Like the title says i wanna download a few ds games to my 3ds but i’m unable to use my pc so i can’t do it like that right now also unrelated is that one zelda 2 hd mod vinny vinesauce played once ported to 3ds???

Nintendo switch home menu for 3ds

withlovexanax · 2025-02-17T02:19:37+00:00

Just finished a mini project in 2 days: a Switch Home Menu remake for the 3DS. It’s fully functional—launches games, lists your titles. It's a simple project, but it was fun to put together. Not sure what’s next, but I’ll keep experimenting with...

Hardware Tutorial Updated

New 3DS Screw and Hardware Measurements

Continuing in my series of screw measurement posts, we come to the New 3DS.

I've done screw measurement posts for several consoles (listed below) with the intention of measuring all DS and 3DS consoles.

Other posts can be found here:
- DSi
- DSi XL
- 3DS (Base)
- 3DS XL
- 2DS
- New 2DS XL

How I measured these screws.

I measured the screws on a ruler with markings down to half-millimeter increments and a digital microscope. Measurements were taken similar to this image of measuring Thread Pitch below.

Since I do not have specialty equipment to measure screws this small, I am forced to estimate; especially on the thread pitch itself. Take the measurements with the knowledge that it was done by someone who is a novice in screw measuring.

New 3DS

All Screws within the New 3DS have a JIS head (I assume JIS #00), but a Phillips #00 works. The Battery Door can be opened with a #00, but a #0 fits better.

There are three Tri-Wing screws, I suppose there is a JIS equivalent, but I haven't looked into it. IFixIt recommends the use of a "Y0" Tri-Wing driver. The Tri-point bit I used had a different measuring scheme and a Y1.5 worked for me (not sure why, but that isn't important). I believe the Y1.5 is equivalent to a Y00 which, again, worked for me.

Screws seem to be a variety of Wafer, Truss, or Ultra Thin Head machine screws. Pan or Undersized Pan head is also possible. These are my best guesses. I don't assign a head name to the screws as I don't know for certain.

Below is the list of screws and Hardware grouped by size.

I'll add links to an IFixIt Guide to match my terms to pictures (i.e. Motherboard Screw would point to the Motherboard removal step of an IFixIt guide). The screw names themselves will have a link to the image of the screw removal with another link next to it just in case that link dies.

Screws
Screw Length x Thread Width x Head Width

2mm x 1.5mm x 2.5mm
3x Small Circle Pad Screws (Step 10)
M1.4 – 0.4 x 1.5mm

2.5mm x 1.5mm x 2.5mm
1x Volume Slider Screw (No Guide)
1x 3D Slider Screw (No Guide)
4x D-pad Screws (Step 12)
4x Power Board Screws (Step 10)
M1.4 – 0.6 x 2mm

3mm x 1.5mm x 2.5mm
4x Gamecard Slot Screws (Step 12)
2x Motherboard Screws (IMAGE IS INCORRECT AS THERE ARE ONLY 2 MOTHERBOARD SCREWS. More information below) (Step 15)
M1.4 – 0.6 x 2.5mm

3.5mm x 1.5mm x 2.5mm
6x Top Screen Screws (No Guide)
4x Shoulder Button Screws (No Guide)
1x Power Button Screw (No Guide)
1x IR Blaster Screw (No Guide)
M1.4 – 0.6 x 3mm

3.5mm x 1.5mm x 2.5mm
3x Micro SD Slot Cover Screws (Tri-Wing) (Step 4)
M1.4 – 0.6 x 3mm

3.5mm x 1.5mm x 4mm
2x Battery Door Screws (Step 1)
M1.4 – 0.4 x 3mm

6mm x 1.5mm x 2.5mm
7x Bottom Shell Screws (Step 7)
M1.4 – 0.6 x 5.5mm

7.5mm x 1.5mm x 2.5mm
2x Circle Pad Screws (Step 10)
M1.4 – 0.6 x 7mm

Other:

2x Shoulder Button Springs
6.5mm Length x 2mm Diameter

2x E-clip
3mm Width

2x Battery Door Nut
3mm Square x 1mm Thick

Battery Door