Nintendo didn't have a choice, they used Gamespy for Wii and DS online.
A lot of PC multiplayer games are also affected by this (and a few PS3 games as well that used Gamespy servers).
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Nintendo Ending Wi-Fi Connection Worldwide on May 20th
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Nintendo didn't have a choice, they used Gamespy for Wii and DS online.
A lot of PC multiplayer games are also affected by this (and a few PS3 games as well that used Gamespy servers).
Traffic analysis isn't that hard, Wiimm even wrote his own application which does plenty of the work. Most important is showing there is interest, collecting logs and being available for testing. Wiimm naturally only cares about MKW so other people need to deliver him the info and testing he needs for supporting other games. Eventually if I get anywhere with the PES stuff I do I could look at other games' logs as well.
I'm using a very cheap router capable of custom OSS firmware (TL-WR841N with Open-WRT) and just reroute all the data, see http://save-nintendo-wifi.com/cfw-router.html
I'm kinda confused as to what I'm supposed to do. I downloaded the application but there are no instructions or anything.
I found this page which has a different method with but I'm not sure if it's only for MKWii or not.
You are looking at the communication over the net. What you see in Wireshark is everything raw, mkw-ana takes the parts already known and makes them more readable (e.g. by colouring the text, converting the base64 encoded values, calculating the friend codes etc.). We currently still have official servers so by logging communication with them we get to see with and to what data each side responds to each other. Ideally this covers all possible communication so a new server can be made behave the same way (or at least those parts deemed important). If you don't know what I'm talking about it might be too complicated for you to do analysis of such data.
Edit: Here's a better introduction to mkw-ana.
What you linked are statistics garnered through Wiimm's proxy. That has nothing to do with analysing the client server communication of a specific game.
It wasn't even their call, this is all because Glu Mobile is shutting down Gamespy.
I believe they ceased production last year.
Starwolf_UK
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Its all in-game so use an action replay basically.
The DQIX content was bought back up after petitioning Square Enix. As far as the daily shop goes all but a few have been captured* (but again, you can just an action replay for the exclusive content) and of those few everything is available in other ones.
*-Their next rotation falls after the shutdown.
This is a good tutorial if you have a USB wifi adapter and can use SoftAP to capture network traffic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX4CnvV9Wl8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX4CnvV9Wl8
Starwolf_UK
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An older DQIX question rthread
Have you got to
yet? If so you need to talk to
and have the Zoom spell. If not then it is only a few hours into the game. I'm not sure if the quests rotate or anything like that (I have access to a WEP connection now but no DQIX game so have never done it myself) and I think if you start the game over you'll lose that DLC (but like the other thread implies, with 2 DS systems and 2 copies of the game you can have one cart with the DLC).
Not all the DLC, just the quests. I think some of those quests are necessary to see all the post game content (I really didn't like the postgame myself, the legacy bosses may have been cool but having to go through a million dull grottos to get to them was not, by that point I was done with the game).
Have you got to
Stornway
Selma in the Quester's Rest Inn
Awesome.
Just accessed through a WEP connection I tethered off my phone.
Got all the DLC quests and all the Special Guest! I am happy!
Gameboy415
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Do you have the Euro version of the game??
I can't seem to access the charts on my copy for some reason.
I'm able to connect to WFC but it says something like 'Could not access charts' and I can't even look up songs via Search.
My Japanese copy works without any issues so I'm not sure what the deal is.
I'm using an American DSiXL in the US, if it makes a difference.
Is anyone else having issue with Jam with the Band??
It was fine for me yesterday. I've got the Euro copy and I'm in the UK.Do you have the Euro version of the game??
I can't seem to access the charts on my copy for some reason.
I'm able to connect to WFC but it says something like 'Could not access charts' and I can't even look up songs via Search.
My Japanese copy works without any issues so I'm not sure what the deal is.
I'm using an American DSiXL in the US, if it makes a difference.
Is anyone else having issue with Jam with the Band??
Downloaded about 15 so I've still got quite a few to go. There's a surprising amount of French songs to download.
Also don't do what I did I download Walking On Sunshine. Haven't not played the game in a long while I forgot that was an included track. Though technically the DLC version is different.
terrisus
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Awesome.
Just accessed through a WEP connection I tethered off my phone.
Got all the DLC quests and all the Special Guest! I am happy!
What do you have to do to get all of them? Just connect?
Starwolf_UK
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Thats the 23 Nindori Jam with the band songs down...man the amount of yes just to get a song, you would think you were deleting an NNID or something...
Since when was Solatorobo DSi enhanced, the animated icon and now it wants the use the camera (you can refuse) Quest download is right on the title screen but it needs a save file and getting to the first save point will take more than a few minutes...
Shop entrance > Settings > profile > country. Try picking something like France or Germany.
