Hacking RegionFour Released By Smealum!

[motezazer]

ORAS are 100% not regionfree, I have a EUR game and JP console and the console shows the cartridge, but it can not be launched. And I think X/Y has the same problem.

A region locked game shouldn't show the cartridge.

 

[Duo8]

A region locked game shouldn't show the cartridge.

It's sorta a pseudo-regionlock thing.

 

[Nollog]

The pokemon games are region locked from cartridges because nintendo use the icon to tell the region, I've read.
The eShop version uses the titleid, which is the same in all regions I know of.

Confusion isn't just a pokemon move I guess.

 

[Alkéryn]

look again. the number after the dash actually doesn't matter at all for this, so no worries.

could it alow ninjhax on 9.7?

 

[Duo8]

Somewhat irrelevant but someone just called regionfour R4.

 

[Arkansaw]

My take is that you should only update if you are looking to 'exit' from sysnand to another exploitable system (like via system transfer). A 9.7 sysnand is still better than a 9.8 (which might come next week, who knows?)

 

[motezazer]

The pokemon games are region locked from cartridges because nintendo use the icon to tell the region, I've read.
The eShop version uses the titleid, which is the same in all regions I know of.

Confusion isn't just a pokemon move I guess.

It's not the icon which block (else it would not appear), so they are region free.
They are pseudo region-locked because the update in the cartridge is not from your region.

 

[eherrera322]

I'm using a USA 3DS Xl (not new) and my cubic ninja wants to run the old exploit (regionthree). As soon as I select qr code, the game runs the old exploit and obviously just crashes. I've already removed the launcher.dat from regionthree, I've removed folders named private, scripts and mset from the sd card. Is there something lingering from regionthree that's preventing me from using regionfour properly? I'm on the latest firmware. Thanks for anyone's help.

 

[smealum]

I'm using a USA 3DS Xl (not new) and my cubic ninja wants to run the old exploit (regionthree). As soon as I select qr code, the game runs the old exploit and obviously just crashes. I've already removed the launcher.dat from regionthree, I've removed folders named private, scripts and mset from the sd card. Is there something lingering from regionthree that's preventing me from using regionfour properly? I'm on the latest firmware. Thanks for anyone's help.

i think you mean ninjhax, not regionthree. to uninstall ninjhax you need to clear cubicninja's savegame, which can be done by holding L+R+X+Y in cubicninja's main menu.

 

[DjoeN]

Q: I have Cubic Ninja but it already has a QR qave on it, how do i erase it?
Cubic Ninja keeps crashing back to home menu.

[EDIT]
I have to say, it has the Gateway 3.1.1 QR code on it, i used it once for testing on a N3DS
So that save is still there, it tries to launch the gateway stuff.

[EDIT]

i think you mean ninjhax, not regionthree. to uninstall ninjhax you need to clear cubicninja's savegame, which can be done by holding L+R+X+Y in cubicninja's main menu.

Nevermind the question

 

[eherrera322]

i think you mean ninjhax, not regionthree. to uninstall ninjhax you need to clear cubicninja's savegame, which can be done by holding L+R+X+Y in cubicninja's main menu.

Thanks again for the quick response, didn't realize you had to hold those buttons for about 5 seconds. Worked like a charm, thanks again for your efforts!

 

[DjoeN]

The 5 seconds did the trick
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Also confirmed working with Sky3DS IF you do the following:
- Write Cubic Ninja to your Sky3DS
- Now Write your Import game (Out of region game) you want to play, right AFTER Cubic Ninja
- Plug in Sky3DS into your N3DS or 3DS and switch till you get to Cubic Ninja
- Start Cubic Ninja and scan the QR Code you made for your system
- Look at the TOP screen for the onscreen instructions, Save with "A" and Start the exploit
- Now press the blue button on your Sky3DS and wait till the led stops
- Press "START" and wait till your game boots

Tested with
- Cubic Ninja (EUR)
- Nanatsu No Taizai - The Seven Deadly Sins - Unjust Sin (JPN)

NOTE I:

- Keep in mind that Sky3DS doesn't show your out of region game icon, it just stays blank
- If you want to stop your game and press HOME, the system freezes, you can prevent this by removing the game cart and then pressing HOME
- If you already pressed HOME and your screen frooze, just remove the game cartridge and press home again.

