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greenmedic88 on 07 March 2011
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cyberninja45 said:
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what? they can damage my hardare? the one i legally bought and can do with wathever i want? how is that possible?


By stealing games, that's how it's possible. They can legally damage your system for playing software that you ILLEGALLY obtained. Deal. 


I'd be fine with this if it was the government. But nintendo should not brick your console. They can cut your tie to their online service and turn you in to the authorities, or sue you, But to have a kill switch is bad. I dont agree with piracy, but that is an isue for authorities to deal with. Once you buy that 3ds you own it.


You hit this one out of the park, it's your system, you're free to do what you want with it, the online system is Nintendos they're free to block you from it, but destroying personal property is sorta illegal...

When u buy your system, you agree with whatever Terms of Uses are attached to the system. If u do not like the terms given, you are FREE not to buy the system. If u do buy it you agree to abide buy the terms.

Therefore if u choose to have unautherized software on the system, u choose to  accept the risks involved when updating with offical nintendo firmwares. 

Hence, if your console becomes a brick due to updates, it is your fault not nintendo's because u chose to have the update with your modded system.

People who use modified firmware, flashed or chipped devices never agree with this naturally.

If there's a way to run unsigned code without modifying the firmware (illegal), or legally run unsigned code to use flash ROM copies, then I don't how Nintendo or any other device license holder would be in their legal rights to remotely shut down a device.

Of course using flash ROM copies almost always requires modification of the firmware to work and or it requires the use of unsigned code, meaning while it may be legal to make a copy of your legally purchased software and keep it (as long as you maintain the license by keeping the original physical copy), you don't have any legal way to play those copies unless Nintendo writes code that permits such copies to be played.

Like any gaming platform, it's still their sandbox even if you paid the cost of a handheld to gain access; you're just playing in it.