Nintendo life is reporting this
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/06/nintendo_blocks_3ds_flashcard_with_latest_firmware_update
Came to post the same thing. This thing seems like a hassle to use.
Nintendo life is reporting this
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/06/nintendo_blocks_3ds_flashcard_with_latest_firmware_update
Doubt will go to that level, Nintendo took like 6months to block the freeloader for wii, even then only a few games came with the patch.
I don't think they blocked it, I think it's that it has to mimic firmware specific code. Like it is coded to work with how that specific firmware works. If nintendo changes something then the code in the gateway has to be changed as well.
From another forum said:> Does your team have an eta on when the card will work on the newest firmware?
> I have been keeping up with the forums, and the lack of confirmation
> from you guys almost definitely says that you know it is blocked on the newest
> firmware or you would have come out cheering that it still works as it takes 5
> minutse to test this kind of thing. Is this going to delay the initial
> shipments while you guys work on a solution, or are you going to release a
> card that only works on firmwares 5.1 and below?
> Thanks
Reply:
It is not going to delay shipment, and it will be released on a later update.
Nothing is blocked (Nintendo does not know how we get in anyway since no one had
the production unit yet). Just it requires some work to adapt the code, and it
is no ready yet. It might be for launch, otherwise it will be available a bit
later with an update.
While I do hope they eventually break the 3DS open (region free, fan translations...), I hope we are at least a few years away from that. That way piracy and cheating won't have such a negative effect and we get to enjoy all the benefits of an ''open'' system.
Firmware only delays. It's never a complete block.
But it will still be negative even if its the end of the systems life. Developers won't even touch the system if it opens up. Wish people could stop with the "oh it's the last year of its life, lets pirate the shit out the last games that are coming out. Developers are to losing anything thank god for that!"
Firmware only delays. It's never a complete block.
With something like this you can probably still make it so much of a pain it can never see widespread use. Which is really the best hope for anti-piracy, although this time it's comical how they apparently killed it entirely by accident.Firmware only delays. It's never a complete block.
Really? If I don't trust the eShop amd Nintendo protecting my purchases than yes this does/would in the future have a use of allowing me to carry my purchased games on my 3DS just like those who download them from the eShop.Grumpy Cat "GOOD." This had zero alternative uses.
Really? If I don't trust the eShop amd Nintendo protecting my purchases than yes this does/would in the future have a use of allowing me to carry my purchased games on my 3DS just like those who download them from the eShop.
But it will still be negative even if its the end of the systems life. Developers won't even touch the system if it opens up. Wish people could stop with the "oh it's the last year of its life, lets pirate the shit out the last games that are coming out. Developers are to losing anything thank god for that!"
if you don't trust Nintendo or the eShop don't use their services.
Which is why many folks were interested in this. I enjoy many 3DS games and bought them via retail. A card that would allow me to carry all of my purchased games with me from the sd card definitely has a legitimate purpose other than piracy.
Wait what? $80 dollars for what exactly?
Really? If I don't trust the eShop amd Nintendo protecting my purchases than yes this does/would in the future have a use of allowing me to carry my purchased games on my 3DS just like those who download them from the eShop.
The negative is a huge drop in support. What possible positive can outweigh that? If piracy becomes common it won't be a DS situation - DS managed to survive and keep support because, well, it's the second best selling game system ever released. 3DS needs to remain as profitable as it is right now to keep being relevant.Selfish as it may be, to me the positives will outweigh the negatives.
Glad this got blocked.
You know, Nintendo wouldn't have blocked it if they would have shut up about it and waited until it was fully functional instead of going HEY YOU GUYS WE HACKED THE 3DS! all over the internet.
Even though I was waiting for a 3DS flashcard, I was not excited for this.
A 1:1 flashcart is terrible and will most likely be used for piracy since it'd make no sense to use the flashcart instead of the game.
But it will still be negative even if its the end of the systems life. Developers won't even touch the system if it opens up. Wish people could stop with the "oh it's the last year of its life, lets pirate the shit out the last games that are coming out. Developers are to losing anything thank god for that!"
The negative is a huge drop in support. What possible positive can outweigh that? If piracy becomes common it won't be a DS situation - DS managed to survive and keep support because, well, it's the second best selling game system ever released. 3DS needs to remain as profitable as it is right now to keep being relevant.
You know, Nintendo wouldn't have blocked it if they would have shut up about it and waited until it was fully functional instead of going HEY YOU GUYS WE HACKED THE 3DS! all over the internet.
Unfortunately, piracy groups have spent years distributing illegal 3DS roms, so it will be easier than ever for 3DS piracy to proliferate.
The 3DS is already struggling for Western-released third-party support...if these flashcarts become the norm, we may see fewer and fewer titles get localized. A tragedy, really.
I hope all future 3DS games come with a mandatory update built-in so that this piracy-enabling flashcart will be restricted to past titles only.
Yes but very few people will be as honorable as you. To satisfy your selfish requests could mean the death of future software on the 3DS. Just play by Nintendo's rules - it's not meant to be an open platform. You have stuff like Ouya for that.
Also who knows? They might reveal a proper account system later this year
Really? If I don't trust the eShop amd Nintendo protecting my purchases than yes this does/would in the future have a use of allowing me to carry my purchased games on my 3DS just like those who download them from the eShop.
Yes but very few people will be as honorable as you. To satisfy your selfish requests could mean the death of future software on the 3DS. Just play by Nintendo's rules - it's not meant to be an open platform. You have stuff like Ouya for that.
Also who knows? They might reveal a proper account system later this year
Agreed---in my opinion, flashcarts do more harm than good for the consumer. Rampant piracy can have devastating effects on the health of a platform...the PSP in the West being the quintessential example of this.
Prove it.
The negative is a huge drop in support. What possible positive can outweigh that? If piracy becomes common it won't be a DS situation - DS managed to survive and keep support because, well, it's the second best selling game system ever released. 3DS needs to remain as profitable as it is right now to keep being relevant.
What does backwards compatibility have to do with anything? If I lost my Vita or if it got stolen, it would be extremely easy to transfer all my digital games to a new system. If the same happens with my Nintendo console, I will be at the mercy of Nintendo. There's no possible way you can defend this.just to be clear:
the company you don't trust let people take their games from previous consoles to the new one.
The others with an "holy grail" account system in place did not.
What does backwards compatibility have to do with anything? If I lost my Vita or if it got stolen, it would be extremely easy to transfer all my digital games to a new system. If the same happens with my Nintendo console, I will be at the mercy of Nintendo. There's no possible way you can defend this.
they don't stop you from using them. you get what you paid for, nothing more, nothing less.BTW, PS1 classics carry over to Vita and Sony doesn't charge you a dime to use the new emulator features, unlike a certain other company.