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The only incentive I've ever had to jailbreak a 3DS was in order to play region-locked games that were only released in Japan. Why is region-locking still a thing? Why force the most loyal of your customers to buy two consoles - one NA and one JP?



Because Nintendo.

Why release a console called the WiiU? Because Nintendo.

Why destroy relationships with 3rd party publishers? Because Nintendo.

Why constantly launch new products without adequately stocking stores? Because Nintendo.

Why shitty online? Because Nintendo.

Why were downloaded games locked to hardware instead of account? Because Nintendo.

They do their own thing and pretty much do not care.




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