3DS System Update Arrives, Doesn't Bring About World Peace Or Make Your Morning Coffee

The stability to out live the Switch!

What no "My 3DS is now so stable I can balance a planet on it's corner and work out my taxes in less than 5 seconds" comments yet?

Or has that joke got old finally?

New firmware blocks hax payloads and homebrew launcher application, for now.

Edit: Real changelog https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/11.3.0-36

This update is so stable that I can balance my 3DS on the point of a pencil.

Ahhh there were times when that little blue light made me so excited.

I don't want to update my 3DS. It's too stable already.

My 3DS is now so stable I can balance a planet on it's corner and work out my taxes in less than 5 seconds

If your 3DS has not yet found its karmic centre, it never will.

It does break being able to install custom firmware easily, so that's something...

@-Mandra- Thanks for that it's nice to see things never change.

@riChchestM stop stealing my stuff ;p

This update is more stable than the lead the falcons had.

In a world with such a turbulent and volatile political and economical environment, it is reassuring to know that the 3DS is officially the most stable creation on the planet. Can we make the 3DS President and put it in charge of sorting out Brexit?

Good. I hope the Switch is even more stable.

@MitchVogel Woah there. that was harsh.

Despite the many firmware updates so far, it seems the 3DS could use some security patches.

"Talking to Nintendo security is like pulling teeth." --Tavis Ormandy

@GauBan No problem. Glad I could assist
@LandOfZeldtir Ayyye... shots fired. Pew pew pew.

"(Insert joke about stability here)"
Ok!
Stability, Stability everywhere.
well...,
not in economy.

Oh noes...

I can't download the stability updates because my internet isn't stable enough!

**stability jokes whining here**

Yep another update to keep out those naughty Hacking guys over at Wololo.com. Guys like Ghost and XYZ. Best thing that ever happened to Psvita was the HENKAKU Hack

My 3DS is so stable, that when you pick it up, it doesn't move - the entire world does, though, to accomodate for it.

I wonder if the stability update mantle will be passed on to the Switch when it arrives?

I wish it would fix my themes resetting when I power down. Does anyone else have that issue? It always reverts to the default blue.

The stability is so real until make my 3DS XL suddenly become Nintendo Switch !

It must be the most unstable handheld ever if they have to keep on making it more stable.

@Achoo
We used to look forward to system updates, as they used to fix issues, improve the system, and, most importantly, add actual stuff, like themes, Miiverse and whatnot.
Now system updates are a joke and they're accordingly treated as such here on NintendoLife.
Maybe we shouldn't deal with it, "it" being system updates being anti-piracy checks only useful to Nintendo themselves, as much as you should deal with the jokes.
I guess you only clicked on the article and commented on it just to tell people to shut up, which makes you the complainer. We joke about these joke updates every time they're detailed here, so deal with it.

@RupeeClock
So it is useful after all. A nice change of pace, and an important one at that, why didn't Nintendo publicly announce this change given how out of touch the whole "games tied to the console and not to the account" thing was? Nice to know nonetheless, hopefully they'll announce their coming of age in a future Direct or something.

Well, at least we know what the last letter of 3DS stands for.

The world need more stability as anytime in history, what with Brexit, the new administration, and more. So cheers to Nintendo for doing its part. ☺️

@AlexSora89 I give you a cookie for that reply
We need the stability jokes to maintain our inner stability intact. We aren't as stable as 3DS, afterall.

I'm worried. The new firmware 11.3 just came out today. The upcoming new 3ds xl pikachu edition comes out on February 24th. I have one preordered. But I'm worried that it'll come with the new firmware 11.3 on it. If it does, I'm screwed.

My 3DS is so stable, I keep horses in it.

Hey, someone had to get the worst jokes out of the way at once.

@Achoo

Downgrading your fw in order to install a custom one is no more. Seems like they finally patched that vulnerability.

They've broken past limits that shouldn't be broken in stability

Thank you Nintendo. We could all use stability in this time of chaos around the world.

Mind stabilizing the wheels on my bike while you're at it, Nintendo?

The 3DS would make a great foundation for a marriage. Nintendo knows just when to patch things up when it becomes unstable.

Too bad they don't add a boost mode like Sony's doing with PS4 Pro. It could make games like Fire Emblem Awakening run better with the 3D on.

Yes I know there's a huge power difference there, but they're both more powerful iterations of older hardware. I can dream can't I?

