Ellron
We Rise from the Ashes to Begin Again
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This one says "FOR 3DS" front and center on the packaging, though. :|That's really bad. If it's not licensed by nintendo how can they legally sell it?
Speaking technically, it's a device with a circuit created by themselves, a firmware stored into a microchip, and a pinout that happens to be "coincidentally" equal to NDS/3DS cartridges. But as long as there's no literal mention to Nintendo or any trademark, it can be sold at most countries. As absurd as it sounds, there's no legal way to prove ActionReplay devices are meant to be used on DS/3DS.
Look up the Nintendo VS Galoob case. It sort of explains why companies are allowed to make these kinds of things.