Hacking A question about Nintendo and DS mode flashcarts

[3dAndri]

I'm just wondering how Nintendo makes outdated flashcarts not working on updated 3DSs and sometimes brick the ones that works perfectly.

 

[trashfloozy]

Not sure. My guess is they buy one, get information, make it blocked by the card reader, and send out updates. Why did the DSTwo not get a hardware revision while the R4i got several? No clue.

 

[StarTrekVoyager]

False, Nintendo stopped blocking DS flashcarts since version 7.x

 

[3dAndri]

Nintendo stopped blocking DS flashcarts since version 7.x

I know this, but I can believe that they can BRICK a flashcart. And when is bricked it can't be read from any DS, even fat and lite.

 

[Joom]

Where did you hear that the 3DS bricks flashcards?

 

[3dAndri]

Where did you hear that the 3DS bricks flashcards?

My 3ds bricked an r4 3 years ago, when I was with 6.x.x firmware

 

[Quantumcat]

Probably a timebomb cart or it failed when updating.

 

[3dAndri]

Probably a timebomb cart or it failed when updating.

I never updated it... but what is a timebomb cart?

 

[ShroomKing]

I never updated it... but what is a timebomb cart?

timebomb carts are usually clone carts that just stop working after a certain time, "forcing" you to buy another one.

some of those carts can be tricked by setting the date a few years/months back

 

[3dAndri]

some of those carts can be tricked by setting the date a few years/months back

Ah. If I had one it can stopped working after my time travels in Animal Crossing New Leaf...

But how i can understand if a cart is ok or is a timebomb one? I can't buy online, and because of this I buy the flashcarts in phone shops (yes, in Italy some shops sells flashcarts). The next time I'll ask for an acekard 2.

 

[FateForWindows]

Ah. If I had one it can stopped working after my time travels in Animal Crossing New Leaf...

But how i can understand if a cart is ok or is a timebomb one? I can't buy online, and because of this I buy the flashcarts in phone shops (yes, in Italy some shops sells flashcarts). The next time I'll ask for an acekard 2.

Send a picture of your cart.