Literally saved my life and time on modding my japanese pink 3ds xl omg thank you!!! other tutorials were never into the specifics of what was needed or even had a update to the video, either that or it was only for the new 3ds/2ds systems which frustrated me to no end! you are an absolute amazing guy!!! 10/10
@SayianMel4 ай бұрын
Are you from the United States? Is the Europe region giving you problems?
@Temnamii3 ай бұрын
@@SayianMel yeah! luckily the Europe region hasn't presented any issues and things have gone pretty smoothly
@SayianMel3 ай бұрын
@@Temnamiisame here! I haven’t ran into any issues :)
@blame_killuaАй бұрын
hey man. gonna be a long story. but it’s worth it. i bought and modded a 3ds awhile ago and all i wanted was to play pokemon moon. after i downloaded it from hshop i couldn’t get it to work. after months i found this tutorial. around 6:35 you mentioned deleting a setting to make pokemon games work. so instead of factory resetting and trying again, i went and deleted that setting instead. and it WORKED. i can finally play pokemon moon thanks to you 😭 THANK YOU. 🙏 wishing you the best fr.
@AllAcacia17 күн бұрын
Which setting was this?
@bananuhpuddin2 күн бұрын
WORKS as of 1/12/25 you made it too easy thank u bro
@snowchi91346 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I was trying other tutorials for new 2ds’s and they weren’t working, I didn’t realize you needed to do something different for old ones!! Thanks again 🙏🙏🙏
@endurgai5 ай бұрын
cleanest guide in all the centuries holy! its so straightforward!
@lowgs4659Ай бұрын
dude your video was so good, made this whole process ridiculously easy. you are appreciated!
@CephasKennedy5 ай бұрын
this was the mpst straightforward guide ive seen on the whole of youtube thank you so much🙏
@Mew_York_Kitty3 ай бұрын
It worked brother, I've successfully migrated my JP 3DS & turned her into a British Citizen! You're a LEGEND! 🤩 SUBBED!
@hbhbhbeeАй бұрын
lol thank you so much. bought a second hand 3ds ll in japan to mod it and im glad i followed your tutorial because it was so helpful
@Xpochiuy2 ай бұрын
You are a life saver! Today I got my misty pink japanese 3ds and I needed to mod it ang change region, super helpful and straight to the point, thank you so much ❤❤
@Itzz_Ph1l_YT2 ай бұрын
At 5:43 i cant click on CTR Nand Options why is that ? it doesnt show up only the other options
@CheliopopiАй бұрын
Same. You were able to fix it?
@franckstar6929 күн бұрын
Great vid straight to point. I modded others with different tutorials your is far best & easiest
@Aleone767-5423 күн бұрын
Amazing guide finally got it to work after many other guides.
@RipMichael5 ай бұрын
It worked!! Thank You very much!! After many hours I finally got it to work. You really are straight forward with it and make sure to be specific. The only way you can get this wrong is from user error!
@aqloyt28424 ай бұрын
Yooo thanks for everything this has helped me with all the problems i have met when I do any other tutorial
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Youre welcome
@rafaelbeltran777410 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! You made the process super easy to follow!
@8antdsАй бұрын
Yo it's me again thanks for the tutorial!!!❤ My friend 3ds is now an American. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅 thank you do much i was confused with other tutorials.keep making videos please remember me much love.
@homesghouledАй бұрын
How did you get it to the American region?? it only gave me options for EU/PAL region countries after the reset
@blackdeath1619Ай бұрын
as of 11/21/2024 at 2:09 pm this works!!! thanks so much
@mycarwasstolenatlosspass25 күн бұрын
TYSM this tutorial was sooooo clear cut and helpful
@yvonneromero23924 ай бұрын
hello! So, each time I try to inject MSET9 to my sd card, 4:27 the command page closes automatically without allowing me to perform it. Is there any solution?
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Try a different pc
@yvonneromero23924 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy omg you were so right, it was my pc (did it on my laptop and worked). Thank you so much!!!!!!
@jstokusatsupreviews7674Ай бұрын
works as of 06-12-2024 (also my birthday) so thank you very much!
@RetroBoyyАй бұрын
Happy birthday!!!
@92muksie2 ай бұрын
The best Video on this topic! Thank you very much. You saved me from a lot of trouble and time!
@harryskywalker681416 күн бұрын
Thanks, man. This is a great video and you're awesome.
