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Posted On: April 25th 2007
Posted By: Creature Of War
Source: ARS Technica |
Of course they're bad for you...because Nintendo doesn't make any money off of them.
None of the console manufacturers is particularly enamored of mod chips, but it seems rare for one of them to talk about them directly. Nintendo is bucking that trend with a recent notice on their European site. It's pretty straightforward:
Perhaps you are not familiar with mod chips, but nevertheless we would like to draw your attention to some important information.
Modification microchips (mod chips) circumvent the security embedded into Nintendo's products. To install a mod chip into a Nintendo hardware system, it is necessary to dismantle the product and, in some instances, remove components.
The use of mod chips voids the manufacturer's warranty. In addition, the installation of a mod chip can damage the functionality of a Nintendo console, sometimes rendering it incapable of repair. Mod chips have been adjudicated to be illegal in various countries around the world, including the Unites States, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Most European countries have also already adopted laws prohibiting the circumvention of technological measures for copyright protection. People caught installing or selling mod chips may be subject to criminal charges.
I don't think anyone is really scared of being prosecuted, but Nintendo has a valid fear of these chips. They're plentiful, easy to install, and they allow you to do all sorts of nasty things that don't include buying more Nintendo product. The only reason that I would be interested in a mod chip would be to allow my Wii to play Japanese games, since Nintendo failed to make the Wii region-free.
You want to remove a selling point for these chips? Drop the regional encoding. It'll probably have more effect than these notices on the website.
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