My 3DS XL was collecting dust until I hacked it — now I use it more than my Switch
I spent an entire afternoon hacking my Nintendo New 3DS XL the other day, all to be able to use Homebrew on the old portable console. Was it worth the hours spent moving files back and forth on a tiny SD card, hitting dead ends, and digging into forums and Discords for assistance? Yes, yes it was, and here’s why. Related What Should You Do With Old Consoles? They may be old, but they can still serve a purpose. How I hacked my New 3DS XL It took some doing I opened up my little Nintendo dual-screened handheld a week or so ago, looking to see what there was left to play on the device. The eShop closed a few years back, so I wanted to see what I had left between my physical cartridges and the games I had downloaded to the console previously. Turns out, it wasn’t a whole lot, and what was left on my list didn’t really draw me in. So I went looking to see what I could do with …
