Mainichi Daily News reported:
The Tokyo District Court has ordered five companies to halt the import and sale of devices allowing pirated games to be played on the Nintendo DS console, and destroy their stockpiles of the devices.
The lawsuit against the companies — including Chinese-operated Kanenka, located in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward — was filed by Nintendo and 54 game manufacturers.
Presiding Judge Masami Ichikawa ruled that the devices “are encroaching on the plaintiffs’ business profits.”
The devices are referred to in Japan as “majikon,” short for “magic computer.” They are mainly imported from China, and at least several hundred thousand have reportedly been distributed in Japan. Nintendo DS consoles have copy-protection systems preventing the use of illegally copied software, but these can be deactivated using the majikon devices.