I don’t think the people trying to file a class action lawsuit grasp that they ARE free to mod their devices, but Nintendo is also free to not provide services to those devices.

Ah, I was under the impression you might be receptive to actual discussion but you’re simply another one of those “This is how it is, get over it” folks. Fair enough, let’s not talk grey areas, lets talk law. 

As you wish to talk about rules, lets focus purely on law. Being forced into an agreement AFTER purchasing…

Technically, since you purchased the device from them prior to accepting the EULA, them removing chunks of service from the device after(You hadn’t agreed to it as part of the purchase) is illegal in certain countries. EULAs really exist in a legal grey area depending on what country you’re from. It’s one thing to…

No, a more accurate analogy is “painted your house, lose your building permit, mothafockaaaahs!”. Nintendo is the HOA, and they’re kicking out everyone who repainted their house on the assumption that people who repainted also remodeled.

I love Nintendo’s games, but they have *got* to get their heads out of their asses on this stuff. Yeah, yeah, I’m a crotchety old lady, but the point stands—you paid for that product on the open market and you should not be able to lose part of what you paid for just because some corporate asshole thinks you’re having…

Worth it. By the time my xbox 360 was banned for piracy I already played 150 burned games, then just got a new Xbox 360 that I’d use for all my legitimate online gaming. Always buy a spare console for online gaming, kiddiez. In the case of the 3DS? I wouldn’t get upset at all losing the ability to go online with it. I…

I have a modded console and do not appear to have been banned as of yet. I have never played online with it, but I do not see an error message when I access the Friends List. Personally it’s no great loss if this console gets banned (though it is my Fire Emblem Fates edition console, which would be a bummer) since I…

“If you’re going to put new parts in your car, you better be ready for the consequences”

It should be noted that people who haven’t hacked/modded their units are also reporting being banned. Currently no one really knows for sure what the cause is and everyone is in a frenzy due to the wide of range of configurations people are reporting. From just homebrew enabled, to custom firm ware, to whether or not…

Sucks to be them. But they knew the risk.

Well, we can’t all be like you with your fancy dual wield 3DS.

Zero sympathy for those that don’t want to (or can’t) buy a second console?

Zero sympathy.