Thanks to user popoffka for laying the groundwork and figuring it out first, and writing up the 3DBrew article on Nintendo Video. See here and here.

Spoofing the Nintendo Video server will allow users in unsupported countries who get the message "The Nintendo Video service is not available in your location. You cannot download videos." to download and view videos within the Nintendo Video app. Also, it allows users such as myself who can already receive videos to view videos from other countries. HOWEVER, you can only view videos from the same region as you, ie EU, US or JP. So for example, I live in the UK, I can download videos from Germany but US videos will not work. The video files are region protected.

Before you start, you may need to change the region setting on your 3DS to match the country whose video files you wish to view. Find this setting in "System Settings", "Other Settings", "Profile", "Region Settings".

A quick summary of what we will achieve:

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server.
2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files.
3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server.
4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server.
5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS.

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server

Firstly, you want to get hold of the video files. Check this link for the format of URL to use and figure out the correct links to download the videos you wish to view. The COUNTRYCODE determines which country you are going to download your videos from, and the LANGUAGECODE depends on what language you have your 3DS set to. You can download videos from any country where they are available and in any language, but remember only videos from your region will work. As an example, the link to the first UK video is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1/ESP_MD1

Where 110 is the COUNTRYCODE for the UK and the 1 after that is the LANGUAGECODE which corresponds to English. For Germany it is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/78/3/ESP_MD1

For America it is:

http://pubus-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/49/1/ESE_MD1

These are just examples, you can figure out the links for any supported country by following the format specified in the 3DBrew article.

Now, if you're in an unsupported country, you will not be able to download from these links, you will see an "Access Denied" page. If you're downloading the US videos, use the Hide My Ass! web proxy server, otherwise to fix this, download and install this Firefox extension. Once it is installed, you will see a little red icon on the bottom right of your Firefox window, click the arrow next to that and hit Configure, then make sure it looks like the following picture:

Click OK on this and then click the little red icon and it should turn green. Now try your link. If it doesn't work, click the icon until it goes red, and then click it to green and try again. Every time you do this, the Stealthy extension cycles through different proxies, so eventually it will work and you will be able to download from your link. Now download the rest of the videos, there will be at most four and sometimes less.

Once you have downloaded the files, make sure you click the icon so it turns red again, we don't need to access the internet through a proxy anymore.

2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files

You can use any HTTP server but I used Abyss Web Server as it is quick and easy to set up. Google it, download the setup file and install. The install is very easy, just keep clicking next until it asks you if you wish to start the web server and hit yes, a page will then open in your web browser. Choose your language, enter a username and password, and log in. Done!

For the next part this explanation is necessary.

When the Nintendo Video app attempts to fetch videos, it will decide where to fetch them from based on 3 things.

1) The region of your 3DS (EU, US or JP).
2) The country set in your 3DS region settings.
3) The language set on your 3DS.

So, figure out which URL YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from based on these things, again you can figure this out by following the format on this page. As a quick example, if your 3DS is:

An EU model - pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net
Region is set to the UK - COUNTRYCODE = 110
Language is set to English - LANGUAGECODE = 1

then when your 3DS attempts to download videos, put those three together and you can see it will attempt to download from the url

pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1

It is very important you figure out the URL that YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from, DO NOT SIMPLE COPY THIS EXAMPLE, unless your 3DS matches these conditions. This URL may be different from the one you downloaded the video files from originally.

Now all you need to do is browse to the Abyss Web Server installation, default location is C:\Abyss Web Server. In here will be a folder called htdocs. Make sure you are in this folder and then you need to create a series of nested folders to match the URL you have just figured out. This is everything AFTER pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net. So, in the above example, we need to make a folder named "1" (Without the quote marks). WITHIN this folder, we make another one named "110" and then within THIS folder we make a final folder named "1".

Put your downloaded video files in here and we are all done for this section.

3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server

For this section I chose Simple DNS Plus, it's the easiest DNS server to use and has a free 14 day trial.

Google it, download and install. Once you have it running, in the main window there is a "Records" button. Click on this, and in the window that pops up click on the "Quick Zone Wizard" button. In the "Zone Name" field, enter the domain that your 3DS will attempt to download from, based on the region of your 3DS. Following on from the earlier example, my 3DS will attempt to download from pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net so I enter that in this field. In the "Web server IP" field enter the IP address of your computer. Ignore the other two fields. It should look something like this:

If you don't know your IP address for the previous step, press the Windows key and R at the same time, in the box that pops up type "cmd". When the command prompt appears, type "ipconfig" and hit enter. Look for the entry matching your internet interface and next to "IPv4 Address" you can see your IP address.

