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From Kotaku

This week, 3DS hacking communities are clamoring over a so-called “ban wave” that permanently knocks systems offline.

On forums like GBA Temp, Reddit, and 4chan, there are dozens of pages where people are trying to figure out if their systems have been banned. According to online reports, users hit by the ban hammer are seeing an “Error Code: 002-0102" when they try to load up their friends list:

While it’s difficult to pinpoint a commonality between all affected users, many admit to downloading custom firmware to the system. With custom firmware, users can alter their 3DSes, use emulators, dump game cartridges, and more. Others say they have pirated games for the 3DS, while some claim they didn’t do anything at all, but were banned anyway. (We cannot verify such claims.)

Can't say I'm not worried about getting hit with a false positive.

Lock out my 3DS if old.

 

[TheMoon]

Haven't they always done this?

 

[Atlas157]

I have a hacked XL and two other XLs that aren't, so it doesn't bother me at all.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

Good

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Nobody should be surprised by this. When you modify your hardware you do so willingly and you should know the risks.

Also, the more fuckwit cheaters they can keep off online games the better. I remember Tetris DS and Mario Kart DS not being a whole lot of fun once cheaters were running rampant.

 

[Regiruler]

They're probably going to get around this eventually, but nice on Nintendo to keep trying.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Good

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[Xbro]

They're probably going to get around this eventually, but nice on Nintendo to keep trying.

The story of the 3DS Hacking community.

 

[Kilau]

Real false positives? I hope not.

 

[hamchan]

Oh well. Not too broken up if I'm banned. That's the risk we take by hacking our systems. It's always been like this.

 

[RadioJoNES64]

I'd been a lot more upset if it were an NNID ban.

 

[chaobreaker]

Haven't they always done this?

Last time I heard about them doing this was for pirated copies of Pokemon Sun and Moon going online before the release date.

This is a ban for any 3DS with CFW that went online in the past day or so.

 

[Skittzo0413]

Don't some of these hacks literally let you download any game on the eshop for free? Aka pirate them?

If that's true then it's surprising they haven't banned them sooner...

 

[kami_sama]

Last time I heard about them doing this was for pirated copies of Pokemon Sun and Moon going online before the release date.

This is a ban for any 3DS with CFW that went online in the past day or so.

I haven't connected mine in like 5 months, so I should be safe, right?

 

[Maintenance]

CFW and going online are things that never mix well.

 

[Mithos]

Nobody should be surprised by this. When you modify your hardware you do so willingly and you should know the risks.

Also, the more fuckwit cheaters they can keep off online games the better. I remember Tetris DS and Mario Kart DS not being a whole lot of fun once cheaters were running rampant.

The sole reason Mario Kart DS was fun to play online was the knowledge that people would go WTF!!!! When Tick Tock Clock was randomly chosen as the track to play on (aka offline only tracks).

 

[Immaculate]

I haven't connected mine in like 5 months, so I should be safe, right?

you can check by going to the friends list. if you open the app and get the error code in OP you've been blocked from online play


Also this whole thing seems to be really random. I have a 3DS that I put CFW on ages ago and my system wasn't hit with a ban. Was literally just playing Smash an hour ago lol

 

[AkumaNiko]

Think it had something to do with spotpass, they figured it out tho. Im not banned so its all good.

 

[Seik]

CFW and going online are things that never mix well.

Yep.

If you ever hack your console, prepare it so that it'll never have to go online after that.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

This is why I havent hacked my 3DS, games are locked to the hardware if you cant go online you are fucked, Im still hoping for my virtual console games going to the Swtich

 

[PreyingShark]

They're probably going to get around this eventually, but nice on Nintendo to keep trying.

If you have a spare squeaky clean 3ds then there is a way to unban, but if you do it now you will just get banned again. And you can only unban once pr spare 3ds.

My jp n3ds, which i only homebrewed for ntr streaming, isnt banned yet... BUT before work today i am buying a new 3ds xl and Pokemon Sun and putting all my Pokemon on there before i get hit since i have lotsa shit on bank man. I dont hack mons so in my specific case the $$ is worth it to preserve thousands of hours of grinding.

 

[Visualante2]

I would rather see an evidence based approach than just outright banning. Nintendo should have the resources to monitor hackers, give warnings and bans for repeat offenders. Some people don't hack multplayer.

 

[Demoskinos]

If you're running modified hardware you should always have a second piece of the same hardware that is unmodified.

