Previously, users could use Freeshop to download games straight from Nintendo’s servers, provided it was available through the official Nintendo eShop. Apparently, legally purchased games are issued “tickets” that allow 3DS consoles to download titles from the eShop, except those tickets are stored locally, not online—which is what Freeshop could exploit. While it the tool could theoretically be used by people for backups and other arguable legal purposes, the first few links that come up when you search “3DS Freeshop” are tutorials on how to download games for “free”—and they’ve been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people. The murky gray area here is that Freeshop itself didn’t provide people with the 3DS keys, so it technically isn’t a piracy tool. (But still.)