NOTE: This tutorial is old and no longer supported. See this for a better tutorial (You need arm9loaderhax though).

Hi there! I am back for another word tutorial.

Now I'll tell you this: ONLY DO THIS WITH EMUNAND (YOUR SYSTEM MENU ON THE SD CARD). REPLACING YOUR SYSNAND (YOUR SYSTEM MENU ON THE NAND/INTERNAL MEMORY) WITH THIS IS RISKY. PLEASE READ EVERY SINGLE THING IN THIS TUTORIAL FIRST BEFORE DOING ALL THIS.



Without further ado, let's get started!

You'll need:

- Nintendo 3DS with firmwares 4.1-4.5 (Or downgrading to 4.1-4.5 might be good idea but it is risky for a BRICK. So use a clean 3DS for firmwares 4.1-4.5)
- A secureinfo_a for a region (Wont be linking any of those here as that would be illegal here. Find it in a ISO site I can't name.)
- 3DS Multi Decryptor for to dump your CTR_NAND16.xorpad
- EmuNAND Tool
- The CIAs used for installing a few out-of-region titles, which is here on this tutorial (Use 3DNUS for this)
- An SD Card, maybe more than 3 GB
- Gateway 3DS and the flashcard

Step 0: Install the DS Profile Exploit. If you haven't done that yet, then try.
Step 1: Enter the Launcher.dat of Gateway 3DS and DO NOT GO TO EMUNAND. Go to Format EmuNAND (Careful, this will DELETE ALL THE FILES INSIDE THE SD CARD), and then turn off the system, completely. The EMUNand will take up almost 1 GB.
Step 2: Go to your SD Card, rename the Launcher.dat to Launcher_GW.dat or whatever (It's your name choice though), and copy the 3DS_Multi_Decryptor Launcher.dat over to the SD Card.
Step 3: Relaunch the Exploit. Go select to where it says "NAND16" on it using the directional keys, and press A. This will take up 700 MB of space.
Step 4: Use the EmuNAND tool to Extract the EmuNAND from the SD Card, and then drag the NAND16.xorpad, secureinfo_a for whatever region it is over to where the EmuNAND.bin is at.
Step 5: Download the 3DS Secureinfo Tool here, and then extract it. Launch the EXE app. Click Inject Secureinfo_a, and lead to the EmuNAND, the Xorpad, and the Secureinfo_a. Your done!
Step 6: Inject the region-changed EmuNAND back to the SD Card, and launch the Gateway Exploit. Your done! The region change error has been fixed since 3.2 (I think).

How to get on the eShop:


BEFORE DOING ALL THIS, PLEASE FORMAT THE SYSTEM MEMORY INSIDE THE EMUNAND BEFORE UPDATING. IF YOU DON'T DO THIS FIRST, YOUR NNID WILL BE BANNED FOREVER! I am just saying.

You'll need:

- 2 SD Cards
- 3rd SD Card, with another region, formatted and updated to 9.6, AND has an NNID Japan-like to work with rxtools.
- And a 4.1-4.5 SysNAND.

Step 1: Format EmuNAND with Gateway on the 2 SD Cards. Use the 1st SD Card via steps 2-6.
Step 2: Boot Gateway Mode. Go to System Settings, and go to the 4th page to lead to "Format System"
Step 3: Accept the format. After formatting, it'll kick you back to SysNAND.
Step 4: Now launch Gateway, launch EmuNAND and apply the 9.9 update. It'll kick you back to SysNAND.
Stpe 5: Test the EmuNAND again with Gateway. It'll say that you have new features. Then turn off the console.
Step 6: Turn off the 3DS, eject it, and use EmuNAND tool to Extract the the EmuNAND.
Step 7: Use the 2nd SD Card to inject the extracted EmuNAND. Close off EmuNAND tool after done, and eject the SD Card.
Step 8: With the 1st SD Card, set up an NNID. BUT DON'T SET IT UP ON THE 2ND SD CARD.
Step 9: After setting it up, launch the eShop. Set it up as usual. While on the main page, press HOME and close it off. Turn off the 3DS.
Step 10: Use the 2nd SD Card you didn't set up an Nintendo Network ID with, and launch eShop. It'll say an error message. When you see the error message, TURN OFF the 3DS. This is very important.
Step 11: Now use the 3rd SD Card with another region. Launch the eShop. Aw, it worked! Great job!

