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Another 3DS Firmware Update!! (Themes)

That Hanafuda theme and music
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Peltz

Member
I didn't realize the themes had music... That sort of helps justify the $1.99 price point. I look forward to trying some out when I get home tonight.
 
Bit scared of when the AC theme drops as will it be a pack that randomly rotates or are they all individual packs...

Regardless, I think I'll most likely buy them all lol.
 

Rich!

Member
So this firmware is going to be likely preinstalled on the New Nintendo 3DS when its released next month, right?
 

Berordn

Member
So this firmware is going to be likely preinstalled on the New Nintendo 3DS when its released next month, right?

The new menu UI is what they showed on the system when they announced it, so most likely. They're probably just throwing NA and EU a bone by opening the theme shop because new 3DS doesn't launch until next year.
 

Rich!

Member
The new menu UI is what they showed on the system when they announced it, so most likely. They're probably just throwing NA and EU a bone by opening the theme shop because new 3DS doesn't launch until next year.

Eh, cool.

I'll mess with the themes when I get my PAL New 3DS next month.
 
Well I bought a theme to try it out after watching Nintendaan's video.


No no, not that Hanafuda theme. I should've went with the Zelda theme, but nope. I also didn't go for the Luigi Theme who is my favorite Mario character. D:

Which theme could I have possible gotten?!
The Mighty Mushroom one. Having the Toad Item House as the music sold me.

Can't wait to see the music of the SS, AC, and Rosalina Themes. Hope for a Fire Emblem theme, a theme with the Smash 4 Menu music, and a theme that plays the Luigi's Mansion 2 ringtone. Gonna buy some themes just for different menu music, seriously best update in awhile. Love that I can buy menu music now! :)

Also the eShop is so much improved. I'm honesly surprised at how quick and snappy the eShop and themes are now. Nintendo doesn't do updates that add new system features often, but when they do they go all the way!
 

Maximus.

Member
Disappointed the Zelda one doesn't start with the focus on link and the castle. I didn't realize the theme scrolled.
 

M3d10n

Member
Is it just me or is navigating the eShop like 100x faster?

Holy shit!

There was zero reason for it to be as slow as it was before, there's nothing really intensive going on and it only needs to download images and metadata (unlike the Wii U eShop, which is HTML, the 3DS eShop UI is part of the app). It was purely sloppy programming and it seems Nintendo finally got their developers to do things right.
 
Hanafunda is so baller. Honestly, worth every penny. Everyone who is contemplating it, get it, trust me. It is amazing.

You think so? I like the background, but overall I think the color scheme is weird. That burgundy framing doesn't look right to me.

The music is cool, though.
 
Man I don't know why I was expecting it to be a universal screenshot tool :/
I was so excited until I tried it in Smash Bros...I suppose Nintendo think the one called Miiverse is universal despite being:
-useless unless you shackle your 3DS with an NNID
-useless offline
-useless for some games in any case (Smash Bros and Pokemon, at the least the former has a good software version, no Pokemon 5 locations to takes pics in the overworld is crap)

Edit:Being able to use buttons to access the top bar is useful. No more having to grovel for a stylus just to change the brightness or read notifications.
 

jax

Banned
Mario peeking through the middle is very cool, nicely done

Thanks! At first I was a bit disappointed that Mario wasn't showing up on the fully zoomed out grid, then I realized he's just hiding! The default themes are really good too. The black one was my favorite. The Hanafuda looks really clean too. Augh! So many options now!
 

flowsnake

Member
Zelda one didn't seem that good to me at first, but the SFX makes it the best ever.

I wish I could scroll only the background though.
 
So can we still only take photos through Miiverse and of the HOME screen? So I can't go into Pokemon X and just take a grab with the new Y+Up combo? Hmm.
 

Galactic Fork

A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
Hopefully they'll release a theme creator program soon. I want to make a Meteos Theme to match the one I made on my PS3.
 

tsab

Member
Hopefully they'll release a theme creator program soon. I want to make a Meteos Theme to match the one I made on my PS3.

This is Nintendo, they won't. They don't want the pervs to make a hentai Rosalina theme.

Remember it's the same company that closed Letterbox

thanks for mentioning this wouldn't have tried it otherwise. best part of update for me.

You are welcome :), I tried myself by accident and thought to share :p
 

Chopper

Member
This update has definitely nerfed StreetPass relays. I normally get streetpasses like clockwork every day I come into work, thanks to The Cloud here. I updated last night, came into work this morning... Nothing.
 
This update has definitely nerfed StreetPass relays. I normally get streetpasses like clockwork every day I come into work, thanks to The Cloud here. I updated last night, came into work this morning... Nothing.
Hmm it might have glitched local streetpasses as well. This morning spare system (previous owners NNID & digital bvounty so I'm weary of taking it online) which was not updated got streetpasses from my main but in return my main got nothing.

I think last night it worked but that may have been before I updated the main.
 

vatstep

This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Aside from the basic color options, the themes are all hideous. Hopefully there will be some less gaudy ones in the future.
 

Tom_Cody

Member
Is there a way to preview themes without buying them?

Also, can you adjust them music? I'm getting internet 1998 vibes thinking about mandatory "ambient" music.
 

BGBW

Maturity, bitches.
This is Nintendo, they won't. They don't want the pervs to make a hentai Rosalina theme.

They closed Swapnote because of what people were sharing not what people were making in the confines on their own home.
 
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