Nintendo Is Banning Players Who Pirated POKEMON SUN And MOON
If you were among those tempted to track down an illegally pirated copy of Pokemon Sun or Moon and then foolish enough to go online with it, be warned that Nintendo aren't going to take that lying down...
Even if the success of Pokemon Go hadn't reignited interest in the franchise in a big way, the anticipation for Sun and Moon would still have been high. As it stands, gamers are chomping at the bit to give it a go, and that led to many giving in to temptation and illegally downloading the titles when they leaked online earlier this month. Some have even been foolish enough to play each other online.
Well, Nintendo isn't taking that lying down, and various sites (via Kotaku) are reporting that those who went online with Pokemon Sun and Moon have found themselves banned from playing the game that way, accessing the shop, and even redownloading already owned titles. The only way to get around this is to buy a brand new Nintendo 3DS, so the company clearly wants to hurt the wallets of pirates!
Unfortunately, some players are already claiming that they've bough new 3DS' and switched their information before returning it to the store. That won't be good for whoever goes on to buy it, but hopefully most of these pirates won't have the funds to do so after illegally downloading the titles.