The eShop is dead! It's time to Mod your 3DS.

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The 3DS and WiiU eshop has officially shut down. Which means a LOT of content is going away and never to be seen again. But what if I told you that you can keep your 3DS living a very happy life even after Nintendo abandoned it? I'm going to show you how to mod your 3DS, 2DS, 3DXL and more, and show you the best mods for the 3DS, how emulation works, the best home-brew applications, and even answer some common questions like if you can get banned on a 3DS, and if its hard to still mod your 3DS in 2023!

0:00 The eshop is GONE
1:38 How do I jailbreak?
3:40 Essential Homebrew
7:42 Funsies apps
11:16 Region Locking
12:41 Emulation and Virtual Console
15:27 Homebrew Ports
17:18 Frequently asked Questions

[noobishpro]

For anyone wondering, that “little green app” is called h shop, and it basically lets you download games and other fun stuff straight to your 3ds without a computer. It has a LOT of content and is a must for modding. I think I even saw a download for the sonic movie from 2020 on it lmaoo

[NottJoeyOfficial]

The thing about the 3DS and Wii U is that Nintendo literally can't tell the difference between a pirated game and legit game if you play online. It's fully safe to play online with pirated games and the bans came from people playing games online before they released which was only possible via piracy, so Nintendo knew who to ban.

[vanityhusk]

This is actually the video thats convinced me to finally take the plunge. Ive been too nervous to mod mine since I care about it a lot, and Im not exactly super knowledgeable about all this stuff, but this has given me that push. Thank you

edit: i did it . this shit rocks

[quasar]

Gotta love that Nintendo put out that most recent update as one last middle finger to the 3DS homebrew/hacking community even though the console is discontinued and the eShop is closed.

[xXYannuschXx]

Nintendo: "Stop pirating our games!"
Gamers: "We WANT to give you money, but you closed the E-Shop!"
Nintendo: "Stop pirating our games!"

[jacobpeacy]

You know, being old enough to see things like the 3ds both get released and see it gain insane popularity, and see it finally reach end of life and obsolescence... it's a very surreal feeling.

[quabby]

I was lucky enough to get my hands on the 3Ds XL one childhood Christmas. To this day my sisters complain about how it stays on me more than my phone. I’m so glad I found this video, I only know a few people with Nintendo devices, much less modded ones. I’m a bit scared since I’ve had this thing since 2016/17 and harming this childhood memory. But this video definitely made me confident! Thank you for the basics and links!

[phoenix_quinn]

This Video sent me straight into a rabbit hole... I never thought I could be able to do stuff like this but it was so easy and fun. Now I´m trying to stop myself on repairing old broken consoles after watching a few videos on that topic xD thank you for the inspiration! I enjoy the calm and friendly vibes you radiate on your channel

[InternetAnarchist]

It's always a good day when you post! The camera shots, color grading and quality of everything is on point. The background music at the start was also exhilarating by the way.

[KarlRock]

I love your modding videos! You’re inspiring me with the retro consoles too. I just modded my Switch here in India ☺️

[alxjones]

The green app is a necessity, if you forgot to update a game, or you buy a new game cart, or for basically any reason have a not-fully-updated game, you may be stuck on that version officially. Thankfully, our friendly green app includes the latest updates for basically every game (as far as I can tell). I would consider this the most unambiguously good feature, since it's just free updates anyways and it applies to basically every game.

[Gins.]

For anyone reading this, it should be noted that a lot of the 3DS modding community actually recommends a 128 GB microSD card, rather than 256 GB.

This is because the 3DS scans the entire card when loading content and on boot, and this can increase load times -- making 128 GB the sweet spot of storage space vs. load times.

[dracunyanyo-kai]

It’s also worth mentioning that with the little green app not only can you download games, but you can also download pre existing themes that were officially made by Nintendo. Any themes you could download from the 3DS theme shop can be downloaded through the green app. The only drawback is that theyre installed to your custom 3DS theme app and not shown in the official 3DS theme library. But what makes up for it is that any region locked official themes can be downloaded to your current version of your 3DS. As in themes you could only obtain on European & Asian 3DS’S can be obtained on American 3DS’S and vice versa.

[Save_Train]

with prices skyrocketing on 3ds games, I think modding might be the right way for me to go. There's just alot of 3ds games I havent played yet, and I don't want to spend unnecessary money just to get it. I'm definitely saving this for later!

[kaylah]

I recently got a modded 3DS XL and didn't know what everything did, lol 😅

The way you explained everything is so helpful! Thank you!

[iforgortheassignment]

For people who are sad they didnt hack it in time: you can still do it, idk why people act like you cant when eshop ends, but, it will always be available, i did mine when eshop closed so...

[jarrodpillay]

I modded my 3DS back in February... Glad to see a great tutorial/guide Thanks so much Jeff. Highly reccommend modding your system as well. I was just wondering if you could do a video on a full 3ds shell swap (I would benefit greatly). Thanks for the great video tho!!!

[DammitJeff]

Trying to do a bit more "face cam" this year, it's' definitely a change. What do you think? 😅

[therealseanmay]

Your videos always fascinate me, first I watch the video, then several months later I get the itch to mod something, you make modding feel exhilarating with all the fun features you show off. I now have a modded switch, OG xbox, and 3ds thanks to you. love your work man <3

[CalumRaasay]

I burst out laughing at your streaming your PC to a 3DS. Running Doom on a fridge energy. love it.