Nintendo updates 3DS to block Bannerbomb3 despite eShop discontinuation

Re:Nintendo updates 3DS to block Bannerbomb3 despite eShop d... by spondylosaurus on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:31PM (#36047744)

And homebrew isn't even exclusively used to facilitate piracy! Like, yeah, obviously it's a big draw. But installing CFW on your 3DS opens a whole world of other cool stuff too.

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Re:Nintendo updates 3DS to block Bannerbomb3 despite eShop d... by wilsonnb3 on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:45PM (#36047975)

“A big draw” is really underselling it, piracy is the reason for 97% of CFW users.

The other 3% is things like rom hacks and save management, which Nintendo also wants to kill.

Then there is a tiny, tiny sliver in the pie chart for the .0001% of people that are doing it just for the “other cool stuff” like custom themes.

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Re:Nintendo updates 3DS to block Bannerbomb3 despite eShop d... by spondylosaurus on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:51PM (#36048089)

Oh, for sure. I just mean there's a level of plausible deniability since CFW != piracy. I personally really enjoy the ability to take screenshots with CFW tools, which most 3DS games don't support natively.

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