Hacking Where to get a firmware 4.5 or below 3DS XL?

[baokia]

u mean retail luigi mansion or rom ? btw wad should i look out for 3dsll since the box mayb diff from the us set which stated "Trademark of nintendo 2012"

 

[GBOT]

Just bought a 2012 3DSXL, I can confirm it has 4.4.X

 

[mr. fancypants]

ninty's profits goes skyhigh, they wait a month and then they block gateway for once and for all

 

[ShizZy]

Yup... I went to Best Buy and bought a copyright 2012 3DS XL blue (they had a ton of them) and it was on 4.4. First time I've ever bought two of the same video game system :-P

 

[tjexp]

Sadly I don't get to see what copyright is on the box first... I'm gonna have to go for a gamble and buy a used one hoping its not on 4.5+

 

[tjexp]

internet broke - double post

 

[AngryGeek416]

ninty's profits goes skyhigh, they wait a month and then they block gateway for once and for all

Great minds think alike.

 

[galneon]

Great minds think alike.

You mean a known exploit will be patched?!?!

It's not necessarily as though Nintendo is somehow getting the best of those of us who have bought a 3DS [XL] in recent months just for the Gateway. I'm satisfied enough with the current library not to be too upset by the fact that new games probably won't be playable (indefinitely) after Nintendo inevitably defeats firmware spoofing with on-cart DRM. Perhaps a new exploit will eventually be discovered, but even if that never happens, the increase in purchased consoles is beneficial to people like me and to Nintendo. Worst case scenario: I have a 3DS with a couple years of releases at my fingertips and all original DS titles accessible in case my DSL or DSi break and I don't feel like playing on an emulator.

Consider the PS3: Once Sony fixed their "problem" with the release of 3.56, a lot of people gave up and updated their consoles to OFW before TrueBlue came along. Many were content to stay on 3.55 CFW because there was a big enough library of games at that point to keep most people satisfied even if newer games remained out of reach indefinitely. I wouldn't have regretted buying a PS3 just for the initial jailbreak if somehow the TB dongle, 4.21 CFW and beyond didn't eventually show up.

I'm happy I bought my XL just for the Gateway even if no game released after October of this year is ever playable without an original cart.

 

[saito1234]

So, if I buy a 3DS XL which has 2012 on the Box, that means it will be surely on 4.x, right?
However, if there's 2013, I shouldn't buy it?

 

[Spzjulien]

got 1 XL white 2012 was 4.4 ordered on 5 august ...
got another XL white 2013 was 5.1 !!!ordered on 17 august

both from amazon.fr

 

[johnnywalker]

ninty's profits goes skyhigh, they wait a month and then they block gateway for once and for all

Never ever

 

[Green Cat]

Does anyone know what firmware the european fire emblem XLs are ?

 

[Arnold0]

What 3DS XL color are the most likely to be less than 4.5 in europe?
I may buy a 3DS XL in some weeks (when I have the money) unless gateway find an update for 6.2.0-12E before.
Sadly I have the original 3DS and I updated it yesterday, from 4.4.0-10E to 6.2.0-12E.........

 

[galneon]

So, if I buy a 3DS XL which has 2012 on the Box, that means it will be surely on 4.x, right?

Guaranteed.

However, if there's 2013, I shouldn't buy it?

Your chances of getting 4.5 or below in a 2013 box are not awful, but it's a gamble. Make sure you can return it if you need to.

 

[tjexp]

Grabbed a XL (used) and it turned out to be 5.1...
Gonna return it and just get a new one since it has better chances

 

[drfsupercenter]

Just went to my neighborhood Super Target and grabbed the first blue/black console they had, surely enough it was 2012. Got home, opened it up, 4.4. Bingo.

The guy acted surprised I wanted an older one (of course I didn't say WHY I wanted an older one) but considering they had very few left and this was a really popular/huge Target, I'm surprised they actually had some.

 

[coppertone69]

Anyone knows if the 3DS XL Hw White + Super Mario Land Bundle is on 4.5 or lower?

 

[Green Cat]

Anyone knows if the 3DS XL Hw White + Super Mario Land Bundle is on 4.5 or lower?

It was originally released in Dec 2012 so it should be. But who knows, Nintendo might have done a reprint, checking for a (c) 2012 would confirm a 4.5 or lower

 

[coppertone69]

Thanks for your info....I'm gonna check that out......

 

[coppertone69]

Bought the 3DS XL White + MarioKart 7 Bundle today. Firmware 4.3.0 . Yessssssss............( (c) 2012 btw !)