Nintendo claims piracy costs it $975 million in 2007

Nintendo might be winning the console war but it has another front to fight on. It has long been battling game pirates around the world, working closely with local authorities to clamp down on pirates in several countries including Mexico and China.

So when the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) submitted a “Special 301” filing with the US Trade Representatives regarding videogame piracy around the world, Nintendo just had to comment on it, out of its sheer repugnance for piracy.

The console manufacturer wants…