The new 3DS update is live now. The best feature is that it can capture and play up to 10min of 3D video, plus there is an extra option to shoot stop motion videos.

There is also a The StreetPass Mii Plaza update with new puzzle panels and a sequel to StreetPass Quest
Also you can now transfer content between different 3DS consoles, including account funds, games and photos

If you want to update your Nintendo 3DS read our 3DS firmware update guide

A commercial airing in the United Kingdom has supposedly revealed that the 3DS firmware update will be coming on the 30th of November.

The commercial states in the fine print that "3D Video Recording update available to download"

Nintendo 3DS™ and Wii™ owners will soon have the ability to access even more of their favorite TV shows and movies: the Hulu Plus service will be added to both systems by the end of the year. Nintendo is also announcing new features being added to the Nintendo 3DS system, including the ability to record 3D videos, new musical artists coming to Nintendo Video™ and a new animated 3D video from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Additionally, Nintendo 3DS owners will soon see four inventive downloadable Nintendo-published games and applications delivered to the Nintendo eShop, the portable one-stop shop for fun, cool and interesting entertainment options.


“Nintendo 3DS continues to evolve with great new features and functions designed to reinforce its position as a premiere entertainment device,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “All of these features, in addition to great upcoming games like Pokémon Rumble Blast on Oct. 24, Super Mario 3D Land on Nov. 13 and Mario Kart 7 on Dec. 4, make Nintendo 3DS a smart gift option this holiday season.”
Hulu Plus: With Hulu Plus, Wii and Nintendo 3DS users will be able to instantly stream thousands of TV episodes – including the entire current season of popular shows like Modern Family, Glee, Dancing with the Stars, The Biggest Loser, House and Grey’s Anatomy – from premium content partners like ABC, Comedy Central, FOX, NBC, MTV and many more. Hulu Plus also offers access to classic TV favorites like Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Hills and hundreds of popular and award-winning movies. Hulu Plus is available through a separate subscription fee of $7.99 per month with limited advertising.

Nintendo 3DS System Update: At the end of November, a new system update will deliver a range of cool new features and enhancements, including 3D video capture, which will let users record up to 10 minutes of 3D video and enable people to create their own 3D stop-motion animation videos. The update will also add new puzzles to the StreetPass™ Mii Plaza™ and a new dungeon to Find Mii. Other features will be announced in the future.

Games Coming to the Nintendo eShop:

Freakyforms™: Your Creations, Alive! lets players create creatures and bring them to life. This game is all about creation, customization and exploration. Available in November for $6.99.
Developed with 3D game play in mind, Pushmo™ asks players to solve more than 250 puzzles by pulling and pushing blocks. Players can also create their own custom puzzles. Launches in December.
Swapnote™ gives Nintendo 3DS owners the chance to send 3D messages to their friends via the SpotPass™ and StreetPass features. Users can hand-write messages in 3D and also include picture and sound. Available for free download in December.
Dillon’s Rolling Western™ is a 3D tower defense game that blends action and strategy. It features an armadillo who defends an Old West town rendered in 3D by literally rolling over his enemies. Launches in Q1 2012.

3D Animation: Starting today, Nintendo 3DS owners can visit the Nintendo eShop and, for $1.99, download a new 3D “Thriller” video that features singing and dancing by their favorite Shrek characters from DreamWorks Animation.

3D Music Videos: Fans of the Nintendo Video service on Nintendo 3DS will soon see the arrival of new 3D music videos, including “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)” from Foster the People’s Torches album.
To watch a new episode of Iwata Asks in which Nintendo President Satoru Iwata discusses Mario Kart 7, visit http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/3ds/mario-kart-7. To watch a Nintendo Direct video of Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime discussing today’s announcements, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo_direct.

Remember that Wii and Nintendo 3DS feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds. For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.

Nintendo sold over 235.000 Nintendo 3DS portable entertainment systems in the usa in August, and the system finished since the No. 2 best-selling dedicated game system for that month, according to the NPD , which tracks video game sales in the usa. About 185, 000 units were sold after a price reduction on August 12, an increase of more than 260% during the comparable 19-day time period in July.

That means they were selling around 37.000 in that same lenght of time prior to the price drop.

Nintendo's rumoured hardware refresh for 3DS console, which adds another analogue control stick, has turned out to be true.

The add-on increases the console's dimensions by 1cm on the left, 2cm  {the underneath, 2-3cm on the right and make the console 2-3cm deeper. Pricing and release information is unknown

Its existence has been confirmed by a gaming magazine called Famitsu, and twitter user South1996 posting a photo to Twitter from the article .It is believe that the controller add-on is going to be supported by a future title in the popular Monster Hunter RPG.

The idea behind the 2nd stick is it will allow more games to be ported from other hardware that have controllers with dual analog sticks, like PS3, Xbox 360. It also opens the way for new kinds of games to be created  for the hardware that require two analog sticks.

Nintendo releases an online tool that checks if your Nintendo 3DS console is eligible for the free ambassador games . If you want to check your 3DS serial visit Nintendo 3DS Ambassador page

This online tool will allow you to confirm if you have registered your Nintendo 3DS for the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program.
You cannot use this tool to register for the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program.
Please check under your Nintendo 3DS for the 11 digit product barcode. Please enter this code into the form below to confirm your place in the Ambassador program.

Note: Do NOT include the last number, the one in the square box, when entering your Nintendo 3DS serial number.

"There is nothing inserted in the game card slot" is a common error that you face when you try to start a game from the HOME Menu.

What you have to do is to power off the Nintendo 3DS console and remove the game card.Then insert it again into the 3DS slot and turn on the console. Usually this happens because of quick inserting the game card or because of bad contact between 3DS and game card.

If that didn't work then try another 3DS game so that you can be sure that there isn't a problem with the 3DS console. If this problem is occurring with multiple games, the system will need to be repaired.

In case your 3DS plays the other games that you have,then the faulty 3DS game card needs to be repaired.