Nintendo 3DS system software

Nintendo 3DS system software
The Nintendo 3DS Home Menu as of system version 9.3.0-21
DeveloperNintendo (IRD, SPD, SDD)
Written inC++
OS familyNintendo proprietary
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelClosed source
Initial release1.0.0-0 / February 26, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-26)[1]
Latest release11.17.0-50 / May 22, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-05-22)[1]
Available in
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Dutch
  • English (United Kingdom)
  • English (United States)
  • French (Canada)
  • French (France)
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Russian
  • Spanish (Latin America)
  • Spanish (Spain)
Update methodDirect download
Game Card
PlatformsNintendo 3DS family
Kernel typeMicrokernel[2]
LicenseProprietary
Preceded byNintendo DSi (system software)
Succeeded byNintendo Switch system software
Official websiteen-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/287/

The Nintendo 3DS system software is an updatable operating system used for the Nintendo 3DS handheld system. The Nintendo Switch system software is believed to have evolved from the Nintendo 3DS operating system.[3]

  1. ^ a b "System Menu Update History - Nintendo Support". en-americas-support.nintendo.com.
  2. ^ "Breaking the 3DS security system". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Horizon is also the OS on the Nintendo 3DS; the Switch version is a further development of this OS, with refinements and further progress towards being a full-fledged operating system framework." Roussel-Tarbouriech, Gauvain Tanguy Henri Gabriel Isidore; Menard, Noel; True, Tyler; Vi, Tini; Reisyukaku (2019-06-06). "Methodically Defeating Nintendo Switch Security". arXiv:1905.07643 [cs].