A new system update for the Nintendo 3DS is now available, and guess what - it's bringing that sweet, sweet stability.
System update 9.7.0-25 (for that is its name) can be downloaded to your console right now, and offers the usual benefits:
Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.
You may find your 3DS flags the update as being available the next time you open it up, but if not, just head over to the settings menu to manually grab it.
[source en-americas-support.nintendo.com]
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My 3DS is so stable it is now the foundation of my house
I was just wondering when would we get more stability.
@TeeJay It's 1:30AM here and that comment still managed to make me laugh
The Wii U on the other hand.....sigh
Prolly just another skeleton update to thwart hacker exploits...
My New 3DS is so stable that it can be used as military tech!
My 3DS is so stable its got horses in it
@StarDust4Ever That's usually what "improving system stability" means.
What if it gets too stable???
My 3DS is so stable, it's what I hold on to when my reality begins to fall apart.
@Bolt_Strike It really is just a game of cat and mouse, or cops and robbers. Hackers poke holes in the system; then Nintendo, Microsoft, whomever plugs them up. If you don't want your walls breached, sometimes you have to fortify your castle.
I 3DS is so stable I am able to balence a table on it while telling a fable
Nintendo used Stability, it's super effective!
Just what I was waiting for!!! Stability 4 life
They could have told us the European download details for this Thursday or made the 3ds more stable, thank god Nintendo has it's priorities sorted!
@TeeJay That was hilarious
Hopefully they'll patch Smash with the same dedication they release "system stability" firmware updates with.
My 3DS is more stable that my economy, XD
I can't handle all that stability!
Stability for you, stability for me, I don't know what to do.. with all this stability!
My 3DS is so stable, it's more stable than most relationships!
...Too far?
Meh...goes back to dying constantly from high-leveled ambushing monsters in Xenoblade 3D
If only it would fix that problem where my New 3DS XL sometimes won't "wake up" from standby. That's a stability issue, right?
@DarthKirby64 My regular 3DS does that too. I have to hold the power button down to hard reset it.
It's our problem-free STABILITYYYYYY
Hakuna Matata!
So stable, my 3DS was cleared from the psych ward because of this
My 3DS is so stable I can't move it anymore.
I'm 3DS is so stable now that if it were to ever become unstable, the Universe would be thrown into chaos.
My 3DS is so stable even the CIA can't topple it.
Will streetpass relays work again?
Omg, as soon as I finished the update, the first thing I do is try and boot up a game and my 3DS froze!
Are you SURE it was a stability update?
Clearly, my 3DS can't handle so much stability. It won't let me update!
My internet connection died halfway through the update, it's been really unstable as of late. I should get a Nintendo router.
According to Serebii, this also fixes a crashing bug in Pokémon Rumble World.
@andyg1971 I prefer not to know because in the past, no EU download details on a Monday that's not a bank holiday has almost always meant a Nintendo Direct arriving before Thursday with something big VC related news coming.
@Grumblevolcano That certainly would be nice. Not sure what a big VC related news could be though considering they just started releasing 2 new systems on the wii u vc.
@ShanaUnite Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the Fire Emblem series so possibly an English port of Binding Blade (Roy's game) along with Roy confirmed for Smash.
Here is my horse, here is my stable.
@Grumblevolcano Ah yes that would make a lot of sense. Would love to play that game.
Me: NintendoLife, what does the stability meter readings say?
NL: IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me: WHAT? 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For all the guffaws, I really did end up with a system freeze, in Pokeymenz Ruble Whorld, no less! Froze the game, Home button did naught, so a hard restart was needed.
Ironic, then, that I need more stability to get more wobblies.
EDIT: BulbasaurusRex proves why I shouldn't give up on reading comments halfway down.
Just a public information, Media Markt in Germany has a new shipment of the New 3DS Majora's Mask. Bought mine last Saturday in the store nearby the City Center. =]
And people were already moaning about the customer service ethics of flashcard companies not releasing an update to work with 9.6. Ah, shame! But you wanted to use DLC on Smash? Well, how about, I don't know, you buy the game and the DLC legitimately? Damn shame it's soooo difficult going to site after site to find the pirated versions. Go on , Nintendo, "stabilise" their swashbuckling behinds off!
The "My 3DS is so stable that..." jokes thread.
Oh well. It didn't stop me from having my game on Xenoblade 3D freeze up right after I killed a level 40 monster making me lose a few minutes of progress as well as that tough fight!
I was feeling woefully unstable so this arrived just in time!
Woah, sorry I'm late guys. Let's see what we've got here.... My 3DS is so stable, it counterbalances my wife's mood swings. Hey-oh!
My 3DS is so stable, now there are horses living in it.
@daveh30 run!
they changed the way tickets are process quires using SOAP instead HTTP
(a ticket is a unique key used decrypt a title (software) stored on a 3DS system)
DSP firmware was updated
home menu was updated
NFC software was updated 3DS not N3DS
I'm questioning how much stability was actually in those updates because they pushed through my family's 3 systems very very quickly. Usually it takes a little bit of time but these were done in seconds.
Just how much of an improvement is this, guys?
Then they are selling unestable systems and all last updates were fake to resolve this.
I hold my new 3ds xl weird so i sometimes end up turning it off. The update didn't fix that at all. But they did fix it so i could throw more money at nintendo for more mii powered annoyances.
my 3ds is so stable, i can balance it on a tooth pick and i'm not chuck norris
First update I've downloaded on my New Nintendo 3DS, and it offers so much awesome things!
I wonder how much slower is my 3ds since 9.4 or previous verison.
Made that hole avaible again to play/use homebrew.
And as somebody said before its hardware hole and you did nothing.
Nothing becuse "new" got similar hole. At least made homebrew avaible again.
Who what to use illegal copies will use them.
Great...now I can't get on the eshop again...
My 3DS is so stable that it turns off when I slightly shake it... even though it was designed to be shaken. :/
This is the best comment section LOL so many good jokes
The boats from Mediterranean could use some of this stability.
my 3ds used to keep falling off my shelf when I wasn't using it. This update should hopefully fix that.
Hey @rjejr
Come and get you some of this stability- there's enough to go around! And at the moment, you can stabilize WITH a game of your choice for $209 at Wal-Mart. Not a bad deal really for the New 3DS XL...
http://www.walmart.com/ip/New-Nintendo-3DS-XL-Handheld-with-Choice-of-Game/43913008?dest=9999999997&u1=&oid=183959.1&wmlspartner=FKSJxY2VJAk&sourceid=22018805451399704971&affillinktype=10&veh=aff
@Faruko
Indeed.
But what i said previously in this topic wasn't joke.
@JaxonH - "Come and get you some of this stability"
You watching Fast n Loud while you're typing?
My birthday is in July, I'll let you know what one I want.
My wife accepted a new job offer yesterday, it's 3 blocks away from the Nitneod store. (I am SO jealous.) Hopefully she can find us some Splatoon amiibo May 29th on her way to work.
So much stable ability...
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