Nintendo really really doesn’t like pirates. They don’t like them so much that the only pirates in their games either don’t dress like pirates at all, or are robots. No real pirates allowed. Did you know they even have an anti-piracy website?

UK resident Justin Brooks learned this the hard way when Nintendo found out he had been selling “thousands” of counterfeit Wii and DS games to people in the region, reportedly making around $962,000 over two years. Now his escapades are coming to an end and he faces two counts of “fraudulent trading”, two counts of “supplying an article to use in fraud”, two counts of “unauthorized possession of goods bearing a trademark”, and one count of “unauthorized use of a trademark.”

Via Joystiq

Famitsu has published a listing of the best-selling games in Japan for the month of September. The chart is based on Enterbrain data taken between August 27 through September 30.

Here’s the list in full:

01. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation Overworld – 202,887 / NEW
02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 189,029 / 1,202,879
03. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F – 187,834 / NEW
04. [3DS] Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers – 94,051 / NEW
05. [PS3] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 – 93,614 / NEW
06. [NDS] Pokemon Black/White 2 – 89,167 / 2,754,595
07. [3DS] Medabots 7 – 88,599 / NEW
08. [3DS] Senran Kagura Burst – 87,271 / NEW
09. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! – 74,368 / NEW
10. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – 72,181 / NEW

I’m posting this with some (okay, a lot actually) hesitancy. The source code on Demon’s Tribe initially listed Wii U, but all signs since then have pointed to an iOS release.

So we are posting this trailer, but this may be the last time you hear about it on here – unless SEGA confirms that this is in the works for Wii U.

The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on October 23:

Chicago – “Make Me Smile” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99, keyboard support
Chicago – “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” – keyboard support
Chicago – “If You Leave Me Now” – keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for $1.99 on PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 and $2.00 on Wii.

Source: Harmonix PR

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The Hanafuda Cards reward is back in stock at Club Nintendo. You can order the reward once again for 800 coins. Head on over to this link if interested.

Update: Or maybe not. This is getting complicated again!

As NE reader Jake directed to us, PDP said the following about their afterglow headsets:

“Afterglow wireless headsets are compatible with Wii U. If the game chat utilizes the USB port of the Wii U console then the AG headset can receive the chat audio wirelessly. If the chat audio is directed through the 3.5mm audio jack on the Wii U pad then user can plug in the provided chat/game audio cable. It depends on how the game / chat audio is designed.”

So it looks like this will be another game-by-game basis thing again. With Black Ops II, wireless chat won’t be possible since it uses the the 3.5mm jack. As far as other games go? Guess we’ll have to wait until the console is actually out to know for sure. But it looks like it will certainly be able to work with a wired connection, and some games may be able to take advantage of the headset wirelessly.

One of the big, negative points made about the Wii U’s handling of voice chat is that the console won’t make use of wireless headsets. Mad Catz’s products are wired, as are the headsets made by Turtle Beach.

These two companies may be out of the picture for now, but PDP does offer a solution of its own. If you’d like a wireless experience on Wii U, it looks like you can purchase the “Universal Afterglow Wireless Headset”.

It’s not a Wii U-exclusive product – it also works with the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, PC, and mobile devices.

GameStop is selling the headset for $89.99. It’s expensive, but it should get the job done.

Thanks to Metaldave for the tip.