You have a choice. You can always import hardware from the region you want to play games from.
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RUMOR: 3DS finally hacked?
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You have a choice. You can always import hardware from the region you want to play games from.
That's expensive and out of my budget, not to mention unrealistic. It's not a choice at all.
I think the issue here is that the actual hardware is no different between the US, Europe and Japan. The consoles are the same, they just have different firmware or whatever. So there's no reason that it should be necessary to purchase extra hardware to play import games.
This is madness. Short of something like Persona 5, I wouldn't be able to justify this.
Not for me. If the import scene was still healthy and there were shops in the UK like there used to be where you could buy software I would no doubt still be purchasing Japanese Hardware.
The days where there was plenty of independent stores selling imports were great.
I feel sorry for you people in Europe and in the UK. You guys seem to have to deal with this region locking bullcrap almost on a regular basis, particularly when it comes to Nintendo.
Blame the dread-beast that is (Was?) GAME.
Seriously.
Outside of MegaTen, I've only started playing Japanese games again recently. As soon as I did, and starting getting frustrated at games we never got, or games we have to wait so long for, I thought "Oh yeah. This is why I stick to Western games.".
Bull. Shit. That's not reasonable in the slightest.
I've been following this for a while and I'm not sure what to expect out of it. They are quite busy mapping out everything, presumably to make way for an SDK? As much as I love flashcarts, I'd also rather have them wait for at least 1-2 years before they start releasing stuff like that. It didn't really have an impact on the Nintendo DS, but 3DS has a pretty small library as is and piracy would definitely not help that. Adding a small hack that makes the 3DS region-free would kick ass though!
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I think it would be totally reasonable to purchase a foreign console if yu are heavy into importing games
It's also just as reasonable to wait for and use a region free hack.
It's also just as reasonable to wait for and use a region free hack.
It's reasonable to do that if you want to.
It's unreasonable to expect other people to.
fadetoblack
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Sorry! I know this thread bump is going to make people think there is new news, but I didn't want to create a new thread.... SO
Has there been any movement on this? I want to buy and play Luigi's Mansion and Fire Emblem but I travel so often between different regions that region lock is a necessary consideration when buying games.
Has there been any movement on this? I want to buy and play Luigi's Mansion and Fire Emblem but I travel so often between different regions that region lock is a necessary consideration when buying games.
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fadetoblack
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Yeah, yeah... I know. Pre-apology accepted?
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spindashing
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My heart STOPPED for a second there. Shame on you for this bump.
fadetoblack
Member
I take it from all these disappointed replies that there hasn't been any movement recently?
Canis lupus
Member
No. Region lock will disappear once 3DS is hacked, and its not hacked so this bump is painful.
Glass Rebel
Member
bumper's name is strangely accurate.
You monster.
Black Republican
Member
are there any groups like the wii hack teams doing any 3ds stuff?
Jaded Alyx
Member
Just buy from the eShop then.
Yeah, the recent firmware update closed the loophole that was probably used to do this hack. So the system is locked down tight for the immediate future.
Yeah to block old DS flash carts I think. Hacking 3DS itself is at a standstill. In fact there's even a kickstarter to decap the 3ds for an attempt to reverse engineer it. Seems like whatever Nintendo did to stop piracy they did it well this time around.
IrishNinja
Member
bumping this was really dumb - do you honestly think if the region lock wasn't bypassed, there woudln't be a 10 page thread about it on page 1?
I don't think it's at a standstill. They found an exploit, and since then they've been building a wiki that's mapping out all the inside workings of the 3DS that will help homebrew people when they release the exploit.
I think the kickstarter thing to decap it is by other people, but I'm not sure.
LarryButz
Member
hope this is worth the bump
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW3LxuDvHeI
seems like its 1 game per microsd card. seems real
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW3LxuDvHeI
seems like its 1 game per microsd card. seems real
Hahaha if it is 1 game per sd then is pointless. Also firware update will kill it for months just like the r4 cards.
Nose Master
Member
Could be fake, but, still. Excited to hear more about this.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Why. If your intention isn't to pirate, one game per card is useless anyway. So what is it.
It's pointless for legitimate use, but I doubt pirates would care.
Charoncaori
Member
That's pretty cool if it's real, but since I'd have to keep my 3ds disconnected from the internet to prevent updates, and since it doesn't look like it would play imports, I'd still rather just get a japanese system. Completely useless to me.
I hate region locking.
I hate region locking.
Yeah of course, I'm talking from the average gaf perspective. I know most of my friends will use them even if it means finishing one game at a time.
Cosmonaut X
Member
So, this has no value outside of piracy, then?
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Nope. None whatsoever that I can see. The questionable "Bu-bu-bu all my games on 1 card!" crowd have no defense here.
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