Homebrew Why are .cia's called .cia's?

[PRAGMA]

This is an odd question,

But it's a needed one, Why are they called .cia's?
Is it the official extension/name for them or was it made by the community?

 

[Deleted member 373223]

This is an odd question,

But it's a needed one, Why are they called .cia's?
Is it the official extension/name for them or was it made by the community?

official extension.
CTR Importable Archive

 

[verifyvenuz]

CTR Importable Archive. It's Nintendo's thing, I'm pretty sure.

 

[PRAGMA]

official extension.
CTR Importable Archive

CTR Importable Archive. It's Nintendo's thing, I'm pretty sure.

Very interesting

 

[Pomegranate]

Centralized To Region (dang region lock) Importable Archive

 

[GalladeGuy]

Centralized To Region (dang region lock) Importable Archive

The CTR part of CIA is just the 3DS's codename. It's also where Citra gets it's name.

 

[Pomegranate]

The CTR part of CIA is just the 3DS's codename. It's also where Citra gets it's name.

thats the joke
ctr 3ds code name means central to region (joke) because damn regon lock

 

[GalladeGuy]

thats the joke
ctr 3ds code name means central to region (joke) because damn regon lock

I'm not entirely sure that's true.

 

[Pomegranate]

I'm not entirely sure that's true.

its a joke it doesn't relly mean that

 

[PabloMK7]

As stated on the SDK, CTR "means" horizon.

 

[Ryccardo]

As stated on the SDK, CTR "means" horizon.

C = Chiheisen = horizon in Japanese
Nobody really knows what TR is, but a friend suggested "three" lol

 

[Naendow]

I think "TR" is just copied from NTR, the codename of the ds.

 

[GalladeGuy]

I think "TR" is just copied from NTR, the codename of the ds.

So does that mean that the N in NTR stands for Nitro?

 

[ieatpixels]

 

[Ryccardo]

Did you mean: super mario kart ports?

 

[GilgameshArcher]

Nintendo always choosing such funny names

 

[YoshiFan501]

i always found it funny we install cia via fbi. i wonder what over government names there are

 

[DarkFlare69]

i always found it funny we install cia via fbi. i wonder what over government names there are

The government is behind all of this...

 

[_D1360_]

For me it's and shall be Custom Installable App.

 

[fikatr]

crazy instable archive