There's no gaming system developer out there that isn't threatened by piracy. Even Sony with its yet un-hacked PS3 is sure to feel the pain in a few months, although we have to give them credit for developing the best piracy-shielded gaming console yet (quite the irony, actually, since the PSP has been pirated down to its very core).

So, given the circumstances, it is obvious why, with each new revision of a gaming console, the company is searching for a way to make its system piracy proof. Each new revision of the Xbox 360 tried to do so but eventually had to surrender to human ingenuity.

Lately, Nintendo took another shot at it by releasing the new DSi. Users were resting on the thought that the hacking might take a few months of hard work, but it seems that only a month after the DSi's release in Japan, the well-known AceKard company has developed a fully functional DSi flashcard. This allows for the so called “homebrew code” to be loaded to the DSi. Homebrew actually refers to user developed applications, which can run on the specified gaming system. The company also states that all of the new DSi features are accessible, providing access to a whole new class of DSi applications.

Now, you might wonder why companies would want to prevent users from running in-house written applications on their rightfully owned consoles. Well, for one, homebrew also translates into pirated backup copies of gaming titles, and we all know how angry companies get when piracy is the issue at hand. As for pure and innocent applications, why would the company allow you to use something that's available for free when it could offer you their own substitute for a “reasonable” price? Things start making sense now, don't they?

So I guess we're still waiting for that PS3 modchip. Rumors say it's in beta 3 stage.

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