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Well, the piracy is preventing you from buying a new device, where u can buy old titles in the classic/retro category.
Apple has these with music publishers, especially when the iTunes Store first launched.
I interpret this as DS and 2DS games coming to Nintendo Switch Online at some point. Not terribly hard - just have the screens side-by-side, or rotate the Switch 90° for people who want the old experience. It could even be like how Nintendo is doing the Game Boy last year, with basic Game Boy on the standard plan and GBA with the Expansion pack. Basic DS games would be on the general Online plan, and newer 2DS/3DS ga…
For example, a switch port of Link Between Worlds is more valuable if you can’t easily buy a used 3DS and pirate it.
But it is probably just Nintendo being protective of their IP and means nothing.
I interpret this as DS and 2DS games coming to Nintendo Switch Online at some point. Not terribly hard - just have the screens side-by-side, or rotate the Switch 90° for people who want the old experience. It could even be like how Nintendo is doing the Game Boy last year, with basic Game Boy on the standard plan and GBA with the Expansion pack. Basic DS games would be on the general Online plan, and newer 2DS/3DS ga…
Could just be remakes. For example, a switch port of Link Between Worlds is more valuable if you can’t easily buy a used 3DS and pirate it. But it is probably just Nintendo being protective of their IP and means nothing.
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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.
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.
Honestly - Nintendo is the pettiest and shittiest to its incredibly passionate fan base.
Where SEGA hires people who have created great fan content, for instance; Nintendo sends out C&D’s.
Nintendo shut off their own revenue stream by closing the 3DS store.
That was their choice. They could still be making at least a bit of money from the 3DS store, but they chose not to.
So…punish the homebrew devs for their own stupid decision? I have never been able to understand Nintendo’s behaviour, especially having grown up in the ROM hacking and fan gaming scene where SEGA and Nintendo could not be more parallel opposites.
Does this update install automatically? Should I do something to prevent it?
This is a very Nintendo thing to do. I get it from a business perspective but it’s an easy way to really alienate a loyal audience.