@FrancesLu-w9j24 күн бұрын
Hi! question in the part of 5:05 i accidentaly backed out and i can't go back to that phase anymore what do i do?
@wholesome289418 күн бұрын
In the same boat here
@fastchast0072 ай бұрын
Thanks for the help, can't wait to load this thing up with games
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
Have fun!
@natedog_645 ай бұрын
at 7:54 after I press start I get an exception error. What should I do to fix this?
@natedog_645 ай бұрын
ok nevermind I turned off my 3ds tried again and it worked. : )
@blurx_06 ай бұрын
I'm the dude from the 3ds XL account, idk if you remember, but I'm getting a Japanese o3ds!!! I am so excited I am just like a few dollars short and shipping takes 7-10 days
@RetroBoyy6 ай бұрын
Ofc i remember:) How much did the japanese one cost?
@blurx_06 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy a little less than $70 it also has pretty good reviews
@karolkramarz5 ай бұрын
@@blurx_0where did find it, link ?
@samscrushingtable5779Күн бұрын
thank you dude u fr saved my ass after i bought a japanese 3ds for my gf
@alimartono88167 ай бұрын
Boom!! its working...nice and thanks my friend 👌👍🙏
@toyjohnswsp35382 ай бұрын
Thanks for the help, you helped me and a friend. Goat
@curtisolivier9246Күн бұрын
Just wondering if I replace the ctr transfer files you provided with USA ctr files I can follow this guide and it will mod and region change my 3ds to USA?
@crackcasterАй бұрын
thank you so much!! it all worked out thanks to you highly recommend this guy follow his guides as he tells and it works perfectly fine.
@yeshpoto10 күн бұрын
Hey, I already cracked my 3ds, but I want to do the region change, if I do that, am I going to loose my saves ? Thanks
@xooks305028 күн бұрын
Edit: This worked, but since I was on an older version I had to start on the website for homebrew stuff. Next get the cias folder, the 2 files from his 3ds folder and ctrtransfers from desc on this video and move them to root of sd. Then start this video at about 5 minute mark to do the region unlocking and apps.
@bruhbruh-td9zf4 күн бұрын
As of 1-11-2025 I have a problem, I followed all the steps up until the part when I have to insert the mset9 into my SD card and when I plug it back into my 3ds and I go to the setting and it gets stuck on the loading screen and it won’t load the mod screen, what should I do?
@RetroBoyy4 күн бұрын
Format sd card to fat32 and retry. Sounds like a sd card issue
@biapsps2 ай бұрын
hey! it really worked, thanks! but i still have one problem, after i tried doing the 4:50 thing, im not able to acess this "extra data" option anymore cause it shows a arm9 error(prefetch abort), and i dont know how to fix that, but im still able to do everything else, so idk if i really have to fix this
@Phantomiron0o02 ай бұрын
6:43 when I try to start it back up it gives me an error telling me to mount CTRNAND or load its firm and to use an external one how do I fix it
@catsoup83782 ай бұрын
did u ever fix it?
@Phantomiron0o02 ай бұрын
@ unfortunately no
@steel3047Ай бұрын
no option for the US, canada, and mexico when I set up my system at 7:00 and choosing a region?
@harryskywalker681416 күн бұрын
I didn't have those region options, either. But he says that even though the 3ds will be European, it won't have any region lock. Sounds to me that it's pretty much just a label and that you'll be able to use the 3ds however you want to.
@itsscals5 ай бұрын
Omg, thanks so much mate! It totally worked!
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@RipMichael5 ай бұрын
hey i have an issue where it doesnt make a nintendo 3DS folder after opening up mii. it says its making new data in SD but i cant seem to find or get that folder. i've been stuck on this part for 3 hours now.....
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
Is your sd card fat 32
@RipMichael5 ай бұрын
every time i go into mii creator it says that thing about making new data in SD but it never makes the nintendo 3DS folder inside my SD
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
Yeah and is your sd card fat 32?
@RipMichael5 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy yes it is. I’ve also reformatted it 3 times. As well as made sure it’s allocation unit size is at 32 kilobytes
@RipMichael5 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy yeah it’s size is 32gb so it’s default is fat32
@keefe-yu1fi6 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for the tutorial! Subscribed!
