Sometimes a game's underperformance isn't down poor quality, lack of marketing or even brand weakness; step forward Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. This game hit the ground running on its release, emerging from the Rockstar Games stable as part of one of the most bankable video game franchises of all time (the words 'Grand Theft Auto' are practically a license to print money). Not only that but critics agreed that it also made arguably the best use of Nintendo's DS console in its gameplay; Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is to date, the highest rated game on Nintendo's handheld console. So why didn't it sell by the bucketload? The first reason is because the Nintendo DS doesn't cater as much to the GTA franchise's more mature audience as the other platforms. The second reason is piracy. One of Rockstar's best titles saw its sales numbers slashed due to thousands of immoral individuals helping themselves to ripped and cracked copies online for free. Given its quality, Chinatown Wars deserved better. PSP, iPhone and iPod Touch owners will get the chance to sample the game's delights later next month; here's hoping history doesn't repeat itself.