3DS System Update 10.1.0-27 Available Now, Hackers Undaunted

My system is so stable...I can't think of a good pun :/

"though suspect the "minor adjustments" aren't for our benefit."
Although you don't like the hacks, most people do. It's more about unlocking the 3DS region and playing fanmade games.

Region-locking is such an ugly, greedy practice that had no place in 2011, let alone 2015. Seriously, screw region-locking. All it does is force you to buy more than one system to play games from a different locale. Wake up and smell the coffee, folks.

Even if this exploit allowed for piracy (which it DOESN'T, contrary to all the white knights coming to the big N's defense on this one) I wouldn't mind all that much. While I don't like piracy of relevant titles, it'd be just retribution for the greedy practice of region-locking in the first place.

Though it does beg the question. If these updates aren't stopping the homebrew, what /are/ they doing? It''s obvious stability is just a scapegoat excuse by now.

My 3ds crashed because it went to stable!!!!!!

@Galenmereth A very good point. I'm so against it myself though because it offers no benefit to the customer in return for the negative effect of region-locking.

@Chaotic_Eevee
well, region locking is also used for censorship reasons. because every country has it's own set of ideas on what can and cannot be shown, they lock versions to regions to avoid problems.

that and like Galenmereth suggested, it could effect localization, because if all impatient people import, a game may not be worth localizing.

there are pros and cons...though PS3 didn't seem to have much issues with region free... though select titles were region locked I believe.

@Poketendo Wii U wins!!!

Wii U wins!!!

@Chaotic_Eevee - Well said. The longer that people have a way to bypass the idiocy that is Nintendo's region lock the better.

@Galenmereth - "There are region locking concerns that aren't just about greed; what about the money aspect?"

The irony of your comment...Regardless, the important thing here is that region locking holds no advantages to the consumer. Not having region locking on a console might come with minor inconveniences (and for a large company, an inconvenience is all it is), but every other gaming company is willing to take that little hit for the sake of their consumers. Nintendo isn't. That doesn't quite inspire me to support their products. Up until the 3DS they didn't even need region locking, so pretending Nintendo is some special case is just pulling the wool over your own eyes.

The race against hackers doesn't make much sense. They will always find a way. That time and effort could serve better somewhere else in the development apartment.

I just wish people would stop trying to hack the darn thing so Nintendo doesn't have to focus on stopping them in the first place. No one is entitled to a game and we don't honestly know all the mechanics behind why region locking happens in the first place (although I personally think a big part of it was to combat the rampant DS piracy) something isn't greedy just because you don't like it.

Well, that didn't last long. To Nintendo's misfortune, it would be a bad idea to block the YouTube app outright, but just blocking the exploit is only a temporary solution, as it seems.
I won't go as far saying removing the region-lock would solve the issue (the piracy mentality is still very lively in Homebrew scenes, what with the high demand in emulators), but it would certainly discourage people like me from using Homebrew, as the region-lock is my only reason to do so in the first place.

I'm happy with Nintendo's support of it's systems but can we please get an update to the Mii Plazza? How about some new puzzles to go with all this stability?

How much more stability can the New 3DS bear? Anyway, the New 3DS shouldn't be region-locked, so Nintendo has something important to improve instead.

@Kaze_Memaryu Um, you can't install CIAs on anything above 9.2. And the update borked GameYob, so people can't play their GB games on their 3DSes without buying one of the very very few Virtual Console releases. There are reasons why people want emulators for the thing, like how SNES games run at full speed while Nintendo refuses to release any VC games on the thing at all now.

The focus of these updates is not only Smealeum's hacks, but also the piracy flashcards and custom firmwares; anything which emulates the system software will have to have a workaround to use the latest version and that can have implications for what games can be run etc. It's still cat and mouse, but companies have a right to protect their property. It would be interesting to see whether removing region locking would really make a dent in the piracy scene; the DS was region free, but that got pirated into the ground. It's free games people really want. Region free has to be better for the consumer though.

"Just when we thought the 3DS couldn't get any more stable"
You kidding me?
Never say that, never, we're not done with the sweet stability.

Wish they'd work on updating the UI and adding some features. Shorten load times maybe? Anything!

Wake me up when there's a useful 3ds update.

@NightmareEater Use a PC for that.

Thank goodness Tubehax still works at least. The 3DS needs to be on latest firmware to transfer and I was hoping to upgrade from my broken one soon.

@ianolivia That doesn't mean emulators are okay by default. Sure, some rare games (many of which aren't even dependant on Nintendo whether they're ever gonna show up as VC, but the actual developer) might seem like a good argument, but that doesn't justify theft at all. Besides, there's even demand for SEGA console emulators and other non-Nintendo systems (including PSX), which is where any reasoning ends.

Hacking right now is about region inlock, so stop complaining about hacking. If region lock was released we could do it officially. If a home user can do it, why is it so hard for Nintendo to let us play cartridges from other regions? That's stupid.

My 3DS is so stable it already raised 3 families all of which went to college got 9-5 jobs, had kids and are on their way to the park as a family.
I wish my 3DS adopted me into its stable home.

