Wi-Fi Banning

The rumor floating around the net is that Nintendo is dropping the ban hammer on Pokémon hackers, particularly those using Action Replay to enable specific cheats on Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games.

The codes in question include:
• "National-Dex"
• "Catch All 493 Pokémon"
• "All Shiny"

Using these codes to 'hack' your game and/or Pokémon, has allegedly resulted in players getting banned from online trading, battles. There's a very thin line between modding and cheating and I am glad to see Nintendo and Pokémon USA taking steps against certain exploits that ruin the online gaming experience for others.

I fully support the modding communities out there that are responsible with what they do. However, there definitely is a widespread problem with malicious hacking and modding that simply ruins the online experience of the majority.

At this point, no one is sure how extensive this ban hammer is coming from Nintendo considering there have been no official statements concerning Pokemon from the company. Check back here soon.