New Nintendo 3DS Region-Free Exploit Now Tweaked to Work on North American and European Systems

"no online gaming"

Like I said on the previous article, that's actually wrong, you can play online as long as the games themselves are updated. And from the major games I think only Smash and Monster Hunter got updates since then.

@Yiffy Doesn't change much since this has been outdated since before its release in Japan

I wish Nintendo would just leave these region free exploits be. Most people wouldn't use them anyway, they don't allow copied games to be run and it'd just help out a few people like me who want Atlus games without having to sit and pray for an EU release or buy a US 3DS just for a couple of games.

Since Smealeum's work with Cubic Ninja was hijacked by that illustrious illegal cart company, it's going to be very difficult for anyone to argue now that homebrew doesn't lead to piracy - heck, it's the direct door, if only one of 2 according to what I've read! That's why all this good stuff gets shut down too, patched out etc. There just isn't a way to force people to only use the "harmless" exploits. Having said that, and yes, I'm aware it is a tad hypocritical, I'm still keeping the Cubic Ninja'd gold mii on old 3dses because Nintendo simply does not release them. I have a workaround. I'll use it. They release them in the EU like they do everywhere else, I'll delete the miis.

I find it interesting how Nintendo Life pick and choose which exploits they want to subtly endorse. This exploit has the same negative principles as any other exploit yet for some reason we hail this as fun? ok? harmless?
I would absolutely love an exploit which allowed me to run ROMS. Why? that's my business.

...Meh.
In other news, @Yiffy 's avatar scares me. lol

@Sanya Haha.

Good for those with 2 or more systems and usually rpg's from Japan won't need online to actually play the whole game.

For those really interested, the lack of online features won't matter.

But the New 3DS XLs are preinstalled with a version after the one Ninjhax works on (or at least, mine did; mine has 9.4 and I haven't updated it yet). Is there a way to revert your system back to an older version that I don't know about? Because otherwise, this seems pretty pointless...

@ChuJelly Legitimately, no.

Still waiting for a hack that requires a far more common game.

Dear hackers, stop making people buy Cubic Ninja.

I haven't even unboxed my Majora's Mask 3DS yet as my mom is putting it in my Easter basket. Oh well, the system transfer will necessitate an update. Until the system is discontinued and no longer updated, expect any exploits found to be quickly patched.

I did find a CIB copy of Cubic Ninja in January however. It was a ex-rental that had never been checked out once over the four years on the rack. Clerk sold it to me at a heavy discount.

Yeah but .... https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-karl3ds-kernel-access-on-n3ds-via-ninjhax-loadcode.382113/

@eLarkos Probably because region free does nothing while the ones that encourage piracy (such as your roms) hurt companies and is illegal. Really, Region locking shouldn't exist and is a medieval practice in this industry. Removing Region Locking really would make them more money because games that are Japan only would be bought in more than just Japan

Since this is also runs on outdated firmware, it's probably better to just use the old browser exploit that let you play GBC roms and such.

Shame that they blocked homebrew.
Rest isn't bothering my at all.

@Byron-3D That would work if the DS wasn't also exploited for other reasons. Region locking does not correlate to piracy.

@TingLz It does change a lot, since saying "online gameplay is blocked" is blatantly incorrect. It's a factual error in the article that should be fixed if you care about the site's credibility.

When i see the pre-order version of Dungeon Etrian Odyssey, i am just sad to be in Europe with that cursed region lock from Nintendo.

Can't update the firmware and can't use online features. This is far from true region-free, honestly.

@hylian-pudding they can always update the cfw they made.
i'm hoping they make something for normal 3ds so i can finally import senran kagura from europe

Why isn NL reporting of all things the region-swapping hack that's being developed?
http://puu.sh/gLb3E/f332f4f020.png
Hackers figured out how to change the firmware of a EUR N3DS to US N3DS.("U" at the end stands for US).

Nintendo again exposed for their rotten region locking that is entirely unnecessary and was never done pre the DSi and their paranoia over a portable with wifi. It harms no one but the consumer so it's good they're sticking it to them with these fixes even if they are limited and temporary. It shows just how easy it is to allow such things to work if Nintendo cared.