If you currently own a DSi, have purchased a lot of DSiWare apps and are thinking about upgrading to the husky new DSi XL, you may want to think twice. Numerous sites have confirmed (or reconfirmed, I should say) that all previously purchased DSiWare content is “tethered” to the original system it was downloaded on and can never be transferred to another system. That means if you decide to change systems or your DSi dies and you have to buy a new one, you’ll have to re-buy all your software too.<\/p>\n

Wha? How incredibly lame is that!?<\/p>\n

OK, so this isn’t exactly a secret since Nintendo apparently already confirmed this method of DRM last year. But, to my knowledge, it’s not something that’s been heavily reported and therefore you may not have heard about it before (maybe I wasn’t paying close enough attention, but I didn’t know about this until now myself). So in light of the DSi XL’s launch on Sunday, this limitation has bubbled up as one of many reasons the device has been widely deemed undesirable, at least for anyone who already owns a DS or DSi.<\/p>\n

Knowing this now, I’m glad I stuck with my DS Lite and resisted the urge to upgrade to the DSi. I would never buy DSiWare content with this DRM system in place, because DRM like this takes away personal ownership of purchased software. On other platforms, digitally downloaded content is tied to the user, not the system. That way if you ever upgrade to a newer model or replace a broken system, all previously purchased content can be easily re-downloaded at no additional cost. Why Nintendo decided to take a different approach with DSiWare is beyond me. I just know that I don’t like it.<\/p>\n

Any DSi owners out there? Had you heard about this DSiWare DRM before? What do you think about all this? <\/p>\n

No DSiWare transfers to DSi XL<\/a> [GameSpot]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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