Tag: r4
Nintendo may be able to brick 3DS consoles running R4 flash carts
If you're lucky enough to have got your hands on a Nintendo 3DS console early, you'd best think twice before using a flash cartridge with it. It now seems that Nintendo can track handhelds that have used the likes of…
Poll: Should Nintendo DS R4 "homebrew" cards be illegal?
High-fives all around at Nintendo HQ today, as the High Court has ruled that importing, advertising or selling R4 cartridges in the UK is now illegal. R4 cards can be used to download and play illegally ripped versions of Nintendo…
Piracy causes nearly 50% drop in European Nintendo DS game sales
Sales of Nintendo DS software are down nearly 50% in Europe, with blame being pointed squarely at R4 cartridge devices. R4 cartridges and similar devices circumvent the DS's copy protection, allowing owners to download and play illegal pirated game ROM…
Vita Audio adds CD and iPod playback to their DAB radio – hey presto, it's the R4!
Flying through the airwaves and into Harrods, Selfridges, John Lewis and a few select other department stores, the R4 music system from Vita Audio combines an iPod dock, USB playback facility, DAB/FM tuner and aux inputs with, yep, a slot-loading CD drive, offering customers a stylish audio player for under £500.
Furnished in either a real wood veneer or piano lacquer (shown), it outputs 80 watts, has an integrated active subwoofer and their trademark RotoDial for easy iPod control, whether that be on the device, or detached…
