I'm just wondering about Rydian's second post, specifically the part about the software being licensed to the end user. Isn't the software provided under a TOS?No, because the software itself is not a service, it's a product you're licensing the use of. Updates to the software is a service, and the ability for it to connect to Nintendo's servers is a service, but the software itself functioning on it's own within the hardware is not a service, it's a licensed good.
Jayc said:
On one hand, it appears that rendering the OS useless constitutes as damage to your device because you can no longer use it as it was intended to. On the other hand, you don't own the OS, so Nntendo can freely modify it. I can't reconcile the two... can anyone clarify?It really depends. In the past companies could stay clear of issues like that as game systems weren't really seen akin to PCs, but they're getting closer and closer each generation. And of course it depends where the case was tried and all that jazz.
gamefan5 said:
It has great uses like homebrew. But you should know that they won't care for that.Nintendo ignoring the possibility of homebrew on flash carts does not mean that laws and court cases will ignore it. Nintendo is not law.
L-Lawliet said:
Can a bricked console be fixed? I've never had to worry about it before.
By the original company, yes. By normal users, right now no (though people like deadlyfoez are quickly looking into ways to get data sheets for the 3DS so they can attempt to make dumping/unbricking procedures).
QUOTE(gamefan5 @ Mar 23 2011, 07:54 PM)
Well, since we pretty much agree that it is used for fear and that we don't believe that Ninty will brick the 3DSes, will this thread close? 'Cause I don't see why it should go any longer...
If this thread was closed people would go and re-post the same damn links over and over in other threads.
QUOTE(DeMoN @ Mar 23 2011, 11:20 PM)