A Last Look at the New Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser

[@Overseer190]

Update: Today after testing the Internet Browser (and Nintendo eShop), both services work. I knew the eShop would’ve stayed up, but wasn’t sure about the Internet Browser. I went ahead and uploaded this video since my 3DS didn’t let me connect to any WiFi source for over two days. I’m sorry about the confusion. A lot of my friends in a group tried testing various aspects of the shutdown and all of us got different results. That being said, who knows how long the remaining services will stay up. Please let me know in this comment thread if this video should stay up just in case.

[@Goofy-mi8ly]

the internet browser most likely will stay up because it's google but websites won't probably work and the eshop will stay the same you can redownload things

[@leGUIGUI]

An internet browser is an internet browser. It doesn't need Nintendo's support to keep working. The issue is that KZbin's homepage is no longer compatible with the Nintendo webrowser, but you can still play youtube videos if you have the direct address. I know use the Google video search to find video on youtube. It would be up to youtube to have their homepage work again, not Nintendo. An other thing that has changed is that you could play 4 hours long video on the New 3DS before, Now, it's limited to less than 2. A shame. I always considered that the New 3DS was more comfortable to look at in bed than a smartphone, because you didn't had to have your finger on the screen itself to control the video and the angled screen in relation to the support you hold means your hands were in a more comfortable position. Pushable button is also something I prefer compared to touchscreen, to control the video. Did you know that, when if you push right on the directional cross while the video is paused, you can make the video move forward frame by frame?

[@CranberryFo]

The Internet browser isn't affected by the Nintendo Online services being shutdown. It is just a simple Internet browser just like the one you use on your PC. What it is affected by is having not been updated in years, to the point where it's boarderline unuseable at this point as most sites no longer work with it. It's had this issue for quite some time now, and only continues to get worse as it becomes more and more outdated. It's boarderline unuseable as a browser today.

[@libyanhomie1186]

I still find it some what usable. It's fine as a browser in 2024. The last update was in 2019 for the browser, so it's still fairly relevant

[@DJTydalOfficial]

What are you talking about? The Internet browser will always work with an Internet connection.

[@Overseer190]

*All* internet services including connecting to a WiFi connection have been shut down after April 8th. This has been tested by a multiple people. Nintendo claimed to offer some form of support for a few programs, but this promise was not fufilled.

[@obeyweegeeanddestroymario6787]

@@Overseer190what abt pretendo?

[@Komas19Gaming]

@@Overseer190 you can still connect to a WiFi connection?

[@Chipmunkboy]

@@Overseer190 every servcie which relies on nintendo network, with some exeptions. the internet browser.. is the internet browser. it doesnt care about nintendo network in the slightest. go on, try it yourself if you're so sure it wont work.

[@AmirUberEatsIndia69]

@@Overseer190 I actually contacted Nintendo and they said it would work indefinitely

[@giggs-chan2004]

The reason the Switch does not have a web browser is because people won’t stop looking up lewd things on it. It’s their own fault.

[@obeyweegeeanddestroymario6787]

y not show the pin ball easter egg? or do you not need wifi for that

[@Chipmunkboy]

0:32 this has nothing to do with the 3ds firmware, its simply alphabet updating which browsers they consider outdated

[@fabianzarate7438]

@@Chipmunkboy how do I do that

[@Chipmunkboy]

@@fabianzarate7438 do what???

[@milesfernando]

the internet browser isn't powered by nintendo's servers, so it's always going to work the ORIGINAL ds browser still works too, but only on websites with less modern encryption

[@Overseer190]

The DS Opera browser was a seperate cartridge that is super obscure btw.

[@milesfernando]

@@Overseer190 Yeah, the DSi browser is functionally the same thing but came with the DSi.

[@doodlememes]

The internet browser will always work, it doesn't need to go through nintendo's servers. That's why the Wii and DS browsers still work.

[@Chipmunkboy]

0:47 bookmarks/external links

[@Markus_Pankalla]

Bruh I can still use the 3ds Webbrowser

[@LetGoMyLegosTyler]

Not so new anymore now huh Nintendo?

[@leGUIGUI]

Look, ma! I am watching a youtube video on a 3DS in a youtube video!

[@fabianzarate7438]

How please help

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

No need to make a video on this. The internet browser still works and it's independent from Nintendo Network for both 3DS and Wii U. Even the internet browser for Wii and DS still work to this day.

[@Overseer190]

Still, I think it's a good idea to document it now as less and less features will work on the Internet Browser as google keeps receiving updates.