4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server

Turn on your 3DS and open the "System Settings". Tap on "Internet Settings" then "Connection Settings" and then click on the connection corresponding to the network you are currently connected to. Tap on "Change Settings", scroll until you see "DNS" and tap that. Tap on "No" and then "Detailed Setup". Under both Primary and Secondary DNS, enter the IP address of your computer, then hit "OK" and "Save". If you pass the connection test you are good to go.

5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS

Open the Nintendo Video app and hit "Connectivity Check". With any luck, it will say that you are able to download videos and then start downloading the videos from your HTTP server. If there are any connection issues, check that your firewall is not blocking the connection, or temporarily turn it off.

IMPORTANT: Always make sure you run Abyss Web Server BEFORE you run Simple DNS Plus, or the server will not be able to listen on port 80 and will not work. When you restart your PC, Simple DNS Plus will run automatically, so shut it down, launch Abyss Web Server, and then launch Simple DNS Plus, or simply remove Simple DNS Plus from your startup entries.

 

[ferofax]

yes, you probably can, but do you really have to get to the point where you HAVE to delete someone because of spam? i'd rather not, personally.

i don't mind tons of well-thought-out and actually funny notes though.

 

[DIXES]

Can this method work with "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi"(いつの間にテレビ) of 3DS JP?

Yes, assuming you use the settings for the JPN 3DS (JPN server IP, downloading from JPN servers).

But "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi" is not JPN Nintendo Video, it is another video service of N3DS.

 

[ferofax]

Can this method work with "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi"(いつの間にテレビ) of 3DS JP?

Yes, assuming you use the settings for the JPN 3DS (JPN server IP, downloading from JPN servers).

But "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi" is not JPN Nintendo Video, it is another video service of N3DS.

regardless, as long as it's a region-locked service, this method will work, BUT it must not be streaming. use a proxy for streaming, no need to set up servers.

 

[DIXES]

But "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi" is not JPN Nintendo Video, it is another video service of N3DS.

regardless, as long as it's a region-locked service, this method will work, BUT it must not be streaming. use a proxy for streaming, no need to set up servers.

It seems that "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi" is like "Eurosport" on EUR 3DS, but how do I find out that server IP and filename of "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi"? Thanks.

 

[sakura_candy]

THANK YOU! 3DS is downloading my videos right now!~ A tip for windows users: you have to make sure abyss is listening to port 80, and to do that, you might need to shutdown some windows services that are already using this port!. For me, it was SQL server reporting.

Again, THANK YOU FOR THIS POST!!!

PS: hmm. it's not downloading for me in sleep mode. Or did i screw up the files? Lets see...

 

[DIXES]

I've found the domain name and filename of "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi" on internet, and I get Server Spoofing successfully. Thanks!!! But I got a problem for receiving new contents on 3DS sometimes unless I go to system setting to delete the data of "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi" when I place the new video files into Abyss Web Server folder, why?

 

[BoxmanWTF]

Just wondering, has anyone found a way to permanently keep these videos?

 

[ferofax]

Just wondering, has anyone found a way to permanently keep these videos?

don't update. and keep your 3DS off of valid US hotspots to prevent spotpass from killing your vids. or disable spotpass for Nintendo Video, so you can choose when to change vids. being outside of the US and having to resort to spoofed servers means even though my 3DS is online, Nintendo Video can't spotpass from Nintendo servers because of IP/Region issues.

in effect, my videos remain forever playable until i choose to update, in which case i get new videos. until last night, i still had that 25th Anniversary Zelda orchestra vid featuring The Great Fairy's theme song and Happy Feet Two trailer. i watched them one last time before i updated to the KI:U vids. those vids were from November, so they're 3 to 4 months old already.

 

[BartonWilliams]

Does anyone have the old ESP_MDs for the kid icarus anime episodes? i have only part 2 at the moment

 

[BoxmanWTF]

Is it weird that my IP keeps changing?
the last digit changes everyday

 

[ferofax]

Does anyone have the old ESP_MDs for the kid icarus anime episodes? i have only part 2 at the moment

I have them, but if you already have the newer ones, I'm afraid you can't *jump back* to previous vids, especially if they occupied the same slot. Having the old videos is only useful for someone who still hasn't gotten to them yet, as you can only go forward in the timeline, so to speak. As you update vids, you can forget about watching the older ones UNLESS they were repeated ahead in the timeline (like some of those vids that were re-upped in different slots).