Since when was Solatorobo DSi enhanced, the animated icon and now it wants the use the camera
(you can refuse) Quest download is right on the title screen but it needs a save file and getting to the first save point will take more than a few minutes...Here is my guess. You selected a country with no content (possibly whatever was at the top of the list).Do you have the Euro version of the game??
I can't seem to access the charts on my copy for some reason.
I'm able to connect to WFC but it says something like 'Could not access charts' and I can't even look up songs via Search.
Shop entrance > Settings > profile > country. Try picking something like France or Germany.
ThePeoplesBureau
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Glad I got my DQIX house in order before the shutdown...
WFC RIP.
WFC RIP.
I finally just bought a DSi XL and they're already turning off the online features of games I was going to pick up. No point in grabbing Mario Kart now
This seems way too soon of Nintendo to do this, is there a petition to keep it up yet?
Petitions would do no good. The backbone of the service is GameSpy, and they're shutting down.
faceless007
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I must be abysmally slow at RPGs or something (I don't play many) because it took me 13:52 to get to the point in DQIX where you can get the DLC. I did a fair amount of grinding to be sure, but even so saying 4-5 hours seems crazy to me.
How significant is the dq ix stuff? IT's a game I definitely want to get someday, but don't currently have and am no rush to get to it soon.
But if the dlc is rather large, it might be worth moving it up my playlist and going out and picking up a copy. At least it's pretty cheap.
But if the dlc is rather large, it might be worth moving it up my playlist and going out and picking up a copy. At least it's pretty cheap.
terrisus
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You can enjoy the game perfectly fine without it, it's an amazing game.
That said, the WiFi stuff is pretty significant too - so I would definitely recommend grabbing it while you can.
I finally just bought a DSi XL and they're already turning off the online features of games I was going to pick up. No point in grabbing Mario Kart now
This seems way too soon of Nintendo to do this, is there a petition to keep it up yet?
Nintendo can't do shit here, it's Gamespy that run the servers.
Glad to hear I'm not alone in my madness, haha.
Unfortunately for me, none of my local stores had any copies in stock so I had to resort to various online stores (eBay, Best Buy, & SecondSpin, to be specific).
Here's hoping they all show up in time...
How's your collection going? You get them all yet? I caved and ordered MvDK3. Fingers crossed it gets here in time.
EDIT: I'm not positive, but I believe the extra levels for bust a move plus on Wiiware use the wfc. Two bucks for each pack and there's two packs. I just bought them and the game claimed it was connecting to the wfc.
Gameboy415
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That was it!
It had defaulted to Australia so I switched it to United Kingdom, tried the WFC shop, and BAM there's all the charts/songs I've been looking for!
I had no idea this option even existed in the settings menu so thanks a million!!
Yep! They all arrived as of last Friday and I've officially got all of the Picross, Picross 3D, & WarioWare DIY DLC now.
I just finished maxing out my MvDK3 cart earlier today - I believe it lets you save around 140-150 stages total.
FYI, the stages in the 'Challenge' section are separate from the main DLC area.
I was able to download 3 complete days worth of challenge stages (around 60 total, I think) on top of all of the Nintendo & Top-Rated stages I grabbed in the main section.
Hopefully your copy arrives in time!
Thanks, I'll need to look into this too.
I wonder if the Space Invaders: Get Even DLC would be in the same boat...?
I've actually been checking various Target stores for Wii Point Cards (to save a whopping 5%, lol) so I could grab the Samba De Amigo DLC (which supposedly isn't getting de-listed/shut down but I'd rather not chance it) but they don't seem to carry them any more.
I'll probably just add some points with my debit card and grab everything that might get lost in the WFC shutdown.
On a related note, I recently found out that Boom Blox: Bash Party & Blast Works had free DLC but both services seem to have been discontinued a while back.
Oh well..
terrisus
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On a related note, I recently found out that Boom Blox: Bash Party & Blast Works had free DLC but both services seem to have been discontinued a while back.
Going to have to change its name to:
Blast Works: Build, Keep it to Yourself, Destroy
=(
Starwolf_UK
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Quick question about Wario Ware DIY showcase (the WiiWare game). This can download crated games, right? Can you copy the save? If not you can use homebrew to get around that.
What I'm saying this might be a better avenue to preserve that content as the saves can be transfered if you jump through that hoop (nobody ever figured out the how to dump the DS Wario DIY NAND).
Note: The Jam with the band speaker channel is essentially another DS in local play so can't be used in the same way.
What I'm saying this might be a better avenue to preserve that content as the saves can be transfered if you jump through that hoop (nobody ever figured out the how to dump the DS Wario DIY NAND).
Note: The Jam with the band speaker channel is essentially another DS in local play so can't be used in the same way.
It is postgame stuff for the most part. I did like the postgame so don't feel anything about missing out on it but it does a lot itf you get into that.
