3DS flash card manufacturer Gateway has been accused of allowing users' 3DS consoles to become irretrievably bricked by a secret "kill switch" it introduced in a recent update.
Report indicate that the doomsday trigger will activate if users attempt to modify a file within Gateway's illicit game launcher - something many recently attempted after a method to circumvent the 3DS' region-locking was discovered.
Once activated, the code will corrupt the 3DS' NAND flash memory beyond repair - leaving some who have used the device with no choice but to send their handhelds to Nintendo for repair.
Full article - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...udes-secret-kill-switch-that-bricks-handhelds
Ah, media attention!
No new information, but it's interesting to see a news site pick up on this. At any rate it would serve as a good article to read if someone whats to know why everyone is up in a firestorm over Gateway now. I guess this also explains why Gateway's site was down earlier today. GBAtemp also gets a mention
Anyone think this article will convince Gateway to remove the bricking code?