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[Rich!]

So, just for a taster of what you will be able to get after saturday's release:

Gameyob - a gameboy emulator. It's got near-perfect compatibility and has been ported to the 3DS. Here's some shots I took of the DS version:

Throw in the GBC Bios file, and you have flawless GBC hardware support too, right down to the startup with selectable colour palettes:

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet:

Ordered this a few minutes after the game was announced. I missed out on a cheaper ebay auction but at least this didn't get cancelled.

Also the cheapest it's available on amazon Canada is > $40 including shipping now. Ebay auctions seem very heated and BiN has gone crazy. Feeling pretty good for jumping on this last night.

 

[Kouriozan]

Throw in the GBC Bios file, and you have flawless GBC hardware support too, right down to the startup with selectable colour palettes:

I wish Nintendo gave us Super Game Boy color swap in eShop.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Considering how active the scene is getting I am sure a more simple option will be available down the line

Gonna avoid this madness for now lol

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Considering how active the scene is getting I am sure a more simple option will be available down the line

Gonna avoid this madness for now lol

Yeah that's a good call. If I had missed getting this game for cheap I would have waited. This will open the door for less talented programmers to get code running on the system and given a bit of time it's very likely there will be a system-level exploit.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I just want someone to announce homebrew that dumps and stores 3DS retail backups to an SD card, I bought a lot of these before they were on the damn eShop.

 

[whitehawk]

What emulators are on the 3DS? I've been waiting for Vita homebrew, but 3DS could be good too.

 

[L.O.R.D]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...wing_announcement_of_3ds_homebrew_requirement

 

[gngf123]

Just got an email saying that they had run out of stock before managing to update the site, so I most likely won't receive my copy.


Goddamnit.

 

[Rich!]

What emulators are on the 3DS? I've been waiting for Vita homebrew, but 3DS could be good too.

look at my post above for one great example.

 

[flohen95]

So, I had ordered the game from a seller this morning for 13€ incl. shipping at 9 a.m. CET, but the guy (understandably) cancelled the order at around 2 p.m. By then you had trouble to find the game for under 30€, and I was about to say "fuck it" and just not get the game.
But in a stroke of genius I remembered that I could check if any GameStop near me still has the game in stock, and the webpage happened to state that, indeed, GameStop Neuwied still has the game in stock in low quantities. So I jump into my car, drive over, and buy the game for 8€ (they only had one copy there, though).

Thanks for cancelling my order, dear seller. Not only did I get a 5€ coupon from the site I ordered on, I also got the game for 5€ less than I would have originally had to pay. ^_^

 

[Kouriozan]

My order is still in preparation since this morning and the cancellation stories worries me >.<

 

[Willy Wanka]

My order from earlier got cancelled so unless another exploit is found, I'm out.

 

[sixteen-bit]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...wing_announcement_of_3ds_homebrew_requirement

Ubisoft is bound to press more once they hear this news.

Kappa.

 

[L.O.R.D]

Now we wait.

no , we run

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I hope that another exploit pops up soon. I fell asleep am hour before the announcement.

 

[Koppai]

Haha I bought this game when it came out

 

[Hasney]

If it hits the price of an Australian New 3DS (unlikely), I'll sell my copy to fund that. Screw homebrew at that point.

 

[atomsk]

got lucky and nabbed a copy at a gamestop about 10 miles away for $4.99, only copy in store. (and in a 40 mile radius.)

phew.

 

[Isotope]

Bless you Gamestop; got it for $4.98 used. I think it was also the only copy they had, so I lucked out.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Can Gamestop ship your copy to another store? It's not worth the money to drive that far.

 

[narton]

Got my $5 gamestop copy on hold. Will pick up after lunchtime.

 

[wrowa]

Ubisoft is bound to press more once they hear this news.

Kappa.

I doubt Nintendo will let them, unless Ubisoft fixes the issue (which would make a reprint pointless).

