Gotta do what Nintendon't

I adhere to this, once it's abandonware it's free game (pun intended?).

Especially when their are 0 benefits for dedicated fans, and the prices remain the same or increase in value over time. Nintendos just corrupt and greedy

​@@morobest5351 Nintendo don't care for their systems as they used to. Also copyright is suggestive as that usually only entails to ips not the games. Plus emulation is used widely as a form of preserving what gets lost or was either never obtainable to begin with or just plain forgotten. A copyright infringement would be in place if the person was making money off of the games or content or the content is still wanted. Hshop doesn't at all plus an example: Nintendo made a game for the GBA called the legend of Zelda: a link to the past/four swords. Now to people who never played would think it's just alttp put in GBA but they added extra stuff to it even a secret dungeon and ending but they never brought this version back out since. Four swords may have but not this version. So your pretty much expecting people to let games/media that haven't had any remasters or remakes and that are left in the dust forever stay in the dust forever. What about those who resell games on eBay or Amazon or video game stores dedicated to reselling old games and media? Are THEY committing copyright infringement? Nintendo and every other company products and the like that aren't made anymore and left behind get sold all the time online as well in their physical versions even if they say do not resale on some special ones like display only models or promotional items. The companies don't get a dime for when such gets resold. By your view then eBay and the like or ANYTHING where the game,media,content is resold or made available again (by means like hshop) way after their company has tossed them into the trash bin of no return is apparently copyright infringement when it ain't. eBay,Amazon,and so on sell the real games or even fakes for ludicrous amounts of money while Nintendo Sony and Microsoft as an example don't even see a cent. You really expect people to just be like "oh well the item isn't made anymore/isn't available to buy anymore, that's it then I guess." No. Get over yourself. If the eShops were still up people would mostly buy the games still but when Nintendo doesn't care and never reconsiders or listen to their consumers and pull the plug anyways despite it would literally make them more money in the long run if they kept it open since they clearly hate physical versions of games (look at Nintendo switch games... 300+ for ones bought in the eShop while if you got a physical version you only get 60 gold points (and also has a expiration date for no reason as well) )

But what if the one who punish you, is the game and the console instead ? 😓

piracy is almost always a skill issue

Da

@@egon3705 if you think about kinda lol

Im gonna preserve the game in my device and proceed to check it out 😄

To me it's not piracy in any way since I have pretty much every game I want purchased. It's just a faster way to make a copy of what I already bought for a sibling or friend.

In my opinion hshop isn't piracy and is now emulation now that nintendo no longer sells the games.

@@ClassicMushroom that is not how piracy or emulation works. Emulation is software that emulates hardware. hshop is just a platform which gives you software, and offers to install it on real hardware. Not what emulation is. Piracy doesn't care if a digital good isn't for sale, if it's owned by an IP holder and using an unofficial, unlicenced means of getting access to that good, it's piracy. Emulation isn't the same as piracy, but can use pirated software. If you didn't buy the games and back them up yourself, it's piracy. (it's also preservation, and a moral good)

@@sighreliefLmao Okay well I guess I'm a dirty pirate who pirates 3ds games, I don't care. Nintendo's been going downhill, I'm not gonna give them money.

Yeah... I probably could've saved $350 in eShop impulse buying, especially since I had already intended to set up us the bannerbomb "once I was done with my buying spree, just in case". Boy, I'm probably exactly the kind of sucker Big N wanted, huh? 🐳🐳🐳

@@WackoMcGoose no, thank to people like you they'll continue make games.

@TheElectricSquad_YT who gives a shit about nintendo, its not like they care for their fans

@TheElectricSquad_YT who gives a shit, there’s no legal means of supporting the developers of the games when they are unavailable to be purchased by nintendo

​@TheElectricSquad_YT yes, and I WILL do it again.

It's a shame for sure, but it's lovely to see the modding community blooming for such cool systems. I just modded my Wii U last weekend, too. Do you have any games or apps you recommend?

@@smallthoughts_nl there's not as many cool apps on Wii U as there are 3DS, but I would say to keep an eye on Pretendo Network. They're slowly bringing back all the online features, and the one I'm specifically interested in is Miiverse. On top of that, there's some cool mods for various games like Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 if you look online, the game modding scene on Wii U is a fairly nice size. Also make sure that you're running Tiramasu or Aroma instead of Haxchi, especially if you want your system to boot right into homebrew on boot. Haxchi is a bit out of date, though if you get a Wii U now there's not even a way to install it now that the eShop is closed since it required a legally purchased DS game. As for games, you can't go wrong with the likes of Mario Maker and Splatoon and Super Mario 3D World. Captain Toad Treasure Tracker is really fun, and the HD versions of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess are as well. If you like RPGs then I also definitely recommend Xenoblade Chronicles X, one of the few Wii U exclusives that has yet to release elsewhere.

