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Japanese shop Columbus Circle must have realized that the New Nintendo 3DS’ cover plates don’t just have to be decorative. Its Retro Plate & Watch is an awesome clock front plate for the New 3DS. Not only is it functional, it looks like the 3DS’ ancestor too.
The Retro Plate & Watch tells the time and temperature and also has timer and alarm functions, all presented through a Game & Watch style interface.
You can pre-order the Retro Plate & Watch from Amazon Japan for ~$24 (USD). I wonder if you can mod two Game Boy Micros onto a New 3DS.
[via Gizmodo]
Nintendo made two New 3DS models but released only the New 3DS XL to the North American market. It’s a shame because the smaller New 3DS is not just more portable, it’s also the only 3DS so far to have customizable front and rear covers. Nintendo’s archaic region-locked software made importing the New 3DS a pain. This led hacker Noodlevision to embark on a costly and difficult but ultimately successful project: he transferred the brains of a US New 3DS XL to a Japanese New 3DS.
Noodlevision theorized that the New 3DS and the New 3DS XL had very similar components and PCB layout. After some research, he further guessed that what he needed to do was take the CPU and the eMMC chip from a US 3DS XL and install it on a New 3DS board. So he bought a US 3DS XL motherboard on eBay as the donor and a New 3DS from Japan as the recipient.
The plan was straightforward, but the execution was tedious. Noodlevision had to slowly and carefully unglue and desolder the CPU and eMMC chips from both the donor and recipient boards, and then resolder the donor chips to the recipient board. But his efforts paid off in the end. Here he is showing off his modded American-brained Japanese New 3DS (the one on the left) next to his (non-New) 3DS XL.
Head to Noodlevision’s blog for more on his crazy project.
[via Hack A Day]
Nintendo DS and 3DS gamers, carry your quest items in PowerA’s officially licensed The Legend of Zelda Adventurer’s Pouch Kit. The faux leather bag fits *deep breath* the Nintendo DS, DS XL, 3DS, 3DS XL, New 3DS and New 3DSXL.
Just behind the lid is a garter for two cartridges, and behind the pouch is a belt loop. There’s also room for the best parts of the kit: two styluses modeled after the Master Sword and the Hylian Shield. Finally, the kit comes with a Hyrule map peel & stick cleaning cloth. The pictures above and in the gallery below were shared by Redditor microcrash.
You can order the The Legend of Zelda Adventurer’s Pouch Kit from GameStop for $20 (USD), though as of this writing it’s only available as an in-store purchase.
[via Reddit via GoNintendo]
The New Nintendo 3DS’ face buttons were inspired by the Super Famicom controller. Etsy shop Epic Pal Designs must have thought, “Why stop there?”, and made this cool set of SNES decals for the handheld.
The set consists of a decal for the buttons, the top screen, the lid and the rear cover.
Here’s a stock New 3DS for comparison:
Epic Pal Designs is selling the set of decals for $14 (USD), and it will come with a bonus “mystery decal.” Shop owner Pablo says he’s working on a similar set for the NEW 3DS XL, so calm down America.
[via Tiny Cartridge]
The New Nintendo 3DS landed last Friday and for many making the fresh hardware jump it means that laborious task of transferring your precious system data.
Nintendo has provided a step-by-step process to ensure everything goes off without a snag, so that you’ll be soon on your way to enjoying your old digital games and saves on your new Nintendo 3DS XL.
Keep in mind that the new 3DS XL requires a microSD card for its storage (here’s a list of the ones Nintendo officially supports) and you’ll need to keep around your old 3DS to transfer your data between systems.
Reportedly, and not the ideal of solutions, some GameStop locations - not all – will allow you to take your new system home; complete the system data transfer; take back both existing and new systems to the GameStop you bought it, and get both the complete refund value and trade-in value for your purchase.
You’ll also need a #0 sized Philips screwdriver to remove the back panel of the new 3DS XL to install the 4GB microSD card that comes standard with each unit, which is locked behind two small screws. It’s also a good idea to make sure both systems have the most up-to-date firmware, too.
Another protip: Be gentle when removing said back panel. It’s on pretty snug tight, and while you might be eager to use something more appropriate to remove it, doing so might cause it to be damaged. Yeah, ouch. Nintendo recommends using the butt of a 3DS stylus to remove the panel. And yes, lots and lots of patience. Don’t fret, it will come off.
With that said, here’s the step-by-step video of the whole 3DS XL system transfer provided by Nintendo:
Source: Nintendo
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Nintendo had their big multimedia event, the Nintendo Direct today, and they used it to introduce the New 3DS, their latest portable console, which is now confirmed to get an American release.
The last few days had seen a series of possible ads and leaks that suggested that Nintendo of America was just about ready to announce the arrival of the New 3DS to Europe and America. Turns out all of these leaks were true, and the Nintendo Direct from today saw the official confirmation. Europe is getting both the New 3DS and New 3DS XL, while America will only get the New 3DS XL, the bigger version.
These new iterations in the 3DS family were introduced by the charismatic Reggie Fils-Aime, president of the American division, who walked the audience through some of the new features such as the improved L y R, with the new ZL y ZR right beside them. This new console also adds a second analog pad to control the camera in some titles and create an experience more similar to those of home consoles. Yet, despite all this, the biggest change is the improved 3D functionality: the front cameras now track the user’s head, and from that calculate the optimal angle for the 3D ensuring they don’t have to shake their head around anymore to get the best effect.
The system will be sold at $200 USD, and Japanese gamers (who have already been playing with it for a while now) are claiming it’s absolutely worth it for such a substantial upgrade. The console will launch in red and black versions, but we already know for a fact there are two special editions coming based off of Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Monster Hunter respectively.
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