No Stupid Questions DreitonLullaby • 3 months ago • 94%

Update: The answer to my question wasn't certain, but the conclusion I came to is that there's no option to delete my account for this Japanese website. I have absolutely no clue where else to ask this. All the places I've thought of, I feel that people would get mad for being off topic. First off, I can't read Japanese. Some months ago I created an account on a Japanese website called 5Channel (be.5ch.net) because I was trying to help share an archival project for the Nintendo 3DS SpotPass service, which was shutting down at the time. I used Yandex translator to screenshot the web pages and navigate and understand the site and how to create an account. After making an account, I never ended up figuring out how to actually use the website. So now, it's been a few months, and all I want to do is delete the account which I no longer need. I've been using Yandex again to try to find a settings page for my account where I can delete it, but I simply cannot find the option anywhere. I know with some sites, you need to contact the site owners through email to delete your account, which is normally mentioned in the websites policy agreement. But no matter where I look, I simply can't find any information on how to find this policy. Does anyone have any advice and/or knows a better place to ask for help with this? Thanks.

Lemmy DreitonLullaby • 4 months ago • 94%

I'm really confused here. I was kind of freaking out for 10 minutes because all the posts on my Lemmy account on the lemm.ee instance from the last 7 months completely vanished out of thin air on my profile. Than I loaded my profile page (this account) on my new account which I just created on lemmy.ml, and the posts all appear to still be there. So I'm confused, why is it that others can see my posts, but I cannot? If you're reading this, can you check my profile and see if the posts appear for me please? The last post should be 5 days ago. There's only two things I can think of that ***might*** have bugged Lemmy out: 1. I was playing around in the settings earlier, and clicked the "Bot Account" checkbox; but I can't see how this would glitch anything, because I didn't click "Save". 2. The profile I'm posting this on is on lemm.ee. My newly created profile is on lemmy.ml and has the exact same username (DreitonLullaby) as this one; but I'm not sure how this would cause issues, because they are on two completely separate instances. That's all I can think of. Is this a known bug? How can I fix this?

PlayStation DreitonLullaby • 5 months ago • 100%

Does anyone know of a good list online of all the PlayStation 3 games that also released on the PlayStation Vita? I've suddenly realised the vast amount of really great games on the PS Vita since I never really knew much about them when they were popular and on the market (plus, I was a kid and a 3DS boy). So I realised that getting a Vita will be an awesome way to play PS3 games, for those that were ported. This will be perfect for me, because I'm going to be moving into a van, and only bringing a PS5 in, leaving the PS3 in storage. So playing them on a PS Vita will be the only convenient way to do so, since a Vita doesn't take up much space. So far, the main games I've added to my Vita wishlist from the PS3 are: LittleBigPlanet; PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale; Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster; Sly Collection But I'd really like to find a list of all of them so I can look into more and perhaps find more games to play on the Vita instead of PS3.

Minecraft DreitonLullaby • 5 months ago • 96%

In all seriousness. Even though this thing is worth a fortune: For those who loved the portability of the New Nintendo 3DS Edition compared to the more bulky Switch, we can actually play the Wii U Edition in the 3DS dual-screen form factor with emulation now! This is awesome! Of course, you can play the Java Edition, but that loses some charm that the old Legacy Console Editions have. Plus, Wii U Edition has update aquatic!

