendo’s famous products and enable the play of illegal Nintendo software," Nintendo said in the statement. "It is important for parents to note that if users of circumvention devices are children, they may be exposed to unsuitable content downloaded from the Internet."
Spain was accused of hosting "widespread" game copying, while Mexican anti-piracy actions were described as "totally inadequate."
Korea was applauded by Nintendo, however, as the nation has drastically improved its anti-piracy efforts, especially after a recent raid that seized more than 75,000 game copiers.
Even though the focus has been on piracy related to PC video games, the popularity of game consoles have made them a popular target by piracy rings.
