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3DS Homebrew Channel imminent (?)
- Thread starter Sendou
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PumpkinSpice
Banned
That is unfortunate.
Once the door is open though and someone finds a way to do privilege escalation I'm sure this will be usable for a custom firmware.
No its the same game. The retail version would be much cheaper and a better buy since there's zero risk of it being wiped from your system.
PreyingShark
Member
The good stuff will take a bit to get out there anyways so just go for the cheapest deal you can get. Don't worry so much about when it will get there.
Moor-Angol
Banned
You need to boot the game to use it every time.
PreyingShark
Member
Well, you'll no longer be able to access homebrew stuff if you do that, so there's that. EDIT: ninja'd
You have to have the game in the slot to run the exploit every time you want to use it.
The game apparently acts as a homebrew launcher. You need it each time.
You need to have the game inserted for it to work.
El Pescado
Member
So is it legit piracy protection or will someone else find a way around this?
PreyingShark
Member
Holy shit the price is climbing already!?
I mean if you're running homebrew off of the SD card it's probable that someone will eventually create a SD game launcher of some kind.
El Pescado
Member
So I guess this is the point when Indies start dropping off and Square and Capcom have an excuse as to why they're not localizing games then... :/
Yeah I just got a little excited, lol. Thanks.
ConradCervantes
Banned
Just Put it on hold at the GameStop down the road. Watch it be 17.99 or some shit when I get there tomorrow.
Man, for a second, I was worried I wouldn't get a copy before it got pricey! Those suckers go quick on Amazon, even with the 1-Click thingamahoozit.
(New pet-peeve of mine: Sites that behave as if you're signed in, but still prompt you with a login screen when you try to do certain things. Madness!)
Back on topic though, I'm looking forward to experiencing the beginnings of what I hope will become a thriving homebrew community. I'll always look back fondly on the Wii and DS homebrew scenes, which were pumping out all sorts of cool stuff in their prime!
Kudos to Smea for his work, it must feel like a huge weight has been lifted!
(New pet-peeve of mine: Sites that behave as if you're signed in, but still prompt you with a login screen when you try to do certain things. Madness!)
Back on topic though, I'm looking forward to experiencing the beginnings of what I hope will become a thriving homebrew community. I'll always look back fondly on the Wii and DS homebrew scenes, which were pumping out all sorts of cool stuff in their prime!
Kudos to Smea for his work, it must feel like a huge weight has been lifted!
Correct. The 3DS is still region locked. Hopefully this exploit will do something to change that.
I have no idea.
Here is what he posted on his website months ago.
http://smealum.net/
To release or not to release
Generally speaking, the thing thats been stopping me (and others) from releasing working exploits has been the fact that they might be used for piracy. Fortunately, that should not be a factor in this case, as by its very nature, ssspwn can not by itself allow piracy. Thats right, its the sweet spot that gives us just enough to get awesome homebrew code running in arm11 user mode, but not enough to break the system bad enough to let anyone do whatever the hell they want. As such, I personally have no qualms with releasing the exploit into the wild.
Generally speaking, the thing thats been stopping me (and others) from releasing working exploits has been the fact that they might be used for piracy. Fortunately, that should not be a factor in this case, as by its very nature, ssspwn can not by itself allow piracy. Thats right, its the sweet spot that gives us just enough to get awesome homebrew code running in arm11 user mode, but not enough to break the system bad enough to let anyone do whatever the hell they want. As such, I personally have no qualms with releasing the exploit into the wild.
I honestly don't know if what he claims about piracy is true, but it doesn't matter to me. I'm only interested in emulators and playing games from other regions
OmegaDL50
Member
Well you know for the homebrew community and some prominent programmers, give them an inch, and they can potentially take a mile.
Nothing is infallible however the method, you know the saying, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Still for author of ssspwn, I respect his reasons, unfortunately there will always be someone willing to take an exploit like this to the absolute extremes.
El Pescado
Member
Well, speaking as a 3DS owner who enjoys games being released in the US, I hope this hack does not enable piracy and can not be manipulated in to doing so as its creator believes.
hurricanes
Member
Only find out the reply just now.
