It's time to update! No, not your Nintendo Switch--go dust off your Nintendo 3DS, because Nintendo has just pushed out a brand new firmware release for the old handheld. Version 11.17.0-50U is available now to download, offering the general promises of stability that we've come to enjoy so much. The update is so late in the Nintendo 3DS's lifespan, that the firmware updates have outlasted the system's own eShop. The ylws8bot Twitter account notes that under the hood and guise of stability, some minor changes to the eShop app, System Settings, and Internet Browser were detected. Be wary of updating to the new firmware.

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[BraveDragonWolf]

Like Sony still updating the PS3.

 

[17hitcombooo]

> Closes the eshop so it's no longer possible to buy game legally
> No longer possible to buy physical media without resorting to second hand market
> Releases update to nuke hacking support for said console
Yup, sounds like a Nintendon't moment alright

"bro fuck preservation amirite?"

 

[PopcornSweetie]

What the hell is nintendo doing?

Being Nintendo, like always...

Nobody fucks Nintendo fans harder then Nintendo themselfs...

 

[templeofhylia]

crummy, expected, typical nintendo, 3000 conversations about ethics/piracy/hacking/corporate/asdfashdf, yada yada

but i also have to admit this is actually interesting? bad but interesting? they left the wii behind with like, at least 5 different exploits on its latest firmware, and instead of spending time and money to close up the wii u security that has really only one public exploit for the user (you've got cbhc/mocha/tiramisu but it all comes from the one browser exploit i think?), they went after the console that will ALWAYS be susceptible to ntrboot/firmhax.

it's got me insanely curious how the community will move forward from this. and also, how the minds at nintendo work...

 

[impeeza]

Luckily I got at time a NTRBoot Dual Cart some time ago.

 

[Something whatever]

IMAGINE DROPPING AN UPDATE FOR YOUR LITERALLY DEAD CONSOLE WHICH YOU HAVE DROPPED ALL SUPPORT FOR AND CAN NO LONGER MAKE MONEY FROM SOLELY TO KILL THE HACKING SCENE FOR IT..... WHICH YOU CREATED BY DROPPING ALL SUPPORT?????
Nintendo moment beyond all Nintendo moments

 

[Deleted member 559230]

To all the haters - If you dislike Nintendo so much why then do you own their system and games? Seriously, if you hate them then get rid of their products and move on. No one likes to hear you complain that the stuff you likely didn't pay for doesn't live up to your expectations. Nintendo hackers are some whiny bitches.

 

[Kioku]

To all the haters - If you dislike Nintendo so much why then do you own their system and games? Seriously, if you hate them then get rid of their products and move on. No one likes to hear you complain that the stuff you likely didn't pay for doesn't live up to your expectations. Nintendo hackers are some whiny bitches.

Paying customers aren’t allowed to complain about a subpar experience? That’s a first… oh, wait… You’re assuming that everyone here is a dirty pirate who has never paid for a Nintendo game… Makes sense I guess.

What do you care anyway? You a Ninty desk jockey or what?

 

[Marc_LFD]

CFW doesn’t need updated keys?

In my experience, no. Just load up the disc.

And watching a different region BD, run Multiman and switch it in there.

 

[scoobydude51]

The timing is coincidental

 

[DJPlace]

nintendo still beating a

i see....

 

[ZeroFX]

—
Stability intensifies.

 

[LeNoobio]

Of course. It is exactly what they think
They patch exploits just in case someone manage to emulate switch on N3DS

If we frankenstein-solder a rpi4 on it or sth like that it might actually do the trick, considering the "capabilities" of the switch

 

[Dud]

I love how everyone's pissing on Nintendo (rightfully so, btw) while I'm over here freaking out that I updated to 11.16 before yesterday's latest drop. Smh.

 

[impeeza]

SysNAND backup.
Upgraded to 11.17.0-50 tested, all worked.
restored SysNAND now again on 11.16.49 for now.

 

[Mike_77712]

To all the haters - If you dislike Nintendo so much why then do you own their system and games? Seriously, if you hate them then get rid of their products and move on. No one likes to hear you complain that the stuff you likely didn't pay for doesn't live up to your expectations. Nintendo hackers are some whiny bitches.

stopped reading at "to all you haters111111111"

 

[Nicktendonick]

Are there ways to stop the update process? For anyone who is modded is it safe to update to the new firmware?
If I wanted to prevent updates what do I do?

 

[PopcornSweetie]

Are there ways to stop the update process? For anyone who is modded is it safe to update to the new firmware?
If I wanted to prevent updates what do I do?

There is a DNS winch blocks updates. Downside is you can't go online either.

 

[Rya687]

Nintendo more or less forced things to emulation if anyone wanted to stream 3ds content at all, since Nintendo of Japan successfully lobbied to make console modding illegal in the country. And now trying to make their america and euro branches follow along for that matter.

Nevermind that Nintendo wouldn't even supply the rom files necessary to make the nes and SNES classic consoles function, which forced the production line to literally download the community roms of all but maybe one (star fox 2) game to then sell back to us in a commercial product.

To that end, Nintendo is very much like either a superman or batman in the comics. They literally create the conditions that create their worst antagonists and villains and don't see the irony in it.

What's your source on that? I find that doubtful. Nintendo is actually quite good at archiving their own assets.

I know there was a rumor that the Wii NES VC ROMs were pirated, but that was debunked. People found it strange how these ROMs have INES headers, but turns out Nintendo's first NES emulators were made by a guy who previously worked on a third party emulator, so he made Nintendo embrace the same standard.

 

[Kioku]

I love how everyone's pissing on Nintendo (rightfully so, btw) while I'm over here freaking out that I updated to 11.16 before yesterday's latest drop. Smh.

Well stop it.