Hacking Ultra sun will not boot up on region swapped 3ds ll

[Viridian]

I got a japanese 3ds ll and homebrewed it awhile ago, and i recently updated all of the homebrew soft ware (gm9, luma, ect). When i got it, i region swapped it and made sure everything was stable before downloaded UsA cia files for games and everything works fine. The only games i have run into trouble with are pokémon sun/moon + Ultra sun/moon. i downloaded the legit via from h shop, and the update, but when i go to launch the game it loads to a black screen. I have other pokémon games that work completely fine, i only run into trouble with the sun/moon games

 

[AmandaRose]

From the 3ds hacks guide.

 

[Viridian]

From the 3ds hacks guide.

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will system formatting delete anything i currently have or cause issues? how could i safely system format my 3ds

 

[lone_wolf323]

will system formatting delete anything i currently have or cause issues? how could i safely system format my 3ds

yes it will. You would need to backup the console using jksm or checkpoint for game saves, and gm9 for games and updates

 

[AvatsDop]

From the 3ds hacks guide.

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could you describe in more detail how to solve this problem, is there any guide?

 

[lone_wolf323]

could you describe in more detail how to solve this problem, is there any guide?

You need a guide to do a system format??? Backup what ya care about before hand. its rather simple

 

[Hayato213]

could you describe in more detail how to solve this problem, is there any guide?

Back up your save files, do a system format as suggested above, when you region change, the extended memory get broken that why games that use extended memory doesn't work.

 

[AvatsDop]

Back up your save files, do a system format as suggested above, when you region change, the extended memory get broken that why games that use extended memory doesn't work.

so i need only to format my sd card?

 

[Hayato213]

so i need only to format my sd card?

Format the system not the sd card

 

[AvatsDop]

Format the system not the sd card

ferstein, thx

 

[Kwyjor]

The Guide has been updated since the earlier posts in this thread. The System Format is no longer necessary!

https://3ds.hacks.guide/region-changing#section-vi---fixing-locale-related-issues

Format the system not the sd card

Formatting the system will change the encryption key and make the "Nintendo 3DS" folder unreadable unless the encryption key is subsequently restored. So there's no point in not formatting the SD card at that point.