Is it weird that my IP keeps changing?
the last digit changes everyday

yes, it's weird. but then again it may be a case of Dynamic IPs or some sort of shits going on. that would probably mean you have to keep readjusting SimpleDNS to match your hotspot's IP address.

 

[BoxmanWTF]

>.> balls, my trial ended
Is there any other easy to use DNS server that's free?
I looked and tried all the ones for windows on this list but they don't work :S

 

[ferofax]

well, it's not advisable, and I can get modded for this, but there's a version of SimpleDNS out there that includes a crack. I myself use this, so I'm not limited to trial expiries.

 

[BartonWilliams]

Does anyone have the old ESP_MDs for the kid icarus anime episodes? i have only part 2 at the moment

I have them, but if you already have the newer ones, I'm afraid you can't *jump back* to previous vids, especially if they occupied the same slot. Having the old videos is only useful for someone who still hasn't gotten to them yet, as you can only go forward in the timeline, so to speak. As you update vids, you can forget about watching the older ones UNLESS they were repeated ahead in the timeline (like some of those vids that were re-upped in different slots).

Is it weird that my IP keeps changing?
the last digit changes everyday

yes, it's weird. but then again it may be a case of Dynamic IPs or some sort of shits going on. that would probably mean you have to keep readjusting SimpleDNS to match your hotspot's IP address.

even if i delete all the channel data from the SD card?

 

[ferofax]

Does anyone have the old ESP_MDs for the kid icarus anime episodes? i have only part 2 at the moment

I have them, but if you already have the newer ones, I'm afraid you can't *jump back* to previous vids, especially if they occupied the same slot. Having the old videos is only useful for someone who still hasn't gotten to them yet, as you can only go forward in the timeline, so to speak. As you update vids, you can forget about watching the older ones UNLESS they were repeated ahead in the timeline (like some of those vids that were re-upped in different slots).

Is it weird that my IP keeps changing?
the last digit changes everyday

yes, it's weird. but then again it may be a case of Dynamic IPs or some sort of shits going on. that would probably mean you have to keep readjusting SimpleDNS to match your hotspot's IP address.

even if i delete all the channel data from the SD card?

THAT i have not tested, unfortunately, so I can't tell you what to expect. a good guess would be that assuming you delete the app and all its extra contents, is that if you redownload it, it will spotpass (off a valid US hotspot) the latest vids. of course, with a spoofed server, you can tell the app which vids are newest. if the implication wasn't clear, i'm guessing it should work after that.

if it doesn't, then it may be the date on your 3DS and of the vids are in conflict. i mean, if the vid is dated November 2011 and your 3DS says it's already March 2012, then the video can't be new, right? but this last one is another guess.

 

[warmo161]

This is really cool, im gonna have to try this out later, but one question

Is it possible for someone to make a database and host all the videos that have been shown? I really want to get hold of the old Zelda orchestra videos :/

 

[assassinz]

So there is no way to backup the Nintendo videos to SD card or PC? I'd like to be able to save the Kid Icarus episodes.

 

[MegaMemeMan]

is there any way to put new videos on a 3ds from the nintendo video app?

 

[MegaMemeMan]

Thanks to user popoffka for laying the groundwork and figuring it out first, and writing up the 3DBrew article on Nintendo Video. See here and here.

Spoofing the Nintendo Video server will allow users in unsupported countries who get the message "The Nintendo Video service is not available in your location. You cannot download videos." to download and view videos within the Nintendo Video app. Also, it allows users such as myself who can already receive videos to view videos from other countries. HOWEVER, you can only view videos from the same region as you, ie EU, US or JP. So for example, I live in the UK, I can download videos from Germany but US videos will not work. The video files are region protected.

Before you start, you may need to change the region setting on your 3DS to match the country whose video files you wish to view. Find this setting in "System Settings", "Other Settings", "Profile", "Region Settings".

A quick summary of what we will achieve:

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server.
2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files.
3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server.
4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server.
5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS.

