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Pretendo: A free and open source server replacement for the 3DS and Wii U

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Re: Pretendo: A free and open source server replacement for the 3DS and Wii U

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Post by raytopia »

Pretendo is super cool! It's awesome to see what people can do with homebrew. I'm hopping that at some point someone creates a equivalent of GBStudio for the 3DS/Wii U (even the Wii and DS would be cool too) so more people can start making homebrew for these devices because there's a lot more to explore with what you can do with the Wii U's controller and the 3DS's dual screens and they're just fun devices.

As an aside I'm still bummed that the Wii U and 3DS didn't do very well compared to the Wii and DS. I totally get where Nintendo was going with the Switch and way they made it but for whatever reason it just doesn't scratch the itch the same way the 3DS and Wii U do. I hope some day that someone creates a another dual screen device (like Panic has done with the Playdate). If there's anyone interested in making a device I'd love making games for it.

Re: Pretendo: A free and open source server replacement for the 3DS and Wii U

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Post by purpleflame1257 »

raytopia wrote: post #2

Pretendo is super cool! It's awesome to see what people can do with homebrew. I'm hopping that at some point someone creates a equivalent of GBStudio for the 3DS/Wii U (even the Wii and DS would be cool too) so more people can start making homebrew for these devices because there's a lot more to explore with what you can do with the Wii U's controller and the 3DS's dual screens and they're just fun devices. As an asi…

The 3DS didn't start great but it sold 75 million units over its lifespan, which is more than the N64, SNES, or NES

Re: Pretendo: A free and open source server replacement for the 3DS and Wii U

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Post by Narew »

plussed_reader wrote: post #5

Is this just an analog for wiimmfi?

in the FAQ : Will Pretendo support the Wii/Switch?

> The Wii already has custom servers provided by Wiimmfi. We currently do not wish to target the Switch as it is both paid and completely different to Nintendo Network.

Re: Pretendo: A free and open source server replacement for the 3DS and Wii U

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Post by bitwize »

raytopia wrote: post #2

Pretendo is super cool! It's awesome to see what people can do with homebrew. I'm hopping that at some point someone creates a equivalent of GBStudio for the 3DS/Wii U (even the Wii and DS would be cool too) so more people can start making homebrew for these devices because there's a lot more to explore with what you can do with the Wii U's controller and the 3DS's dual screens and they're just fun devices. As an asi…

Anything that enables homebrew on those systems probably circumvents "effective" copy protection under the DMCA and would thus be illegal to use or traffic in.

Re: Pretendo: A free and open source server replacement for the 3DS and Wii U

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Post by purpleflame1257 »

bitwize wrote: post #7
raytopia wrote: post #2

Pretendo is super cool! It's awesome to see what people can do with homebrew. I'm hopping that at some point someone creates a equivalent of GBStudio for the 3DS/Wii U (even the Wii and DS would be cool too) so more people can start making homebrew for these devices because there's a lot more to explore with what you can do with the Wii U's controller and the 3DS's dual screens and they're just fun devices. As an asi…

Anything that enables homebrew on those systems probably circumvents "effective" copy protection under the DMCA and would thus be illegal to use or traffic in.

As far as I can tell homebrew enabling is legal, which is why Nintendo hasn't C&Ded the sites permitting it, and instead kept patching out jailbreaks.

Re: Pretendo: A free and open source server replacement for the 3DS and Wii U

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

bitwize wrote: post #7
raytopia wrote: post #2

Pretendo is super cool! It's awesome to see what people can do with homebrew. I'm hopping that at some point someone creates a equivalent of GBStudio for the 3DS/Wii U (even the Wii and DS would be cool too) so more people can start making homebrew for these devices because there's a lot more to explore with what you can do with the Wii U's controller and the 3DS's dual screens and they're just fun devices. As an asi…

Anything that enables homebrew on those systems probably circumvents "effective" copy protection under the DMCA and would thus be illegal to use or traffic in.

I doubt it; the ability to run your own code is completely different from the ability to copy somebody else's code
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