4th August 2003, 12:47 PM
Quote:Nintendo of Europe is threatening legal action against retailers that import popular GBA titles like Advance Wars 2 and Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. They say steps to prevent importing led to the Pokémon games selling over half a million units across Europe last weekend. Nintendo has issued cease and desist letters to retailers selling import copies of Advance Wars 2, which hasn't been released in Europe yet.
"If importing is left alone it could spiral out of control and harm sales," said Nintendo UK general manager Andy Williams. "As well as having a knock-on effect on the European launch, it harms legitimate sales for retailers who are abiding by the rules."
Is it actually illegal to import games, because this is a subject that's been debates a lot and I'm not sure that a person or store that imports can actually be sued.
N-Philes
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