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seriously?! I just bought one now after putting it off for years

jefft255 6y ago
Personally I wouldn't be mad, the homebrew and hacking community will probably stay strong for years. I'd be surprised if you bought it think you'd be playing brand new games?
- fishtacos 6y ago
  Right? There is a tremendous game library on the 3Ds, with several well known titles being exclusive to the console. Thousands of hours of gameplay on native games, let alone the emulated ones.
JohnBooty 6y ago
Did you really buy it with an expectation of a steady stream of new titles?
fullstop 6y ago
There are cartridges which allow you to load games onto a micro SD card. They can be used to load homebrew games or roms obtained from less than legal means. I had one for the original DS and obtained ROMs for the cartridges that I owned. It was convenient to have them all in one place when traveling without having to bring a bunch of cartridges with me.
- frosted-flakes 6y ago
  Even better, if you load custom firmware[1] on it, you don't need the special cartridge at all, and you can dump your game cartridges right to the system's SD card (this only works for GameBoy Advance and 3DS games, but not original DS games). If you buy digital games from the eShop, this also gives you an effective way to back them up, including save files. [1]: https://3ds.hacks.guide/ https://3ds.hacks.guide/
  - Geezus_42 6y ago
    It works for DS games also. I had a few on mine.
    - frosted-flakes 6y ago
      That's true, but it requires TwilightMenu++[1] and is not as straightforward as the usual method for 3DS and GBA games. Also, I don't think DS games will show up on the home screen like 3DS and GBA games do. [1]: https://www.cfwaifu.com/twilight-menu-3ds/ https://www.cfwaifu.com/twilight-menu-3ds/
slantyyz 6y ago
You must have had a reason to get it though, i.e. specific titles. As long as you can get them all for decent prices, I don't think there's much to regret, because if they're using any of the 3DS exclusive capabilities, you're not going to be able to reproduce the experience on any other console anyways.
stevenwoo 6y ago
I have one from the release year and still use it so you might get ten years out of it, too. The game selection/portability/travelworthiness is hard to top.
- abawany 6y ago
  I still use my DS Lite along with my 3DS XL: Nintendo really builds things to last, ime. Looking forward to the release of the retro Game And Watch Mario Bros in November.
zargon 6y ago
I've been meaning to get one forever too and now I go looking and they're quite difficult to find (new, retail). I guess Nintendo hasn't shipped any new stock in some time.

Personally I wouldn't be mad, the homebrew and hacking community will probably stay strong for years. I'd be surprised if you bought it think you'd be playing brand new games?

fishtacos 6y ago
Right? There is a tremendous game library on the 3Ds, with several well known titles being exclusive to the console. Thousands of hours of gameplay on native games, let alone the emulated ones.

JohnBooty 6y ago

Did you really buy it with an expectation of a steady stream of new titles?

fullstop 6y ago

There are cartridges which allow you to load games onto a micro SD card. They can be used to load homebrew games or roms obtained from less than legal means. I had one for the original DS and obtained ROMs for the cartridges that I owned. It was convenient to have them all in one place when traveling without having to bring a bunch of cartridges with me.

frosted-flakes 6y ago
Even better, if you load custom firmware[1] on it, you don't need the special cartridge at all, and you can dump your game cartridges right to the system's SD card (this only works for GameBoy Advance and 3DS games, but not original DS games). If you buy digital games from the eShop, this also gives you an effective way to back them up, including save files. [1]: https://3ds.hacks.guide/ https://3ds.hacks.guide/
- Geezus_42 6y ago
  It works for DS games also. I had a few on mine.
  - frosted-flakes 6y ago
    That's true, but it requires TwilightMenu++[1] and is not as straightforward as the usual method for 3DS and GBA games. Also, I don't think DS games will show up on the home screen like 3DS and GBA games do. [1]: https://www.cfwaifu.com/twilight-menu-3ds/ https://www.cfwaifu.com/twilight-menu-3ds/

slantyyz 6y ago

You must have had a reason to get it though, i.e. specific titles. As long as you can get them all for decent prices, I don't think there's much to regret, because if they're using any of the 3DS exclusive capabilities, you're not going to be able to reproduce the experience on any other console anyways.

stevenwoo 6y ago

I have one from the release year and still use it so you might get ten years out of it, too. The game selection/portability/travelworthiness is hard to top.

abawany 6y ago
I still use my DS Lite along with my 3DS XL: Nintendo really builds things to last, ime. Looking forward to the release of the retro Game And Watch Mario Bros in November.

zargon 6y ago

I've been meaning to get one forever too and now I go looking and they're quite difficult to find (new, retail). I guess Nintendo hasn't shipped any new stock in some time.