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My question in the face of these kinds of actions is what can a non-technical person do in the face of having access to their “purchases” taken away? My younge

My question in the face of these kinds of actions is what can a non-technical person do in the face of having access to their “purchases” taken away? My younger brother deals with autism and is worried that he won’t be able to play his games anymore if something happens. What’s the first place to go to to actually own what you bought on these platforms?

ThrowawayTestr 4y ago
Get a flash cart. You can now play any game forever. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_cartridge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_cartridge
- bakugo 4y ago
  Good idea for older systems, but 3DS flashcarts are basically obsolete and pure software methods are better.
  - ticviking 4y ago
    How is the ease of use Though? If I can set up a flash cart and send it to him that’s much better than walking him through jailbreaks I would rather spend money than time and the limited patience of a young man who is struggling :)
    - bakugo 4y ago
      Flashcarts on the 3DS aren't the same as flashcarts on older systems, where you just put in the cart and it acts like a normal game. It requires special software on the console itself to accept the fake cart, and they fell out of use so many years ago that I don't think the software is even compatible with any recent 3DS firmware. The pure software approach available nowadays is much easier and more convenient, as long as whoever uses it after it's hacked can follow some basic instructions (how to install games, how to not update the firmware if nintendo releases an update without first updating the hack, etc)
widowlark 4y ago
Checkpoint and Godmode9 are probably your best solutions
bakugo 4y ago
Both the 3DS and Wii U can be easily hacked to play pirated games without purchasing any additional hardware, there's numerous guides on how to do this that are a simple google search away, and the entire game catalogue has been dumped by game preservation groups like no-intro. As long as the consoles still work, all of their games can continue to be played even if Nintendo no longer sells them.
haunter 4y ago
Install CFW then dump your games https://3ds.hacks.guide/ https://3ds.hacks.guide/ https://3ds.hacks.guide/dumping-titles-and-game-cartridges.html https://3ds.hacks.guide/dumping-titles-and-game-cartridges.h...
jonny_eh 4y ago
Your purchases are not being taken away. This shutdown only affects future purchases. https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57847/~/wii-u-%26-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation-q%26a#s1q4 https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/...
- jwitthuhn 4y ago
  The ability to re-download purchases is being taken away and Nintendo doesn't provide a way to back them up.
  - jonny_eh 4y ago
    Can you link to a statement from Nintendo saying that?
    - jwitthuhn 4y ago
      Ah, looks like I was mistaken about that. I had thought the eshop was being removed entirely, and it contained the interface for redownloading. Looking over the announcement it looks like they are keeping just that part alive for now.
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ThrowawayTestr 4y ago

Get a flash cart. You can now play any game forever. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_cartridge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_cartridge

bakugo 4y ago
Good idea for older systems, but 3DS flashcarts are basically obsolete and pure software methods are better.
- ticviking 4y ago
  How is the ease of use Though? If I can set up a flash cart and send it to him that’s much better than walking him through jailbreaks I would rather spend money than time and the limited patience of a young man who is struggling :)
  - bakugo 4y ago
    Flashcarts on the 3DS aren't the same as flashcarts on older systems, where you just put in the cart and it acts like a normal game. It requires special software on the console itself to accept the fake cart, and they fell out of use so many years ago that I don't think the software is even compatible with any recent 3DS firmware. The pure software approach available nowadays is much easier and more convenient, as long as whoever uses it after it's hacked can follow some basic instructions (how to install games, how to not update the firmware if nintendo releases an update without first updating the hack, etc)

widowlark 4y ago

Checkpoint and Godmode9 are probably your best solutions

bakugo 4y ago

Both the 3DS and Wii U can be easily hacked to play pirated games without purchasing any additional hardware, there's numerous guides on how to do this that are a simple google search away, and the entire game catalogue has been dumped by game preservation groups like no-intro. As long as the consoles still work, all of their games can continue to be played even if Nintendo no longer sells them.

haunter 4y ago

Install CFW then dump your games https://3ds.hacks.guide/ https://3ds.hacks.guide/ https://3ds.hacks.guide/dumping-titles-and-game-cartridges.html https://3ds.hacks.guide/dumping-titles-and-game-cartridges.h...

jonny_eh 4y ago

Your purchases are not being taken away. This shutdown only affects future purchases. https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57847/~/wii-u-%26-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation-q%26a#s1q4 https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/...

jwitthuhn 4y ago
The ability to re-download purchases is being taken away and Nintendo doesn't provide a way to back them up.
- jonny_eh 4y ago
  Can you link to a statement from Nintendo saying that?
  - jwitthuhn 4y ago
    Ah, looks like I was mistaken about that. I had thought the eshop was being removed entirely, and it contained the interface for redownloading. Looking over the announcement it looks like they are keeping just that part alive for now.
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