Nintendo 3DS system software
Nintendo 3DS system software is software on the Nintendo 3DS video game console that can be updated. These updates, which are downloaded through the system's Internet connection, lets Nintendo add and take away features and software. Updates also have changes from previous versions. The newest version of the system software, 11.15.0-47, was released on July 26, 2021.[1]
Home Menu features, changes, and new applications
The Home Menu is a GUI like the Wii's "Wii Menu" and the DSi's "DSi Menu" which lets you use applications from Nintendo game cards, 3DS applications, or DSiWare applications. The menu has space to show 60 applications, though 120 spaces, for one application each, will show when space starts to run out. On the top screen, the menu shows information such as signal strength, step count, date, time, and battery life. With the home button, the user can go to the HOME menu, except for DS games or DSiWare, which won't let the player go there without quitting the game. From the home screen, the user can manage notes, check friend lists, change the level of light, check notifications, and if updated to the latest version, browse the internet, all without closing the current application. At the home menu, the user can also take photos with the 3D cameras by pressing the L or R buttons. To open another application, the one the player is using must be closed first. Like the DSi, game cards can be swapped while in the menu.
List of all default applications
All the following applications come with the latest version of the firmware, with the system:
- Health and Safety Information
- Nintendo 3DS Camera
- Nintendo 3DS Sound
- Mii Maker
- StreetPass Mii Plaza
- AR Games
- Face Raiders
- Activity Log
- Nintendo 3DS Download Play
- System Settings
- Nintendo eShop
- Nintendo Zone
List of applications that allow multitasking
All the following applications let you do something else while they are open:
- Game Notes
- Friend List
- Notifications
- Internet Browser
List of applications that need to be downloaded
All the following applications need to be downloaded from the Nintendo eShop first:
- Ambassador Certificateb
- Swapnote
- Nintendo Video
- Pokedex 3D + Pro
- Pokémon Radar
3DS system software versions table
The following is a list of all the versions of Nintendo 3DS firmware.
Release Date | Version | Countries released | Details |
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NA: December 4, 2012 | 4.5.0-10 |
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EU: September 20, 2012 NA: September 19, 2012 AUS: September 20, 2012 |
4.4.0-10 |
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EU: July 25, 2012 NA: July 24, 2012 AUS: July 25, 2012 |
4.3.0-10 |
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EU: June 27, 2012 NA: June 26, 2012 |
4.2.0-9 |
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EU: May 15, 2012 NA: May 14, 2012 |
4.1.0-8 | ||
JP: April 24, 2012 EU: April 25, 2012 NA: April 24, 2012 AUS: April 25, 2012 |
4.0.0-7 |
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JP: December 21, 2011 EU: December 22, 2011 NA: December 21, 2011 AUS: December 21, 2011 |
3.0.0-6 | ||
JP: December 7, 2011 EU: December 7, 2011 NA: December 6, 2011 AUS: December 7, 2011 |
3.0.0-5 |
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JP: November 3, 2011 EU: November 18, 2011 NA: November 13, 2011 AUS: November 24, 2011 |
2.2.0-Xa |
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JP: July 26, 2011 EU: July 25, 2011 NA: July 26, 2011 AUS: July 26, 2011 |
2.1.0-4 |
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JP: June 7, 2011 EU: June 7, 2011 NA: June 6, 2011 AUS: June 7, 2011 |
2.0.0-2 |
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JP: February 26, 2011 EU: March 25, 2011 NA: March 27, 2011 AUS: March 31, 2011 |
1.1.0-1 1.1.0-0a |
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JP: February 26, 2011 EU: March 25, 2011 NA: March 27, 2011 AUS: March 31, 2011 |
1.0.0-0 |
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^ a This update came with the specified games and has a regular last number (0, 1, 2, 3...)
^ b Nintendo 3DS owners who performed the 2.1.0-4 system update prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 18, 2011, were automatically registered for the program.
Nintendo 3DS System Software Media
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "System Menu Update History - Nintendo 3DS Family - Nintendo Support". en-americas-support.nintendo.com.
- ↑ Comments: 0, rawmeatcowboy. "A few details on the 3DS' latest firmware update". GoNintendo.
- ↑ Nintendo (21 October 2011). "Nintendo Direct 10.21.2011 - Reggie Fils-Aime Presents Nintendo Updates" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "3DSExplorer". GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community.