That tutorial worked. Why? Well, in order to access the eShop, you read on Nintendo's servers your Console's info on the server while visiting. With the Another SD Card, when you got the error code, it RESETS the info in the server. When visiting the eShop on ANOTHER region with another NNID set up Japan-like, it starts the eShop as like you really got an Japanese console! Great, right?

How to relink back your old EmuNAND:

To switch back, you'll need to do these steps:

1. Make an EmuNAND backup
2. Decrypt partitions using RxTools
3. Delete some NNID file inside the NAND (It depends to where it's at, IDK where it's at, so Google is the solution)
4. Make another EmuNAND on a 4th SD Card, encrypt and inject the EmuNAND Partitions to that 4th SD Card using RxTools (You'll need to inject the backup first before doing this)
5. Go on the eShop when loaded the EumNAND. It'll get an error, and power off.
6. Then get your old EmuNAND, and launch it and launch eShop. Congrats, you switched back!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

 

[vhaines]

why i got screen when launching the emunand after i inject my emunand w/(us reg) im on my jap 3ds, any help plss

 

[Sephirosu]

I might make a video tutorial for this. Haven't done one in a while.

Did you end up making that video?

Anyway, I have also been cursed with Error Code: 005-5602.

First SD: EU NNID

Second SD: EU no NNID

Third SD: US (haven't set up the NNID yet because I want to do a system transfer but it keeps giving me that error as well.....)

 

[mijuu]

Yeah i just followed the guide as well, i can play online just fine with the .cia updates but accessing eshop and themes etc all ends up giving me an error i even tried with the firmware spoofing exploit but i guess im flashing my old nand and just gonna use this for emunand so i can still get japan exclusive dlc and events from the handful of games i have like pokemon and mh4
edit: Ok so i got eshop to work but is there any chance of getting banned if i was to frequently switch between all 3 regions?

HOW did you get it working ive been faffing with this for hours always 506-5602 error when trying to access eshop.

 

[I pwned U!]

1. The NANDs CANNOT be NNID linked within the region-changed one and the original EmuNAND. You will get banned visting the eShop on the region-changed EmuNAND.

2. In one SD Card, your region changing the EmuNAND. With 3 SD Cards, you can visit the eShop (But your Europe NNID will be signed out and you'll be signed in with the new account. To switch back, you'll need to make a EmuNAND backup, decrypt partitions using RxTools, delete some NNID file inside the NAND, make another EmuNAND on a 4th SD Card, encrypt and inject the EmuNAND Partitions to that 4th SD Card using RxTools [You'll need to inject the backup first before doing this], and go on the eShop when loaded the EumNAND. It'll get an error, and power off. Then get your old EmuNAND, and launch it and launch eShop. Congrats, you switched back!). With a 4th SD Card you can switch back.

3. You can switch back. Look at number 2.

4. The 3rd SD Card is your region-changed EmuNAND.

Now I will rewrite the tutorial, since some stuff is outdated.

EDIT: Also, I'm 18SEVERLY in that warez site.

Will these steps also fix error code 005-5958 when trying to access the eShop after a region swap?

 

[Pecrow]

Could someone please help me? I tried the steps below but nothing changed, am I doing it wrong?

Step 8: With the 1st SD Card, set up an NNID. BUT DON'T SET IT UP ON THE 2ND SD CARD.
Step 9: After setting it up, launch the eShop. Set it up as usual. While on the main page, press HOME and close it off. Turn off the 3DS.
Step 10: Use the 2nd SD Card you didn't set up an Nintendo Network ID with, and launch eShop. It'll say an error message. When you see the error message, TURN OFF the 3DS. This is very important.
Step 11: Now use the 3rd SD Card with another region. Launch the eShop. Aw, it worked! Great job!


I have a Jap n3ds so my SD Cards are as follows:

SD 1 Jap Emu 10.5 w/ Jap NNID
SD 2 Jap Emu 10.5 w/ NO NNID
SD3 USA Emu 10.5 w/ Usa NNID

I inserted SD 1, went into eshop fine, exited and powered n3ds off. Inserted SD 2, *one with no NNID* and accessed eshop, got error so I powered off by holding button until shutoff . Inserted SD 3 which has USA Emu and (already configured USA NNID) enter eshop and continue getting the same error 007-2001, can someone help me with this please?

 

[deinonychus71]

Was someone able to make eshop work with this guide without getting error 005-5602 recently?

 

[gameking66]

I just region switched, going from 9.0 EUR to 9.2 USA, then to 10.6 USA + A9LH.

I lost some system channels that no longer show up.

Is there any way to fix this? I have no Mii Maker, Mii Channel, Nintendo Sound, or Nintendo Zone.

