POMF Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 This is my first time in any sort of forum so sorry if this seems like a stupid question. I want to play Fire Emblem IF and I recently watched this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwvJqM2rDWg Will I be able to use this to play IF or not? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainThunder Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Yes, you can. However, there are some disadvantage: - Unable to use HOME MENU when quitting your game. - Cubic Ninja is required, which is rare these days. - You can't access Japanese eShop to download third path, DLCs, etc. Edited June 29, 2015 by RainThunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Yes, you can. Would the game be in English? The Japan copy of Smash 3DS in the video plays in English, but there's no currently translated Fire Emblem Fates game... so what would happen then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POMF Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Yes, you can. However, there are some disadvantage: - Unable to use HOME MENU when quitting your game. - Cubic Ninja is required, which is rare these days. - You can't access Japanese eShop to download third path, DLCs, etc. Thank you very much :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POMF Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Would the game be in English? The Japan copy of Smash 3DS in the video plays in English, but there's no currently translated Fire Emblem Fates game... so what would happen then? So I don't have much experience with this exploit (I've messed around with the previous exploit and tried awakening which was in Japanese) but since the game isn't out in English yet it will probably be in Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gayserbeam Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 You're going to have to: -Find cubic ninja, which is rare and often expensive -Reset your updated 3DS to a former software version, deleting all your data -Import a physical copy of FEif from Japan that you cannot update, access online features or buy the other paths ALTERNATELY, you could just import a Japanese 3DS. If you buy an original 3DS, you can get it cheap- mine was only about $100 US, the average is about $150 - $250 US. Then you can download the game from the Japanese E-Shop. This is easier, more reliable, often cheaper, and will allow you to download any other Japanese games you want in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainThunder Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Would the game be in English? The Japan copy of Smash 3DS in the video plays in English, but there's no currently translated Fire Emblem Fates game... so what would happen then?SSB has English language text file in its data, but FE:if doesn't, so you can only play it in Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Karnage Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 on another note does anybody know a way to downgrade my 3ds firmware back to 9.7.0 and how to erase my cubic ninja saves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostlander Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 on another note does anybody know a way to downgrade my 3ds firmware back to 9.7.0 and how to erase my cubic ninja saves You can't reset to a specific version. You can downgrade back to the original 4.x firmware, but it won't work with that either. You need the exact firmware it requires. If you don't have that, it's not going to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) ALTERNATELY, you could just import a Japanese 3DS. If you buy an original 3DS, you can get it cheap- mine was only about $100 US, the average is about $150 - $250 US. Then you can download the game from the Japanese E-Shop. This is easier, more reliable, often cheaper, and will allow you to download any other Japanese games you want in the future. Hmm, we can access the Japanese E-Shop regardless of location? Well, that would make sense. I mean, it is a Japanese 3DS! Great! I found average priced New Japanese 3DS's on eBay, so I think I'll grab one now! I don't need to learn Japanese anymore, thanks to the translators here at SF lol. EDIT: couldn't grab a japanese 3DS, so I ordered a japanese fire emblem fates to test the region exploit. Edited July 3, 2015 by Carter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espinosa Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 on another note does anybody know a way to downgrade my 3ds firmware back to 9.7.0 and how to erase my cubic ninja saves Did you back up your nand? No luck otherwise. Anyway, there's no benefit to having sysnand above 9.2 afaik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaceytronIRL Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hmm, we can access the Japanese E-Shop regardless of location? Well, that would make sense. I mean, it is a Japanese 3DS! Great! I found average priced New Japanese 3DS's on eBay, so I think I'll grab one now! I don't need to learn Japanese anymore, thanks to the translators here at SF lol. I think I'll do this as well! I can't wait 6 months minimum, so might as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luchinania Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 So it does work on regionfour? I tried it on regionthree and had no luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espinosa Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hmm, we can access the Japanese E-Shop regardless of location? Well, that would make sense. I mean, it is a Japanese 3DS! Great! I found average priced New Japanese 3DS's on eBay, so I think I'll grab one now! I don't need to learn Japanese anymore, thanks to the translators here at SF lol. If you want to play the translation Scires, DJ and others are working on, you won't be able to do it without hacking/piracy (and <=9.2 firmware), Japanese console or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POMF Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hey just so everyone knows I tried using regionTHREE and I had no success with it (it goes to a blank screen and never boots up, awakening is fine but IF doesn't load) so I was just asking if regionFOUR works instead, I would reccomend not spending money on Cubic Ninja unless your are certain that it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Hey just so everyone knows I tried using regionTHREE and I had no success with it (it goes to a blank screen and never boots up, awakening is fine but IF doesn't load) so I was just asking if regionFOUR works instead, I would reccomend not spending money on Cubic Ninja unless your are certain that it works. I ordered my copy of Fates (Conquest), and that should be arriving on July 14. Will it work? I sure hope so. But, I've been googling whether Fire Emblem Fates works with regionFOUR or not, and some people on reddit have said it works on their 3DS: https://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/3bx9rv/does_regionfour_work_with_fire_emblem_if/ So I have high hopes that it will work. Unfortunately, I can't read Japanese, but at least I'll have something to satisfy me until I get both English versions (and the later 3rd route). I'll edit my post once my copy arrives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agile Tit-Tyrant Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 You're going to have to: -Find cubic ninja, which is rare and often expensive -Reset your updated 3DS to a former software version, deleting all your data -Import a physical copy of FEif from Japan that you cannot update, access online features or buy the other paths ALTERNATELY, you could just import a Japanese 3DS. If you buy an original 3DS, you can get it cheap- mine was only about $100 US, the average is about $150 - $250 US. Then you can download the game from the Japanese E-Shop. This is easier, more reliable, often cheaper, and will allow you to download any other Japanese games you want in the future. What size sd card would you recommend for an import console? And american sd cards work just fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gayserbeam Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) What size sd card would you recommend for an import console? And american sd cards work just fine? I used the SD card that came with the console, but yes, SD cards are universal and region free, as long as there is no 3DS data on it already. Edited July 4, 2015 by gayserbeam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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