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Nintendo banning Pokemon hackers?

June 09, 2007 in News comments 17

Nintendo could be starting to ban Action Reply hackers from playing Pokemon Diamond and Pearl over the internet, only certain codes have been reported to cause a ban so far.

If rumours circulating the Internet are to be believed Nintendo has started to bring the ban hammer to people who have used the Action Reply to enable some specific cheats on their Pokemon Diamond and Pearl games. So far using the codes "National-Dex (After talking with Game Director)", "Catch All 493 Pokemon" and "All Shiny" has allegedly resulted in players getting banned.
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    Gary Jun 10, 07
    Guess they have to take action with the games going online now, before diamond and pearl there really was no issue was cheating since you couldn't affect other people really.
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    Dragon Jun 10, 07
    This makes sense. It would be pretty cheap for a player to play someone else with their uber, maxed-out team.
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    Scott 1 Jun 10, 07
    Good. They deserve it. I am strongly against hacking as it ruins the fun out of friendly competition.
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    Vermillion* Jun 10, 07
    I am not against hacking, but banning players because they can hack shiny Pokémon is way too far.
    I can tolerate if they will ban users for hacking the stats, but honestly, ban them for getting shiny Pokémon is ridiculous.
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    Kuhn Jun 10, 07
    It's a smart move for Nintendo I think. Gives those people who don't want to cheat a fair game....untill they find out their Pokemon is weak.
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    Jeterocks Jun 10, 07
    I'm going to miss my ultra l33t mudkipz
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    BANDITO ATTACK Jun 10, 07
    Hackers suck. Quit ruining the game for other people, you dorks.
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    neto_360 Jun 10, 07
    It's good Nintendo is doing this. The hackers take the fun out of playing really. They deserve their punishment.
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    Rinkydink* Jun 10, 07
    I have never been too fond of hackers in the past, since they ruin the game not just for themselves but everybody else. Nice move Nintendo for taking care of these pests.
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    nflsmc Jun 11, 07
    "before diamond and pearl there really was no issue was cheating since you couldn't affect other people really."

    Actually, you could ruin someone's town in AC:WW. (Bad)Hackers will plant rock seeds infront of buildings or the gate so that you can't do anything and you have to start a new file.

    I have to say for the sake of being fair, not all hackers are bad. Some use their power for good.
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    Goyun SSJ15 Jun 11, 07
    Banned from what?

    I agree with them though, if they can stop it, then they should. I don't like cheats and things. But ban them from what?
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    Crystal Creation Jun 11, 07
    I also hate cheats. They give lazy players an unfair advantage in a game, not to mention glitches, and it's not fair when going against competitors who want a decent battle. On the up-side, it gives you a buzz if you beat a pokemon trainers' uber team.
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    Jesse1234567 Jun 11, 07
    Games are better off without cheating. When you cheat, the game loses it's point.
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    funkfrost Jun 13, 07
    I really hate when people hack the stats of the Pokemon, but I don't see the point of banning shinies, as all they do is look pretty.
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    Kent6 Jun 16, 07
    I hate hackers ALOT! So this serves them right.
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    Ichi Jun 18, 07
    Good, Pokemon gameplay should be pure.
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    Chameleon4444 Jun 18, 07
    I can understand not allowing those that use shiny codes because if they allowed them to get online then everyone would eventually have shiny pokemon therefore ruining the value of them.

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