DSi Cracked
A device called the R4 III is being sold online and there are a few Chinese threads talking about the device too.
A seller on Yahoo Auction Japan has up for auction a DSi and R4-III pack at 27,500 yen - they claim that they rewrote the firmware and made it work with the R4-III device. Hmmmm.
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Office Administrator
http://aquilla429.co.uk
Wow, that was fast XD
College Freshmen
Really? I was thinking it was taking a while this time around.
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/
Fast! O_O
Not to surprising to read actually, it's about time, lolols XD
vendor
http://www.friendster.com
Whoa!!! that's great i can use it in a Dsi. Jackpot for me.
Student
http://anime.tedfox.com/
and pirates win again. bleh
Delivery Driver | Semi-student
http://www.soulfringe.com/
The hell they do. When it's this fast, it's not the work of smelly pirates.
It is the work of ninjas !!! NINJAS I SAY !!!!!!
College Student
http://nategreene.wordpress.com/
Your both wrong! Its the work of magic sea monkeys ninja pirates!
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Are you sure it's not pirate-ninjas?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtIot-nrV1M
For 8 weeks im a NEET
loooool who esle can do it that fast.
Student
Pirates always win cos they got nothing to lose. :)
preoccupied staffer
nope.No pirates just expert gamers/players.There is only one rule on how to become an expert gamer:break all the rules.
Working in a supermarket T0T
http://dutchotaku.blogspot.com
Yeah those darn expert gamers going against all rules of society, curses! *sarcastic giggle*
MD
still, why haven't they hacked ps3?
lots of great games these 2 months. me broke.
Student/ Everyday Otaku
http://bazango.deviantart.com/
hmmm.....Sounds interesting. This past week I picked up that same R4-III device for my NDS, It has been working well for me. What devices do you guys use? A lot of the people I know use CycloDs but I couldnt afford it atm and wanted to play DS games badly so I got this. And I haven't any complaints as of yet. Too bad I will have to wait a few months to try it out on DSi.
Student/Freelance Programmer
My card of choice is M3 REAL with Sakura firmware, out af all the cards I've owned(and I've had a few), it's bay far my fave ^^.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzR5QJXvSr8
former Emperor of Britannia
http://reflectiarx.wordpress.com/
YES~! thank you again for these big update danny.
a brand new horizon has opened for us DS lovers~!
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com
I expected that, but not this soon. XD
I also was thinking that maybe they manage to unlock the DSi using it's own SD card slot.
That would be very lolsome... Nintendo making it even easier to run homebrew on the new DS.
Stocker
http://www.sigfigs.org/
And what happens when Nintendo sends out firmware updates?
Not good.
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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Dunno if the DSi will have firmware updates... but if it does, what happens is: wait a few days, and R4 releases it's own firmware update too... :P
Stocker
http://www.sigfigs.org/
DSi does have the ability to receive firmware updates and Nintendo is going to use them as a "tool" to combat R4s and similar cards, or at least that's the word on the street. Firmware altering cards and updates don't mix well to the point where your internet access can flatline, meaning no firmware updates even if you wanted to, or your unit can stop working altogether. If companies do re-work DSi firmware to accommodate new versions of R4, you're still going to have to pay for those new updated cards.
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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About R4 firmware updates... no need for Internet acess on the DS. You can load it on the SD memory card and then install it using the DS.
Unless Nintendo has done a complete overhaul on the system, you don't really need to alter the original firmware for the cards to work.
The DS reads it as if it was a game.
Just to clarify, I'm not supporting piracy here. But homebrew stuff is lots of fun, and a great add to the DS. If Nintendo gave some official support to stuff like that, I'm shure great games would come out of that...
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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Also, just reminding that there's a similar case: The PSP.
And the PSP hack is far more complicated since it does replace the original firmware.
Still, several updates later, Sony still didn't manage to block homebrew firmware.
What I mean by explaining all that is: I really doubt Nintendo will find a way of completely blocking cards like R4 or some way of unblocking the DSi for homebrew stuff.
