Nintendo Calls Out China, Korea, Brazil, Hong Kong, Paraguay, Mexico

REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 14, 2008 – Nintendo of America Inc. has asked the U.S. Trade Representative to encourage specific governments around the world to take a more aggressive stance to combat piracy of Nintendo video games and systems. Nintendo filed its comments under a “Special 301” process, in which the U.S. Trade Representative solicits input from the public to underscore specific areas of concern.

While China remains the primary source of manufacturing pirated Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ games, Korea has emerged as the leader in distributing illegal game files via the Internet. Despite aggressive anti-piracy actions taken by Nintendo, Brazil and Mexico remain saturated with counterfeit Nintendo software. Meanwhile, Paraguay and Hong Kong continue to serve as major transshipment points for global distribution of illegal goods.

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Want to participate in a Brawl tourney before the game comes out? Now here’s your chance. The first tourney is scheduled for Feb. 16 at 3 pm at the Orpheum Theater: 842 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA, 90014. The price is totally free, and only the first 256 people get in. There are more tournaments planned for San Francisco, Boston, and New York City, but no dates have been made yet. Stay tuned with us for further details.

UPDATE: A Press Release has been put out that gives details of all the dates for the tourney. Check after the jump for the press release.

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