Rode my bike to work today and got caught in the rain. My Zelda 3ds was in a mesh cash in my bag and somehow all the paint bubbled up on top 😭 it scraped right off. Thing was mint too smh

I grew up with Pokemon and Nintendo games. When I was little I had friend neighbor that owned SuperNES and he invited me to play the Sailor Moon game with him but his mom wasn’t allowed me to enter the house because I was poor. I asked my mom to get me one of the video games but we couldn’t afford to spend on things like that so when I got a job and my first salary I bought myself a DSLite, the 3DS in the photo is my last one in the DS collection (I think it’s the 8th one in the DS family). I’m still grateful to be on the Nintendo journey. Until my fingers can’t press any buttons.

Originally, I was aiming for the OG 3DS XL but the prices I saw were way higher than expected based on what I’d seen online. During the first half of my trip in Osaka, I checked out multiple Hard-Off and Hobby-Off stores. The XL models were going for around ¥41,000 ($260 USD) which felt pretty overpriced to me (tho I couldn't tell if overall market prices had spiked or if I was just hitting tourist trap shops). The selection in Kyoto wasn't any better, so I decided to hold off.

Things completely changed during the second half of my trip in Tokyo when I visited a Hard-Off in a local mall in Kamakura (Ofuna Mall). I was in absolute heaven. It was literally in the middle of nowhere with no tourists and only locals. Nobody spoke English but Google Translate did its job.

The prices here were much better than anything I saw in Akihabara or Osaka. Original 3DS units ranged from ¥16500 to ¥22000. The ¥16500 unit was a red model listed with slight screen discoloration and a missing stylus, while the other ones were almost scratch-free.

I spent about 30 minutes deliberating before asking to test the ¥16,500 one. To my surprise, it was basically flawless in-person. The minor discoloration was barely noticeable, especially considering the ¥7,000 savings. When I asked if they sold replacement styluses separately, the store assistant was kind enough to just give me one for free! Since it was the best deal I'd seen all trip, I pulled the trigger immediately and walked out paying ¥16,500 ($105 USD).

Back at the hotel that night, I went straight to work modding it. Since it was a JPN region model, I region-changed it to USA, loaded up a few games, and fell in love with it. It might not be the XL model I originally set out to buy, but I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!

I've bought this modded 3ds a while ago because I really wanted to play any old pokemon titles! I'm doing a challenge where I'll get every pokemon as shiny (once I'm done beating the leagues so I can do that with a ditto)

I'm just really happy with this

I want to mod it. I haven’t owned a ds since my Dsi in like 4th grade. Anyone have any recommendations before I actually start looking for the software and my firmware on the Ds? I’ll be getting the files for it soon and don’t want to start anywhere that some experts might steer me away from

I immediately put a screen protector on it and am getting a clear shell for it

I recently took my 3DS out and I’ve been playing a few games on my 3DS and they all work great, and I went and put in Super Smash Brothers, and the system recognizes it, but when I go to actually play it, it says this game card cannot be read but also underneath the screen it says THERE IS AN UPDATE.

is there an issue with my game card itself or what do you guys think?

Hope it gets fixed soon. Now I have to wait at a small cafe for the repair. I’m “veeeery upset”

Hi everyone,

The A and B buttons on my 3DS have stopped responding properly. I’d like to try cleaning them without opening the console (I'm scared of damaging it).

Would it be safe/effective to use isopropyl alcohol with a Q-tip around the buttons or using a isopropyl alcohol spray like this one?

I’m worried about getting too much liquid inside the console.

Hey all, just wondering if anyone has experienced this issue and knows what to do? My 3DS was sitting in its carrying case mostly untouched for years. Last time I noticed something like this, I cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol. But this time, it's like 10x worse and all over both pieces of the case.

I tried putting the case in the freezer but nothing changed. I'm trying UV treatment in direct sunlight tomorrow.

Got my latest addition to my collection today The N3DS HHD special edition! Regarding the face plates, I wanted to ask you all, if you have any tips or suggestions on where to get either relatively cheap original face plates or good after market ones? I really want to have some single-colored plates to swap so that I can decorate them myself without having to cover up the special edition ones, especially since it'd look way too busy! The ones I am interested in the most, would be the Red No.011, the ones that are such a bright red they look almost dark pink. Any recommendations on where I can get them for not more than about 25€/$30?

Thanks in advance all!

When I use the Nintendo servers (first picture), things work "just fine". Except I can't add friends. But when I use Pretendo servers (second picture), an error code appears telling me they're in maintenance. Does anyone else experience that ?

I should add that it worked as usual yesterday.

Been seeming too many threads of Zelda 3DSes with peeling paint. I haven’t touch my 3DS since 2017, and had this rubber case on it for years. Is there something safer?

I remember seeing the og dsi display. Its stunning. So sharp. But its just so god damn small. I ended up with the dsixl and am really happy with it but the sharpness just isn't even close. Im really struggling now with that choice between the n3ds-s. I really wish there was an XL with higher resolution. It would be the perfect n3ds. I really want the massive n3ds screen but i also really like the sharpness of the smaller one.... i know this question has been asked a ton but what is your experience with them. Purely from a display quality perspective. Its just such a hard damn choice...

When I was a kid I always dreamed of owning a 3DS. So when I got my first job recently, I figured I should get myself one. Literally got me giggling like a kid when I held it

I have recently brought up my 3DS again into my life, and I had the thought of "Hey, it could be so fricking cool if I matched up with someone using this".

I have already prepared me for, that the chance of this happening is almost 0, especially living in Denmark in a smaller city. But just in case I did ever cross someones path that also has an 3DS, I want to make sure I can reach out to them.

Does anyone know any tricks on making sure, this potential connection dosen't just become a "A mii is visiting your palace" ?

After i replaced my old broken motherboard with a new one bought from aliexpres (ftr20, so built in wifi module?), I start getting very weak signal (only when I am about 50-100cm near a router/Hotspot. The motherboard looks good, please help me.

For context I take extremely good care of it I’ve had it for about a year now and the 3d slider has never had an issue I haven’t drop it or caused damage in any way to it but my slider for 3d just doesn’t work anymore. I used Rehid to be able to adjust my 3d with select + L or R and the 3d still works just fine, the ribbon cable for the volume/3d slider looks fine and the volume side still works. Any idea what could be wrong and how I could fix it? Or if it’s even fixable? It’s not the end of the world as I can still adjust it other ways just slightly annoying

Idk why it keeps doing this

I know they're not real dw, this was a design on a Japan exclusive DSI XL as far as I'm aware but I saw this on eBay and was wondering if anyone has taken a chance on it! :)

In your opinion what do you think is better the New 3DS XL gaming console or the PC emulation AYN Thor? I still prefer the original but lots of people say the AYN Thor is better than the original New 3DS XL gaming console