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server

Firstly, you want to get hold of the video files. Check this link for the format of URL to use and figure out the correct links to download the videos you wish to view. The COUNTRYCODE determines which country you are going to download your videos from, and the LANGUAGECODE depends on what language you have your 3DS set to. You can download videos from any country where they are available and in any language, but remember only videos from your region will work. As an example, the link to the first UK video is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1/ESP_MD1

Where 110 is the COUNTRYCODE for the UK and the 1 after that is the LANGUAGECODE which corresponds to English. For Germany it is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/78/3/ESP_MD1

For America it is:

http://pubus-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/49/1/ESE_MD1

These are just examples, you can figure out the links for any supported country by following the format specified in the 3DBrew article.

Now, if you're in an unsupported country, you will not be able to download from these links, you will see an "Access Denied" page. If you're downloading the US videos, use the Hide My Ass! web proxy server, otherwise to fix this, download and install this Firefox extension. Once it is installed, you will see a little red icon on the bottom right of your Firefox window, click the arrow next to that and hit Configure, then make sure it looks like the following picture:

Click OK on this and then click the little red icon and it should turn green. Now try your link. If it doesn't work, click the icon until it goes red, and then click it to green and try again. Every time you do this, the Stealthy extension cycles through different proxies, so eventually it will work and you will be able to download from your link. Now download the rest of the videos, there will be at most four and sometimes less.

Once you have downloaded the files, make sure you click the icon so it turns red again, we don't need to access the internet through a proxy anymore.

2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files

You can use any HTTP server but I used Abyss Web Server as it is quick and easy to set up. Google it, download the setup file and install. The install is very easy, just keep clicking next until it asks you if you wish to start the web server and hit yes, a page will then open in your web browser. Choose your language, enter a username and password, and log in. Done!

For the next part this explanation is necessary.

When the Nintendo Video app attempts to fetch videos, it will decide where to fetch them from based on 3 things.

1) The region of your 3DS (EU, US or JP).
2) The country set in your 3DS region settings.
3) The language set on your 3DS.

So, figure out which URL YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from based on these things, again you can figure this out by following the format on this page. As a quick example, if your 3DS is:

An EU model - pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net
Region is set to the UK - COUNTRYCODE = 110
Language is set to English - LANGUAGECODE = 1

then when your 3DS attempts to download videos, put those three together and you can see it will attempt to download from the url

pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1

It is very important you figure out the URL that YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from, DO NOT SIMPLE COPY THIS EXAMPLE, unless your 3DS matches these conditions. This URL may be different from the one you downloaded the video files from originally.

Now all you need to do is browse to the Abyss Web Server installation, default location is C:\Abyss Web Server. In here will be a folder called htdocs. Make sure you are in this folder and then you need to create a series of nested folders to match the URL you have just figured out. This is everything AFTER pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net. So, in the above example, we need to make a folder named "1" (Without the quote marks). WITHIN this folder, we make another one named "110" and then within THIS folder we make a final folder named "1".

Put your downloaded video files in here and we are all done for this section.

3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server

For this section I chose Simple DNS Plus, it's the easiest DNS server to use and has a free 14 day trial.

Google it, download and install. Once you have it running, in the main window there is a "Records" button. Click on this, and in the window that pops up click on the "Quick Zone Wizard" button. In the "Zone Name" field, enter the domain that your 3DS will attempt to download from, based on the region of your 3DS. Following on from the earlier example, my 3DS will attempt to download from pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net so I enter that in this field. In the "Web server IP" field enter the IP address of your computer. Ignore the other two fields. It should look something like this:

If you don't know your IP address for the previous step, press the Windows key and R at the same time, in the box that pops up type "cmd". When the command prompt appears, type "ipconfig" and hit enter. Look for the entry matching your internet interface and next to "IPv4 Address" you can see your IP address.

4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server

Turn on your 3DS and open the "System Settings". Tap on "Internet Settings" then "Connection Settings" and then click on the connection corresponding to the network you are currently connected to. Tap on "Change Settings", scroll until you see "DNS" and tap that. Tap on "No" and then "Detailed Setup". Under both Primary and Secondary DNS, enter the IP address of your computer, then hit "OK" and "Save". If you pass the connection test you are good to go.

5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS

Open the Nintendo Video app and hit "Connectivity Check". With any luck, it will say that you are able to download videos and then start downloading the videos from your HTTP server. If there are any connection issues, check that your firewall is not blocking the connection, or temporarily turn it off.