And to tell the truth, I'm not even shure that's really what they want.
It's a fact, wheter the companies like this or not, that a console or portable will sell tons more if people are able to use pirated games on it.
Really does wonders for publicity, even if it's unfair to game developers.
dannychoo.com の読者
companies are not targeting the number of consoles they sell
they are more like target how many games they sell after that
thats why you will notice how cheap consoles are or how some consoles are sell below cost price (e.g ps3)
this is all in a hope to sell the games which they could make more profit from
anyway, its really great to hear that R4 is gonna be working
now i need to check with local shops on it..
btw, what color do you guys go for? i think white's abit outdated, gonna try something more striking this time around - red??!!
Apprentice Baking & Pastry Chef
http://Ima-Monogatari.com/
haha, why am i not surprised...
its just like with the PSP...eventually the producers will just stop caring...
heck they even made the PS3 OS-interchangeable.
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
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WOW! it doesn't take them too long, GREAT JOB!
http://missz.net/
I come from China.I have to tell the truth that the R4-III doesn't work with DSi.the Yahoo Japan must make a mistake or lie to the custom.
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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Yep, it really seemed too fast.
There's a video showing that someone was able to insert custom code on the DSi firmware... but to release a commercial R4 version compatible to DSi this fast.
Would really be impressive. Like someone from inside Nintendo leaked the specs...
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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Here: http://kotaku.com/5077110/dsi-hacked
http://missz.net/
I know the "hello word".However,now(7th,Nov.2008)there is no organization or company in China claiming that DSi has cracked.I am sure exactly.there is only a litte rumor that Acekard(http://www.acekard.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=3961&extra=page%3D1) is working on the DSi issue.Don't worry.Tomorrow will be fine :)
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
well, that just gave me another reason to get a DSi now
Electrical Engineer
Jack Sparrow Wins. Yes the best things in life are free - technically not free at all but cheap :D
http://www.marvinryan.com
YaY! time to buy a DSi. ^^
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
That was damn fast....
Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/
WOOHOOO!!! Time to get me a DSi
Game Designer & 2D Artist
http://catzstudio.blogspot.com/
I don't think this is right, because if it's indeed cracked, it'll be all over the net by now.
They don't even know how to dump the firmware yet, let alone replace it
Student
http://yellowguy89.blogspot.com/
what exactly is the R4-III?
student
http://zephi-san.deviantart.com/
lol that was fast....
Hacker / Modder / Computer Assembler / Bored Out of My Mind
http://stainless-ring.deviantart.com
SWEET! TOO BAD I'M NOT AS FAST AS THEM>
浦の引き篭り
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3219/haruhimemew.gif
Now THAT is speed O_o
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
The power of the interwebs never ceases to amaze me! XD
Student of culinary arts
Ahahaha xD
I agree with the guy who said that they are not pirates ... they are ninjas!!! ^^;;
But but but... These things have never seemed to me to be reliable~
I'm f***ing Batman
http://kero-no-twilight.deviantart.com
trust me, they are very reliable... owó
my friend has one of those, and it RULES XD
but that's not the point. :3
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
http://actar.wordpress.com
Nice! I just got an R4 for my DS lite. Have to say that this is indeed fantastic news. Looking forward to the DSi next year. Of course, I could import one now, but I would rather have the language in English.
Hacker / Modder / Computer Assembler / Bored Out of My Mind
http://stainless-ring.deviantart.com
People are saying you can change it to english so i would import one but if i do it costs around 500 dollars on ebay so im just going to wait for it to come here so that i dont have to pay for shipping/customs etc fees and yade yade yade.
Aspiring Photographer
http://bernerd.multiply.com
didn't the r4 team break up and any other r4 made like the r4ds iii are clones? but anyways, if you can play pirated games, then who cares right? anyways, you can get an r4ds iii from fundepots.com since its the place to get an r4 suggested by the r4ds.cn website.
