Rumour: 3DS Owners Noticing Software Performance Improvements Since Update

The first track on Sonic and All-stars Racing Transformed seems a little better too (that's one of the worst tracks for framerate issues). The Skies of Arcadia one is still bad though.

Hmmm can't say I've ever noticed performance lag, except for today when I downloaded and played the sonic racing demo. There's some bad lag when the software changes the track...

@Humphries90 Yes! That's the one... you beat me to it

Well i didn't notice anything being different, but since i read this i'll start thinking everything i play feels improved now, that's how the human brain works :3

I wonder if Bit.Trip Runner from SAGA still lags??? o____0

Since the 5.0.0-11E update, framedrate drops seems fixed for KH Dream Drop Distance. I'll check for Rayman tonight.

@bezerker99 It does (in 3D). At least for me

Did Nintendo say anything about that? No.
Than I guess it's not true...

Well at least it's not a rumor about the update breaking 3DSs. That's one good thing.

hell yea it does

Hmmm, I've got Rayman 3D & Sonic Generations so I'll have to try them out & see how it goes.

I'm not sure if it helped out any games or not. I don't own any of the above mentioned games though.

I have Sonic Generations. After clocking 50 hours for 110% completion[All S-Ranks, Maxed out online rank etc.], I might be able see a difference.

My 3DS would often crash in seep mode. Normally the blue power light would blink and it would wake on opening, but on quite a few occasions the light would remain solid blue and it would not come back on. Not noticed this since the update so fingers crossed.

Sounds cool.

I highly doubt there will be any difference in games running better, unless them game's have been patched themselves. Hardware & Software patches address different thing anyway.

oh really?
im gonna try out ridge racer 3D then later this day

@iPruch Dah, thanks for the info. I'm still sad at how much lag is in that game.

I haven't really notice anything but U haven't use my 3ds in two days so i'll check it out after school

I wasn't aware that the 3DS has performance issues. Wii U, on the other hand...

The lag and frame-rate issues in Sonic Racing have nothing to do with the system itself; it has everything to do with the fact that the developers' proirity was with the console versions of the game, not with the 3DS version. They probably figured that nobody would want to play a sub-par version of an HD racing game on a handheld, but I guess clearly people do want to do that.

I played Sonic Generations the other day and didn't notice a difference.

I noticed this news and people were saying KH3D ran smoother, notably in the tron world. I checked it out and I think it is actually smoother, but I honestly cant fully remember how it was before this update, but all I know is that there is no noticable jerkiness/lag in the tron world I can see, and I remember there being some before.

I haven't noticed too much of a difference on anything, but I don't really take note of it often unless the performance is noticeably bad. So if the improvements are there, that's nice to know.

Guess I'll have to pop Generations back in and take a look.

I definitely notice it while paying coins for puzzle pieces in the mii plaza. When I am buying pieces, I usually hold down 'R' to make the process go in fast motion. Usually, especially when the bird is dropping the new panel to your character, the frame rate gets really jumpy. However, the whole process appears to move at 60 fps now, even when the picture is changing.

@bezerker99
Unfortunately, I also played BT runner yesterday but noticed no improvement, especially in 3D.

I definitely noticed the Mii plaza fix. The jerkiness only really became apparent if you held down the R button to double time the actions, especially the puzzle swap.

@domdom87, it would only be a placebo if people had expectations of it being faster in the first place.

I haven't really touched my 3DS since Monster Hunter came out...xD

Mine is running at probably the best its ran since I picked it up at launch. Purrs like a kitten.

Fire Emblem Awakening still runs slowly in 3D and Harvest Moon A New Beginning still runs slowly in town and on the farm.
So I highly doubt this is true.

EDIT: Nevermind, it seems the Streetpass Plaza IS running faster than before. Or at least, it now runs smoothly when holding down the R button.
Also seems to me that the OS is running just a tad faster now. It used to be extremely sluggish, especially when exiting and starting apps and games.

Cant tell. been playing monster hunter only

@Erica_Hartmann I haven't left my 3DS since Monster Hunter came out

I notice that the OS is much faster

apart from the relative minor changes made, nintendo updated NS system module adding a work around to recent problems people have had last firmware update. Ns module is part of initialization system that forms part of a chainloader which eventual loads the main menu the 3DS operating system.

Revelations KIU and my Plaza as well as browser

Everything like it was.

Everything is exactly the same.

Everything feels the same to me. If there are any improvements it's not enough to make a noticeable impact.

Streetpass Mii Plaza is certainly better, plus the Puzzle Swap panels load faster.

My rayman still looks very choppy

Streetpass has been working MUCH better since the update that changed the eShop font. Before, Puzzle Swap was really laggy and the frame rate was bad at times, especially when getting new pieces with play coins. Ever since the update, no more frame rate problems. I don't think it's a rumor.

I haven't noticed any improvements.

Rayman 3D isn't near as laggy.

Skylanders: Giants is working far better now.

Breaks out the 3ds holy crap im behind in updates

@Yellowgerbil Well, since the reports came out more and more people are claiming they notice it too. Hence, my two cents.