Nintendo has released the DSi update that will bring Facebook to its handheld, while also blocking R4-type piracy devices that let you play bootlegged games for free
That DSi update announced at E3 that'll bring Facebook to your handheld has finally arrived in Japan – but it also comes packing some anti-piracy software to render bootlegged games useless.
The R4-type device, based on the R4 cart developed for the original DS, allows you to play downloaded, pirated games on the DS for free.
However the new update is set to now make this impossible, and the DSTTi, Hyper R4i, ak2i, R4 Ui, R4i Gold and EZ Vi cartridges will all be useless if the DSi is updated to the latest version.
It certainly seems Nintendo is determined to put the reign of the R4 devices to bed – last year it joined forces with 53 other companies to take legal action against the R4 manufacturers, and now it seems Nintendo is attacking DSi cartridges by making shady gamers choose between Facebook on their handheld or pirated games.
Is Facebook a big enough draw to make gamers give up their cartridges, and will you be updating? Let us know below.
Via: ElectricPig
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