NOTE II:
- If you want to play again, you have to recycle throu all your games again till you are back at Cubic Ninja, to prevent cycling, it's best to go out and find a cheap copy of Cubic Ninja

[EDIT]:
Seems you can write a few out of region games after cubic ninja and switch to first game, don't push start, switch to second games and play (or switch to 3th game or 4th )

 

[davhuit]

A region locked game shouldn't show the cartridge.

It's still a region-locked game, though it display the icon, but the updates of the game are region-free.

Get a foreign one if you don't trust us and try it on your 3DS and then you'll see it's also region-locked, like every other 3DS games.

If it was region-free, it would work on any 3DS, whatever the region.

 

[gamesquest1]

yeah the pokemon games are just a weird exception to how the region lock is normally implemented, afaik the icon file signifies that its region free, but something else is what blocks it from launching, haven't really looked into it, but it might just be determined by what region system update is on the cart or something

 

[Kuwagatamushi]

Awesome! Time to get back to playing TR Dragon Quest on my main N3DS.

 

[motezazer]

yeah the pokemon games are just a weird exception to how the region lock is normally implemented, afaik the icon file signifies that its region free, but something else is what blocks it from launching, haven't really looked into it, but it might just be determined by what region system update is on the cart or something

It's the update.
Source : http://3dbrew.org/wiki/Home_Menu#Region_Lockout Section Game Card updates

 

[DjoeN]

The 5 seconds did the trick
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Also confirmed working with Sky3DS IF you do the following:
- Write Cubic Ninja to your Sky3DS
- Now Write your Import game (Out of region game) you want to play, right AFTER Cubic Ninja
- Plug in Sky3DS into your N3DS or 3DS and switch till you get to Cubic Ninja
- Start Cubic Ninja and scan the QR Code you made for your system
- Look at the TOP screen for the onscreen instructions, Save with "A" and Start the exploit
- Now press the blue button on your Sky3DS and wait till the led stops
- Press "START" and wait till your game boots

Tested with
- Cubic Ninja (EUR)
- Nanatsu No Taizai - The Seven Deadly Sins - Unjust Sin (JPN)

NOTE I:

- Keep in mind that Sky3DS doesn't show your out of region game icon, it just stays blank
- If you want to stop your game and press HOME, the system freezes, you can prevent this by removing the game cart and then pressing HOME
- If you already pressed HOME and your screen frooze, just remove the game cartridge and press home again.

NOTE II:
- If you want to play again, you have to recycle throu all your games again till you are back at Cubic Ninja, to prevent cycling, it's best to go out and find a cheap copy of Cubic Ninja

First, sorry for the crappy video, but i almost never upload something to youtube

Uploaded a Video of Cubic Ninja retail cart and Sky3DS. (N3DS XL FW 9.0.7-25E)
As you can see on the end, i press the HOME button to show you the freezing and how to get it fixed (Yes, just remove the game cart ) without pressing long the power button to turn (N)3DS off



This video shows regionfour working with Cubic Ninja and an out of region game, both on Sky3DS, The out of region games is written right behind Cubic Ninja, or another place, as long as you know how many time you have to switch for the correct game. (N3DS XL FW 9.0.7-25E)

 

[Warft]

Has anyone tried this with MM3D?

 

[motezazer]

Has anyone tried this with MM3D?

smea said it won't work.

 

[Fire_Slasher]

Oh my....god! Amazing! Gonna do it with Sky for now but I wanna purchase Cubic Ninja later because, convenience.