Nintendo DreitonLullaby • 5 months ago • 36%

I've been recently thinking about how a logical approach could be taken with the release of a Switch 2 and how Nintendo could give it a good first few years. I'm no professional in marketing or business (far from it), but I do still have some opinions. I feel that what the Switch 2 as a console could or should be like has perhaps been a bit over-discussed at this point, so I'd like to talk more about how it could be made successful from a business perspective. Let me know your thoughts. Many people have been wondering lately how Nintendo can make a Switch 2 that will actually sell well, and not be another flop like the Wii U was immediately proceeding the Wii which sold like crazy. I would probably drive Nintendo straight into the ground if I was in charge with my zero experience, but here's my opinion. If I was Nintendo I would be slowing down the release of games massively for at least a year before the Switch 2's release. They already seem to be doing this with the Switch 1, so this is a pretty obvious one. I would start by first slowing down the release of big new first-parties, and would as time goes on, slow down the release of the smaller first-parties, like Princess Peach Showtime. Whatever big first-party games weren't finished development on the Switch, I would start to transition the development of, over to the Switch 2, because a big game like a main-line Mario or big spin-off Zelda game that isn't a remake would convince many people to buy the new console if the game is exclusive to it. I would, starting today, start printing new physical games in the Nintendo Selects line (Nintendo Selects is similar to Playstation Hits). I would also release this line on the Nintendo eShop as was done on the Wii U and 3DS (RIP). These games would be massively discounted from the original releases, for example, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom which both released for $89 AUD (Australian Dollar) would be discounted. BotW would be dropped to $29, and Tears of the Kingdom would be dropped to $59 (which is about $40 USD) due to being less than a year old at this point. The prices of all the other Selects would depend on a per-game basis with how popular it was and how "big" of a release it was. Due to the sheer success of the Switch and the sheer amount of great games available for it that a huge amount of Switch owners want: dropping the price of the games they want while simultaneously slowing the release of new games is a great way of allowing people to focus on buying the games they never got a chance to get (especially since Nintendo was so greedy by hardly, if ever, doing permanent price drops of their games (Breath of the Wild still $90)) making it very difficult to collect for a lot of people. They will be focusing on buying the games they want, while not thinking too much about the Switch 2. So, the more people who have bought the games on their wishlists, the more willing they will be to buy the new upcoming Switch, because they will actually be able to start buying the new games for that new console, without missing out on the games they wanted on the last console (the Switch 1). I would announce the Switch 2 in around Feb 2025 (to allow the Christmas spending shock to wear off), and launch it in September 2025. Starting now, I would semi-rarely tease tiny tidbits of details about the new console without revealing any major details, this will create a build-up of hype to the reveal. The full reveal in Feb 2025 would reveal most major aspects of the console, without explaining the nitty gritty smaller details that get the hardcore fans excited. This will cause the fans imaginations to run wild as to how each thing will work, ramp up discussion about the console, and thus cause an influx of hype in the community, greater than what a simple reveal would be capable of on its own. Tease a tiny bit of the next main-line Mario game and Metroid Prime 4. During the months of build-up of hype between the reveal and release of the console, announce that a new Smash Bros. IS happening, but don't announce a release year yet. About 2 weeks later, announce the development of the new Animal Crossing game, while revealing that the planned release date is in 2026. Animal Crossing is the second best selling Switch game and this is a vital announcement to ramp up the excitement of future customers and fans. In mid-late July 2025, hold a Nintendo Switch 2 (or whatever it will be called) Presentation, similar to the January 2017 one for the OG Switch. Hold it at an actual convention and allow visitors to get to play the early version of Mario Kart 9 or mainline Mario game on the new Switch that was only JUST announced or fully revealed after previous teases, during that presentation. Of the smaller first-party games that were previously in development for the OG Switch, but were moved onto the Switch 2; the ones that most people don't generally buy a whole new console over, like Metroid (as much as it makes me cry to say that out loud); make those games cross platform releases, but keep the huge ones like the new Mario game exclusive to the new console. If Metroid Prime 4 releases in the first year of the Switch 2's life, and it's an exclusive game to that console, many potential sales may be lost due to a large portion of the Nintendo playerbase still being on the OG Switch, including players new to the Metroid franchise who still haven't bought the new console. So in that case, release the games on both platforms. The hardcore fan will either wait to get the new Switch to buy the game, or will buy it on the OG Switch that they already own. Either way, Nintendo will make a sale on this. I would only do this for the few remaining Switch games that were already in development for the OG console, and then be done with the console (in terms of new releases), because keeping new releases on the old Switch for too long will hinder the sales of the New console. That's my thoughts. I'm not going to try to look too far ahead. Other than that, I would say that I would personally really like the next mainline 2D Metroid game (if the next Switch releases in 2025) to release in 2026. Hopefully the console will have done well enough by that point for the new Metroid game to sell well though, because according to Nintendo, Metroid Dread was supposed to be the end of the previous story-arc about "Metroids", implying there will be more future 2D games with a new story-arc. What are your thoughts on all of this?

Skateboarding DreitonLullaby • 5 months ago • 100%

I want to learn to skate and would love to go to lots of skateparks. I have almost no experience with skating and I'm also moving into a van to live in full-time in the near-ish future to travel around Australia, so I'm concerned that when I have injuries from skating I sometimes won't be able to drive temporarily, which is a huge issue. So living in a van seems it would make skating as a hobby a little bit difficult at times. I'm unsure if I should skate or how to work around this issue. What are your thoughts?

