Interchangeable Dashboard Themes Are Coming To Your Nintendo 3DS

Not really, they aren't confirmed for Europe yet I believe

NoE also tweeted this: https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/505318049797668864

Wow! Never expexted this to happen! Think of all the possibilitys!

Want the classic Mario one!

I take that back, 3DS UK has confirmed EU release

@KodyDawg just what I was thinking

Thank goodness these aren't exclusive to New 3DS!

Of course they will be paid. But I dont care here's my cash, nintendooo

Great stuff, Wii u next please =)

Finally! I was hoping something like this would be available on Wii U at launch. I really wanted to be able to change the theme colours but it wasn't possible. Now I'll be able to do it on my 3DS XL, awesome!!

Loving the Zelda ALBW one!

It concerns me that all this information about new 3DS models and system updates were revealed in a Japan-only Direct.

Wow okay Nintendo trying to get with the times. This is cool.

@KodyDawg As far as I understand, there are some free themes and you need to pay for more themes.
Edit: watched the Nintendo Direct again, as far as I can hear, Iwata said there are basic themes for free download, and there is a theme shop as well.

Nintendo of America announced it too in a press release accordng to GoNintendo. It comes via an update so I don't know if that means it's free or not.

So maybe an ORAS one? o:

I am dead. You have killed me Nintendo. Too much awesome news at once. I am dead.

A nice little new feature.

Hope these are free but knowing Nintendo's pricing they'll probably be £9.99 each!

Another wow! Cheers Nintendo! Now just start releasing those damn special miis in Europe and I'll know you really are listening.

Overdue, but great news!

Ah, very good. I have been thinking that mine needed sprucing up for a while now.

I'll take ten.

Yay! Hope they'll be FREE.

Very cool. I'll pay for them if I have to. w00t!!!

Amazing, at this rate, the 3ds is on its way to becoming the best handheld of all time.

Yay! One good thing came out of the direct today!

This is great news! I still want the folders to be able to display more than just 1 letter.

This was an awesome surprise as the 3DS home screen is so dull.

If we can make our own themes, this is pretty cool news. Keeping my fingers crossed.

This gives the screens much more life. I always thought the screens looked a little blah. A welcome update, that's for sure.

AHH OH MY GOD
seriously nintendo is GOD of everything seriously WHAT the hell is happening i cant handle all these news
Sony and M$ confirmed as dead

Cool update!

Finally, I've been asking this of them for years. Dont know how many times I've written it in the dang Club.Nintendo surveys.

Now to keep suggesting folders for WiiU and it's own set of themes. All your mascots should be running around Warawara plaza Nintendo!!! ALL OF THEM.

awesome!! aslong as some are free!!!

I'm just happy happy so freaking happy i have money to get al these new things life is good oh

So... version 9.0.0 around the corner?

If they are some what around like the price range of like the ps3 themes ($.99 - $2.99) I would definitely buy a few.

Lets hope these are terribly expensive. Overpricing things that aren't retail releases seems to be common for Nintendo.

Time to sing the Million Dollar Man theme... XD

I'm pretty excited about this. On my dslite I have a zelda theme to match the fact that it is a zelda ds.

THESE ARE SO ADORB I NEED THE ANIMAL CROSSING ONE LIKE YESTERDAY. <3

Cool, I'll try them out.

Edit: if they're free.

Please tell me we'll be able to select our own wallpapers as well.

catching up with flash cart homebrew functionality, finally

hope theyre free

Nice something cool about the old 3ds's

Yes finally!

I will be getting the Zelda A Link Between Worlds one for sure!

Okay Nintendo seriously. The 3DS is getting this and the Wii U isn't? Are you even trying?!

PS: AWESOME! I'm getting the zelda theme.

Want!

I like them but we shouldn't have to pay for a background change.

Thats awesome! I'm defietly pumped to hear this! this is just what the 3ds needs; more custimization options.

Nice idea hopefully ps4 will get the idea from this for their backgrounds.

Okay, this is really great! Not only does it open an insane range of individualization to 3DS owners, it's also a cool way to advertise games! Publishers could pack download codes for DB themes in their games and offer them as a free bonus for the download version!
Now to wait for the same on WiiU - the Animal Crossing Plaza had the right idea already.

It would be cool if you owned a game you would automatically get the theme from that game. So if you owned ALBW you would get the theme without paying for it but if you didn't own it you could buy it seperatly. Hope thats the case.

mean while on wiiu... <crickets>

I love the fact that it shows a 2ds having a zelda dashboard. Definitely getting these since they're confirmed for the 2ds

im glad they decided to do this, i was hoping something like this would happen,

so much 3ds glory today!!!!

TAKE MY MONEY ALL OF IT!! October is becoming my favorite month FANTASY LIFE & SMASH4!! Ugh the hype its too much!!

These sound very awesome, if they can make themes for the Wii U I'll be very happy. Also please make a Monster Hunter theme please.

These look nice.

It'd also be nice to allow custom themes to be created by users of possible.

For people hoping that these are gonna be free: nope. Nintendo is in the business of making money. Basically, someone(s) spent time at Nintendo making these. Which means Nintendo spent money to have these made. If they don't charge for these, that's money lost on development cost and pay roll. And in the world of business, time is money and money is time. Expect .99-$1.50 price range. If we're lucky and Nintendo is feeling generous. Otherwise, nope.

To those wondering, these will not be free. They haven't announced the pricing yet, and probably won't until they are closer to release date. Knowing Nintendo, they'll likely be $2.99-3.99 each.

OMG I've been suggesting this day one. DAY ONE PEOPLE!!! My friend looked at me like I was crazy but I'm not crazy, Wal-Mart's crazy with all those insane prices.

Awesome. If it's free, even if it's only one, that would be super awesome. If I have to pay, then that's cool too. As long as I can get a change of scenery, I'm good.

yes! about time i think this would be awesome except for paying for it >.< i get the feeling just one of these will be like $4-5 -.-

even more better would be if we can later get them free by spotpass for certain events that go on

@Iggly omg that be awesome if they did have them for the wii u just imagine the a theme about the new zelda game

I want a Bayonetta themed one!!

What does the Y button do? What do I mean? Look at the top screen on those theme menus. You see a box and a photo symbol activated by the Y button (replacing the left L+R camera one). Could this be a photo gallery, a background editor or a screenshot taker?

I'm sure all of these announcements are in wait of the 3DS version of SSB. Makes me think that Nintendo might have equally big news on the Wii U front in the run up to SSB U.

Finally! I've been waiting for an update like this but it disappoints me that we can't put in custom themes like different colors and photos from our 3DS camera library like the psp.......

Now if we can only customize our wii u home screen and the Miiverse Communities that show up on the TV screen...

I hope Nintendo lets us use are own pictures that we took, like from are SD card!

It'd be better if I could use my own images instead. Sony's systems let me do that.

About freaking time!
-Hope this also applies to the WiiU menu as well.

Kid Ic themes please!

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@Greendued2002
Great as that would be,
I wouldn't count on it. Ninty has a tendency to overlook such details. :/