IMPORTANT: Always make sure you run Abyss Web Server BEFORE you run Simple DNS Plus, or the server will not be able to listen on port 80 and will not work. When you restart your PC, Simple DNS Plus will run automatically, so shut it down, launch Abyss Web Server, and then launch Simple DNS Plus, or simply remove Simple DNS Plus from your startup entries.

Thanks to user popoffka for laying the groundwork and figuring it out first, and writing up the 3DBrew article on Nintendo Video. See here and here.

Spoofing the Nintendo Video server will allow users in unsupported countries who get the message "The Nintendo Video service is not available in your location. You cannot download videos." to download and view videos within the Nintendo Video app. Also, it allows users such as myself who can already receive videos to view videos from other countries. HOWEVER, you can only view videos from the same region as you, ie EU, US or JP. So for example, I live in the UK, I can download videos from Germany but US videos will not work. The video files are region protected.

Before you start, you may need to change the region setting on your 3DS to match the country whose video files you wish to view. Find this setting in "System Settings", "Other Settings", "Profile", "Region Settings".

A quick summary of what we will achieve:

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server.
2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files.
3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server.
4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server.
5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS.

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server

Firstly, you want to get hold of the video files. Check this link for the format of URL to use and figure out the correct links to download the videos you wish to view. The COUNTRYCODE determines which country you are going to download your videos from, and the LANGUAGECODE depends on what language you have your 3DS set to. You can download videos from any country where they are available and in any language, but remember only videos from your region will work. As an example, the link to the first UK video is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1/ESP_MD1

Where 110 is the COUNTRYCODE for the UK and the 1 after that is the LANGUAGECODE which corresponds to English. For Germany it is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/78/3/ESP_MD1

For America it is:

http://pubus-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/49/1/ESE_MD1

These are just examples, you can figure out the links for any supported country by following the format specified in the 3DBrew article.

Now, if you're in an unsupported country, you will not be able to download from these links, you will see an "Access Denied" page. If you're downloading the US videos, use the Hide My Ass! web proxy server, otherwise to fix this, download and install this Firefox extension. Once it is installed, you will see a little red icon on the bottom right of your Firefox window, click the arrow next to that and hit Configure, then make sure it looks like the following picture:

Click OK on this and then click the little red icon and it should turn green. Now try your link. If it doesn't work, click the icon until it goes red, and then click it to green and try again. Every time you do this, the Stealthy extension cycles through different proxies, so eventually it will work and you will be able to download from your link. Now download the rest of the videos, there will be at most four and sometimes less.

Once you have downloaded the files, make sure you click the icon so it turns red again, we don't need to access the internet through a proxy anymore.

2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files

You can use any HTTP server but I used Abyss Web Server as it is quick and easy to set up. Google it, download the setup file and install. The install is very easy, just keep clicking next until it asks you if you wish to start the web server and hit yes, a page will then open in your web browser. Choose your language, enter a username and password, and log in. Done!

For the next part this explanation is necessary.

When the Nintendo Video app attempts to fetch videos, it will decide where to fetch them from based on 3 things.

1) The region of your 3DS (EU, US or JP).
2) The country set in your 3DS region settings.
3) The language set on your 3DS.

So, figure out which URL YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from based on these things, again you can figure this out by following the format on this page. As a quick example, if your 3DS is:

An EU model - pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net
Region is set to the UK - COUNTRYCODE = 110
Language is set to English - LANGUAGECODE = 1

then when your 3DS attempts to download videos, put those three together and you can see it will attempt to download from the url

pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1

It is very important you figure out the URL that YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from, DO NOT SIMPLE COPY THIS EXAMPLE, unless your 3DS matches these conditions. This URL may be different from the one you downloaded the video files from originally.

Now all you need to do is browse to the Abyss Web Server installation, default location is C:\Abyss Web Server. In here will be a folder called htdocs. Make sure you are in this folder and then you need to create a series of nested folders to match the URL you have just figured out. This is everything AFTER pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net. So, in the above example, we need to make a folder named "1" (Without the quote marks). WITHIN this folder, we make another one named "110" and then within THIS folder we make a final folder named "1".

Put your downloaded video files in here and we are all done for this section.

3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server

For this section I chose Simple DNS Plus, it's the easiest DNS server to use and has a free 14 day trial.

