Can you still homebrew your 3DS?

These days, you can easily hack your 3DS with minimal equipment. Aside from your 3DS, the main thing you need is an SD or microSD card that's compatible with your model of 3DS. You'll be loading the CFW and homebrew files onto this card.
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Can 3DS still be modded?

Yes, you can still install custom firmware on your 3DS, even after the closure of eShop.
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Is it legal to homebrew a 3DS?

It is legal unless you're using it to play pirated games.
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Is the 3DS still playable?

At 4pm PDT on April 8, 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end for Nintendo 3DS* and Wii U software. This also includes online co-operative play, internet rankings, and data distribution.
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Can you still use 3DS cartridges?

It depends on how well the cartridge is maintained. If you keep it in a clean, dry environment at non-extreme temperatures, with no bugs crawling all over it, your DS or 3DS game could last much longer than 20 years.
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"It's surprisingly easy to hack your 3DS"

What can I do with a hacked 3DS?

Popular uses for custom firmware include:
  • Running homebrew software and games made for or ported to the Nintendo 3DS.
  • Bypassing the region lock, allowing you to play games from other regions.
  • HOME Menu customization, using community-created themes and badges.
  • Modification of games (“ROM hacks”) through LayeredFS.
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What is the lifespan of a 3DS Game Card?

How long, though? Only time will ultimately tell, and guesswork based on cycle-data can give you estimates from 20-50 years, potentially longer. But the key point is that it is a lifecycle; just like retro game media, it'll eventually stop working.
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Is Pokemon bank shutting down in 2024?

Nintendo 3DS online services will be discontinued in April 2024. While Pokémon Bank can be used beyond that date, we encourage players to transfer their Pokémon to Pokémon HOME at their earliest convenience.
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Can 3DS still connect to the internet?

Fans of the 3DS and the Wii U will be losing online support in April 2024.
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Why was the 3DS discontinued?

Focus on the Nintendo Switch: The Nintendo Switch, a hybrid console that can be used both as a handheld and a home console, became a major focus for Nintendo. The success of the Switch may have influenced their decision to discontinue the New Nintendo 3DS and shift resources toward supporting the Switch platform.
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Is it illegal to sell modded 3DS?

It is illegal to import, market, sell or distribute circumvention devices (such as game copiers, USB piracy sticks and mod chips). Nintendo has obtained many decisions from criminal and civil courts across the world that confirms this.
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Is 3DS piracy illegal?

Video game piracy is illegal. Nintendo cooperates with law enforcement officials and aggressively pursues legal actions worldwide against those involved in Nintendo piracy.
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Is it illegal to jailbreak my 3DS?

Why is it illegal to jailbreak a video game console? Many people incorrectly assume that since they own the device, they are free to do with it as they please. However, according to U.S. law, while you own the physical hardware, you are only licensing the code contained within the system—it's not yours to alter.
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What is FBI 3DS?

FBI is an open source title manager for the 3DS.
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Does Nintendo care about modded 3DS?

Nintendo does care, and they don't like it, but they won't and can't do anything about it at all. The Nintendo Switch can detect modified hardware and ban you, but the Nintendo DS family doesn't have any way at all to know that you've done that and nothing happens. You're completely free to modify your DS.
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Will modding your 3DS brick it?

Doesn't modding the 3ds run the risk of bricking it? It's pretty safe. Only if you really screw up. Like turning off your system accidentally while it's installing/uploading core files, much like if you did so while the system was updating.
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Will the 3DS come back?

3DS family hardware was officially discontinued on September 16, 2020. The Nintendo eShop for the 3DS officially shut down on March 27, 2023.
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Is Wii U obsolete?

Nintendo formally announced the end of its production on January 31, 2017. The ability to purchase content through the Nintendo eShop was discontinued on March 27, 2023. Online functionality will be discontinued on April 8, 2024.
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Can 3DS use 5g?

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The 3DS only has a 2.4 GHz wifi card, it can't communicate on 5 GHz.
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Is Pokémon Bank still paid?

Paid passes Pokémon Bank are no longer offered for purchase, and Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter are no longer available for download.
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Does Pokémon Bank still cost money?

If you downloaded the Pokémon Bank app before the end of the eShop then congratulations, you can now start using it completely for free and even move your Pokémon to Pokémon Home and use it on Switch.
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Can you transfer 3DS Pokémon to switch?

On the Nintendo 3DS system (Pokémon Bank)

Press the Y Button, then Yes. Within three minutes (before the Moving Key expires), enter the Moving Key that was displayed on Nintendo Switch. The move will begin when the Moving Key has been correctly entered into Pokémon Bank.
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Is the 3DS obsolete?

Nintendo confirmed this week that it has discontinued production on all current models of the 3DS family of portable gaming systems, which ends the platform's life cycle after nine years. The 3DS is going out with a whimper.
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How many games can a 3DS hold?

The following outlines the potential uses for SD cards when used with Nintendo 3DS family systems. An SD card can hold: Up to 300 software titles. Up to 180 sound files.
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