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

Of course the ebay dude quit the transaktion. Will wait for another exploit.

 

[Crayons]

Bought a copy on Amazon for $24 but I just asked GameStop to hold me a copy for $5.

Should I just get both?

 

[rekameohs]

Will the Gateway be able to launch the homebrew channel / launch homebrew apps? I know it can launch backups, so if it can do that too, I think it would be a better investment that trying to hunt down Cubic Ninja.

 

[UncleSporky]

Bought a copy on Amazon for $24 but I just asked GameStop to hold me a copy for $5.

Should I just get both?

You could sell one for $$$.

 

[Petrie]

Will the Gateway be able to launch the homebrew channel / launch homebrew apps? I know it can launch backups, so if it can do that too, I think it would be a better investment that trying to hunt down Cubic Ninja.

I imagine you could just load cubic ninja on the gateway, but you'd have to have a 3DS with the right firmware in order to do so.

 

[Ricky 7]

Is Cubic Ninja on the eShop?

 

[rekameohs]

I imagine you could just load cubic ninja on the gateway, but you'd have to have a 3DS with the right firmware in order to do so.

Ah yes, that's right. Gateway said that they'll be supporting all 3DS versions soon, by the way. Currently, it only supports up to 4.5

 

[friskykillface]

haha welp no cubic ninja for me, the held copy i reserved at 6 am got canceled at 7:45 am

good job dedham MA gamestop employee , getting it before it opened at 9 am.
my salt x jelly of the day

 

[nibblemonkey]

Is Cubic Ninja on the eShop?

Only in Japan

 

[MiloFoxburr]

Is Cubic Ninja on the eShop?

Only the JPN one. My 3rd Party Order from Amazon UK was just cancelled . The seller mailed me this

Good afternoon,

Just to let you know we are struggling with your order. To be honest what happened this morning still baffles me - Cubic Ninja is a title which we had to discount in order to sell at all and this morning all our stock sold out within some 5 minutes and I'm not exaggerating. Before we managed to update our Amazon stock levels the same thing happened there as well. So unfortunately as it stands we have no stock to send you. I will try to work with our suppliers to see what we can do and also maybe understand what actually happened this morning as this was unprecedented. Although initial conversations with them indicate that we are unlikely to get this particular title back in stock.

We understand that most orders placed in November and December are intended to be Christmas gifts so since we cannot send you this title we would like to offer you a generous 40% off any other similarly priced 3DS game.
For the time being though we will leave your order open in case we can get more stock for you.

Sincere apologies.

kind regards

I'd say a few sellers are out there scratching their heads today

 

[Rich!]

Is Cubic Ninja on the eShop?

Only in Japan.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Bought two copies just for fun, you never know.

Will sell one for $300. PM me if you want it.

Spoiler

I need money for New 3DS XL.

 

[Petrie]

Ah yes, that's right. Gateway said that they'll be supporting all 3DS versions soon, by the way. Currently, it only supports up to 4.5

Technically they said up to 9.2 and that they can't guarantee anything beyond that.

So if you don't update, then you're in the clear.

 

[jon bones]

so we're looking at gb, gbc, nes and snes emulators? any word for gba?

 

[CDX]

I said this in the other thread too, but my Cubic Ninja purchase from last night was just cancelled.

Sadness

 

[atomsk]

haha welp no cubic ninja for me, the held copy i reserved at 6 am got canceled at 7:45 am

good job dedham MA gamestop employee , getting it before it opened at 9 am.
my salt x jelly of the day

That sucks you ended up with a store with a knowledgeable employee.

I did a hold request at 6:30, got the confirmation at 8:30, and I walked in when they opened at 10am.

I let the dude behind the counter know he would probably be getting a few calls about it today. He was surprised when I told him the price skyrocketed overnight.

 

[Vigilant Gambit]

Can Gamestop ship your copy to another store? It's not worth the money to drive that far.

Got my $5 gamestop copy on hold. Will pick up after lunchtime.

