Hacking 3DS Security idea

[YoshiInAVoid]

I had an idea. Maby Nintendo will start making special 3DS games that only work with a firmware update! This firmware update, also disables flashcarts! Those pirates will be screwed. I wish it would happen but if it did, then they would just make new flashcarts anyway. But it's a cool idea anyway, so tell me what you think in the comments.

 

[Sausage Head]

I don't have Wi-Fi connection.
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Wow, that's going to be a huge library of games.

 

[ByteMunch]

I don't have Wi-Fi connection.
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Wow, that's going to be a huge library of games.

F/W updates on game cards, same as wii

 

[Wizerzak]

but if you pirate all your games then you haven't updated in the first place... thus no security...

 

[Nollog]

lol. These threads.

Unless you mean auto-updating games, it's how it is already.
If you do mean auto-updating games, then that doesn't change a thing.
It wouldn't make the game special to do either.

I want to clarify this in light of the recent thread:
By auto-updating I mean
*boot, check internet for latest firmware version, check system firmware version. if 1>2 - update # else - play.
I don't mean it would update your 3DS without you clicking "accept" at some point, and being given a choice to update.

 

[Slyakin]

It could be like what the PSP did, but people found a way around that rather easily.

 

[yifan_lu]

Don't they already try to do that with the wii? Problem is, once a console is hacked, you can pretty much do anything, including bypassing all checks and blocks.

 

[Rydian]

That's what pretty much every system except the DS/i already does.

The DS/i is the only one that doesn't do it (and people are surprised when we tell them that games won't make them update).

 

[Coto]

lol. These threads.

Unless you mean auto-updating games, it's how it is already.
If you do mean auto-updating games, then that doesn't change a thing.
It wouldn't make the game special to do either.

Agreed xD really.
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A 3DS system menu need to be online. What if they release a faulty/glitchy system menu and put them on the latest game? Caos, hacks and stuff. And they, Nintendo, can silently cover holes in their system. Guess they´ve learned the lesson with sudokuhax. The best bet they can do is to ship irresistible content inside a firmware update (through internet), so they can be sure you´ll update anyways, or either replace any buggy app with a patched/improved version of it.