@HigaBeaM pirated versions—AI or not—are still often inferior versions. say, pirating an online game locks you out of the online aspects, so you have to set it up yourself, which is too much hassle for most people. so i think there's still a market for the real thing.
@HigaBeaM isn't that their point? "oh you don't have a storefront in my country? then I'll just pirate it.", if they keep removing storefronts from other countries, then they'll also resort to pirating. the player still gets the game, while the company loses out on potential sales money.