Reddit reviews 5000mAh Li-ion Extended Battery with cover for Nintendo 3DS, N3DS, CTR-001, MIN-CTR-001

Well I've got great news for you. If you are happy with a fatter console, you can get a larger battery for very cheap like this one for the 3Ds. This will give you well over 12 hours battery, from many reports.

I am sure there will be similar solutions for the Switch too.

Your apparent reason for not owning a 3ds is easily and cheaply solvable!

This https://amzn.to/2pMZg4q or this https://amzn.to/2GunmuM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJ2UEW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is mine. It can hold a charge for over a week assuming you are playing a few hours each day. I also love how it adds extra weight and size to the 3DS to make it more comfortable for me.

It really earns its 5 stars.

I had a problem like this for my DS lite, and I had to get the battery replaced. Though, on the bright side, if you had to get your battery replaced, 3rd party sellers have already made batteries superior than the Nintendo ones.

http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1369516134&sr=8-4&keywords=3ds+battery

Worth every penny. 15+ hours of gameplay

http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1422327863&sr=8-3&keywords=3ds+battery

Here ya go: http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1341389309&sr=8-5&keywords=3Ds+battery

One of the reviews on there is mine. It actually puzzles me that more people aren't buying this awesome battery! I was also the first reviewer, I was looking at the "mugen power" battery for the 3Ds, which is pretty much a $50 version of this. I simply didn't have the money for one, so I found this on youtube. Nothing but people bad talking it and being overall pessimistic, so I found on on amazon after looking for a couple seconds and decided to take a gamble on it. Blew my mind. Generic or not, its good. I've had it for several months and at $20 there's not much of a downside. It doesn't come with a screw driver so you'll have to buy one, its a good investment though and they're pretty cheap too.

Edit: Holy shit, the Mugen power battery is actually about $100

FYI to both of you, you can get a special battery thing on amazon for about 20$ that will up your gameplay time on a 3DS to somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 hours. I have one, and it's an absolute godsend, here is the link

It's not the same physical size, and adds weight and bulk, but I grabbed an aftermarket one from amazon for ~$25, and now I get a solid week from my 3ds.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJ2UEW/ref=wms_ohs_product_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have had similar interests myself in order to build a custom frame for my N3DS-XL to house this extended battery pack - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJ2UEW (for a normal N3DS). Looking around These are the best resources I've found so far to start from:

Face-plate - https://grabcad.com/library/3ds-cover-1
Generic 3DS model - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:246100
Battery grip spacer - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:683341

None of these appear to be exactly what I would need to do my own project, so its probably up to me and a pair of calipers to get precise measurements for. Hope these help.

The best investment I made for my 3ds. Generic 5000mAh extended battery. Only $25 provides 4x the battery of the original 3ds

The best investment I made for my 3ds XL. Mugen 5800mAh extended battery. More expensive than the generic one above, but well worth it IMHO ~3x battery life.

3DS XL Mugen Battery Expansion Test - Youtube

https://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW

No, the 5000 mAh Cameron Sino.

http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW

The original is pretty much perfect for my hands. They’re just slightly bigger now. As for the XL, it’s just uncomfortable for me since it’s hard to hit the bumpers and it takes a little more work just to multitask (lowering my hand to get to the dpad, add more pressure to face buttons. I mean, I use my middle fingers just to use the bumpers sometimes!)

Besides that, I need a new battery anyway. What if I get one of the bulky ones so my hands won’t feel crammed together and making my hand position feel more natural? Maybe this one? It’s not too big

5000mAh Li-ion Extended Battery with cover for Nintendo 3DS, N3DS, CTR-001, MIN-CTR-001 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005NJ2UEW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_YxUIBbCAC5BXF

Oh I don’t know..

If you're worried about portability and battery life, get an original 3DS (the glossy one that can fold and always has black around the screen).

https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/browse/subcategory.jsp?categoryId=cat20003

You can get refurbished units for relatively cheap, and you can disable the 3D with parental controls if it bothers you. And there's more battery extenders for the original 3DS than there are for the 2DS. Look up the Nyko Power Grip, or get an extended battery like this:

http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1415885534&sr=8-14&keywords=cameron+sino+3ds

And as for flash cards, yeah R4 only runs original DS games, not 3DS, and flash cards that do run 3DS software are either limited to certain firmwares or are very expensive.

This is a beast [5000 Extended 3ds battery] (http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416700986&sr=8-1&keywords=3ds+extended+battery)

You can purchase an extended battery for your 3DS - this requires opening up the back of the system though, and takes a bit of hardware know-how.

http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW

How much would a black Nintendo 3DS (original, not XL) sell for, with this 5,000 mAh battery that I currently have installed? I still have the original back cover and battery that I can reinstall if needed.

Call your local Gamestop and ask them to check inventory on "Nyko Power Pak+". It's $7 at Gamestop and $15 on Amazon.

Or use this
http://www.amazon.com/Nyko-Power-Grip-3DS-Nintendo/dp/B0057WWR0C

or this
http://www.amazon.com/5000mAh-Extended-Battery-Nintendo-CTR-001-MIN-CTR-001/dp/B005NJ2UEW