A Nintendo 3DS unit made it’s way from a Chinese factory to the home of an unknown fan recently. Â They took apart the device for the world get a first glance at the innards of the platfrom, and now it appears that someone has already hacked the soon to be released handheld. Â This new modification for the device is said to grant the 3DS the ability to play ROMs. Â It appears that the 3DS may suffer the same fate as the DS which was also afflicted from a large segment of the audience playing pirated games.
While it is only a rumor at this point, Nintendo has publicly declared its war on piracy with the 3DS and made a concerted effort to thwart pirates on the new device. Â With the release still months away and 3DS already deemed hacked you can be certain that firmware updates for the new handheld will be many to combat the threats.
Source: Gamerade
