Two 3DS HOME Themes Are Now Free To Download (North America)

Stars, dots & stripes

by Liam Doolan Tue 28th Mar 2023

If you happen to be located in North America, there's apparently a small eShop goodbye gift from Nintendo in the form of "free" 3DS HOME menu themes. Users in this region can currently claim a 'Dots & Stripes: Yellow & White' theme and a 'Stars: Gold & Black' theme from the Theme Shop. These themes previously cost $0.99 USD.

If you boot up the Theme Shop in other locations like the UK and Europe, the main section of it features the 'basic colour set' and the 'simple colour set', which most 3DS users should have already redeemed by now. Unfortunately, the 'Dots & Stripes' and 'Stars' themes are not free here. If we about any other Theme Shop updates, we'll let you know.

What do you think of this free theme offer? Comment below.

[source gonintendo.com]

Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. He's also got a soft spot for Sonic the Hedgehog.

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Eel
Tue 28th Mar 2023

They were free yesterday as well, I had assumed they always were.

It’s interesting that the shop can still “sell” these two. You’d think the other free themes would’ve been able to stay up as well.

2
boxyguy
Tue 28th Mar 2023

whoa nintendo slow down on the generous eshop closing sale

i do remember buying the checkerboard one in the new excitement of themes. i loved the unique jingles that came with

3
HotGoomba
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Wow Nintendo is bankrupting themselves with these closing sales. Calm down Nintendo, you're gonna break the economy!

4
Dpullam
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Those aren't terrible at least!

5
PikaPhantom
Tue 28th Mar 2023

@HotGoomba NOT THE ECONOMY! I LOVE THE ECONOMY

6
TotalHenshin
Tue 28th Mar 2023

It was all worth it. 🤩

7
MarcusIsCool
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Good. I’ll be getting them, soon.

8
Anti-Matter
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Yay...! 😀
I will get some free themes for my 3DS USA machines.

9
SwitchVogel
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Daring today, aren't we, Nintendo?

10
Tourtus
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Honestly, it feels so strange it's just these two, and not any other generic pattern theme.

11
garfreek
Tue 28th Mar 2023

That's pretty neat! ❤️

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Selim
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Themes. In real life I love themes to. Good 1 this. I do not know how it looks if you use it in your 3DS.

13
DwaynesGames
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Everybody, get these. Maybe Switch will take the hint.

14
DwaynesGames
Tue 28th Mar 2023

That guy that bought everything on 3DS could have saved $2. 😉

15
johnvboy
Tue 28th Mar 2023

@HotGoomba,

This could cause global markets to collapse, as nobody will believe Nintendo are giving something away for free.

16
nhSnork
Tue 28th Mar 2023

@PikaPhantom inadvertently reads the comment in Gingy's voice

17
Mikmoomamimocki
Tue 28th Mar 2023

It's the end of an era. I should really get around to hacking my Wii U.

18
SpaceboyScreams
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Meanwhile there are countless amazing themes complete with background music available to you for free if you'd only take the 20 minutes you need to mod your 3DS ❤ can't claim a moral high ground about it now either!

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Waluigi451
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Hope they can afford to give these away!

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masterLEON
Tue 28th Mar 2023

Rusty took too much of my time while I was trying to rush through buying all the baseball minigames that I couldn’t get the Mega Man themes before the servers went offline. I was right on the theme and hit purchase but it was seconds too late.