The trigger for being banned is opting to go online while playing a pirate copy of the game. As a result, buying a new 3DS may not get around the ban meaning these pirates could be locked out of their Nintendo accounts permanently.Īccording to Eurogamer (Opens in a new window), Nintendo will swap game licenses to a new 3DS, but you need to phone Nintendo Support and provide serial numbers. So if you purchase a new 3DS ($733.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), for example, you need to go through a transfer process to move the account to access your games. The ban is potentially even more serious when you consider Nintendo links each player account to a device. The ban effectively renders a 3DS an offline device for gaming. That means access to any digital games purchased is gone, so is access to the eShop to purchase new games.
It's the kind of action that will make gamers regret they ever considered downloading an illegal copy.Īccording to Kotaku (Opens in a new window), any 3DS Nintendo detects playing a pirate copy of Pokemon Sun or Moon will be banned from accessing the Nintendo Online Network. Inevitably, those copies have spread and Nintendo is taking action. The latest example of this is Nintendo's response to 3DS owners caught playing pirate copies of Pokemon Sun or Pokemon Moon.Ĭopies of both games leaked earlier this month (Opens in a new window), with details first appearing via 4chan on November 7. But that won't stop companies retaliating against pirates for illegally downloading and enjoying their content for free. Piracy, be it of movies, TV shows, or video games, is never going to disappear.
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