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> If it weren't Nintendo, one would think this could be a creative approach to reviving the console That is what they're doing, the Pretendo project is buildin
by jsheard 3y ago
> If it weren't Nintendo, one would think this could be a creative approach to reviving the console
That is what they're doing, the Pretendo project is building custom servers for the 3DS and Wii U to replace the official ones which just shut down. This exploit makes it possible to point a non-jailbroken Wii U at the Pretendo servers just by changing the DNS settings.
https://pretendo.network/blog/4-8-24 https://pretendo.network/blog/4-8-24
- internetter 3y agoYes, but Nintendo certainly isn’t trying to help pretendo
- chii 3y agoit is possible that an engineer inside nintendo is surrepticiously helping by introducing a bug like this. It's really the lawyers that are trigger happy about suits and take downs (and they're within their right, and have good reasons to of course).
- xyst 3y agoThe equivalent of “thermal exhaust” flaw for Nintendo IP
- mrbluecoat 3y agobrilliant Star Wars reference
- jdwithit 3y agoI feel like this would be more plausible if the bug hadn't been introduced more than 3 years ago.