Exploit uses QR code level-editor data to load homebrew from SD card. I find it interesting a third party game has an exploit that allows boot code to be queued and launched. Ive always considered ...

One of the most sought after Nintendo 3DS games right now is something you’ve probably never heard of, and it just got a bit more difficult to find. Nintendo has pulled Cubic Ninja from its ...

Nintendo has withdrawn Cubic Ninja from sale on the Japanese 3DS eShop following the reveal of an exploit allowing users to run homebrew software - and by extension, pirated games. Cubic Ninja is ...

Nintendo 3DS finally cracked by hackers, allows homebrew code to run, possibility of pirated games.

Despite this, Official Nintendo Magazine has spoken to three developers to learn about the process of launching a game on the eShop, with some interesting details emerging.

As promised, the hacker and homebrew developer Jordan "Smealum" Rabet has revealed how the YouTube app for Nintendo 3DS can be used to launch hombrewed 3DS games. The exploit is of particular ...

A hacker has built the first ever 3DS homebrew loader, which makes use of an exploit found in an obscure Ubisoft puzzle game. 22-year-old coder Jordan "Smealum" Rabet recently discovered the ...

These sales of the game show that the homebrew community is getting on board with the new project, despite the rival audience that's no doubt against the exploit's existence.

Scanning a specifically manufactured QR code, generated by a tool on Smealum's site to match any current 3DS hardware/firmware combination, causes the game to run a boot file loaded on the SD card.