Bought a copy on Amazon for $24 but I just asked GameStop to hold me a copy for $5.

Should I just get both?

haha welp no cubic ninja for me, the held copy i reserved at 6 am got canceled at 7:45 am

good job dedham MA gamestop employee , getting it before it opened at 9 am.
my salt x jelly of the day

I'll just quote my post on this from the other thread.

What a morning.

Went to bed last night, and put in a hold for the game at two nearby Gamestops at 4 in the morning. Got up at 9:30 to an email saying they didn't have it in the store. Decided to ignore the email because the store opens at 10 and there probably wasn't anyone there to actually check the stock, so I assumed the system auto-responded after a bunch of people tried to put in a hold. My guess at the time was that it was a "soft" hold system, because there was no money down, etc.

I show up at the Gamestop as it's opening, ask about the game, and they tell me someone else called in earlier asking, and they never had it in the store. I cursed and drove to the next Gamestop, one that I knew still showed the "hold in store" option even as of this morning, when the other two had not.

Got there, picked the game up off the shelf, tried to pay for it, and got told that about a minute beforehand, someone had put in a hold for the game. The employee tried to put in a hold at another Gamestop that showed the game as in-stock, but he called to verify and they said they didn't actually have it, corroborating the story I told. Basically, if I had any confidence in that system, I would've put in a hold before I made the half-hour drive.

Long story short, they called the person who had put a hold on it and told them it wasn't in stock, then sold me the game for $5.

Also, guys, please believe that at this point, it is probably out of stock everywhere on the east coast. People are calling Gamestops before they even open. If you want one and you aren't already on the road, you're probably outta luck. If you call in ahead of time, it's still up to the whim of the employee as far as how willing they are to actually hold the game for you. Keep in mind that the game I got, which was the only copy in the store, was still on the shelf when I got there, despite it being on hold. Had another employee who was unaware of the hold been the one to do my transaction, the person who preordered would have showed up and gotten mad instead of being called, presumably when they were on their way.

 

[vgamer1]

Can confirm gameyob is legit. Great emulator.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Can confirm gameyob is legit. Great emulator.

did smeal drop the bomb yet or is that a different exploit?

 

[rekameohs]

did smeal drop the bomb yet or is that a different exploit?

That's from a DS flashcart, which already has tons of emulator support, including GameYob. And of course, DS carts are playable on 3DS!

3DS has near zero homebrew development right now, so don't expect to be doing much in the near future with this exploit. It *may* come though, it's just a question of if it will.

 

[rjc571]

Nice, my copy of Cubic Ninja shipped.

 

[Petrie]

That's from a DS flashcart, which already has tons of emulator support, including GameYob. And of course, DS carts are playable on 3DS!

The only thing that stops me from using this more is that I can't get streetpasses and such. Wish they had found a way around that.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I give up, I'm not paying highway robbery prices to get a copy.

I'll just wait until someone else blows the doors off the hinges.

 

[liquidtmd]

I dont have a 3DS so have no horse in this race, I just like the emu and Homebrew scene.

Lol at bemused retail staff everywhere getting frantic calls saying "I need Cubic Ninja!". Probably will hit top of the charts this week. The guy announcing this should turn round and say 'Whoops did I say Cubic Ninja? Not that one!'

 

[Infinite]

Wait, I'm lost. How does this exploit enable homebrew? What does the homebrew accomplish even. Someone please explain.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I dont have a 3DS so have no horse in this race, I just like the emu and Homebrew scene.

Lol at bemused retail staff everywhere getting frantic calls saying "I need Cubic Ninja!". Probably will hit top of the charts this week. The guy announcing this should turn round and say 'Whoops did I say Cubic Ninja? Not that one!'

lmao, biggest troll ever.

 

[BY2K]

Cubic Ninja is now selling more than Far Cry 4 Xbox One and LBP3 PS4.

I don't know if I should be laughing or worried.