gaming 3DS Thread!

[ExplosionMare 21,156]

I never got my hands on a 3DS but I have a standard blue 2DS.

[MLP Golden Breezie 748]

17 hours ago, ExplosionMare said:

I never got my hands on a 3DS but I have a standard blue 2DS.

That's fine, did you own any games on the 2DS? Just out of curiosity!

[ExplosionMare 21,156]

On 2025-07-16 at 2:03 PM, MLP Golden Breezie said:

That's fine, did you own any games on the 2DS? Just out of curiosity!

Oh, of course! Plenty! My favorites being Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Super Mario Bros 2, and Disney Magical World!

[MLP Golden Breezie 748]

9 hours ago, ExplosionMare said:

Oh, of course! Plenty! My favorites being Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Super Mario Bros 2, and Disney Magical World!

yes, instead my favorite games that I played on my 3ds were tomodachi life and miitopia where I created miis!

[SparklingSwirls 21,519]

My old 3DS’ battery expanded. Apparently those things can turn into ticking time bombs! Gave me quite a scare 

Fortunately I got the battery removed and got a replacement and it worked fine. I almost got rid of the console though… glad I didn’t cause I would have lost my 300 hr save file of my favorite 3DS game (it just so had to be one of the “special” ones that saves to the SD card and not the cartridge)

[MLP Golden Breezie 748]

11 hours ago, SparklingSwirls said:

My old 3DS’ battery expanded. Apparently those things can turn into ticking time bombs! Gave me quite a scare 

Fortunately I got the battery removed and got a replacement and it worked fine. I almost got rid of the console though… glad I didn’t cause I would have lost my 300 hr save file of my favorite 3DS game (it just so had to be one of the “special” ones that saves to the SD card and not the cartridge)

I understand you, batteries usually tend to wear out and two years ago I replaced the battery in my 3ds xl with a new one but unfortunately recently between 2024 and 2025 even with the new battery the time and day shift randomly and the battery only lasts no more than 30 minutes. I think my 3ds xl is almost dead.

[ExplosionMare 21,156]

I had to replace the battery in my 2DS. I couldn't take the console anywhere for a while because it had to always be plugged into the wall. Ironically, I've never had to change the battery in my regular DS.

[SparklingSwirls 21,519]

57 minutes ago, MLP Golden Breezie said:

I understand you, batteries usually tend to wear out and two years ago I replaced the battery in my 3ds xl with a new one but unfortunately recently between 2024 and 2025 even with the new battery the time and day shift randomly and the battery only lasts no more than 30 minutes. I think my 3ds xl is almost dead.

Could it be the battery causing the issue? Many third party ones are pretty crap unfortunately. I’d say possibly try a different brand

Not sure about the time and day shift though, that’s weird xD

Edited Saturday at 12:46 PM by SparklingSwirls

[KPackratt 677]

23 hours ago, SparklingSwirls said:

My old 3DS’ battery expanded. Apparently those things can turn into ticking time bombs! Gave me quite a scare 

Fortunately I got the battery removed and got a replacement and it worked fine. I almost got rid of the console though… glad I didn’t cause I would have lost my 300 hr save file of my favorite 3DS game (it just so had to be one of the “special” ones that saves to the SD card and not the cartridge)

I had to replace the battery on two New 3DS XL consoles (both mine and dad's) for the same reason. I've also found out that PSP batteries can also bloat, which happened to both of my PSP batteries too, so I'll have to order a replacement battery for that console soon. I'm amazed the all of my other Nintendo handhelds still have working batteries, including my original Game Boy Advance SP from 2003.

[MLP Golden Breezie 748]

On 7/19/2025 at 2:46 PM, SparklingSwirls said:

Could it be the battery causing the issue? Many third party ones are pretty crap unfortunately. I’d say possibly try a different brand

Not sure about the time and day shift though, that’s weird xD

The time and day changes are caused by the battery being incorrectly positioned in the 3DS, which is why the day, time, and year are reset every now and then. However, the battery only lasted 30 minutes at most unless I kept the 3DS charged.

[SparklingSwirls 21,519]

3 hours ago, MLP Golden Breezie said:

The time and day changes are caused by the battery being incorrectly positioned in the 3DS, which is why the day, time, and year are reset every now and then. However, the battery only lasted 30 minutes at most unless I kept the 3DS charged.

Ah I see, why is it incorrectly positioned? I had the owner of a local game shop replace mine for me, since I wasn’t sure how to do it myself

I bought a 3rd party Chinese battery for my 3DS and it’s working okay for the moment. But if it starts degrading I’ll probably shell out for a switch pro controller and have him harvest the battery from that one, since that’s the only way to get a Nintendo OEM battery atm that fits the 3DS. I believe the XL uses a different battery though 

Edited 18 hours ago by SparklingSwirls

[MLP Golden Breezie 748]

1 hour ago, SparklingSwirls said:

Ah I see, why is it incorrectly positioned? I had the owner of a local game shop replace mine for me, since I wasn’t sure how to do it myself

I bought a 3rd party Chinese battery for my 3DS and it’s working okay for the moment. But if it starts degrading I’ll probably shell out for a switch pro controller and have him harvest the battery from that one, since that’s the only way to get a Nintendo OEM battery atm that fits the 3DS. I believe the XL uses a different battery though 

Yes, unfortunately it wasn't easy to install the battery manually. It doesn't matter anyway. I already have a Nintendo Switch 2.