In the case of DQ, it is nothing new that Nintendo put minimal effort on ad, because that's what they do with basically every game that's not in their big franchises. And I agreed that they should. I thought you blamed Nintendo for not localize the future titles
reading comprehension failed Lol
For privacy issue though, you definitely underestimate the problem. I already stated that niche titles are affected the most. Smaller titles, unlike the big company games(assuming you mean SE big), appeal to consistently small fan base of the same people for every single entry. Privacy will def affected localization because they have small profit margin and losing just 10% of sales to privacy might make the game unprofitable
Exactly. The exploit is likely a modified stage file that crashes the 3DS in a way that unsigned code can be run.
hurricanes
Member
Sorry for the out of topic posts above.
On topic one: Region free I am Cominnnnnng!
On topic one: Region free I am Cominnnnnng!
Cubic Ninja get before people here realize what's going on. Still 50% sure the seller will just cancel my purchase, double the price and list it back up
I only see 3 things: region free, emulators with physical controls (because I must replay old Mario games on a 10th device) and piracy.
This is mostly why 3DS and Vita homebrew/hacking didn't take like the predecessors. Sure, faster updates blocking vulnerabilities made it harder, but it was more about general lack of interest outside piracy.
PSP homebrew was popular in an era smartphones didn't exist. What can you do with 3DS homebrew that you can't do better with any cheap 5 year old Android? What'd be the interest?
I only see 3 things: region free, emulators with physical controls (because I must replay old Mario games on a 10th device) and piracy.
This is mostly why 3DS and Vita homebrew/hacking didn't take like the predecessors. Sure, faster updates blocking vulnerabilities made it harder, but it was more about general lack of interest outside piracy.
PaulExcellent
Member
Just ordered mine from Best Buy. $11 or so with shipping.
Eh. Looks like they have enough copies.
Eh. Looks like they have enough copies.
grounded_dreams
Member
Just ordered my copy for £7, already the prices on ebay have gone up massively.
Wow. Jeez...
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Fuck it, I had to buy it new, 15 from Amazon.it... it was 8 last week, I knew I should've grabbed it then... and I still have DOA shrink-wrapped
Is the game decent?
shrink-wrapped Is the game decent?
so i just saw my friend on his fb post a comment about getting the game and that it will unlock the hombrew but he hasnt answerd any of my questions so maybe you guys can help. I see that my local gamestop has it for like $5 used would that work? Or does it have to be new or PAL version or something?
MagnetoWned
Member
Anyone know how long GoHastings takes to ship?
Yup, it's definitely rising fast on Amazon! Earlier today before it was announced, you could get a used copy of Cubic Ninja for $2 before shipping. Now the lowest I can see at a glance is ~ $16. What fun!
The game region has to match your 3DS' region for it to be useful for the exploit (or at all, really! Darned region-locking)
The game region has to match your 3DS' region for it to be useful for the exploit (or at all, really! Darned region-locking)
Doesn't have to be a new copy, you just need a cart of the game with the region that matches the region of your 3DS. I'm in the US with a US 3DS so I put a store-hold online at GameStop for a $4.99 pre-owned copy. Hopefully the price stays at $4.99!
awesome thanks a lot. Ya i have a US 3DS XL too so thats why i was just asking wasnt sure if you needed the PAL version or something and thats how they were able to make it region free. So cool ya i just did the store-hold online thing for it $4.99 too and i know someone that works there so ill get a discount off it. So i should be good to go then as long as i have a working copy of the game right? ^_^
You got it, you'll be good to go!
grounded_dreams
Member
It can be any region of the retail game new or used. But if you buy it digitally it has to be the Japanese version,
This will also work on firmware versions from 4.0 upto 9.2
HTH
awesome thanks for your response. I just hope we both get lucky, bc sometimes you can do a hold online but they dont always have the game in stock. So just praying that the store actually has it when i go tomorrow lol
thanks for the response. Just hope my gamestop actually has it in stock lol. If not gonna try and get it from bestbuy i think they are selling it too.