Is the penetration rate 70% or more? The miserable situation of Korea's Majikon clearly
Nintendo and 54 software makers conduct a simultaneous appeal based on the Unfair Competition Prevention Law against multiple vendors importing and selling equipment called "Majikon" that can play copy software downloaded with Nintendo DS As a result, it is remembered that the Tokyo District Court fully acknowledged the suspension of sales, but the circumstances of Majikon in Korea became clear.
There seems to be a possibility that the penetration rate exceeds 70%, severely affecting sales of regular software.
Details are as follows.
"Nintendo DS", illegal copy rampant in Korea: economic news: money · economy: YOMIURI ONLINE (Yomiuri Shimbun)
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun news report, it seems that illegal copying of Nintendo DS software is rampant in Korea now.
In KoreaNintendo DS Lite in January 2007Since it was released, it has become a hit product that sold 2 million units in 2 years, but at the same time it is estimated that 1.4 million or more of Majikon are selling.
According to the manager who runs the game shop in the electric town of Korea, although regular software for Nintendo DS can only be sold by about 5 pieces per month, 20 to 50 pieces of merchons are sold monthly, While profits selling one soft are 4000 won (about 300 yen), Majikon makes it an attractive item that can earn about five times more per unit.
Incidentally, Nintendo's Korean corporation has requested the customs office to crackdown and already seized about 200,000 items, but keeping the marquee in another electric store or the like, a clerk goes to take it when the customer orders, etc. There are also stores that escape the raids, such as the effect is poor, and similar damage is said to spread worldwide such as China, Hong Kong, Brazil, Mexico, Spain.
Also in JapanGuerrilla sale is doneAlthough it is a Majikon whose sales are under water surface, such as, etc, is it possible to eradicate it?
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