Gaming A way to pass the ambassadors program

[ferofax]

even getting a used 3DS won't get you the ambassador freebies, at least not by a slim chance. most units sold used are formatted, meaning it loses everything in the system, and that potentially means once you connect to eShop that you'll be making a new account. i think it works that way because people can get new FCs by formatting their system. feel free to correct me on this though, but i think for the most part that's how it works.

so unless the used 3DS you got weren't wiped and have been enlisted to the ambassador program, your chances are nil.

 

[nano351]

It's not in any way possible. Maybe thats how the Wii Shop was, but that's DEFINITELY not how the eShop is. Just like sergster said, I can't set my date back a week from now and expect it to look like it did last week. It doesn't work that way. It will never work that way. If it did work that way? I would denounce Nintendo as an intelligent company and shoot myself in the foot. Your proof is irrelevant because the Wii Shop is an older and COMPLETELY different shop. Most likely it logs your 3DS ID in the server and the day you logged into the eShop, and by August 12th the server shuts down so anyone who didn't participate CAN'T participate, regardless of changing the date on your 3DS.

No one's actually provided any proof that any information about your system is transmitted to nintendo servers when you connect to eShop/download content. Changing your clock doesn't magically make content available, it removes internal blocks in the software stopping you from requesting the content. If the content is still on the servers then you could get it, if not then you can't.

There's very much reason for nintendo to have done the eShop totally different than the wii shop due to the vast piracy that occurred with the wii shop's setup. However until there's real proof presented that the eShop does function differently (logs of requests/data transferred) we can't know for certain how it functions and what is possible.

Obviously it DOES send console data to nintendo's servers as ALL titles you dl from them are console locked as in I cant take my SD card from my current 3DS and put it into another 3DS and hope to play all the games I have on my original one. The ONLY way to transfer content between 3DS's is to use the transfer tool in the sys settings which I assume revoke your current 3DS's rights to the titles and gives the new 3DS's access to the title. Plus the god damn EASIEST way to realize it send your unique console id to the server is that nintendo doesnt ask you for a log in id and password everytime you access the eshop. This shows each title is locked to YOUR specific console id and they DO store some id's on their server.

content can be encrypted with your console id as encryption key on your sd card or any other number of securities built into the system menu itself. Do you need internet access to run the downloaded titles on your 3ds? I sure as hell hope not. Also the system can simply remember your login details for you. Every modern browser does it. Don't take modern software at face value, much of everything anymore should be abstracted to keep the complicated underlying systems hidden from the user.

 

[RueGorE]

Japan is already seeing a surge is used 3DS sales. Come post-ambassador program, I could see this making those early adopted 3DS systems highly desirable and considered collectors items (as long as Nintendo holds true to making those 10 GBA exclusives, truly exclusive).

As for the OP who seems to think he'll get in on the program after the end-date; I'm parking a lawn chair right here and waiting for the eventual lulz. This'll be sweet. 8)

 

[DxEggman]

If I set my watch back 5 hours, I can go back in time 5 hours! Why hasn't anyone thought of this?
I'm such a genius!

 

[The Milkman]

So let me get this straight... If I turn my 3DS's clock to 2012 then not only will I be able to get my ambassador games but also the new mario,kid icarus, and all the 3DSware? MY GOD MAN YOUR A GENIUS!!!

 

[nano351]

ITT: 16 year olds pretending they understand software systems

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

ITT: 12 year olds pretending they understand software systems

Fixed. I think 16 is the fairly average age for actual programmers to start understanding software systems.

 

[The Milkman]

ITT: 12 year olds pretending they understand software systems

You would be suprized how many of them do that, and most of the time they end up becoming that 16 year old who studies to go into software development.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Just saying the OP sounds like a 12 year old.



Off topic: Editing your damn post on me

Damn you Zantigo!

 

[The Milkman]

I did. Whatcha gonna do about it? 12 year old? Sure as hell looks like your 12 from your comics

I kid! Just saying the OP sounds like a 12 year old.

HEY! Those were made when I was 12 :U too lazy to upload recent stuff. That was a low blow my goodman...and I respect you more for it... and that shotgun wasnt even loaded...and the OP is a 12 year old...and I edited my post so you look crazy :3

 

[Shadow#1]

so anyone tried getting into the program after the 12th?

 

[amptor]

Amassador program easily could be server side in which case Nintendo's shop server already logged what dates you accessed it and from which console hardware ID.

Luckily I bought mine for $249.99 so then I logged in and got all the ambassador info.

However I would not fret too much because they aren't giving away any 3D titles for free under this program and afaik all of the games they are giving away, you can already run off of your Acekard 2i on your 3DS console so none of us are really missing out on anything if we did not get ambassador.

 

[nano351]

It's deffinitely server side as they have a database of of system IDs that are eligible. I really doubt they would have such and not use it to prevent people from getting free games that don't deserve them.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Amassador program easily could be server side in which case Nintendo's shop server already logged what dates you accessed it and from which console hardware ID.

Luckily I bought mine for $249.99 so then I logged in and got all the ambassador info.

However I would not fret too much because they aren't giving away any 3D titles for free under this program and afaik all of the games they are giving away, you can already run off of your Acekard 2i on your 3DS console so none of us are really missing out on anything if we did not get ambassador.

Except for all of those GBA games.

 

[Fear Zoa]

The thing is, Nintendo only uses the internal clock for things they don't really care about, like animal crossing..nobody cares if you cheat in animal crossing.
The ambassador program on the other hand is going to cost Nintendo money and is a way to reward those who bought the system early, in other words their not gonna let anyone who didn't pay full price have them... Nintendo isn't stupid

 

[iceissocold]

even getting a used 3DS won't get you the ambassador freebies, at least not by a slim chance. most units sold used are formatted, meaning it loses everything in the system, and that potentially means once you connect to eShop that you'll be making a new account. i think it works that way because people can get new FCs by formatting their system. feel free to correct me on this though, but i think for the most part that's how it works.

so unless the used 3DS you got weren't wiped and have been enlisted to the ambassador program, your chances are nil.

A formatted system won't make a difference in this case. The moment you connect to the eShop, your unique Serial # on the sticker located at the bottom of the device is logged server side. Formatting never changes this number, no matter the circumstances.

 

[w60664]

you seriously think you can outsmart a whole company?

 

[machomuu]

you seriously think you can outsmart a whole company?

I see you haven't met Microsoft, yet. They have exploits galore.

 

[nano351]

you seriously think you can outsmart a whole company?

I see you haven't met Microsoft, yet. They have exploits galore.

or any large company ever, including nintendo? With a software project sufficiently large scale enough it'd be seemingly impossible to find and smash every potential exploit and throw in that with sufficiently popular technologies (windows OS, wii, etc) there's many orders of magnitude more people trying to find the wholes than there were internally for the company.

 

[Gloris]

altho the content is supposed to be exclusive for early adopters....we are talking about this on a hacking community site.....some day, even if nintendo stick to their word and don't make these available to the rest of us late adopters.....i'm sure the content will find it's way to us eventually....

so for now, if you are a late adopter, like me, settle for the fact that you got the system neearly half price, and quit worrying about the freebies that the early adopters are getting?