<s>
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
gyroscope	B-Application
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
through	O
various	O
levels	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
princess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
poor	O
reception	O
,	O
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
received	O
renewed	O
notoriety	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
an	O
exploit	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
level	O
editor	O
would	O
allow	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
to	O
execute	O
homebrew	B-Application
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
is	O
a	O
puzzle-based	O
platforming	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
manipulates	O
CC	O
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
cube	O
,	O
through	O
various	O
levels	O
,	O
whilst	O
avoiding	O
enemies	O
and	O
traps	O
contained	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
primarily	O
using	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
tilt	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
they	O
want	O
CC	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
also	O
features	O
survival	O
and	O
time	O
trial	O
modes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
;	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
others	O
via	O
QR	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
frustrating	O
games	O
that	O
is	O
almost	O
really	O
cool	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
quite	O
delivers	O
"	O
,	O
IGN	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
creative	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
gyroscope	B-Application
controls	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
sensitive	O
enough	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
circle	O
pad	O
control	O
scheme	O
was	O
considered	O
"	O
wonky	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
not	O
containing	O
enough	O
content	O
to	O
justify	O
being	O
a	O
full-price	O
game	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
just	O
as	O
easily	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
$5	O
iPhone	B-Device
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
ironically	O
for	O
a	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
it	O
primarily	O
used	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
rotation-based	O
gameplay	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
interacted	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
notoriety	O
when	O
Jordan	O
"	O
Smealum	O
"	O
Rabet	O
publicized	O
that	O
a	O
user	B-Operating_System
mode	I-Operating_System
exploit	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
allow	O
all	O
existing	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
models	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
and	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
)	O
to	O
execute	O
homebrew	B-Application
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exploit	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Ninjhax	O
,	O
requires	O
users	O
to	O
place	O
a	O
boot	O
file	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
SD	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
use	O
the	O
level	O
sharing	O
feature	O
of	O
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
to	O
scan	O
a	O
malformed	O
QR	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
code	O
in	O
question	O
is	O
a	O
buffer	B-General_Concept
overflow	I-General_Concept
which	O
triggers	O
the	O
download	O
and	O
execution	O
of	O
a	O
launcher	O
program	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
run	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ninjhax	O
was	O
originally	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Rabet	O
held	O
off	O
its	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
believing	O
that	O
any	O
release	O
before	O
then	O
would	O
give	O
Nintendo	O
time	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
exploit	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
revision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exploit	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
discovery	O
—	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
public	O
software-based	O
homebrew	B-Application
exploit	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
—	O
triggered	O
a	O
surge	O
in	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whose	O
poor	O
reception	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
its	O
classification	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bargain	O
bin	O
"	O
title	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copies	O
of	O
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
quickly	O
sold	O
out	O
at	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
major	O
video	O
game	O
retailers	O
,	O
while	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
online	O
retailers	O
began	O
increasing	O
in	O
price	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
US$25	O
,	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
MSRP	B-Protocol
of	O
$40	O
to	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
$500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
pulled	O
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
from	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
presumably	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
prevent	O
widespread	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
exploit	O
—	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
digitally	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabet	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
,	O
ironically	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
increased	O
attention	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
who	O
developed	O
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
became	O
defunct	O
only	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
through	O
a	O
merger	O
that	O
formed	O
Marvelous	O
AQL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popular	O
flashcart	B-Device
Gateway	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
now	O
supports	O
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
as	O
an	O
entry	O
point	O
through	O
an	O
exploit	O
similar	O
to	O
Ninjhax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
Ninjhax	O
2.0	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
firmware	O
versions	O
more	O
recent	O
than	O
9.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
revision	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
homebrew	B-Application
exploit	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
system	O
's	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
the	O
savegame	O
exploit	O
found	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
3D	I-Application
nicknamed	O
"	O
OoT3Dhax	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
system	O
update	O
11.0	O
that	O
patched	O
lots	O
of	O
homebrew	B-Application
exploits	O
including	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
Ninjhax	O
that	O
revoked	O
access	O
of	O
Cubic	B-Device
Ninja	I-Device
to	O
web	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
