Piracy has been a tough nut to crack for Nintendo, with the security of its Wii and DS platforms left in tatters within a matter of months. However, Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton says the company is taking extra strides to ensure the 3DS is more resilient to freeloaders in a recent interview with CVG.

“We can’t divulge any technical details on that but needless to say this is probably one of our best pieces of equipment in that respect,” he said. “There are a lot of things we’ve learnt over time to try and improve the security and protection – not only of our IP but of our third-party publishers’ IP as well.”

While the effort is commendable, we reckon boasting about security when your handheld is region locked is one way to make it a prime target.

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