Hardware Planning on getting a new N3DS

[Mixitrion]

I'm planning on buying someone a N3DSXL for Christmas, I've already ordered the Gateway, but im 99.9% sure that it'll come with the latest firmware installed, or something >9.2.
My question is. IS there a safe way to downgrade the console OR any way to buy a N3DSXL from a trusted site with an older firmware?
Thanks!

 

[xtheman]

I'm planning on buying someone a N3DSXL for Christmas, I've already ordered the Gateway, but im 99.9% sure that it'll come with the latest firmware installed, or something >9.2.
My question is. IS there a safe way to downgrade the console OR any way to buy a N3DSXL from a trusted site with an older firmware?
Thanks!

Why did you order a gateway!?!?! Unless you already had one gateway is a scam to buy. You could have done everything gateway could do and more for free using a free and open sourced guide https://plailect.github.io/Guide/ !
Your 3ds will 100% be 11.0 but if it is 10.7 you can downgrade it. If it is 11.X then you need dsiware and a hacked 3ds or a hardmod

 

[Mixitrion]

Why did you order a gateway!?!?! Unless you already had one gateway is a scam to buy. You could have done everything gateway could do and more for free using a free and open sourced guide https://plailect.github.io/Guide/ !
Your 3ds will 100% be 11.0 but if it is 10.7 you can downgrade it. If it is 11.X then you need dsiware and a hacked 3ds or a hardmod

Yes, i own two systems and i have Gateway on both and so far so good. I'll check those links once im out of work. thank you!

 

[xtheman]

Yes, i own two systems and i have Gateway on both and so far so good. I'll check those links once im out of work. thank you!

I really recommend setting up that guide (all the links are the same guide but different parts).
In fact if you really want to use your gateway with it you can do https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-using-luma3ds-with-gateway-on-v2-a9lh.431691/ after finishing the first guide

 

[Raiden8816]

I second modifying your GW systems. I had an O3DSXL on 4.2.0 just for GW, but I followed the guide and it was the third system I modified for CFW. My first and second CFW modded systems are in my signature below.

No more gimmicky GW cards, it's great just turning on your system and all the games installed just appear, versus going to system settings > profile> NDS profile to launch GW exploit or browser exploit.