r/3DS

Bought a new 3DS because my old one isn’t reading game cartridges anymore and the screen is damaged 🥲 The seller told me there were no scratches and I thought it was just traces of glue from a screen protector. Seems like the 3Ds was smashed shut and was damaged from the frame. Is this a common issue? I can’t return it and it’s not very visible when turned on but still sad considering I paid 170$.

i haven't used my 3ds in a long time because the charger broke but i bought a new one today. whenever i plug it in the charging LED would turn on for 5 seconds then turn off. searched around and some forums said to reseat the battery but when i opened it up i saw that my battery was like this.

should i replace it or would it be safe enough to use for now till i get a replacement? thanks! (any suggestions to also fix the charging LED thing would be great!)

Just opened it and all of the sudden all the parts that are supposed to be red is yellow. The 3ds is modded. EDIT : Is it the ribbon cable?

I’ve been spending the past month or so moving out my apartment and figured I’d take pics of my 3DS’ before packing them away. Instead of showcasing the titles I spent the most time on, I decided to showcase the last times I used these systems

The first system is my childhood 3DS which I got on my birthday roughly a month after the system launched. I used this system heavily between the ages of 8 and 14 but unfortunately the battery is flat and will no longer turn on (very easy fix I’m aware, just hard to justify considering how little I boot this thing up nowadays). I put way to much time playing Tomodachi Life during the summer of 2014 and made lots of great memories playing Mario Kart 7 and NSMB Mario VS Luigi with friends in middle school. The last time I actively used this 3DS was to play Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshis Island during my freshman year of high school (a game I love so much that I got a tattoo of Yoshi doing the peace sign in the keyhole that you see upon beating a mini boss / regular boss). This was back in 2017 but I believe this was last used in 2019 when I modded it for shits and giggles.

The second system is my New 3DS XL gifted to me by a friend back in 2018 right before I moved from New York to California. I had a lot of fun modding it and playing on it in between classes during high school and even picked it up again during my junior year of college to play Alpha Sapphire during my lunch breaks when I worked at an airport (I got like 3 streetpasses total during my 7 months working there if anyone is curious :p). Last game played seems to be Sonic Generations on July 27th 2025. Looking through my camera roll, it looks like I randomly pulled out all of my handheld consoles at 2 in the morning (a relatable experience for some on this subreddit) and picked this one to play for a bit before going to bed

The third system is one I made a post about before and found a few months after my Alpha Sapphire play through, the $30 New 3DS. I had to get a battery and third party front + back plate but once those were ordered, this went with me everywhere throughout the rest of my junior year. This was a time where I got laid off from the airport and 6 classes to tackle in order to graduate on time and I have lots of fond memories playing Pokemon FireRed to decompress / give me something to look forward too. Outside of that this system was last used on June 12th 2025 to play some good old Pokemon TCG for Game Boy. I love this game with all my heart but we’d be here all day if I start delving into that

The fourth system is the Pikachu New 2DS XL I bought off a friend back in 2021 (in exchange for $100 in Valorant credits). I don’t have much to say about this system but I do remember playing Pokemon Gold while taking the bus to class (a new experience for me at the time). While I’m very thankful to have gotten this from a friend for such a good price and appreciate the design alot (being reminiscent of the pikachu GBA SP) Iwas never a huge fan of the form factor and didn’t get much playtime out of it (I did find this neato handgrip on my birthday this year for $2 so maybe that’ll change). Last played game on this system was the Super Mario 64 port on April 15th 2026, the day that I took all these pictures (it took me till late may to post these cuz I got lazy / can’t fall asleep LMAO). I played for like 5 minutes, got the idea to capture the activity log for all my systems, and the rest is history.

I rambled on for a bit going down memory lane but I always get a kick out of scrolling through my activity log (an activity that people can’t enjoy on the Switch unless they have the hindsight to setup parental controls as a means of tracking playtime). While I wish I could play my 3DS more often, I’m very fortunate to be in a position where they are available at a moments notice for whenever life slows down and the opportunity presents itself. I hope you all enjoyed reading through my post !

I bought a Japanese Region Unlocked 3DS with the soul purpose of modding it. However when I try to update any of the apps including Mii Plaza I get this error relating to the region. Is there anyway to fix this or workaround?? I’ve been searching everywhere but can’t find anything…

Saw this one in marketplace and I'd like some advice on if it's worth it, 290$ bucks for both a DSi XL and 3DS XL

I have had this 3ds for about a year now after I ordered it and never opened it. It had started to have some ABXY problems and decided to open it to clean the buttons, and found these weird numbers which I had not seen on my old 3ds. This 3ds was from a previous owner but it looks new, so I thought they haven’t really opened it or anything.

I think this thing could survive a nuclear fallout, they beta tested these at Los Alamos

Yeee

this console had what seems like a broken pixel but as you can see when the screen is off it still shows, do you think its an easy fix or will the top screen have to be replaced?