eShop update will cause Ridge Racer to freeze in-game

[Feels Good Man]

3DS is getting its long awaited e-Shop firmware update tomorrow (June 7). We already provided a preview of what to expect from the update last week. Today, Nintendo came clean on an unexpected feature for owners of Ridge Racer 3D.

Once you've updated your 3DS, Ridge Racer 3D will freeze in certain areas. The conditions for the bug appear to be very specific. Before starting a Single Play or Grand Prix race, if you press B from the Machine Select or Race Select screens, the screen may freeze.

You can avoid the freeze by not pressing B at those screens. Nintendo says that it will offer another firmware update in mi June to clear up the problem.

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/06/0...irmware_freeze/

I wonder if I can 100% the game before the update rolls in...

 

[DigitalDeviant]

3DS is starting to look like a glitchy system...

 

[trumpet-205]

And I wonder why Nintendo can't fix all known bug before releasing an update?

 

[Feels Good Man]

3DS is starting to look like a glitchy system...

Eh, all updates will have bugs. They'll eventually be patched up and fixed.

 

[Deleted-220713]

It's not really a big deal..

 

[KingVamp]

@DigitalDeviant

Yeah, I didn't know why you trying make it sound that way...

Although I wonder why that certain game.

I rather not wait longer for the update...

 

[NiGHtS]

That's just a wee bit pathetic :/

 

[DiscostewSM]

At least they acknowledge it, and gave a temporary work-around until they do get it fixed.

 

[SamAsh07]

June 7? Wasn't it June 6th for eShop update .-.

 

[ferofax]

At least they acknowledge it, and gave a temporary work-around until they do get it fixed.

exactly, not unlike some other company i know who chooses to withhold critical info.

 

[prowler]

Ridge Racer isn't made by Nintendo so they could of chosen to ignore it all together.

I'm guessing no updates for carts then, just system updates..

 

[Heran Bago]

It's the first update, major or minor, for the system. There is only a small pool of games and even if it's extremely minor, it broke something. It doesn't bode well for the future. It's reasonable to foresee future updates braking obscure things in future games or Nintendo releasing updates as little as possible if they can't get it together. I'm confident Nintendo will get their act together, even if their track record with the Wii and DSi updates are terrible.

 

[Goli]

It's the first update, major or minor, for the system. There is only a small pool of games and even if it's extremely minor, it broke something. It doesn't bode well for the future. It's reasonable to foresee future updates braking obscure things in future games or Nintendo releasing updates as little as possible if they can't get it together. I'm confident Nintendo will get their act together, even if their track record with the Wii and DSi updates are terrible.

Actually, it's the second update. The first one is the one that added the 3D video (White knuckles in America, for example), and it didn't break anything.