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Over at neogaf and r/3ds, some folks have been saying that certain 3DS game have seen improvements in framerate and load times after the latest update. Supposedly Rayman 3D is now very smooth and has significantly decreased load times. Ridge Racer is said not to stutter occasionally anymore, Bit. Trip Saga is apparently running smoother.
http://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/1c4hwg/latest_update_improves_performance/
So I just stumbled upon this thread and happen to have my Pika 3DS(5.1) alongside my old original blue XL (4.5).
Rayman is definitely a bit improved. Tested the first level and things are all around smoother. Certainly still some slowdown on 5.1, but it's noticeably smoother. Went to the same level (the first one) and did the same things. Also there's a pan down when the main menu is loaded. On the 4.5 DS is stuttered. On the 5.1 DS is was smooth as silk.
Bit Trip Runner is also smoother - no lag when 3D is on.
I don't think this is placebo (honestly, I wasn't even sure if my Blue was updated or not until I checked it).
Seems pretty verified to me - at least based on Rayman and Bit Trip.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=538221Tested RE: M3D for 5 minutes and the improvements are huge! I played as Jill and being close to one of the monks holding a shield gave me a bit slowdown using the machine gun. With several enemies or monk with shield you notice the game slow downs a bit when the machine gun shoots at them (a kind of delay in the played animation if you know what I mean). This was with the original 3DS with pre update.
Now when I played on my 3DSXL I got the same slowdown in the RE4 town in the house if you look around at the corner near the window. But upon shooting several monks and one with a shield didn't even give any slow down like it did pre patch. Man this is some sort of voodoo!
Also loading times are better too!
3DS pre patch: 12 seconds
3DSXL post patch: 9 seconds.
It feels like its a brand new game!
http://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/1c4hwg/latest_update_improves_performance/