 

[Calm Mind]

If you took the risk of breaking a platform holders T&C's, the consequences for doing so should come as no surprise.

 

[charpunk]

Honestly I'm shocked it took them this long with how long the 3ds scene has been going.

At least they went the Xbox 360 route and are just banning systems and not NNIDs. Can still access the eshop so at least your purchased content is not gone. Sucks because I modded mine to get around region locks without having to buy another 3ds. Not like I'll ever play anything online with it again.

 

[family_guy]

They do this when the system is almost dead.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

tbh it's still worth it, cfw is amazing

 

[Caffeine]

I thought they did this for years now

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I would rather see an evidence based approach than just outright banning. Nintendo should have the resources to monitor hackers, give warnings and bans for repeat offenders. Some people don't hack multplayer.

I don't think Nintendo would issue warnings for custom firmware. They don't want you doing anything on their hardware unless they allow it.

 

[wildfire]

I have a hacked XL and two other XLs that aren't, so it doesn't bother me at all.

Why do you have 3?

 

[Lunafreya Nox Fleuret]

Dont care unless this prevents hacked pokemon. It won't, sadly.

 

[Mister_Ruck]

I would rather see an evidence based approach than just outright banning. Nintendo should have the resources to monitor hackers, give warnings and bans for repeat offenders. Some people don't hack multplayer.

They don't even need to monitor for hacking. Hacked systems straight up just tell them they're hacked because CFW apps show up as the game you're playing just like any official game would.

 

[Segnaro]

Sony and Microsoft ban hacked consoles from online too.

The only difference is that Nintendo takes forever to react to hacks.

 

[Erheller]

Don't some of these hacks literally let you download any game on the eshop for free? Aka pirate them?

If that's true then it's surprising they haven't banned them sooner...

Eh, if they started banning people earlier, then people would have been more careful about going online and the scene would have put resources into making CFW less detectable. It seems like Nintendo wanted to catch as many CFW users as they could at once.

Also, they're blanket banning everyone with CFW, not just the users that pirated stuff. I don't think anyone really knows yet how Nintendo is distributing the bans (it seems like spot pass might be the culprit), but they're going after everyone with CFW, not just those with pirated stuff (which shouldn't be too hard to detect, just ban everyone who used a certain application).

Yep.

If you ever hack your console, prepare it so that it'll never have to go online after that.

Oh sweet, I can ban myself from online so Nintendo doesn't have to do it for me!

 

[Kouriozan]

Sony and Microsoft ban hacked consoles from online too.

The only difference is that Nintendo takes forever to react to hacks.

People got banned from playing Pokémon Sun/Moon with a pirated rom.
It's not like they can't but more they don't (didn't) want.

 

[Choppymushroom]

I agree with some others here and say good.

 

[sirap]

Just checked mine, not banned yet (maybe they're doing it in waves?)

Not that it matters, like others I own a few 3DS and the only one with CFW installed is my retro machine. Not much use for online there

 

[Mechanized]

Cheaters ruin it for everyone I guess. Some people just use homebrew and emulators. :/

 

[Atlas157]

Why do you have 3?

Shiny hunting in Pokemon.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Cheaters ruin it for everyone I guess. Some people just use homebrew and emulators. :/

Or run out of region games.

 

[O.N.U.S.]

I turned off the wifi the minute I put cfw on it anyway.

It's worth it.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Cheaters ruin it for everyone I guess. Some people just use homebrew and emulators. :/

Nintendo doesn't want you using emulators and homebrew on their hardware. Don't blame just the cheaters for this.

 

[HBP]

Im banned but I don't care, I don't play online and don't cheat and I can still use the eSHOP so I am good.

 

[RiverShell]

I turned off the wifi the minute I put cfw on it anyway.

It's worth it.

Agreed, being able to use the full power of the New 3DS to run certain games outweights online IMO. I have two clean XLs anywaay.

 

[Puruzi]

Used soundhax before, would that get me a ban?

 

[Enigmatic Rainbow]

Just checked all 3 of my systems that have both CFW and homebrew, and none of them are banned.

 

[Producer]

Oh shit, i hope i dont get banned. I play mh online a good amount so it would suck

 

[sirap]

Oh shit, i hope i dont get banned. I play mh online a good amount so it would suck

Perfect time to get a Switch now that MHXX is confirmed 😂

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Good

I mean yes if it's only hitting piracy but it sucks whenever home brew takes a hit too.

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Used soundhax before, would that get me a ban?

Supposedly people who only used homebrew are also getting banned.