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Need help with my 3ds. And some doubts.

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 11:57 am
by NanoIV
Hello, I'm new here.

I bought my 3ds back when Pokémon XY was released, I always wanted to stream so I got one, but I didn't know it wasn't easy. I think it's and old one, it's red. And for so long I've been wanting to get a capture card, finally I think I can.

But I have some doubts, it has never been repaired, checked, so I am sure it needs a bit of fixing, can you do that, too? How much would it be? I'm sure it all depends, I guess is just the screen, it feels loose(?) when I open the 3ds, I'm sure it's a regular issue. And the joypad popped out, not completely, just the plastic on top of it. I'd also love to have homebrew or something like that, but I don't know if I should buy one already built or send mine over. Also, my 3ds has fallen a few times... and I'd love to have a color change, if that's possible.

Sorry for the long message but I don't know where else to go.

Please and thank you 😊 🙏🏻

Re: Need help with my 3ds. And some doubts.

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 7:07 pm
by Lorenzooone
NanoIV wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 28, 2026 11:57 am
Hello, I'm new here.

I bought my 3ds back when Pokémon XY was released, I always wanted to stream so I got one, but I didn't know it wasn't easy. I think it's and old one, it's red. And for so long I've been wanting to get a capture card, finally I think I can.

But I have some doubts, it has never been repaired, checked, so I am sure it needs a bit of fixing, can you do that, too? How much would it be? I'm sure it all depends, I guess is just the screen, it feels loose(?) when I open the 3ds, I'm sure it's a regular issue. And the joypad popped out, not completely, just the plastic on top of it. I'd also love to have homebrew or something like that, but I don't know if I should buy one already built or send mine over. Also, my 3ds has fallen a few times... and I'd love to have a color change, if that's possible.

Sorry for the long message but I don't know where else to go.

Please and thank you 😊 🙏🏻
If this is an Old 3DS (XL or regular), then Loopy's capture card cannot be installed on it, as it is only for New 3DS XLs. I assume it's an Old 3DS because that's the model that was available when XY released.

There are Optimize capture cards available for Old 3DSs instead, so you will need to talk about it with an installer of those.