Modding My Nintendo 3DS Is The Best Decision I've Ever Made. Here's Why

Modding your Nintendo 3DS in 2023 is a must, here's why.
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The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. The console was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The system features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS video games. As an eighth-generation console, its primary competitor was Sony's PlayStation Vita.
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[@synical_gaming3863]

I just got a used New 3DS LL Japanese import to mod out because used New 3DS here in the states are so over priced it's crazy. I modded it to a USA firmware and then started filling it with games and now I have over 140 games mixed from 3DS, DS, NES and GBA and the fact it was so easy to mod that I recommend everyone to do it now that the eShop is closed

[@shawndasilva]

Can you confirm, after swapping regions were you able to get things like spotpass, and street pass to work in games?
How about Yoshi’s new island?

[@GamersChoiceYouTube]

Niceeee! Love to hear it.

[@mr.timezone1336]

Yes!! I have a lime green one on the way. Any advice where to start first?

[@erikmacaluso]

Ayyo, can you point me in the right direction to get started with something like that?
My used New 3DS LL is on it's way from Japan as I write this

[@mr.mystere4999]

There's one 3DS Homebrew I'd recommend especially if you have a N3DS XL (or LL). And that would be:
FTPD
This allows you to make use of an FTP client on your computer, and wirelessly transfer files between your computer and 3DS without having to remove the SD Card which can be a PITA if you have the model where you have to unscrew the back plate off to get to it. Transfer speeds aren't the fastest, but it is still faster than doing that every single time you want to transfer files. Large files can take a little bit of time, such as the DS romhack "Pokemon Blaze Black 2 Redux" which is a whopping 512 MB which is almost twice the size of regular Black 2.

[@arcyarcanine]

Bruh, the New 3DS line already has that in the settings by default. LMAO
FTPD's wireless file transfer is for the original line, not the New 3DS line.

[@mr.mystere4999]

@@arcyarcanine That's news to me. I spent several hours browsing GBATemp looking for this method you speak of, and never found it. So I settled on FTPD.

[@arcyarcanine]

@@mr.mystere4999 Home Menu > Settings > Data Management > microSD Management > Tap Next > The rest is pretty self explanatory.
You looked at a forum but didn't just Google it? Hmm 🙃

[@Big-Chungus21]

i believe anything above 32gb will lower the performance a little on the 3DS. Getting a 32gigs SDHC is fine for most people (plus requires no formatting and no known bugs), you can get a dozen large 3ds games downloaded with that, and youre not going to play them all at once.

[@davidtimoteo1912]

I got 128gb and runs no problem

[@Big-Chungus21]

@@davidtimoteo1912 i believe the differences are quite small especially on the “new” versions, it mostly just slows down startup times and some of the heavier games though. The big differences happen when you have lots of games downloaded on said SD card.

[@arcyarcanine]

Anything larger than 32gb will slow down the home menu because it's searching for more games on bigger storage. HOWEVER, it does not effect the games themselves once you're playing them.

[@GamersChoiceYouTube]

For me, having 128GB, no gameplay issues. Only difference is the 3DS takes 30-40 sec to load up the home menu when you first turn it on.

[@xt3100]

it does, it slows it down when loading games and menus but running games its no problem

[@StrikerCreations]

Yo man I was thinking of modding My 3ds do you know the best place to go and get the tutorial

[@GamersChoiceYouTube]

Do it! You won't regret it. And I can recommend going to 3ds.hacks.guide

[@vhamer123]

Do DS games look better on the new 3DS XL lol thinking of getting one of these and modding it and using it for some of the physical DS games I already have lol.

[@Akshuls]

No its about the same just newer games you cant play on o3ds, and some homebrew apps only for the N3DS. Emulators do run better on N3DS.

[@arcyarcanine]

The New 3DS line just has better processing power, meaning things will load faster and certain 3DS games like Smash Bros., Hyrule Warriors, the Gen 7 Pokémon games, etc. will run smoother and have a few added details (more NPCs or objects on screen, less choppy frames, etc.) than they would have on an original 3DS line system.
Your DS games will look the same, it can't magically make the resolution more than what they can originally output as. I suggest emulation on a hefty gaming PC if you really want to play DS and 3DS games in HD.

[@GamersChoiceYouTube]

It doesn’t really look “better”, more so just runs better on the 3DS.

[@Nightmare-blade]

Uh can you help ? I have the old nintedo 3ds Xl but when i use the method Go Go(whit installing everything in a sdcard ) but it just say when i scan the Qr code"Text" in the bottom of the screen

[@sushimilover7370]

ME TOO, HOW DO YOU FIX THIS?!

[@jayjay12373163]

can you make a video of you modding it

[@Tha1Voda]

But you don’t show how to do it

[@DeezyCS]

Does the graphics quality hold up

[@GamersChoiceYouTube]

100%

[@quackkuryu4680]

how do you mod it? is New 3ds suitable for it? I have that one

[@GamersChoiceYouTube]

I recommend 3ds.hacks.guide , and yes you can mod a "new" 3DS!

[@xt3100]

all 3ds can be modded

[@metaljimmy6663]

DAM
INSANITY
Jealous

[@GamersChoiceYouTube]

😏

[@zZzIRAQ]

hey man can u please help me mod my 2ds man please i will even pay u 2 help me mod my 2ds