SuperZambezi
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Does anyone know the exact time the servers are going down on May 20? Japan has them going down at 11PM, but I haven't heard anything for other regions.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I'm pretty sure it's worldwide for 11PM, but I could be wrong.
Dr. Black Jack
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For any soccer/football fans: PES 09, 10, 11, 12, and 13 all have roster updates that require WFC to download. PES 08 doesn't as far as I can tell.
perfectchaos007
Member
Hard to believe it's been 8.5 years since the birth of nintendo wi-fi. It had a great run.
I've created captures of all of them yesterday night, so that stuff is save. (At least for EU releases, as well as Winning Eleven Playmaker 2010 Japan Challenge. I honestly have no ideas what other regions may be there, and if the updates differ.)
Gucci Messiah
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Ziff Davis, not Glu
PixyJunket
Member
So what is being lost on The Last Story, just costume items, right?
Was there ever a list created?
How long would it take to get all of the online items?
Was there ever a list created?
How long would it take to get all of the online items?
Dr. Black Jack
Member
You need to play a few hours into the game to make the WFC option appear. Also, AFAIK the Christmas Cake item is no longer obtainable in the DQVC shop, so you won't be able to complete one of the DLC missions.
Ziff Davis shut down the GameSpy website. The technology was a separate product, which IGN wound up selling to Glu.
Out of the games I have, this is what I've downloaded.
All of the 6 puzzles released.
Most likely won't be able to get all of the content, due to the insane amount of carts needing purchase in such a short time. (Seriously though, Nintendo: First time you offer NP games in years and people can't even own them all)
Spread across two titles, (DIY and DIY Showcase). Layton 4 came in today, have all the puzzles.
These are the titles that I think I can get in a short amount of time, but will need questions answered on some of them:
Advance Wars: Can all the missions fit on one cart? Is it possible to download them all near the start, like the Layton titles?
DQ9: What specifically are the codes for the DLC quests/codes? I looked around and there's only catch-all "Every armor/clothes/shield/etc" codes and one for the "Legacy Dungeons"
Fossil Fighters: Any more info on this? When to get the DLC, what do I need to do in-game?
Mana: Same as above.
Layton: Is there a AR code for the extra friends in London Life, like how there is one for the weekly puzzles?
Picross 3D: Are the puzzles worthwile?
Ranger Guardian/Shadows: Weren't those missions timed events that are gone now? Or is there an AR code to "Patch" them in?
For ones not covered on the list:
Fire Emblem DS: That shop exclusive sword, how much in-game currency does it need? (I'm assuming you pay through that.)
Castlevania DoS (I think?): Did that item shop Wi-Fi thing do anything? As in, can I play the game full to completion without that?
The Last Story: What specifically do you have to do in the online mode to get the exclusive sword/whatever else?
And finally: Are there any other games the thread has missed that have exclusive downloadable content?
All of the 6 puzzles released.
Most likely won't be able to get all of the content, due to the insane amount of carts needing purchase in such a short time. (Seriously though, Nintendo: First time you offer NP games in years and people can't even own them all)
Spread across two titles, (DIY and DIY Showcase). Layton 4 came in today, have all the puzzles.
These are the titles that I think I can get in a short amount of time, but will need questions answered on some of them:
Advance Wars: Can all the missions fit on one cart? Is it possible to download them all near the start, like the Layton titles?
DQ9: What specifically are the codes for the DLC quests/codes? I looked around and there's only catch-all "Every armor/clothes/shield/etc" codes and one for the "Legacy Dungeons"
Fossil Fighters: Any more info on this? When to get the DLC, what do I need to do in-game?
Mana: Same as above.
Layton: Is there a AR code for the extra friends in London Life, like how there is one for the weekly puzzles?
Picross 3D: Are the puzzles worthwile?
Ranger Guardian/Shadows: Weren't those missions timed events that are gone now? Or is there an AR code to "Patch" them in?
For ones not covered on the list:
Fire Emblem DS: That shop exclusive sword, how much in-game currency does it need? (I'm assuming you pay through that.)
Castlevania DoS (I think?): Did that item shop Wi-Fi thing do anything? As in, can I play the game full to completion without that?
The Last Story: What specifically do you have to do in the online mode to get the exclusive sword/whatever else?
And finally: Are there any other games the thread has missed that have exclusive downloadable content?
considering there's all of one Virtual Console title that could ever go online...
Ya can only save up to 50 of them from an ingame menus. Dunno how many there are in total cause you can only d/l them "randomly" or from a "recommended" list... which is still random cause you don't see what you've got until after its downloaded. Its also a hassle cause it disconnects after each download!
connect to nintendo wi-fi connection?
yes
connecting to nintendo wi-fi connection... please wait a moment
choose slot
download "map"?
yes
now saving...
disconnecting from nintendo wi-fi connection...
repeat from step 1
why
...you may have talked me out of it, lol. Doing that 50 times sounds a bit rough.
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