Over the past week, hackers have made substantial progress in their efforts to hack Nintendoâs 3DS handheld. While, yes, this will have negative consequences for things like piracy, Iâd like to think you, dear reader, can see the more practical benefits of getting under the systemâs skin.
Like getting around the 3DSâ region locks for game cartridges.
Hacker Neimod claims to have got âfull controlâ of the 3DS via kernel mode, with one of the benefits of this being able to run a game from any region on any regionâs handheld.
This is important to those importing games, as well as those whoâd like to get a 3DS in a fancy colour scheme thatâs not yet available in their region.
Nintendo will of course fight moves like this every step of the way, but if youâre a regular Joe who would only use this kind of thing to give Nintendo more money, I wouldnât let your conscience weigh you down too heavily if youâre excited for this progress.
More Nintendo 3DS hacking progress [Tiny Cartridge]