Google it, download and install. Once you have it running, in the main window there is a "Records" button. Click on this, and in the window that pops up click on the "Quick Zone Wizard" button. In the "Zone Name" field, enter the domain that your 3DS will attempt to download from, based on the region of your 3DS. Following on from the earlier example, my 3DS will attempt to download from pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net so I enter that in this field. In the "Web server IP" field enter the IP address of your computer. Ignore the other two fields. It should look something like this:

If you don't know your IP address for the previous step, press the Windows key and R at the same time, in the box that pops up type "cmd". When the command prompt appears, type "ipconfig" and hit enter. Look for the entry matching your internet interface and next to "IPv4 Address" you can see your IP address.

4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server

Turn on your 3DS and open the "System Settings". Tap on "Internet Settings" then "Connection Settings" and then click on the connection corresponding to the network you are currently connected to. Tap on "Change Settings", scroll until you see "DNS" and tap that. Tap on "No" and then "Detailed Setup". Under both Primary and Secondary DNS, enter the IP address of your computer, then hit "OK" and "Save". If you pass the connection test you are good to go.

5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS

Open the Nintendo Video app and hit "Connectivity Check". With any luck, it will say that you are able to download videos and then start downloading the videos from your HTTP server. If there are any connection issues, check that your firewall is not blocking the connection, or temporarily turn it off.

IMPORTANT: Always make sure you run Abyss Web Server BEFORE you run Simple DNS Plus, or the server will not be able to listen on port 80 and will not work. When you restart your PC, Simple DNS Plus will run automatically, so shut it down, launch Abyss Web Server, and then launch Simple DNS Plus, or simply remove Simple DNS Plus from your startup entries.

can someone share the files in the exdata with the videos please?

 

[MegaMemeMan]

Thanks to user popoffka for laying the groundwork and figuring it out first, and writing up the 3DBrew article on Nintendo Video. See here and here.

Spoofing the Nintendo Video server will allow users in unsupported countries who get the message "The Nintendo Video service is not available in your location. You cannot download videos." to download and view videos within the Nintendo Video app. Also, it allows users such as myself who can already receive videos to view videos from other countries. HOWEVER, you can only view videos from the same region as you, ie EU, US or JP. So for example, I live in the UK, I can download videos from Germany but US videos will not work. The video files are region protected.

Before you start, you may need to change the region setting on your 3DS to match the country whose video files you wish to view. Find this setting in "System Settings", "Other Settings", "Profile", "Region Settings".

A quick summary of what we will achieve:

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server.
2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files.
3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server.
4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server.
5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS.

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server

Firstly, you want to get hold of the video files. Check this link for the format of URL to use and figure out the correct links to download the videos you wish to view. The COUNTRYCODE determines which country you are going to download your videos from, and the LANGUAGECODE depends on what language you have your 3DS set to. You can download videos from any country where they are available and in any language, but remember only videos from your region will work. As an example, the link to the first UK video is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1/ESP_MD1

Where 110 is the COUNTRYCODE for the UK and the 1 after that is the LANGUAGECODE which corresponds to English. For Germany it is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/78/3/ESP_MD1

For America it is:

http://pubus-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/49/1/ESE_MD1

These are just examples, you can figure out the links for any supported country by following the format specified in the 3DBrew article.

Now, if you're in an unsupported country, you will not be able to download from these links, you will see an "Access Denied" page. If you're downloading the US videos, use the Hide My Ass! web proxy server, otherwise to fix this, download and install this Firefox extension. Once it is installed, you will see a little red icon on the bottom right of your Firefox window, click the arrow next to that and hit Configure, then make sure it looks like the following picture:

Click OK on this and then click the little red icon and it should turn green. Now try your link. If it doesn't work, click the icon until it goes red, and then click it to green and try again. Every time you do this, the Stealthy extension cycles through different proxies, so eventually it will work and you will be able to download from your link. Now download the rest of the videos, there will be at most four and sometimes less.

Once you have downloaded the files, make sure you click the icon so it turns red again, we don't need to access the internet through a proxy anymore.

2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files

You can use any HTTP server but I used Abyss Web Server as it is quick and easy to set up. Google it, download the setup file and install. The install is very easy, just keep clicking next until it asks you if you wish to start the web server and hit yes, a page will then open in your web browser. Choose your language, enter a username and password, and log in. Done!

For the next part this explanation is necessary.

When the Nintendo Video app attempts to fetch videos, it will decide where to fetch them from based on 3 things.

1) The region of your 3DS (EU, US or JP).
2) The country set in your 3DS region settings.
3) The language set on your 3DS.

