Hi everyone. I was thinking of buying a new nintendo 3ds ll/xl on ebay and stumbled upon this one. The caption says it’s region free and was wondering what this meant. Can someone explain this to me before I buy one?

I have this 2ds here that I was wondering if I should mod or not I already have some what of a library of games I like but wanted to see your guys thoughts about it

Nowhere near me dares to touch New 3DS XL work, so what would be the best place to find someone who’s experienced with shell swapping?

Social experiment... take your 3ds with you everywhere this Halloween weekend and see if we can get some street pass hits!! Hopefully this takes off, we'll see. Happy, safe Halloween!

So I recently bought this 3DS, super clean, and I'm not sure if I want to mod it or not, if I should look for another one that's maybe cheaper or a different model to mod?

What are you guys' opinions cause I'm conflicted.

Thanks!

I have all 12 individual episodes of season one of Kaguya sama lover is war and I have them as mp4 and 360p. I originally tried putting them on the Nintendo video vewier app on the 3ds but it kept pausing saying processing video. I have all 12 files as mp4 and I could do the CIA or moflex files myself except I don’t have a PC. I only have a Mac :(

I still want to add a 3DS XL, a New 3DS, a New 2DS XL, and the Majora's Mask Edition New 3DS XL to my collection :)

one night i was playing with my n3ds and the stick fell behind my bed, ive looked, it has seemingly vanished. I skimmed thru some results on aliexpress and the sort but i was only able to find generic colors, which id be okay with but id prefer matching colors.

im located in europe(spain) if that matters at all

I really want to mod a blue fire emblem edition 3DS but the English version is a lot more expensive than the Japanese one simply because of supply and demand. I was wondering if anyone can share how difficult it would be for me to get a Japanese 3DS and it’s difficulty to mod it. Will the language barrier be an issue even after modding it or are there options to change languages at that point?

Recently finished designing and 3D printing this cool Pokedex shell and grip for me 3DS. It all just slips snuggly over the Old 3DS XL with no modifications. I did omit the stylus access though because I don't personally use the built-in storage slot.

Shout out to Akuma Forge on Makerworld for the visual inspiration for the grips.

Here are the links to the Makerworld pages with the free files:
Top Shell
Grip/Bottom Shell

I currently have a Black Friday edition of the New Nintendo 3DS but am looking to upgrade to the XL. I love how it feels compared to the original 3DS which I did not like the glossy feel of. It also creaked at some point due to wear. It seems like the matte is limited to the SNES and and SFC editions of the New Nintendo 3DS XL but I wanted to confirm that as well as see what my options were for grips. I really don't like the plastic or glossy feel, I prefer a matte or rubbery texture replicated on modern controllers. I appreciate any help on this!

Is that normal? It's really irritating to look at honestly

Does anyone know why my 3ds xl says the battery is full/done charging, but when unplugging it clearly says it isn't fully charged?

Its not in sleep mode. I dont know what im able to do to fix it. Any tips?

Hi, Just got a second replacement iFixit battery after the first one didn’t work, and have been trying to follow the recommended calibration process (fully charge, fully discharge, fully charge). However, the yellow charge indicator has remained on after many hours of initial charging. Is it normal for the LED to remain on even when the battery is fully charged? Or is this a sign that the system’s ability to charge is faulty? I suspect the latter may be true, as the console has had issues with other batteries in the past, where the battery has worked for a few hours then turned unresponsive. Any help is appreciated!

I noticed tiny little black lines on the bottom of the top screen of my DS, and I turned on my DS today and suddenly there's a long black line right down the centre. Is there any way to fix this?

I'm looking to mod my ds dsi and 3ds. I've seen many tutorials but would very appreciate and benefit from anyone's experience with modding. I'm looking to play all pokemon as well as Originals like donkey Kong and pac man.

Any of ur recommendations would be very helpful. Maybe what software you download also how it lasts and runs. I know i could look up tutorials but im just looking to pick some educated ears on real experience with these mods. Thank you for reading.

Screen visibility is shit but this is now my third Streetpass in 2026

I recently found a pristine Hyrule edition New 3DS LL for $360. It came with a Hori carrying case and I bought a TNP clear case for it. I hear the clear case can cause problems but I want to know the best way to keep it from getting any scratches or paint peel and general wear and tear. Should I get a skin for it before inserting it into the clear case? If so which one should I go for?

Aight so when I got my black New 3Ds it was already pre modded and all that and when I bought it I asked the seller if it included a backup of the premodded NAND and they said it did. Me being stupid didnt check as soon as it came in and now when I remembered about it and went to check for the NAND to back it up I cant find it. What can I do protect my system incase something happens? All i have in the GM9 out folder and backup folder dont look like a sys NAND back up. Only a "essential_00.exefs" file in the backup folder. Any recommendations on what should be done will be very helpful

EDIT cause clarification: I like to keep my systems in working even though I have multiple just out of respect for my things. I dont plan on reselling in the future just want to have a plan incase something goes wrong.

Hi all! i just got a copy of rock band 3 at my local game store. The game stays inserted, but says the game was removed every time it boots up? Everything said it should work fine on a 3ds.. it happens every time. The back of the game looks fine too, and it reads the game. Is there a specific reason its not working? It's a clean copu so i didnt think it needed to be cleaned, especially since they cleaned it at the store. (T_T)

Hi everyone! I made a game based on What We Do in the Shadows for Halloween.
It works on DS/3DS with the download, or you can play it free here:
https://edward-la-barbera.itch.io/laszlovania

Character Art by Lara K.
Choir Arrangement by Tiffany Palmer

Here are some screenshots of the app as its current state. Thank you all for your ideas and suggestions!

(Also, it was quite an interesting experience reading all your anti-vibecoding comments. My respects)

I’ll keep working on this until I have a good enough version for public release. Hopefully it will be soon so we all can chat from our 3DS while we listen to our favorite radio stations ❤️