I love how bricking your system is never mentioned as a real thing that can and does happen to people trying to homebrew their consoles. I have had a wii u and 2ds since 2021and have spent loads of money putting games on them over time. When I was like 15 I was mad that things weren't just free so I would've disguised my not having money with some righteous indignation about being anti capitalism. My advice to anyone looking to buy a 3ds(any of em) or wii u in 2023 after the shop closed? Don't bother getting a wii u at all but the 3ds* has loads of good games and you can play ds games as well. The wii u is massively underpowered and it struggles to play any game not made by Nintendo. It's fine for snes and gba games though

@@greenkoopa bricking your system is ALWAYS mentioned as a real thing that can and does happen to people trying to homebrew their consoles. you should very much research about the possible risks of modding your console before even setting up anything and if you're watching a good video guide (which you usually shouldn't, go read written guides as those are 99% of the time up-to-date) the person should always tell you to make backups in case a brick does happen, which is already very rare if you follow the instructions correctly. from what i've seen, the chances of bricking a 3ds are pretty low if you do everything right, and the chances on the wii u are even lower unless you are using an unstable, outdated and crappy method such as coldboot haxchi

@@1257Plays you only brought it up after I called you out on it. Thats my point. If you're gonna say "just homebrew it" you should follow that with the risks. Not everyone is technically inclined or informed about these things

Nintendo, one of the biggest advocates of anti-piracy, is in turn encouraging people to pirate their games because of how inaccessible they make their own games over time.

Thats a stupid limit...

That’s strange, I’ve had no problem enabling timestamp chapters on my videos.

It does indeed sound dodgy, but KZfaq channels with less than 1000 subscribers aren't eligible for that feature, otherwise you should see them on this video as they're in the description

As long as It don’t ruin my 3DS were good, but I’m not sure.

@@ajx2956 I can pretty much guarantee as long as you don’t horrifically mess up the homebrew process it’s VERY difficult to brick a 3ds doing this. 100% worth it.

It makes me really happy to hear you noticed that detail 😋

you still can

Goed bezig!

@@shinygiveaways1920 what, why would he

That'd be an awesome idea! If only we lived in an alternative universe, where profit didn't dictate the death of a platform

there are ways to make games but they are so hard and confussing that isnt worth it for most people

That would be the best idea ever. Although there would be some exceptions like BotW and MK8 since those are on switch

good thing there is devkitpro, free for everyone to use. or some library works with lua, cpp and more

Yeah it’s ridiculous how expensive games are getting. Some are fine like animal crossing new leaf only being aboht 30 dollars but there’s others or like certain Sony games like the first gravity rush that are down right extortionate. I know sailing the seas is legally not okay but if companies aren’t going to offer legitimate ways to play these games. Then people are gonna sail the seas. If you the current markets sales won’t benifit the people who made the games first and foremost in my eyes it’s morally okay to just grab it. And remember Nintendo is a company that doesn’t believe purchasing something is owning it so technically getting on the old Jolly Roger and sailing the seas ain’t theft

That's true. It's very bare bones. But apparently, you can add music to hShop, so it's slightly ahead of the Switch eShop 😋

Fortunately! Functions are better than stupid beauty ! 😅

Official shop was nice but horrible with useful features !

Yeah the eShop had a lot of personality, but at least I won't have to look at the Hshop long. I don't want too many more games.

They should add a feature where you can edit the looks of it yourself so it doesn't bloat the file for everyone else.

Thanks! It's funny that you spotted your thumbnail 😁Really liked your unique take on which 3DS games you showed in your video! I might check out Denpa Men and Weapon Shop de Omasse, haven't heard those mentioned before

Thanks a lot! Your comment is much appreciated :)

It's too bad that "good business decision" and "anti consumer practice" go hand in hand much too often in the video game world.

I've read multiple comments like yours at this point, but I'm not sure what to make of them. I can get that driving attention to this service, could increase the chance of Nintendo going after it. But I'm sure they've already known about hShop for a while. Considering Nintendo didn't make a big deal of the 3DS and Wii U eShop closure (no sale and barely any communication about it), the 3DS and everything around it is not one of their priorities right now. If Nintendo was planning on providing a service that brings back 3DS games, I'm sure hShop would have felt it a long time ago. However, for the community it's only natural to have a spike of interest in an alternative service that gives them access to the experiences they just lost. Accordingly, KZfaqrs are inevitably going to make videos on things people are interested in at the moment. But my guess is that it will quiet down after a few weeks, eventually flying under the radar again. Either way, all we can do is make the best of the situation as long as it lasts and enjoy the experience. Worst case, hShop isn't even the only way to get 3DS games, updates and DLCs - It just happens to be the most convenient at the time. And for every service like this Nintendo tries to shut down, new ones will pop up.

