Remember the old days when those clunky Game Boy cartridges could be ejected and re-inserted into your new portable system purchase? DSiWare's downloadable games reportedly don't have the same functionality, so take good care of that DSi you put them on. A new report indicates that once they're purchased, the only way to move your games to another DSi is by presenting Nintendo with both systems when your first DSi is mortally wounded.
Nintendo of Australia confirmed the nontransferable nature of DSiWare purchases, according to Nintendo Life.
That gives Sony one leg up on user-friendly game-swapping since the PSP makes such software migrations quick and painless between units with a simple USB cable.
Nintendo will, in fact, only facilitate game swapping if the original unit is in unplayable condition. Obviously I would never recommend that you intentionally try to damage a DSi. In fact, you should treat them with all the love and care you would show any handheld system. But if you ever upgrade down the line or decide you want to invest in a new color, it does sound like your choices for keeping your games are extremely limited.
What do you think of Nintendo's policy on making DSiWare games nontransferable? Agree? Disagree? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.