@m7lol496Ай бұрын
Hello, could you link the specific SD card, adapter, and usb you used? It would be greatly appreciated :)
@RetroBoyyАй бұрын
The one on Retroboyy.no
@metaljimmy66634 ай бұрын
This helped me 100% Thanks a lot
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Glad it helped
@cheeto368820 күн бұрын
Sorry to ask but could you make a updated video or does this one still work
@RetroBoyy20 күн бұрын
Still works
@Itzz_Ph1l_YT2 ай бұрын
Can you still Play DS Games and Twilight Menu Games after your region switch a japan 3ds xl to German language ?
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
Yes of course
@Itzz_Ph1l_YT2 ай бұрын
@ Thanks for your help btw Every Video on 3DS Tutorials works fine thanks for all the videos that you made 👍 So Great
@catsoup83782 ай бұрын
I'm stuck on "unable to mount ctrnand or load the ctrnand firm PLEASE use an external one" do u know how to fix it?
@rkmusic_murciaАй бұрын
Thanks a lot, i only need to change region, if i install all homebrew can i still playing online? can i change region only without risk of ban?
@RetroBoyyАй бұрын
No you have to follow the tutorial it it won’t work
@Iconicwhisp6 ай бұрын
Question…. After I mod it and I take the SD card out will it go back to Japanese?
@RetroBoyy6 ай бұрын
No
@boms.Ай бұрын
Hello! I updated the device right after setting up but forgot you said not to update not until after, I still went through all of the steps and everything worked as shown in your guide. I was wondering if I messed something by updating it early or rendered something useless. everything works fine but I'd appreciate if you let me know. Thank you for the awesome and precise guide!
@RetroBoyyАй бұрын
Just update again after doing everything
@boms.Ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy Thank you!
@Dopecx3 ай бұрын
I followed everything but when it “factory reset” it stayed in Japanese. Now I don’t know what to do without messing up any files
@RetroBoyy3 ай бұрын
Factory resetting won’t change it back to Japanese. So no clew what you did
@BADESTPIE1-ESK56 ай бұрын
since I've already modded my 3ds will I have to reinstall homebrew apps if there still on the SD card?
@RetroBoyy6 ай бұрын
Yes you have to reinstall
@BADESTPIE1-ESK56 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy good to know 👍
6 ай бұрын
Worked, thank you very much
@SolidMetal871810 күн бұрын
What was the phyton download for ?
@RetroBoyy10 күн бұрын
For Python
@SolidMetal87189 күн бұрын
@@RetroBoyy Well, just noticed that all of this got me the EUR region change, however, I'm in south america right now, though the 3ds is not for me, I was trying to get it to be set in Peru and stuff. 3dshacks site their magnet download links do nothing. They will have to start learning english now that the 3ds is set to England lol
@PapaFred254 ай бұрын
Why is the file that I need to load up for the cartridges to load not showing up in Homebrew?
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Because you are missing files. Redownload everything from the description
@Megabonzi162 ай бұрын
Do you have the Transfer file for the USA region? I have physical games I want to play, but can’t under the European Region Lock.
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
It’s modded. There is no region lock
@Megabonzi162 ай бұрын
@ Strange. My physical 3DS games won’t play on it after the modding
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
@Megabonzi16 what 3ds games and what does it show? Did you follow the entire tutorial?
@Megabonzi162 ай бұрын
@ 1. Luigi’s Mansion 2. Screen just goes black and doesn’t continue 3. Yes, entire thing from start to finish
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
@Megabonzi16 did you delete the 17 file after the crt transfer?
@kenbatirchan49483 ай бұрын
I followed the steps and its not showing the mod scree
@necrodudeqwhale55582 ай бұрын
so I deleted that file ending in 17 yo usaid to delete but instead of factory reseting it just says it is unable to mount CTRNAND or load the CTRNAND FIRM
@catsoup83782 ай бұрын
did u ever fix it?
@darkdaxter233 ай бұрын
Hey sir , thanks for the tutorial ! when i press LEFT DOWN SELECT nothing happens , what am i doing wrong ? It worked so far but not this part
@RetroBoyy3 ай бұрын
Left button, down select at the same time. If that does not work then you have a defective button
@christLifep135 ай бұрын
it had an error after deleting the17 file. it says to use external sysnand???
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
You must have deleted the wrong file. Done this over 100 times and never had or heard any issues. So Yeah no clue How i can help you
@christLifep135 ай бұрын
@RetroBoyy I figured it out. Just reinstall system firmware.
@MrGift892064 ай бұрын
Hello, i’m trying to mod my 3ds but i’m stuck at the part where you run the mset 9: It just keep getting this errors [x] tittle.db is size 0 bytes, not expected 3,269,632 bytes [x] import.db is size 0 bytes, not expecting 3,269,632 bytes [x] Error 10: Database(s) malfunction or missing!
