A new workaround for the Nintendo 3DS region-lock has been discovered, but you’ll need an obscure game to do it.
One of the major issues with the Nintendo 3DS is its region-lock, which means you can only buy games in the same country as your 3DS was purchased in.
But now, a brand new workaround for the region-lock has been discovered, but you’ll have to scout out a physical copy of the puzzle game Cubic Ninja to make it work.
Once you’ve done that, unlocking your 3DS for worldwide games is as simple as scanning a QR code from within the game.
The technique is the creation of prolific 3DS coder Joran “Smealum” Rabet, who used the same obscure game to create a 3DS homebrew loader.
There are a few other region-lock workarounds available, but none of them work with the most recent firmware for 3DS, New 3DS or the larger New 3DS XL.
This region-lock fix doesn’t allow you to load home-brew or private software though.
The entire region-lock workaround process, including the required QR codes, can be found on Smealum’s website.
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