3DS firmware update fixes Ridge Racer, adds auto-updates

Nintendo issued a new firmware update last night, which fixes the Ridge Racer 3D freezing bug, offers usability tweaks, and adds automatic firmware updates.

Steve Watts

June 16, 2011 7:00 PM

The Nintendo 3DS had a firmware update on June 6 that added the long-awaited eShop, but it had the unfortunate (and bizarre) side-effect of adding a screen freezing bug to Ridge Racer 3D. A new firmware update went live in the wee hours last night, which apparently squashes that bug, and adds a few new features.

Among other improvements, Nintendo lists "overall system stability" tweaks. It also claims we can get automatic firmware updates through a wireless connection, which will download without installing. Once the download is finished, a dialogue from the Home menu will let you install the new firmware. This was promised before the system launch, mostly as a step to combat piracy.

Oddly, the June 6 update also mentioned automatic updates. We've asked Nintendo to clarify the difference between the auto-update features in both sets of firmware.

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June 16, 2011 7:00 PM

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Nintendo issued a new firmware update last night, which fixes the Ridge Racer 3D freezing bug, offers usability tweaks, and adds automatic firmware updates.
- Me77111
  
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  June 16, 2011 7:11 PM
  
  This update was auto-updated for me.... I just had to reboot the system for it to take effect.
  - cloud8521
    
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    June 16, 2011 7:27 PM
    
    same it was in the patch notes last time not this time
    - Me77111
      
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      June 16, 2011 7:37 PM
      
      Yeah. Maybe the shack staff read the earlier firmware's new features, because it listed both with this update.
  - Conan
    
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    June 16, 2011 7:29 PM
    
    It prompted me for it, but had already downloaded it - just wanted confirmation to apply.
    - Conan
      
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      June 16, 2011 7:30 PM
      
      Or, I suppose, it just downloaded incredibly fast. Whichever way it took no time.
      - Me77111
        
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        June 16, 2011 7:38 PM
        
        With Nintendo downloads that's NEVER the case lol. It's always much longer than it should be.
        
        cloud8521
        
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        June 16, 2011 7:45 PM
        
        its to make sure everything goes according to plan, you never want to see a bricked device do you
        
        Me77111
        
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        June 16, 2011 8:50 PM
        
        This is true.
        
        Conan
        
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        June 16, 2011 8:03 PM
        
        Can't say thats been my experience, really. I've downloaded every trailer and 4 games from the 3DS shop and done all the available updates, and they've all gone reasonably smooth. No real issues yet.
        
        Me77111
        
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        June 16, 2011 8:55 PM
        
        I'm not saying there's issues, just that it's not very fast. I have a 10Mbit connection, and I know the couple megs that all these downloads are shouldn't take as long as they do. But as Cloud8521 said, it's to ensure a proper end-result. And I'm not complaining, it's just Conan brought up the idea that the firmware update went extremely fast, when it was simply installed automatically.
        
        Conan
        
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        June 16, 2011 8:57 PM
        
        No, it wasn't automatic. It definitely asked for confirmation. I had to put in the parental code first.
  - Ocelot
    
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    June 16, 2011 8:56 PM
    
    It did for me too. This update is pretty neat. I notice when you exit a game, the DSIware game icons don't take a while to refresh like it did before. That always bothered me.