Nintendo dishing out online bans to Pokemon Sun/Moon pirates
Update: Bumped to the top. Here’s an official comment provided to Kotaku about the situation.
“As a result of a number of Nintendo 3DS users using unauthorized versions of several games, and connecting to the official game servers in violation of our terms of service, these users’ Nintendo 3DS systems that stored the unauthorized game code have been banned from Nintendo’s online network effective immediately.”
Original: Those with illegal copies of Pokemon Sun/Moon are being hit with Nintendo’s ban hammer. If you pirated the game and attempt to use online services on 3DS, you will be unable to do so. It seems to be a 15-day punishment if you haven’t committed similar acts before, but it’s permanent if you’ve stirred up trouble in the past.
The message 3DS users receive simply states that Nintendo has restricted access to online services. To obtain help, they’re advised to visit support.nintendo.com.
