Ok , no matter who you are , saying that the DS has bad software sales is basicly stupid . Especially compared with the PSP it has some stellar sales , so please can anyone give any explanation to this article , because I cant . Is piracy really hurting the DS this much , or the writer of this articcle took everithing out of his bottom ? Could DS software sales become actually much higher if this device wouldent be manufactured anymore ?

 http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/DS/DS+Lite/news.asp?c=5588

Piracy is a problem, for the industry as a whole, not just DS. I think this article over exaggerates a little but piracy is Rampant on DS. I think Nintendo should refuse to give DS systems to retailers who sell the R4 and other piracy abetting hardware/software.

it's featured in several sites: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=32603

I can't remember seeing anyone complaining about DS sw sales recently, but you can't deny that it hurts sales... anyway, 90% sounds very unrealistic.

As someone else mentioned, the article is probably misquoted. 90% of DS pirates use the R4, not 90% of DS users.

UK Trade body ELPSA, commenting on practices in the US, plus ~18 million r4s in the US seems unreasonable, if that number of r4 users really existed Nintendo would be all over ebay for allowing the sale of them like stink on a monkey

This is about as accurate as that fox report on mass effect. Moral the story: When groups make wide, negative claims about a piece of software or hardware like this without supporting it with facts, they're probably just looking for their 15 minutes....

Is it me or did they just promote R4 over other chip? like M3.

Piracy always hurts software, but it sells consoles. so you win some, you lose some. the key to combat piracy is to create something user really wants. if you make AAA games, you WILL make money, piracy or not.

The same company makes M3 and R4, I read somewhere.

Just an interesting note.

Anyhow, as long as Nintendo uses flash carts, there will be a higher percentage of their users pirating their games. But 90% is absolutely ridiculous. 90% of pirates using the R4 sounds more right, but I still doubt it's quite that high.

I can also vouch that I'm the only person I know that has an R4 (used for playing NES/SNES games and movies, and for cutting down on carts that I carry around - of games I already own), and I know QUITE a few DS owners. 

Piracy hurts, but these numbers are clearly pulled out of this guy's rear. If 90% of DS owners pirated, then apparently the other 10% buy about 500 games each.

90% Pirated User uses R4, 15% pirated uses M3 (5% uses both)

Do I smell a Chip war??

GOooo M3, I always cheer for the underdog. ;)