Nintendo's 3DS to tighten anti-piracy efforts
By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 15:12 IST   |    1 Comments
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Bangalore: Nintendo brings out the 3DS handheld to tighten its security measures to protect against piracy. This platform is said to be difficult to crack. The 3DS reportedly has some nifty new technologies to make sure that gamers come by their software legally. Nintendo believes that all-new anti-piracy tech in 3DS will be foolproof to cracks from illegal downloaders. Ian Curran, executive VP of THQ said "the problem with the DS market in the last few years, particularly with the DS Lite, is that it's just been attacked by piracy. It's made it almost impossible to shift any significant volume. The DSi combated it a little bit, but the 3DS has taken that a step further." "What excites me even more [than 3DS games] is that there's technology built in that device to really combat piracy," said Curran. Nintendo has yet to fully disclose the new technology that is claimed to offer a security improvement. The system is said to be tighter than that of the DSi, which is believed to have remained resistant to cracking attempts so far. "It's going to probably cost us more to do it all in 3D - so we want to make sure we get a return on our investment when we do it," Curran added.

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