I wanted to reply with a quick note to clarify to those quickly reading this post that it was the flash card maker, not Nintendo, adding the bricking code. You

I wanted to reply with a quick note to clarify to those quickly reading this post that it was the flash card maker, not Nintendo, adding the bricking code. Your post is accurate, but to those not already familiar with this incident (such as myself, until I searched for stories about it), a quick read will give the impression that this was Nintendo's doing, when it wasn't.