Indie Game Removed from Switch After Dev Reveals It Has a Hidden Code Editor
<i>>The narrative that has played out online is exactly what's wrong with this trashcan fire of a world.<p>>Everyone is an armchair expert. Everyone thought the worst. You've seen that I've been called a dick, idiot, and everything in between. Because sensationalised news sells. If the narrative was 'I added a sandbox to A Dark Room that lets you mod the game and provide a medium for kids to code (and technical parents to show their kids what they do),' it would have gone unnoticed.</i><p>This is just desperate. Nintendo are notoriously protective of their platforms and their IP. It has been an essential part of their business model for over 30 years, going back to the NES10 chip. Expecting Nintendo to disregard their own Terms of Service because this specific breach is well-intentioned is utterly naive.<p>Rajan says: <i>"I snuck it in assuming that plugging in a USB keyboard and pressing the "~" key wasn't part of the test plan"</i>. He intentionally deceived Nintendo as to the nature of his app by including a hidden feature that allows for arbitrary code execution. He announced the existence of that feature on social media. What else did he expect to happen?