Is the 3DS region lock due to ebay and the cheap "made in" Honk Kong game?

[Kyuubi Ricky SSJ2]

Xen said:

Kyuubi Ricky SSJ2 said:
I think it has more to do with making it harder for flash cards to work with every 3DS. Majority of flash cards for the DS were produced in China and it was easy for anyone to import one and get it working with their console.

With 3DS having updateable firmware and an SD card slot, this'll be figured out eventually.

True, just like the Wii.