Nazo@hobbsc @scribblemacher @InfiniteHench I think more than anything else it's a scare tactic. And Nintendo has used those to very good effect many times.
Did you know a lot of people think emulation is illegal? I kid you not. These companies actually have people believing that. That's how effective these tactics are at scale.
Anyway, if they insert timebombs, people will find and block them over time. Just be patient before updating. Or use 90DNS for now.
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