A user's correspondence with Datel has shown that the future of the Freeloader disc remains bleak. Nintendo blocked the Freeloader with firmware update 3.3 and since then haven't looked back.
"Unfortunately at this early stage we're unsure when, if ever, we will be able to release a new version of Freeloader that will run on consoles updated with the v3.3 firmware. No refund or exchange is available (outside of the terms and conditions of the returns policy offered by your point of purchase) since the Freeloader continues to be fully compatible with Wii firmware 3.2 and below".
For shame, for shame. When approached for comment, Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata simply said:
"I've done things I ain't proud of, and the things I am proud of are disgusting".
Particularly popular in Europe, the Freeloader is a means of playing imported games, which are cheaper and often available much earlier if bought from the US.
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