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Yeah and what does it say under the errors? Clue: what you need to do
@MrGift892064 ай бұрын
@retroboyy already tried what it says but it doesn’t work
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
@MrGift89206 then you are doing something wrong
@RibeiroSylvioАй бұрын
Hey thanks for this amazing video. I noticed you didn't do a NAND backup before changing the region... And also after injecting MSET9, you didn't remove it before changing the region either. Is that OK? These are mentioned in the 3D hacks guide. I read their site, but your video is so much easier 😂 thanks a lot
@RX_124__GTR_6Ай бұрын
Preciate you 💯
@Mersl2822 ай бұрын
maybe wrong question, but if its modded, do i have some shop where to get games or it is “in the mod” and i just can download a play them?
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
Download hshop. That’s what you’re looking for
@kaly72874 ай бұрын
at what timeframe do I have to follow the steps if my 3DS is already modded?
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Do not follow the tutorial. Follow my other tutorial if its already modded.
@lem09able4 ай бұрын
Can your method play extended memory using games like pokemon sun and smash bros?
@ivanessaramos46984 ай бұрын
Hi, when I boot up godmode9 I don't see an option for '11.15. ctr transfer' so i'm not able to region unlock.... not sure what went wrong since all my files seem correct
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
That just means you are missing the file if irs not there
@Jacob-lp2uq4 ай бұрын
Can you do a tutorial for changing region lock on MacBook?
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
I have a Modding video for 3ds on MacBook. But i dont have a region changing video yet
@SunEaterEx31752 ай бұрын
Is it working if my 3ds version is 11.6.0-39 japan?
@김나근Ай бұрын
Hi i got korean 3ds and i would like to change my region. But my 3ds can only be updated until version 11.16.0 Do u think would it be ok?
@RetroBoyyАй бұрын
Hey, then you can’t follow this. Contact me on Retroboyy.no and I can mod it for 50 usd. Shipping is not included
@luvmoy6 ай бұрын
does this work on a old 3ds xl too?
@GummyBears276 ай бұрын
it should
@RetroBoyy6 ай бұрын
Yes
@MVFest3 ай бұрын
can i replace the .bin and .sha in your mega compiled folder to the US version? just copy and replace the EU transfer bin and sha?
@RetroBoyy3 ай бұрын
Just follow my normal modding video if you have a us version one
@CoolGuy-hv6re2 ай бұрын
If i get a storage upgrade what do i have to do? Do i have to restart the whole process?
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
Make sure the sd card is fat32 and transfer all the old files from the old sd card
@CoolGuy-hv6re2 ай бұрын
@RetroBoyy that's it? If so thx
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
@CoolGuy-hv6re yes
@iROWiki3 ай бұрын
Just FYI you shouldn't be uploading your console uniques onto the internet (namely the /luma/backups folder)
@RetroBoyy3 ай бұрын
I’m good.
@sanjivinsmoke49135 ай бұрын
I can’t find America on my 3ds like when I’m setting it up America or the United States isn’t an option only the uk and Australia is there a fix for this?
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
Is your 3ds european?
@lopezjason5624 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy mine is from japan and i have the same issue
@justphilliptran50874 ай бұрын
hi i have a question can i still play US games even if i have a Japanese console? I currently have a physical Pokémon moon i wanna play but it's from the US.
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Yes mod it
@justphilliptran50874 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy so if i mod it i can play it??
@maulanakemal30675 ай бұрын
hey i have a problem. im done injecting the mset9 payload. but when i inserted the sd card back to my 3ds, it just kept loading. how can i figure this out ?
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
You most likely did something different from the MSET9 instructions, or selected the wrong model or version. Close the script window Execute the mset9.py script on the root of the SD card Windows: Double-click mset9.bat Linux: open a Terminal window, cd to the root of your SD card, then type python3 mset9.py and press Enter You should see a window that says “MSET9 … SETUP by zoogie” Type the number corresponding to your console model and version, then press Enter Type 3, then press Enter Once the window says “Successfully removed MSET9!”, reinsert the SD card into your console Power on your console and retry from the start of the video
@maulanakemal30675 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy i already fixed the problem. it already works👍. but a new issue has popped up. my 3ds shows an error after i started it. it shows unable to load ctrnand. i tried formating my sd card and put it in again. but it doesnt work. and godmode9 doesnt seem to work either when i hold start and press power button. is my 3ds permanently bricked / dead ?