Haven't been able to visit eshop since update. It isn't like Nintendo to make things less stable

Kinda wanna access the eShop again, but I'll wait for smea to fix ironhax.

@rushiosan
It's not hard. The only reason Nintendo region locks is because they want importers to buy more consoles along with their imported games. That's the only true reason.

Something was telling me that i will be forced to make update for Shovel Knight update. Why i wasn't bet with anyone for a lot amount of cash? I'm dumb.....

My 3DS is so stable, it'll serve well to replace the foundation to my house.

@OneBagTravel
Exactly!

Strange. I did the 10.1.0-27 update last night. Went to Mii Plaza and did a check for updates and it told me I needed to update my firmware. Went back into setting I was still running 10.1.0-27. Did the system update again and it downloaded an update. Check the new update was still on 10.1.0-27. Was then able to check for updates in Mii Plaza. Did they release an update/fix for 10.1.0-27 and didn't give it a new version number?

Why not extend limit of 12 usable aplications/games with streetpass to even 144?
It has limited in console memory so no more 12 games? LOL.

My 3ds is so stable that a horse moved in.

@DontPlayDumb Oh, man. When I realised only 12 games were compatible with StreetPass on 3DS I literally died. I love the feature, and it's such a shame that the limit is so low, especially for game collectors and completionists.

@Galenmereth as an english speaking customer it may not bring you any real benefit because you can import an american version and put up with minor localization differences... however losing the english speaking market may make it not worth it to localize into the other EU languages (what is it: german, spanish, french usually?) and so those customers definitely DO get something out of it.

BUT having said that: how many people actually ever import instead of buying from a local store? I don't have the numbers but i bet it's a tiny percentage. and if it is a tiny percentage then there is no real defense for region locking. what cuts deeper into publisher profits is the 2nd hand market. but that is a whole other kettle of fish.

if region-free would kill a game company then xbox and playstation would probably have died off already. technically the publishers there can region lock games, but i think there's been a total of maybe 3 games that actually ever got region locked.

but this is all opinion. i don't have numbers to back any of this up. just musing and throwing out some counterpoints for discussion's sake.

last wednesday 3ds: update
Today: 3ds update
that was quick!

My 3ds is so stable it list the will to live

@khaosklub But see, That is what I disagree on. We shouldn't have region locking in order to censor certain ideas. My belief is that if we have the world divided into regions, with certain beliefs, and we're to worried "of disrespect them," then were planting the seeds for future animosity.

My 3DS is so stable, Randy Orton can't RKO it.

My 3DS is so stable a horse can live in it!

@MyLegGuy Dang beat me to it Lol

3ds is so stable I can use it as a table, or lable, maybe a mable? with a side of sable and lable.

hax untuched basically GG.

now then fix it so hax can't undo region lock so everybody has to buy more 3DS thus more $ for nintendo!!! /s

@Nin98
I think it's more legal issue. Like how certain content is allowed under a certain rating that isn't acceptable elsewhere.

Also, some content is illegal elsewhere.

I also believe that nintendo hates america, and grudgingly does business with the west

@Nin98
Indeed. There should be only two things to censored/more difficult to get by immature/kids: pornography and violence.
Did you know what is the real cancer of this world?

@Kaze_Memaryu I'm pretty sure the original Pokemon games aren't very hard to find, and yet Nintendo refuses to release them. There are more consoles available for this in Japan, they don't release anywhere else.

@ianolivia Honestly, that's one of the biggest non-issues people keep fussing over. None of the older Pokémon games offer any content unique to them that isn't in newer games (except the Kanto region), they're mechanically outdated, and the lack of multiplayer makes it impossible to get the entire content at all. The demand for these old Pokémon games is nothing more than nostalgia, and nostalgia is a bad client.
Besides, most people who want the older Pokémon games still have them and the required system(s) anyway, and only want to satisfy their convenience. And, as you said yourself, they're widely available, and GameBoy's of all generations are dirt-cheap, as well.

"Just when we thought the 3DS couldn't get any more stable"

I raise you the broken Mii Plaza updater

In fact, that's likely the sole reason for this update.

Nintendo's programmers can bite my shiny homebrew ass.

Some folk using the region lock & home brew excuse for piracy. Want to play Japanese 3DS games? Buy a Japanese 3DS.

@drewodrew
AKA cough up another $200 or so dollars for a console that leaves you screwed if it gets damaged, lost, or is faulty as warranty and tech support for Japanese consoles have to go through Japan, and Nintendo of Japan don't operate internationally.

Piracy is possible with flash carts, not with homebrew.

If the 3DS becomes any more stable, even Brock Lesnar won't be able to suplex it.

I support whatever decision a gaming company makes when they region lock. It may annoy me a little bit but hey when you live in Hawaii the cost of importing is sometimes higher than what the value of the game is; especially coming from Europe or Asia.

FFS enough with the stability jokes. They weren't funny to begin with.

You don't have to beat the hackers, but you do have to keep the hackers busy enough that piracy doesn't ever become trivial, to where your mom knows how to run a rom on your system, lol.