Eh, it's that time again...
My 3DS is so stable that my mind can't cope with it and I have to pay my analyst a visit whenever I touch it.

The 3DS is more stable than the US government.

Well, at least this gives some credence to Nintendo's statement of still supporting the 3DS as a platform going forward.

Really highlights how hard they dropped the Wii U though; how long since that had an update? Jan 2016.

How seriously unstable is the Switch gonna be at launch. 😱

@RupeeClock
I was talking more about actual ownership of software, but sure.

@KTT
Nothing is as stable as the 3DS. Not even the leaning tower of Pisa (which, as the saying goes, "leans and leans but never drops").

And your reply to Achoo is even better.

@Sakura

Well supposedly, Wii U "support" will end in 2018.

Like, what support is there to give, Nintendo? What are you going to do? What CAN you do? It's an expired parrot!

@ZurapiiYohane64

He would then reply:
"Shut-a-up-a! I'm-a makin your stupid-a coffee! I don't-a see-a you-a makin stuffa for me! Get offa yo fat-a a*s and-a do-a som-a-phin! Screw this place! Imma goin to see if Luigi wants to get-a drunk. You can make-a your own coffee from now-a on-a, fat-a a*s! opens the front door Let's-a go! Hoo hoo!

@MitchVogel Too soon...

@Achoo

An actor by the name of Clarke Gable,
Found his DS was unstable,
some said the joke had grown thin,
should be thrown in the bin,
but to stop he was simply unable.

@ZurapiiYohane64

The secret ingredient is the 'a'.

Surpreezing, ain't it?

Interesting. They managed to fix the hardmod downgrade.
But this is always a cat and mouse games, eventually another exploit will be found :/

@G-Boy

Yes-a he does.

And here I was hoping it would upgrade the processor, memory, space, and resolution... Ah well, maybe next time...

Actually, I was expecting this update to allow the 3DS to grill steak, instantly teleport me to work, and completely automate my house chores via electrical outlets.

Instead, it's another update that renders my 3DS so stable that both the sun and moon revolve around it.

Donald Trump wishes he was as stable as the 3DS.

Apparently it only blocks NTR and Homebrew access via soundHax and other payloads. IIRC on the 3dshacks reddit thread, if anyone with A9LH + Luma CFW installed on their 3ds updates, they'll be fine, the console wont brick but access to homebrew and NTR will be temporarily disable until updates to both are made.

..ye haw!..ma 3DS is now so stable..

..it can now balance ma 3 wheel tractor, preordered Switch here I come!..

"You were expecting this update to finally introduce time travel, world peace and eternal youth? There's always next time."

now i wish the next 3ds update would let you do that!
guess it will never happen! XD

@Bryon15 No all of the Pikachu ones come on 11.2, you'll be fine. Just don't connect it to the internet when you get it.

@Gridatttack Hardmods themselves still work for restoring bricked 3DSes from a NAND backup. A Hardmod now with 11.3+ just can't be used to downgrade the console anymore. That's the difference.

@rushiosan Sighax could still work if it ever releases with 11.3+, since you just need NAND access (hardmod, exploitable DSiWare) to use it. However, sighax needs the ARM9 protected bootrom dump to happen, which probably isn't getting released anytime soon.

My 3DS is so darn stable now that the Earth could explode and it still won't move an inch.

its gonna get pretty unstable around 6 months after the switch comes out for people that only have a 3ds...

My 3DS is so stable now that it upgraded itself to a New 3DS with Super-Stable 3D. If any of you who own(ed) a New 3DS find that it has disappeared, just assume it has ascended to a higher plane of stability. To reach the level of stability it needed, it had to move beyond this unstable world. Give it your best wishes on its journey to complete stability.

I just imported a Famicom 3DSLL to hack and play with haha. Damn you Nintendo. I wont install this firmware when I open the box. I believe my system will be at 11.0 so it can still be cracked and made region free. Japan gets all the pretty things.

Yay, stability and stuff!

So, what does "stability" mean in this case exactly? If anybody could help me, I would appreciate it.

My parents hope one day I can be as stable as my 3DS.

@RupeeClock

It's actually weird that eShop purchases done in Wii U and 3DS don't send email receipts to your email address. When you buy from the internet browser shop in nintendo.co.uk for example, the receipt always comes to the email.