Can you give me any pointers on where to look for this information? When searching here and Google all I get are people talking about their bans. I remember vaguely that pulling some unique data from a clean 3DS and injecting it into the affected 3DS is what is needed. I can get a junk 3DS and...
A while back I was one of the first to experience a ban for Badge Arcade, I was fine with this and accepted my fate for the most part. I assumed it was a NNID ban as it followed me when I upgraded to a N3DS and I wasn't barred from any other online functions.
But the other day my Girlfriend who...
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Seems kinda silly that if they're savvy enough to check for that but at the same time refuse to accept them in sale/trade when all it takes is to undo it is simply re-flash a stock ROM.
Unless you made it obvious, how could they tell that the phones were rooted? Also, don't you need to try to sign in to PSN to see if the console is banned, and whose login credentials did they use for that procedure?
What's asinine is to decide, with no evidence mind you, that the trade-in procedure is going to be any different to when any other console is traded-in to a GameStop currently.
Which is:
1: Check if console powers on.
2: Make sure unit is in good shape and all accessories are included.
That is...
Are you located somewhere that flash memory is still expensive? Because it'd be way easier to just upgrade your SD or flash drive. All that extra wear and tear on your Wii's DVD drive can't be good for it.
So what if they do? You completely ignored my second point about why it's stupid to check if the consoles are banned. All they want is less functional exploitable units in the wild. Doesn't matter if they can go online or not.
No, they don't. All of the ones near me certainly do not. Don't know what you've heard but America isn't plentiful with free Wi-Fi. Also, why would they make minimum wage employees go though all the hoops of setting up wi-fi and trying to login to the Switch online just to do a trade-in program?
Does every GameStop have access to Wifi? Outside of making sure the unit powers on and the screen isn't busted, no one at the brick and mortar store does anything to check if the console is banned from online. Those traded in units would be shipped off somewhere to either be recycled or...
If someone has a stockpile of banned units that were used for developing hacks, why not get new units to see if there's anything vulnerable in the new hardware for free?
You're not dealing with any one game company directly, usually it's eBay bots looking for keywords and then someone at eBay gives the system the O-K to kill your listing. Citing some vague perpetual agreement they have with Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo etc. to protect their intellectual property...
I've found it to be a mixed bag myself. I sold a SNES Classic loaded with games just fine, but a modded PSP and 3DS with nothing included got flagged. I've found calling them "Region Free" allows them to go under the radar.
btw i feel this a good time to remind you guys that sea of thieves was made by rare, who also made DKC1-3 and DK64, alongside banjo kazooie and conker's bad fur day