Someone made a "new" 3ds by swapping chips

http://www.noodlevisions.com/?p=10

He swapped the chips, this is what happens when engineers get bored.

 

Mad props to that guy. Fine-pitch BGA rework is an art-form.

 

He has some mad soldering skills. Hats off to him. Why can't Nintendo just give us that 3DS?

 

What a pro!

 

This is amazing. The work that went in to this must have been exhausting.

 

Holy, so much work and man hours must have been used to get this even half rest done.

 

The best part is that we can actually do this in software now with the latest exploits. Doesn't diminish the awesomeness of this project though. Kudos to him for seeing it through. Here is Yifan Lu explaining how he did the same thing with a softmod: http://yifan.lu/2015/04/22/opening-up-cardboard-crafting-an-american-new-3ds-non-xl/

-doulomb

 

I thought the online store won't work if you do that? He can go and buy items from store.

 

New 3DS doesn't have the new encryption keys, unless you can spoof the firmware version for eShop then you'd be able to.
I haven't looked into it lately at all.

 

Nice read. The guy is really fun. (I mean, the text style)
And who tought that some faceplates would encourage that.

 

Would it be possible to do this to create a Japanese 2DS?

 

Gotta love people's curiosity! Kudos to him, amazing work.

 

I don't see why not, though you couldn't use N3DS chips for it (it would probably crash looking for the C-stick and Z buttons), if you really wanted a Japanese 2DS.

 

Yes, you would use an original 3DS. Same basic hardware I asssume, but a different layout.

 

Nice, mad soldering skills.