Nintendo DSi Anti-Piracy Measures Forced To Walk The Plank

[admin]

Unfortunately, as Kotaku reports, you just can’t keep a good pirate down, and the proof is Supercard’s new DSONEi flashcart. Basically, whenever Nintendo updates the DSi’s official firmware, Supercard will release a DSONEi firmware update of its own to keep the piracy train rolling. Sneaky. Sneaky.

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/695511/Nintendo-DSi-Anti-Piracy-Measures-Forced-To-Walk-The-Plank.html

[drfsupercenter]

Supercards are not only used for piracy!

I have one (though the original DS version that's disabled by the DSi) - and I use it for plenty of LEGAL purposes, such as using an IRC client from my DS, playing homebrew puzzle games, and even dumping save files from GBA games so that I can back them up to other cartridges (or even erase the save and put it back)

They already have the AceKard 2i, and a couple other cheaper ports for the DSi - it's actually not very hard for the companies to do once they figure it out. The thing is it still runs in "DS Compatibility mode" meaning it'll still have the same memory as the original DS, as well as not being able to access the cameras or SD card slot - so any sort of homebrew won't be any better on a DSi.

[Budreaux]

Supercards are not only used for piracy!

But the fact that they are used for piracy, regardless of other uses, pretty much solidifies it;s proper classification as a piracy item.

[drfsupercenter]

Computers are used for piracy... your point makes no sense.

[Budreaux]

Computers are used for piracy... your point makes no sense.

Are you seriously going to try and use that line of reasoning.
I've watched you post in many threads about how you only do this or that, but not the illegal stuff, which you and I and most anyone that;s been around here knows better.

i have no problem coming out and saying I do things that are considered illegal or in gray areas, but I will not try and cloak them like you do.
Just be real about it and you and I have no issues.

[Abuilder]

Budreaux
I think what DRF was getting at was something like:
Guns don't kill people. People kill People.

[Budreaux]

No, he was comparing apples to oranges and you just can;t do that.

[drfsupercenter]

i have no problem coming out and saying I do things that are considered illegal or in gray areas, but I will not try and cloak them like you do.
Just be real about it and you and I have no issues.

The issue is that there are forum rules that prohibit talking about certain things so I try to avoid mentioning stuff that can get me banned.

But really, what I was saying saying is, What *I* use my Supercard for doesn't really matter.

But you don't necessarily have to use them for piracy - there are plenty of homebrew programs that make the $15 price of a flash cart seem good. I mean, even running Moonshell media player and turning a non-DSi into a media player is pretty good, isn't it?