Other included titles work fine.

Any fix for this?

 

[Pecrow]

I just region switched, going from 9.0 EUR to 9.2 USA, then to 10.6 USA + A9LH.

I lost some system channels that no longer show up.

Is there any way to fix this? I have no Mii Maker, Mii Channel, Nintendo Sound, or Nintendo Zone.

Other included titles work fine.

Any fix for this?

Looking up the code for the apps and downloading the CIAs manually via 3dnus and installing them for your region

https://3dbrew.org/wiki/Title_list

 

[gmipf]

I have preordered the new 3DS LL (XL) Super Famicom Limited Edition from Japan. After I get the unit, I want to do the a9lh and want to change the region from JAP to EUR permanently to the sysnand, like it is a real EUR device after the conversion. Is this possible and what I have to do for this? I have read about the fact, that I have to not connect it to the internet. Is it also a good idea to dump the nand, before even connecting to the internet, with hardware sd card adapter mod? Thank you in advance for your answers.

 

[Toni456]

Hello, I have preordered the new 3DS LL (XL) Super Famicom Limited Edition from Japan. After I get the unit, I want to do the a9lhax and want to change the region from JAP to EUR permanently to the sysnand, like it is a real EUR device after the conversion. Is this possible and what I have to do for this? I have read about the fact, that I have to not connect it to the internet. Is it also a good idea to dump the nand, before even connecting to the internet, with hardware sd card adapter mod? Thank you in advance for your answers.

Possible yes but i believe you will need the secureinfo_A file dumped and injected from a legit EUR console (not one of the ones floating around online) though i'm not 100% certain on that but pretty sure it's necessary for eshop access.

 

[gmipf]

Possible yes but i believe you will need the secureinfo_A file dumped and injected from a legit EUR console (not one of the ones floating around online) though i'm not 100% certain on that but pretty sure it's necessary for eshop access.

I need the secureinfo_A file from a EUR new 3DS XL, that never was connected to the internet, right? And why not these from internet? Is there no secureinfo_A never connected to the internet?

 

[Akira]

I need the secureinfo_A file from a EUR new 3DS XL, that never was connected to the internet, right? And why not these from internet? Is there no secureinfo_A never connected to the internet?

It's not mandatory, you can just download(on that iso site or Plailects guide) a secureInfo_A that comes from a EUR console or just dump your own secureInfo_A(JPN/US), hexedit it to change it into EUR then inject it. And no, you won't have E-shop access afterwards.

 

[gmipf]

It's not mandatory, you can just download(on that iso site or Plailects guide) a secureInfo_A that comes from a EUR console or just dump your own secureInfo_A(JPN/US), hexedit it to change it into EUR then inject it. And no, you won't have E-shop access afterwards.

There is also absolutely no possibility to access the E-Shop after the conversion?

 

[Akira]

There is also absolutely no possibility to access the E-Shop after the conversion?

There is, Yifan_lu posted on how to do it but it's for advanced users only.

 

[gmipf]

There is, Yifan_lu posted on how to do it but it's for advanced users only.

Can you post the link to the workaround? Thank you in advance.

 

[Toni456]

It's not mandatory, you can just download(on that iso site or Plailects guide) a secureInfo_A that comes from a EUR console or just dump your own secureInfo_A(JPN/US), hexedit it to change it into EUR then inject it. And no, you won't have E-shop access afterwards.

That's why i said a legit dump, i'm pretty sure the file is unique for each console hence why the file from that iso site doesn't work with eshop right? i mean when the method was still very new i was able to access the eshop with it after a region change.

 

[Keizel]

HOW did you get it working ive been faffing with this for hours always 506-5602 error when trying to access eshop.

This is my same problem... How could I solve the problem? I want games japanese and dump it, but I cannot access to eshop japanese (My original region was EUR, now I am in JAP in emuNAND)

 

[Zachers]

This is my same problem... How could I solve the problem? I want games japanese and dump it, but I cannot access to eshop japanese (My original region was EUR, now I am in JAP in emuNAND)

If you're on 4.x anyways, just get a way to install CIA's and use CIAngel.

 

[Keizel]

If you're on 4.x anyways, just get a way to install CIA's and use CIAngel.

The game is not dumped, for this cause, I want buy it in the japanese store.

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[mijuu]

The game is not dumped, for this cause, I want buy it in the japanese store.

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Mate I spent fucking hours on it and got nowhere. I don't think it can be done, or perhaps you need a private Secure_Info file, I didn't.