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
@maulanakemal3067 reinstall all files from the description of the video and retry. Tell me if it works
@maulanakemal30675 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy nah it doesnt work. i format my sd card and reinstall all the files in the description. it is still the same.
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
What 3ds are you on?
@thebgalvao2 ай бұрын
If I change the region of a japanese 3ds, will I be able to use pokebank? I aim to play the games from virtual console and omega ruby and send all to bank
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
No
@freeziioce43688 күн бұрын
will this work if i've already modded my 3ds and running 11.17.0-50J?, ive already done boot9strap but didnt do mset9, i did the soundhax exploit
@RetroBoyy8 күн бұрын
Yes just copy the files and follow the region change step
@freeziioce43688 күн бұрын
@@RetroBoyy but wont copying all those files mess something up since i already have some of them?
@Tommypyo7 ай бұрын
Do I have to format my SD card for this?
@RetroBoyy7 ай бұрын
Yes if its not fat32
@blurx_06 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy is 64gb SD card still fat32 format?
@ox82576 ай бұрын
@@blurx_0No fat 32 is a SD card that has maximum 32GB and cannot hold files that are more than 4gb
@blurx_06 ай бұрын
@@ox8257 what format does 64gb need to be to function on o3ds?
@RetroBoyy6 ай бұрын
@blurx_0 fat32
@bigfella50236 ай бұрын
Is this also for the new 3ds ll & new 2ds LL ?
@RetroBoyy6 ай бұрын
No. I have another tutorial for that
@DavidSebastian5 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy link please
@ItzMeGamer01924 ай бұрын
How to backup nand?
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Video up soon
@ItzMeGamer01924 ай бұрын
@@RetroBoyy Thank you
@iy78064 ай бұрын
Thank you🫶🏼
@LF21Hungry3 ай бұрын
will this allow me to make my 3ds german as well?
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
Yes
@kaywinkler957425 күн бұрын
works like charm
@bluepikminboiАй бұрын
Mine is a unique story. I bought a Japanese NN2DSXL that is in English, but I can't update it because the system's country doesn't match with the eShop's country. Does anyone know how I can fix this? Error code 009-1003 for reference.
@RetroBoyyАй бұрын
You have to do a soap transfer. Aka I recommend that you download hshop and forget about the eshop
@wowslug94423 ай бұрын
Will physical American games work on region changed 3ds
@RetroBoyy3 ай бұрын
They will work on a modded 3ds
@Egorlive11Ай бұрын
Does it work on dsi xl? And where do I get the games?
@RetroBoyyАй бұрын
No
@AnthonyPerez-bz2ki2 ай бұрын
Would this work w/ a system version 7.1.0-16J
@RetroBoyy2 ай бұрын
First step is to update
@ShakaPhyt4 ай бұрын
yo when i reinserted my sd in settings nothing happened
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Format sd card and retry
@beubeid19015 ай бұрын
i didn’t understand what i have to do with python, can you help me pal?
@RetroBoyy5 ай бұрын
Watch the tutorial
@denniskylerafols85802 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH!!!
@SayianMel4 ай бұрын
I wanna say thank you for making this video. I was able to mod my pink Japanese 2ds :) I just wanna say that if anyone uses this tutorial and lives in the United States. It will work but the 2ds will be stuck on Europe. It’s totally fine though because it’s region free now. I did get an error code saying I was in the wrong region but I changed my time and date and hshop was able to work after. Thank you so so much. If there’s a way to change the region to United States easily, please lmk lol
@RetroBoyy4 ай бұрын
Glad I could help! No need to change to usa. But if you have to then i have another video for region changing that include the files to change to usa
@SayianMel4 ай бұрын
Will the ds games work if I just download it from the hshop? Like there’s nothing more I need to run ds games with? I followed your tutorial exact so I have that part were you said ds games will work now.
@gru817710 күн бұрын
Does this work for the 3DS XL?
@RetroBoyy10 күн бұрын
Yes
@userowooqoqoq7 ай бұрын
Does changing region on my modded 3ds erase my game progress?
@RetroBoyy7 ай бұрын
Yes
@tylermcniff321425 күн бұрын
thank you bro
@Tophatted3 ай бұрын
You won’t believe what I’m about to say, but you really should remove those uniques. They can be used to impersonate your console on Nintendo’s servers.