Topic: Rumor: New 3DS will double RAM and (nearly double) VRAM.

From http://3dbrew.org/wiki/New_3DS

"New 3DS" is the latest 3DS console from Nintendo, 3DS and XL models of this will be available. It will launch on October 11th in Japan, 2015 for EUR, no launch-date announced(?) for USA at the time of writing. It was announced on 29 of August 2014. It will feature "New 3DS"-specific titles that are not playable on older 3DS models, which may imply new encryption keys(though blocking title-launch of those titles on old hw could be done other ways too as well).

According to official sources, the following changes have been made hardware-wise:

Faster CPU
Better 3D screen technology
MicroSD-slot instead of normal-sized SD-slot, moved under the bottom cover(which covers the battery as well)
Easily removable plates for 3DS bottom(same cover mentioned above) / back of top-screen
NFC support
Two circle-pads instead of one
New buttons ZR and ZL

Based on disassembly of certain sysmodules for code added/changed with in the 8.0.0-18 update, it appears that the "New 3DS" has the following changes:

They extended FCRAM from 128MB to 256MB.
They added another VRAM (?) of 4MB.

Going by the 8.0.0-18 update, which added support for the mem-regions listed above, it appears that the "New 3DS" will use the exact same system-titles as the original hardware(with a new system update at launch, for old/new hw, as both seem to use the same system-titles).

Seems like its a stopgap after all

So happy about this got the 3DS XL on release, will do with this one

If this is real, then more games can come to this like Minecraft.

P.S IN BEFORE THE LOCK!

wait what ? i didnt see another thread about this D: or are you talking about other think

and i used the search button

There are already a few forums about the New3DS

I really want to see Minecraft for 3DS now we have more power in CPU and RAM.

I personally doubt that this is true. Seriously? Sounds more like that would be a successor than a remodel.

Some people are already treating it like the next gen console.

Finger crossed game optimization for the new models.

Yeah, we can discuss this in the main thread: https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/3ds/new_3ds?start=200#repl...