In North America, the New Nintendo 3DS XL was released on February 13, 2015, while the standard-sized New Nintendo 3DS was released later on September 25, 2015. Like the original 3DS, the New Nintendo 3DS also has a larger variant, the New Nintendo 3DS XL, released in all three regions. The system was released in Japan on October 11, 2014, in Australia and New Zealand on November 21, 2014, on Januin Europe in a special Club Nintendo-exclusive 'Ambassador Edition', and at retail in Europe on February 13, 2015. It is the fourth system in the Nintendo 3DS family of handheld consoles, following the original Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, and Nintendo 2DS. The New Nintendo 3DS is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. I could repair this for you if you don't feel comfortable doing it.New Nintendo 3DS XL / New Nintendo 3DS LL:

Sometimes the bottom case needs to be removed to repair it, and if it's really broken the whole game slot will need to be replaced. Someone who is good and experienced at this can probably fix it without taking anything apart. I've seen that several times too.īoth methods (but especially #2) need to be done very carefully. You will also want to look to see if there is anything jammed in the game slot. If they are then they need to be bent back up. You also need to look at them all very carefully to see if any of them are lower than the others. You need to move this piece up so you can see the actual game slot pins. You will see a thin metal piece that will move.

While the light is on it you need to take something like a dental pick and insert it into the game slot.

The best way to tell if this is the case is to use a good, bright light and shine it into the game slot. If none of this works then try the next option:Ģ) If the pins in the game slot are not dirty then you likely have either a bent pin or one that has been pushed down and needs to be pulled back up. After the pins are wet with alcohol insert it and take it out several times. If that doesn't work then you can use rubbing alcohol and soak a q tip in it, then rub it on the pins of one of your games. If this is the case then the first thing to try is to insert a game and then take it back out several times in a row (like 10). There are several things that commonly cause this type of problem:ġ) The pins inside the 3DS game slot may be dirty.

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