Running cia requires cfw, and pretty much all cfw nowadays removes the region lock. .cia connects online with your system's header, and, assuming you are using a European console connecting to a Japan exclusive game, may set a red flag for Nintendo to ban.I'm using a CIA file. Have I to run it with the free region feature of homebrew launcher?
There is no way to avoid being banned?Running cia requires cfw, and pretty much all cfw nowadays removes the region lock. .cia connects online with your system's header, and, assuming you are using a European console connecting to a Japan exclusive game, may set a red flag for Nintendo to ban.
However, there have been a very low amount of bans from this (as far as I know)
I also think some games won't connect online if there's a region mismatch. Triforce heroes comes to mind, but it's probably the only one?
Nintendo hasn't really banned many people for this, but you are making yourself vulnerable if your 3ds is not inherently JapaneseThere is no way to avoid being banned?