3DS Hacks and Homebrew DreitonLullaby • 5 months ago • 100%

Does anyone know how or why my Activity Log book has suddenly jumped from the default 16 pages to 32 pages? I like to see all my games in the activity log, and I've always had trouble organizing it so that all the random system apps wouldn't clog up the spaces available for games. I've not installed any patch for the app ever and I don't know of one that added this functionality. I checked my other console (which is also modded) to check I wasn't crazy, and sure enough, it only has 16 pages in the activity log. The only stuff I've installed lately is SpotPassDumper9 which is completely unrelated, and a patch that removes the camera shutter sound. I downloaded an unofficial Activity Log called Cthulu last year, but I know that I've only had these extra pages as of very recently (I only noticed now) I guess that I *have* added some more games to the Activity Log recently, so my only possible theory could be that the app automatically doubled the amount of pages because I was starting to get close to filling up the total 128 slots that the first 16 pages have available. Does anyone have any knowledge about what's happened here?

Piracy News DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 84%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

3DSPiracy DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 100%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Piracy DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 90%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Piracy DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 92%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 97%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Gaming DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 80%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Retro Gaming DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 80%

Hey, sharing this here, as much of the retro gaming community also cares a lot about preservation, and the 3DS & Wii U will arguably become retro soon. cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Gaming DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 88%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Gaming DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 95%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Games DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 95%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Gaming DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 92%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Gaming DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 99%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Nintendo Switch DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 76%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Nintendo DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 90%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Wii U DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 60%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Video Game Collectors DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 100%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Nintendo Switch DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 100%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 at 4PM PDT. [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS and Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://i.imgur.com/DBgHgTN.png). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > ***Update: Just adding this in because someone in the comments asked why SpotPass preservation is important. SpotPass sent you various pieces of content that were exclusive and often time-limited offers; so in a sense, you *could* call a lot of this SpotPass data we are archiving "Free DLC's". Does that help anyone understand the importance of this better?*** > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you do not own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Indie Gaming DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 33%

The reason I am sharing this here is because there are a lot of indie/small games on the 3DS and Wii U which do not have their SpotPass DLC archived and the servers are shutting down on April 8th! I see a couple have downvoted, so please understand why this is here; this relates directly to Indie gaming, but is just not about a single game. cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Kirby DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 66%

Sharing this here because Team Kirby Clash & Kirby and the Rainbow Curse both have SpotPass data that needs to be preserved. cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Splatoon DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 33%

This is important for the Splatoon playerbase because Splatoon also has SpotPass data that needs to be archived on the Wii U and will otherwise disappear when the servers shut down on the 8th. cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Pokémon DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 91%

cross-posting here because this also applies to preserving some Pokemon content (and because I want to find every reason I can to share this everywhere 😂) cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

RetroGaming DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 97%

Sharing this here, because preservation is pretty closely tied with Retro gaming, and these consoles will become retro in the future. cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Nintendo DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 91%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Games DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 80%

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378 > **(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: > *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* > > Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

Technology DreitonLullaby • 6 months ago • 98%

**(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)** Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). [The SpotPass Archival Project](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/) has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) This data can *only* be collected ***before*** April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be *useless* due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump ***does not*** require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. *Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is *Spot*Pass, not *Street*Pass. The difference between the two are: *StreetPass:* Is a 3DS exclusive *offline* wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. *SpotPass:* Is an *online* wireless tech available on both the 3DS *and* Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; *not* *Street*Pass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data *will* be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpotPass_and_StreetPass).* Even if you make the dump *before* April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, [here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things](https://imgur.com/DBgHgTN). I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the [Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network"](https://pretendo.network/). Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, *please* help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site [here](https://spotpassarchive.github.io/), has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project [here](https://discord.gg/2ddmRKpt) and people will be very willing to help. There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. ***Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.***

DeGoogle Yourself DreitonLullaby • 7 months ago • 95%

Answer for future readers: Just download [Quik](https://github.com/octoshrimpy/quik) which is a fork of QKSMS, still being maintained at the time of writing. Quik contains all the premium features of QKSMS+ but does not have a paywall and is free. The original QKSMS has been abandoned by it's dev (also at the time of writing) and the last major version released 3 yrs ago. QKSMS is an SMS messaging app for Android which is open-source. There is also a paid upgrade called QKSMS+. I already wanted to buy it to support the devs anyway, but I now have a good reason to buy it. I need the premium version's ability to make backups of all my message history and export them to a different phone. However, when I went to purchase it from within the app; there only seems to be an option to purchase from the Google Play Store. The only places to get the app at all as far as I'm aware, is from either Google Play, F-Droid, or the Github. I personally got it from F-Droid, but there doesn't seem to be an option to purchase QKSMS+ from it... I'm pretty sure F-Droid doesn't have any purchases in it anyway. So does anyone know how I purchase QKSMS+ without paying through Google? If the + versions source-code is not open, I can probably get it that way. But I don't know how to compile the code manually on my phone and would rather downloading it from the source be a last resort.