Worker
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My only hope is that people who buy this use it for homebrew and development, not for piracy. I know that is a forlorn hope, but if even one person decides to not pirate, and instead go for homebrew, that's a victory.
http://sparklingzone.blog124.fc2.com/
Yeah. :< Sadly, the pirates will be pirates. Meanwhile my DS collection grows, but lately it's hard to manage what to buy and what to pass on, haha. So many games. But seriously... if you don't have the money, then just go without. There's more to life than just snatching up everything you want. =P
大学生
Those poor folks at Nintendo..
I FEEL ASLEEP
http://www.fakku.net/
Yeah~ I'd HATE to be multi-millionaires just from churning out millions of Mario games and other assorted rehashes.
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
Not really all that surprising since they already got a simple Hello World homebrew up and running the other day. But I didn't think they would come out so soon with an R4. I was thinking it would probably take a week. heheh! I guess there wasn't much changes software wise to get it working with the DSi. :D
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/
I thought it would get cracked....
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
Hmm... I'm not so sure about this yet...
Student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmyk88
I'm skeptical about this as well. Seems too good to be true. But why do I care, I have a DS already.
Student, ...someday...zzz
Just to say it's probably not real. I would wait until better/more sources of this info gets onto the internet. Also maybe the original R4 works and you just need a firmware upgrade so DO NOT BUY.
Casshern - Student
Wow can't wait to order my DSi from HK and the newest R4 when I go to Sham Shui Po. HK Electronic Market. Woot
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
The DSi just acme out right? THat's pretty fast for it to be cracked...
Pokemon master
http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/
This is suspiciously fast. Has anyone tried it yet?
hw sw engineer
http://darkfader.blogspot.com/
This was to be expected. The real question is... do we get DSi-only features with it?
That's why rushing out to buy a R4 is pretty dumb.
Firmware could still be locked too, enabling Nintendo to force annoying updates. So as to say that it's cracked is indeed a bit fast.
Programmer
http://knime.wordpress.com
What I heard that is not working for all games... actually, I didn't see any difference inside my R4DS and R4DS-III.
And if you get the latest R4DS firmware and stuffs, some things run in DSi. But no real proof until now.
???Confused???
that was fast...though to be expected, but for that price it's better to wait...
http://akari-nyan.deviantart.com/
Haha to be expected...XD
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
http://loli1983.wordpress.com
What is R4-III to begin with? What does it alter on a DSi?
hobo
Si. Me no get what it do.
I FEEL ASLEEP
http://www.fakku.net/
On the DS/DS Lite it's like an adaptor that you put an SD card into. All the software is on the SD card. The DS then loads an operating system stored on the SD card rather than the regular DS operating system.
From there you can play music, play movies, read txt files and, of course, play DS ROMs. The operating systems are getting more and more advanced to the point that they now have internet browsers and the ability to cut, copy, paste and delete all the files on the SD card.
I FEEL ASLEEP
http://www.fakku.net/
Oh, uh, and I should have then finished by saying: And going off that screenshot, this looks to be exactly the same. Since the DSi still plays games from Slot-1, I don't think an awful lot has to be changed.
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
http://loli1983.wordpress.com
That sounds amazing. I sort of figured but I had to confirm what R-4 III really does. I'll keep this in mind if i ever plan to get a DS Lite or DSi someday.
Student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dramacd/
I still use a DS phat with one broken hinge.
Self Employee NEET
http://www.nekoroid.com
I dont own DS, i play DS Game using emulator. (quite stable for 2D game but slow like a mule for 3D game (FFIII for example).
Student
lol, almost as ridiculous as those people who put up game walkthroughs!
CAD/CAM/CIM student
http://amarok5.blogspot.com
I saw in the official page of CycloDS a video of their flashcard running on a DSi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8aELyHydaU
I have a DSlite and I'm very happy with it, I don't think I'll upgrade to DSi anytime soon
student
http://coolanime-music.blogspot.com/
it's the power of hacker ^o^