Homebrew software designed to imitate the Nintendo eShop has been issued a takedown notice by the house of Mario. FreeShop allows 3DS owners to browse, search and download games using "titlekeys," a form of encryption employed by Nintendo for its online store. As Kotaku reports, it was sold as a way for people to download games that they had already bought. While that may be true, it also enabled
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