Yes, You Should Mod a 3DS

#thenewchallenger #nintendo #3ds

I know nobody reads anymore but trust me, it’s not hard to mod a 3DS and there really aren’t any downsides. Unless Nintendo goes on a ban rampage. Either way you should check out the written guide and follow along with that.

▬ Links ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

The official 3DS modding guide

The pre-installation FAQ (I highly recommend you read this if you have questions)

How to change the region on a foreign 3DS (not necessary but menus may be in foreign language otherwise)

▬ Contents of this Video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Nintendo & Piracy
03:36 - Modding a 3DS
06:38 - Buying Another 3DS
09:47 - Emulation
10:51 - Outro

[JoeBidenOfficial]

Considering that there is no way to buy games from the original developers, especially with some physical games being resold by third parties for huge sums of money, i personally believe it is not immoral whatsoever to pirate a DS or 3DS game

[MarvinPowell]

It took me a while to figure out how to mod it since it definitely isn't as easy as people make it out to be, but I finally got all three of my 3DS'es modded and it was definitely worth it. And I have this video to thank for it, so thank you!

[Majorbon.e]

"I dont condone in piracy and its your decision" 3:58 hshop looking nice today

[Lil_Valor]

Considered getting one of the newer 3DS models but ultimately didn’t see it being worth it enough when I have my old original 3DS. Modded that and it’s been great

[cassiuscartland]

6:58 With the New Nintendo 2DS LL, not only can you change your system settings, but in the "Body Settings" app, you can even customise your own body, directly from the 2DS!

[Cherry_sew_sweet]

Modded mine back in 2019 for custom themes. Now I’ve installed Hshop and I’m having a blast

[ab]

Great video. I modded mine a few months ago. This lays out the process very concisely! Thanks

[andWitch]

i can use emulators for many old consoles games but 3ds is special. for me, biggest and greatest feature from 3ds is 3d screen. some people may hate it, but playing games in 3d handheld feels unique and we'll never get this experience from emulators. i have new 3ds xl with ips screen & planing to buy more new 3ds for back up

[Sizzyl]

I emulate MOST systems despite having the hardware on my steam deck.
I 100% hate emulating a DS or 3DS compared to the real hardware, it was built for the dual screens.

[heavenlysona]

i wish new 3ds xl’s were slightly cheaper because i’d 100% get it but ended up settling with the old 3ds xl since it was cheaper for me

[CaptainEffort]

Honestly, I think that preference of playing on the 3ds vs emulation is less about actually preferring one over the other, and more about the particular game itself. At least for those of us that emulate.

Like, a game like Monster Hunter 4U is amazing when emulated. It does everything exactly as I'd expect, and it all works with a basic controller. But any game that relies heavily on 3ds specific features, like 3d, touch controls, etc, are just easier to play on the 3ds itself. And I think most of us that emulate are more than willing to just play that way if it's genuinely better.

After all, most people that emulate do so because it's generally just better - better framerate, better resolution, choice of controller, etc. So if a game is actually worse when emulated there's really no reason to emulate it over playing it on the original hardware.

Edit: Great video btw! My modded 3ds is probably my favorite modded device, barring maybe my modded Switch.

[austingaines]

Also the extra power. Being able to clock it from 268 up to I think 890 or something plus the l2 cache enabled is big improvement. Most of all theres an additional cpu core available that used to run a app that was never really used to begin with. The arcade cab emulation is amazing. "Quake all 3" and half life ports run at 60+. What is sad is Nintendo handicapped the x1 in the switch considerably. All v2 switches also have a very noticeable increase in memory bandwidth which is the switches biggest flaw is ram speed.

[jdudey]

Remember kids never feel bad pirating Nintendo games.

Edit:or at this point Ubisoft games since they want to get rid of owning your games now.

[Now_Roxas]

Here's all of the Applications I have on my Old 3ds (only modded ones)
Emulators
Snes9x
VirtuaNES
Twighlight Menu++
Random Stuff
3dsBank
Upgraded Miiverse, Friends, and Notifications
3DSident
Wumiibo
Notepad
RTChanger (for 100% Miitopia)
Nimbus
PKSM
Anemone
Thirdtube
Twilight Save Tool
Leaf Edit
GYTB
Important
Universal Updater
Checkpoint
FTPD
Homebrew Launcher
FBI
CTGP-7

[deejams]

I've been planning on selling my N2DS, since ive ordered a steam deck. The former to me seemed obsolete. But you reminded me about the unique form factor and game features and such.

Also, really love the blob design on your 2DS. Is that a custom job?

[xt]

i have a 256GB SD card and don't have issues with custom themes. only with my own i made. Just the music, but hey its fine. and well I don't have issues with the GBA emulators. Just the sounds here and there.

[MrMegaManFan]

He's not wrong. The title says it all. A copy of Cubic Ninja or Freaky Forms Deluxe works no matter what firmware you're on.

[slipkrvayne]

great video i have a "new" 2DSXL fully mudded. such a great system. i also have another brand new 2dsxl in the box ... not sure what i wanna do with that yet

[Azurryu]

It's not piracy if there's nothing to pirate anymore. Nintendo takes down any support and any access to Software. You could either cause electronic waste by throwing it away where someone will find and mod it, sell it to someone who will mod it, or mod it yourself.

[JTRipper]

got mine yesterday modded it withing 50 minutes of turning it on