Whoa, what is that C Stick? Looks 3D printed?
I have the Lenovo nub on mine... hate the color but it works well.

I found the usbc mod to be a game changer for me. No more future-proof worries or having to carry around a separate power adapter or converter cable. Made my 3ds way more viable for longer trips.

I'd recommend Giltesa's Shop for usbc mod kits - quick international post-out and EXCELLENT customer service.

USB Mod @ Giltesa's Shop.

That’s a beautiful piece

man I wish I knew how to solder just for that USB C mod alone....

He really confused me at the beginning when he said DS but then started with a N3DSXL (his old title also said DS).

I like his solution for the backplate! But definitely missed opportunity for all the mods you suggested, and i think he should have kept the original charging & installed a seperate USBC slot to save himself some work on the new dock. No capture card was a weird choice but I think he's relatively new to 3DSs, so he probably didn't even think about it.

Hi there! My friend just installed a bluetooth chip into his 2DS XL, should be around the same for 3DS XL, you might not even need to remove the game cartridge, as the 3DS XL has a bigger housing. Cheers.

while you're at it, software mod it

I use a mechanical pencil for a stylus.

You should be able to find a pen online, even Amazon has them.

1. You can find some pretty good battery deals online that claim “ExTRa 3Ds bATtErY liFe” but they’re all scams. I found one good one, but it only averages about 1 hour more than the OG Nintendo OEM battery does, so it’s not a COMPLETE scam, but still be careful with those Amazon sellers.

2. You can send it to somebody to mod it with a USB-C port for like $100 from what I’ve heard. Not sure how much I trust somebody else with my system, though. Plus, the OG Nintendo 3DS port isn’t THAT bad. I would prefer USB-C, but I personally wouldn’t try it, it just doesn’t seem as rewarding as it should be for the heavy price tag and having to ship my system in the mail to some random modding guy.

3. YES I NEED A BLUETOOTH CHIP IN MY 3DS TOO I HATE THE DAMN HEADPHONE JACK SOOOO MUCH. I’m not so sure where you could get a hardware mod like that, though, as I haven’t heard much about it online anywhere for that matter. As to how much that would cost, it could be even pricier than the USB-C mod you’re looking for. Also, you would need CUSTOM-CFW to enable and test things like that on a 3DS system. Good question, though!

I did a usb c mod for charging cause I hate the original charger.

I know people do stick swaps on the c stick. You can get the nub from a think pad and it supposedly is a lot nicer to use than the stock stick.

No one touches the speakers as far as I know

Buttons generally don’t need any changes on the 3ds (people do button swaps on the original DS tho)

Depends on if you care about the upgraded features the newer models brought to the table. If you want a c stick or better 3d or potentially ips screens or things like that, go for it. Imo, the only reason not to upgrade is price. I’d try to snag on at GameStop on the rare occasions they’re in stock for $160.

Only a few games use the c-stick.

AliExpress cases are hit or miss. Best bet is to hunt down cases from broken consoles on eBay, maybe a spacer for the usb c mod so it covers part of the hole that will remain from when you go to file the case, get a practice board and flux and practice first. Build confidence then mod. There’s no screens with higher resolution on the 3ds that work on it. You could try hunting down an ips screen for marginally better color contrasts. One mod I do recommend is the Lenovo laptop nub replacement.

I saw someone put a PS Vita stick on their 3ds to replace the C-stick nipple, unfortunately I don't remember where I saw it

I'm wondering has anyone tried to mod a 2ds xl to ips screens?

The 3ds grips are good enough for me. I have one for all of my systems. The cheap $10 ones work fine, and the $20 one for the n3ds XL is highly rated. The Hori Monster Hunter grips are pretty nice too, but go for $30+ each.

The Dpad still kind of sucks depending on the unit, though.

The new 3DS models definitely have better buttons than the original, especially the d-pads, and it sounds like an XL model would be better than you. That said, they're still not the best-feeling buttons Nintendo's ever made (for me, that still goes to the original DS Phat), but it's much better than OG 3DS.

Ive seen some 3DS grips you can buy online to make it feel like a conventional console controller, could help it feel more comfortable?

I got one of those grips and it completely changed my appreciation for the 3DS. I have XL hands and even the 3ds xl felt too small in my hands to the point where playing action games was always tough for me. After getting a grip I could play for much longer without pain

Nice, almost looks like it could be an oem design

cool!

NIce!

Great! I'm happy for you!

That IS good news!