Nintendo's 3DS region-locking can be circumvented

Enterprising 3DS owners have discovered an exploit that will disable the handheld's region-locking.http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/art...x-1/quality/70
The 3DS is the first Nintendo handheld family to pose restrictions on all of its games from other regions - meaning that you can't import games from Japan or North America unless you also have a 3DS from the same region to play them on.Happily, the method does not involve any tampering with the hardware itself - nor does it allow for the booting of pirated game ROMs.But you will need a certain amount of know-how to implement the solution, which is described in full over at the GBATemp forum (thanks, Kotaku).Both the 3DS and Wii U have region-based locks on games. The sole exception is the Nintendo 3DS Louvre Guide, which is region-free.Eurogamer has contacted Nintendo for comment.

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