Nintendo Has Scheduled Maintenance For 3DS Later Today

I imagine it's probably just that they discovered some hole in security that needs addressing, wouldn't be the first time.

Probably nothing super big, is my guess. Still interesting that they're doing this for the 3DS though, all these years later 😊.

Oh dear, as long as they don't close the Pokemon Bank! I still have a shiny celebi to catch! (yes, still...)

I mean, I can't redownload my 3DS games at all, at least without changing the linked Switch account's region back to Europe.😅 And the only ones to redownload (outside long uninstalled double-dips like Xenoblade, VLR or RE Revelations) are a couple match-threes and item finder mysteries IIRC.

Gotta make sure the ultra-stable 3DS still one-ups the Switch family, it seems.

I know it's only because the 3DS peaked during a portion of my life where time moved fast and I had little time for gaming, but I wish the 3DS lasted longer than it did. I've revisited the console and its library this year and it's been a joy to play many of these games for the first time, but I regret not being around for the hype and excitement of the handheld's heyday.

Huh… Weird… Wonder why?

Ah good ol 3DS. Still got my launch system but I've been thinking of picking up a new 2DS XL. My hands are just too big for the tiny thing and it's quite wore out at this point. Yeah the switch almost makes it redundant at this point but still love my 3DS and play it regularly!

Finally, they will give us the street pass puzzle pieces that are missing!

I heckin love my 3DS, play it all the time, but I'll never download another update from them for... Reasons.

the last 3DS game I played was Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. I played it around the time Donkey Kong Country Returns HD released on Switch - the release of the new version reminded me I never actually played the one I already had, so I decided to just do it. It also helped that the Switch version was receiving some criticism for its loading times, so it felt extra appropriate to stick to the older version, haha.

I don't plan to retire my 3DS. I've got plenty of games in my backlog, many of which are 3DS games. I'll get around to them all at some point. ... hopefully.

Probably related to the new Nintendo app that tracks gaming time even for 3DS and Wii U games. It’s just a network maintenance not a system update so I don’t think it’s gonna be related to « unofficial private gaming preservation » 😏😏

@charliecarrot despite being two years shorter than the Switch time as the main console for me it felt almost the same amount. Probably because the 3DS life was in my 20’s vs the Switch in my late 20’s - mid 30’s.

By the time the Switch 2 lifespan ends I will be in my 40’s and that’s really depressing.

Gotta make sure all those homebrew loopholes are patched up, eh Nintendo?

@Sindayl I am not sure it is related to that. For 3DS and WiiU it only tracks time until February 2020

@Krlozgod hence why, maybe

I play my 3DS very often, that is several times a week. But I disabled internet on mine, there’s no need for it because all my games are physical.

Oh no! Now I won't be able to get online during that time! Thanks Nintendo! /s

@Truegamer79 I have a grip for my new 3ds xl as it's the only comfortable way to use the dpad for me. Have you tried one of these?

Plot twist: Nintendo is secretly preparing a place for a 3DS successor in the case if the Switch 2 is losing consumer's interest.

An old horse needs a stable too!

Wasn’t they going to update their list of games on the iPhone????? Maybe it had something to do with that.

They’ll make you smile when they say wahoo

But modders beware, ‘cause they’re after you!

Hopefully if it is an update, they add themes and folders. Oh wait, wrong console.

… why do I feel like whatever they’re doing will be bad? Lol. Seems sus.

@Sindayl hopefully you are right.

I was on Mario Kart 7 at the weekend when the other options were unavailable to me. Still good.

nice job, everyone who immediately assumed this was prep for an update to mess with homebrew stuff again.

the 3ds hasn't had any system updates since 2023. the 3ds, in fact, is so dead that repairs are effectively over at this point.

just stop, please

3DS still lives baby.

New New 3DS confirmed

Hopefully it will be fixed very soon.

They're going to reopen the 3DS eShop, but you have to pay $80 first.

It's obviously to allow the 3DS to be used as a Switch/Switch 2 controller, finally giving the hybrid systems some Wii U GamePad-like features.

i still like the 3D view watch the cutscene this should add on switch 2

@Sindayl I HOPE it's a fix to let those of us who can't currently see our 3DS history on the app be able to do so 🙏🏻 I only see Switch/Switch 2 games, even though my profile is linked to my old Network ID and I played it way before 2020.

How about that?

I love my (many) 3DS's! To be fair, I don't play them very often, but as someone who grew up pretty closely with a 3DS XL, the system means a lot to me. I'm glad Nintendo still remembers it! X3c
(Someone, please explain to me how the DS case I own, designed to fit one DSi XL can fit 4 different 3DS models, and two DS models all at once, plus games, charger and AR cards...)

More Sta3ilty

@Serpenterror I’d love this! 3DS > Switch2

I've actually been buying lots of physical games for the 3DS lately. I'm not much of a collector and usually end up selling my consoles and games but 3DS was a curious little thing with the 3D effect and all.

Still love my 3DS! Got quite a backlog for it, too. I really need to finish A Link Between Worlds sometime soon.

I'M OUTRAGED!*

*He was in fact, not outraged.

@Sindayl interesting thought, but if you look at those stats they already stop at 2020... a full three years before the servers stopped, which is kinda early..

@Sindayl Probably not since the app has been out in Japan for years so it's not actually new to Nintendo.

Why are people automatically assuming that this is some scheme on Nintendo’s part to keep messing with homebrew/modding 3DS consoles? This is a maintenance period, not a full system update. They can’t really do anything to mess with the system during eShop maintenance. Like, yeah, Nintendo doesn’t like people modding their consoles and have done so in the past, but this really doesn’t seem like that sort of thing. They still provide a way for people to access their eShop purchases even all these years later, even if they don’t host full online services anymore. Stop assuming everything is some diabolical scheme.

i think i bought and downloaded Etrian Odyssey 1 Millenium Girl digitally a long long time ago. I wonder if i can still redownload it or not.

@TitanSix chill out

I love my 3DS, the best system around. I own 4 3DS's and just recently bought a 2DS to play the non 3-D titles. I don't play it as much as I'd like, since I've got a backlog of Switch games I'm trying to get through.

Always saw the 3DS as "better DS", whereas the DS had the superior library.

Switch2 to Switch1 is similar..
But Switch can forever laugh in SW2's screen for not having full physical releases.

Anyways.
I like magnets.

Still not quite stable enough…

had to charge up my 3DS earlier today and then went into the eshop and went into the purchase history or whatever it was in the settings. and yep I did buy and install Etrian Odyssey Untold 1 Millenium girl years ago so i just might redownload it if redownloading works or not for the 3DS

while they're at it, they might as well remove the stupid region locking

they have to keep making it stable.