@@smallthoughts_nl You're probably right. And please don't think I was calling you an 'oblivious KZfaqr'. Your video was definitely one of the better ones. I do however question whether Nintendo are aware of hShop. They're incredibly out-of-touch and they do not like seeing their games being shared around, whether they plan to make money from them or not. The problem is that if they follow hShop back to the you-know-what then that's a huge resource lost.

I know exactly what you mean! That music specifically feels so magical, unlike anything I've heard before. And I only got a Wii U this year :D

I will accept that I, at times, have been part of that group. But from my perspective, I just feel bad for those who’ve spent that much money over FOMO, especially on digital titles which hold negligible monetary value. Like you said, it’s a matter of could or should, anyone could easily pirate or emulate their games, but should they? Before the eshop shut down, not really. But now it’s fair game, and advised for games that are no longer available or being priced for 10x their value. “If you’re not pirating your games, you’re getting ripped off.”

@@Just_Shaun i think its pretty fair to say that you should pirate eshop exclusives, or games that are absurdly expensive otherwise, since its basically impossible to play them now, without piracy. most of the piracy talk i find more annoying, is from allot of the people who use the steam deck, i see a ton of people who say "don't buy a switch, just buy a steam deck" and people just generally hating on the switch, and its users, for not using a steamdeck, or emulating switch games on pc. which is pretty lame to me

​@@ringersolhating on switch, bro the switch is number 1 selling console now, who cares cause I know I don't

i said im fine with emulation and piracy, i just dont like when people shove it down your throat. under an hour ago i was trying to set up xemu for max payne@@Raddish-IS-Radd

Yeah I'm sure that's exactly what happened.

@@Cyko.. sure was

Thanks for the generous complient 😁 The song is from Mii Maker on the Wii U. It's truly one of the most magical Nintendo songs I can think of! If you like that, you might also like "Bubblaine Underwater" from Super Mario Odyssey.

It's a shame to hear you couldn't get Hey Pikmin in time! Do you see yourself using hShop to experience it after all? Otherwise you can find it on the second hand market, it's not that uncommon yet.

@@smallthoughts_nl just wish that nintendo kept the eshop running for just a few more days Didn't decline when i tried to put more money to get it or at least have a sale

​@@TheOrangeDiamond Did you attach your 3ds/Wii U eShop to your Switch eShop by connecting your Nintendo Network ID to your Nintendo Account, then buy a Switch eShop points card either physical or digital and enter the code onto either the Redeem Code page on the Switch or their website while signed in? Because that was the only way to add points to the 3ds/Wii U eShops over the final few months. I figured this out in barely the nick of time and was able to add points until the end.

@@NinjaPhooka i tried that, nintendo themselves declined

​@@TheOrangeDiamond They did the same to me - all my three credit cards kept being declined, as well as my PayPal account that even had funds on the account (and in other words didn't just rely on the denied credit cards). I was forced to buy digital Nintendo eShop cards that only one single store in my country offered, to at all be able to buy anything from the eShop - I got zero support or explanations from Nintendo on why the cards kept being denied, but one thing is for sure - it was not the fault of the credit card companies or even the normally horrible PayPal. To make matters worse, in Europe, several games, among them including Mario Golf: World Tour, did not allow you to buy the DLCs until the final few days before the eShop closing. Nintendo handled this situation so outrageously badly and I'm 100% done with supporting Nintendo with any new systems - I'm so glad I never got a Switch - it's the first system since Super NES and Virtual Boy that I didn't buy. I used to be a Nintendo fanboy, but Nintendo has been going completely downhill since Satoru Iwata's death and if I get a "Switch 2," it will only be for pirating on.

Much like when people hate on translation teams for not translating 1400 chapters of vhinese text for free

Thanks a lot, I appreciate your comment 😁

Happy to hear you liked it, thanks!

@@smallthoughts_nl One question: do you know how to transfer ps4 worlds on minecraft to Nintendo switch?

