3DS in danger: Why piracy is a bigger problem than just sales

Piracy is a sensitive issue in video games, and it’s not going anywhere. Early this month, hacker Neimod found a way to enable custom code on the Nintendo 3DS, which could make the nearly 2-year-old handheld victim to homebrew software and the illegal copying of games. Developers are in a huff, but the mindset of pirates hasn’t changed: If they can hack it, it’s theirs to play with.