Nintendo pulls 3DS game over homebrew exploit

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Ironfall: Invasion removed from eShop

Ironfall: Invasion is a decent little shooter for Nintendo 3DS that you likely haven’t heard of; and now that you have, you can’t play it, as Nintendo has removed the game from its online store.

IRONFALL Invasion is temporarily unavailable on Nintendo eShop. Apologies for the inconvenience. Stay tuned for more information.

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) August 11, 2015

The move came mere days after coder Jordan “Smealum” Rabet showed the title being used to launch a homebrew app, something the 22-year-old also did last year with Ubisoft’s Cubic Ninja.

Smealum hasn’t yet distributed his “Ironhax” exploit, but beganencouraging3DS users to download the title late last month. Following the announcement, developer VDev saidsIronfall: Invasion(which is free-to-start) was downloadedseveral hundred thousand timesprior to its removal.

More recently, Smealum has turned his attention to another free app (YouTube) in the hopes of helping others release homebrew software on 3DS. So maybe download that while you still can.

Nintendo pulls 3DS game as homebrew exploit looms [Eurogamer]