So, figure out which URL YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from based on these things, again you can figure this out by following the format on this page. As a quick example, if your 3DS is:

An EU model - pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net
Region is set to the UK - COUNTRYCODE = 110
Language is set to English - LANGUAGECODE = 1

then when your 3DS attempts to download videos, put those three together and you can see it will attempt to download from the url

pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1

It is very important you figure out the URL that YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from, DO NOT SIMPLE COPY THIS EXAMPLE, unless your 3DS matches these conditions. This URL may be different from the one you downloaded the video files from originally.

Now all you need to do is browse to the Abyss Web Server installation, default location is C:\Abyss Web Server. In here will be a folder called htdocs. Make sure you are in this folder and then you need to create a series of nested folders to match the URL you have just figured out. This is everything AFTER pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net. So, in the above example, we need to make a folder named "1" (Without the quote marks). WITHIN this folder, we make another one named "110" and then within THIS folder we make a final folder named "1".

Put your downloaded video files in here and we are all done for this section.

3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server

For this section I chose Simple DNS Plus, it's the easiest DNS server to use and has a free 14 day trial.

Google it, download and install. Once you have it running, in the main window there is a "Records" button. Click on this, and in the window that pops up click on the "Quick Zone Wizard" button. In the "Zone Name" field, enter the domain that your 3DS will attempt to download from, based on the region of your 3DS. Following on from the earlier example, my 3DS will attempt to download from pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net so I enter that in this field. In the "Web server IP" field enter the IP address of your computer. Ignore the other two fields. It should look something like this:

If you don't know your IP address for the previous step, press the Windows key and R at the same time, in the box that pops up type "cmd". When the command prompt appears, type "ipconfig" and hit enter. Look for the entry matching your internet interface and next to "IPv4 Address" you can see your IP address.

4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server

Turn on your 3DS and open the "System Settings". Tap on "Internet Settings" then "Connection Settings" and then click on the connection corresponding to the network you are currently connected to. Tap on "Change Settings", scroll until you see "DNS" and tap that. Tap on "No" and then "Detailed Setup". Under both Primary and Secondary DNS, enter the IP address of your computer, then hit "OK" and "Save". If you pass the connection test you are good to go.

5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS

Open the Nintendo Video app and hit "Connectivity Check". With any luck, it will say that you are able to download videos and then start downloading the videos from your HTTP server. If there are any connection issues, check that your firewall is not blocking the connection, or temporarily turn it off.

IMPORTANT: Always make sure you run Abyss Web Server BEFORE you run Simple DNS Plus, or the server will not be able to listen on port 80 and will not work. When you restart your PC, Simple DNS Plus will run automatically, so shut it down, launch Abyss Web Server, and then launch Simple DNS Plus, or simply remove Simple DNS Plus from your startup entries.

Thanks to user popoffka for laying the groundwork and figuring it out first, and writing up the 3DBrew article on Nintendo Video. See here and here.

Spoofing the Nintendo Video server will allow users in unsupported countries who get the message "The Nintendo Video service is not available in your location. You cannot download videos." to download and view videos within the Nintendo Video app. Also, it allows users such as myself who can already receive videos to view videos from other countries. HOWEVER, you can only view videos from the same region as you, ie EU, US or JP. So for example, I live in the UK, I can download videos from Germany but US videos will not work. The video files are region protected.

Before you start, you may need to change the region setting on your 3DS to match the country whose video files you wish to view. Find this setting in "System Settings", "Other Settings", "Profile", "Region Settings".

A quick summary of what we will achieve:

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server.
2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files.
3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server.
4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server.
5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS.

1) Download the video files you wish to watch from the Nintendo server

Firstly, you want to get hold of the video files. Check this link for the format of URL to use and figure out the correct links to download the videos you wish to view. The COUNTRYCODE determines which country you are going to download your videos from, and the LANGUAGECODE depends on what language you have your 3DS set to. You can download videos from any country where they are available and in any language, but remember only videos from your region will work. As an example, the link to the first UK video is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1/ESP_MD1

Where 110 is the COUNTRYCODE for the UK and the 1 after that is the LANGUAGECODE which corresponds to English. For Germany it is:

http://pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/78/3/ESP_MD1

For America it is:

http://pubus-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/49/1/ESE_MD1

These are just examples, you can figure out the links for any supported country by following the format specified in the 3DBrew article.

