You know it. I know. People pirate Nintendo DS games. It’s so bad that Nintendo is spearheading a lawsuit to stop piracy. Yet [[link]] piracy continues. https://kotaku.com/nintendo-and-54-companies-battle-evil-r4-in-court-5030319 According to Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association, the top title for illegal downloads is Pokémon Platinum with 2,071,006 transfers worth ¥9.5 billion (US$103 million). Following close behind is Pokémon Diamond with 1,862,899 downloads.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Other popular pirated games include Dragon Quest IX with 1,551,085 downloads worth [[link]] ¥8.8 billion ($97 million), Mario Party DS with 1,470,231 downloads worth ¥6.7 billion ($74 million), New Super Mario Brothers with 1,455,577 downloads worth ¥6.6 billion ($73 million), Mario Kart with 1,447,781 downloads worth ¥6.6 billion ($72 million) and Pokémon SoulSilver worth 1,129,469 worth ¥5.2 billion ($56 million). The CESA record 19,347,668 downloads for the top twenty DS games. What’s the monetary effect? Damages totaling ¥86 billion ($941 million). No [[link]] wonder Nintendo is so hot to stop piracy. It’s bleeding money from the Kyoto-based game company. For comparison’s sake, PSP title Dissidia has been illegally downloaded over 5 million times, marking a loss of over $300 million. Time for Sony to crackdown harder on PSP piracy? Pokemon: Platinum Tops Nintendo DS Piracy List [Siliconera]