I'm not sure if there's any straightforward way to do it. I used to have a Realms server that I played on on the PS, which I could later download on the Switch 🤔

@@smallthoughts_nl That makes sense; thanks! The thing i love about smaller youtube creators is that they actually go through their comments and take time to answer questions. I understand that for bigger youtubers it is basically impossible to do that kind of thing, due to the amount of comments they get- I respect that, but it still makes me happy to see that I can get a peronalised answer. Good luck with future videos!

Hahah that's very motivating to read. Thanks! 😁 Wherever I can and feel the necessity, I'll try to respond!

I'm happy to hear about it! Thanks a lot 🥳

Thanks a lot!

or maybe you just didnt have the possibility to get a 3ds prior to its eshops shutdown

I don't feel bad pirating, ever. Love Mario Wonder, great game, specially when free.

I agree wholeheartedly with you on this

Why show support to Nintendo? They're not caring for their fans if they're closing the eShop.

@@LennyQUMFIF ok but like its sad that they had to close it but everything must come to an end. maybe it could have lasted longer if they combined the 3ds, wii u, and switch eshop so all of them are running off the same thing and all the shops could stay up for a long time, but again I dont know how much money that would have costed for nintendo (yeah I know they have alot but still)

Only the digital games and such that the 3ds had. Some games were a physical only release like one of the kingdom hearts games for the 3ds near launch and such (despite the demo for it being available in the eshop way back.)

thers also homebrew and movies

even its physical exclusive, team found way to turn it to digital! no reason to get homebrew titles, because universal downloader is better

Its actually pretty easy to do. Just follow the video guides word for word and you'll have it hacked in no time.

@@SP-vl1jh sweet I would just do it on my main 3ds but my pride wants to keep my original 3ds pure if that makes sense

@@gamer-jm6my I hear ya. I thought about doing it on my Link Between Worlds XL, but I wanted to keep it pure too. lol I did it on my small n3ds.

@@SP-vl1jh yes with some help from my younger brother who knows more about this stuff I managed to mod and I did it on my main console desiding it would be a waste of cash to buy a second hand healed for the purpose of modding and it’s fantastic. I even found a game iv been looking for sense years that I remember from childhood now I know it as zoid legacy I only remembered it started with z lol

Yeah, I had the same. After playing a lot and switching back and forth, it's best to stick to one game at a time and not get any new ones. Otherwise you lose interest in all of it 🫠

It's Maplestory: Girl of Destiny. It never came out in the West, but on hShop you can find a translated version! The game is heavily based on the popular old-school MMORPG called Maplestory. You can play it on PC if you're into that sort of game 😁

@@smallthoughts_nl Thanks dude!

Unter anderem 😁 Vielen Dank!

yes

Hahah thanks :)

Or you could just tell the Judge that even if you were to buy these games second hand, Nintendo aren't making any profit at all, as well as the fact that some of the games cost more than the console itself. So if Nintendo aren't making any profit even buying physically now, why is game preservation any different? Obviously if there's a game that is on E-Bay or Amazon for a reasonable price, then probably don't pirate them, but not everyone is in the same financial situation. As for Eshop exclusives? There's definitely a good argument for game preservation there. Damn, I think i got too carried away lol

Services such as these really are necessary for the preservation of media though. The second hand market is simply too unsustainable to be a viable alternative.

That's a version from September 2022. I had the same version when I modded my 3DS. You’re good 👍

It's Maplestory: Girl of Destiny. Not sure if you can call it a platformer. It's more of a hack and slash game based heavily on the MMO Maplestory. I thought I'd check out the English version, as this game didn't come out in the West! And indeed, the whole situation is quite conflicting. It's still piracy after all 🤔

Well said. Agree with you wholeheartedly.

it is illegal but its abandonware so its probably safe.

Funny you ask that, because my next video will be about PS1 emulation on the 3DS 😄 I used RetroArch's PCSX ReARMed, which allows you to play Ape Escape among others

As long as you also find the right updates on hShop, the gameplay should be the same.

It IS the authentic games, so yes.

As long as you've used Pokemon Bank and Transporter in the pass, they're free until Gamefreak eventually stops supporting them. If you never used them though, they're no longer available. Transferring up to home will become impossible once Bank is gone, but I'm sure considering recent homebrew allowing transfer from gen 2-3, people will find ways to make it work after the fact. People have already done stuff like this with PKHex.

It will

@@Joshuadawg03 Both work just fine?

Yes it's just a app it's not hard-coded so you won't be banned for using it and it should boot fine

You just gotta sign in with you nnid

Yep mate! It only gains new abilities through modding, it won’t restrict anything it can already do

@MrPenguins oh good. Maybe I'll give it a try then. I didn't want to ruin my 3dsxl cux I do love my carts lol