Now, if you're in an unsupported country, you will not be able to download from these links, you will see an "Access Denied" page. If you're downloading the US videos, use the Hide My Ass! web proxy server, otherwise to fix this, download and install this Firefox extension. Once it is installed, you will see a little red icon on the bottom right of your Firefox window, click the arrow next to that and hit Configure, then make sure it looks like the following picture:

Click OK on this and then click the little red icon and it should turn green. Now try your link. If it doesn't work, click the icon until it goes red, and then click it to green and try again. Every time you do this, the Stealthy extension cycles through different proxies, so eventually it will work and you will be able to download from your link. Now download the rest of the videos, there will be at most four and sometimes less.

Once you have downloaded the files, make sure you click the icon so it turns red again, we don't need to access the internet through a proxy anymore.

2) Set up an HTTP server to host the video files

You can use any HTTP server but I used Abyss Web Server as it is quick and easy to set up. Google it, download the setup file and install. The install is very easy, just keep clicking next until it asks you if you wish to start the web server and hit yes, a page will then open in your web browser. Choose your language, enter a username and password, and log in. Done!

For the next part this explanation is necessary.

When the Nintendo Video app attempts to fetch videos, it will decide where to fetch them from based on 3 things.

1) The region of your 3DS (EU, US or JP).
2) The country set in your 3DS region settings.
3) The language set on your 3DS.

So, figure out which URL YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from based on these things, again you can figure this out by following the format on this page. As a quick example, if your 3DS is:

An EU model - pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net
Region is set to the UK - COUNTRYCODE = 110
Language is set to English - LANGUAGECODE = 1

then when your 3DS attempts to download videos, put those three together and you can see it will attempt to download from the url

pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net/1/110/1

It is very important you figure out the URL that YOUR 3DS will attempt to download from, DO NOT SIMPLE COPY THIS EXAMPLE, unless your 3DS matches these conditions. This URL may be different from the one you downloaded the video files from originally.

Now all you need to do is browse to the Abyss Web Server installation, default location is C:\Abyss Web Server. In here will be a folder called htdocs. Make sure you are in this folder and then you need to create a series of nested folders to match the URL you have just figured out. This is everything AFTER pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net. So, in the above example, we need to make a folder named "1" (Without the quote marks). WITHIN this folder, we make another one named "110" and then within THIS folder we make a final folder named "1".

Put your downloaded video files in here and we are all done for this section.

3) Set up a DNS server to redirect the Nintendo Video app to download the videos from your server

For this section I chose Simple DNS Plus, it's the easiest DNS server to use and has a free 14 day trial.

Google it, download and install. Once you have it running, in the main window there is a "Records" button. Click on this, and in the window that pops up click on the "Quick Zone Wizard" button. In the "Zone Name" field, enter the domain that your 3DS will attempt to download from, based on the region of your 3DS. Following on from the earlier example, my 3DS will attempt to download from pubeu-p.est.c.app.nintendowifi.net so I enter that in this field. In the "Web server IP" field enter the IP address of your computer. Ignore the other two fields. It should look something like this:

If you don't know your IP address for the previous step, press the Windows key and R at the same time, in the box that pops up type "cmd". When the command prompt appears, type "ipconfig" and hit enter. Look for the entry matching your internet interface and next to "IPv4 Address" you can see your IP address.

4) Route the 3DS through your DNS server

Turn on your 3DS and open the "System Settings". Tap on "Internet Settings" then "Connection Settings" and then click on the connection corresponding to the network you are currently connected to. Tap on "Change Settings", scroll until you see "DNS" and tap that. Tap on "No" and then "Detailed Setup". Under both Primary and Secondary DNS, enter the IP address of your computer, then hit "OK" and "Save". If you pass the connection test you are good to go.

5) Download and view the videos on your 3DS

Open the Nintendo Video app and hit "Connectivity Check". With any luck, it will say that you are able to download videos and then start downloading the videos from your HTTP server. If there are any connection issues, check that your firewall is not blocking the connection, or temporarily turn it off.

IMPORTANT: Always make sure you run Abyss Web Server BEFORE you run Simple DNS Plus, or the server will not be able to listen on port 80 and will not work. When you restart your PC, Simple DNS Plus will run automatically, so shut it down, launch Abyss Web Server, and then launch Simple DNS Plus, or simply remove Simple DNS Plus from your startup entries.

if someone has the files (the ESP_MD1 and ESE_MD1 files) please upload them