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The Home Menu is the heart of the Nintendo 3DS. From there one can start games, channels, and manage contacts and settings. It is launched by NS, and is always running in the background in 3DS-mode except when using System Settings.
Versions
| Version | Title version | Release date | Changelog | CDN Availability | CDN Post Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0-0 | 0 | February 26, 2011 | Shipped with 3DS on launch | Available | February 18, 2011 |
| 1.1.0-0 | ? | ? | Update from some game cards | Unavailable | N/A |
| 1.1.0-1 | 0 | February ?, 2011 | General bug fixes
Added 3D Video title to menu. ("For a Limited Time Only") |
Available | March 1, 2011 |
| 2.0.0-2 | 1029 | June 6/7, 2011 | From the update notification:(DSiWare management isn't mentioned in the notice but is available) Nintendo eShop added, web browser available, System Transfer added. Full DSiWare data management available. Automatic system updates added. | Available | June 6, 2011 |
| 2.1.0-1 | ? | ? | Found as an update on some game cards. This firmware appears to build on 2.0.0-2 as if it is used to upgrade a 3DS from 1.1.0-1 all of the features introduced in 2.0.0-2 are not present. Despite the 3DS being on a higher version than 2.0.0-2, the Internet Browser is stubbed, and the E-Shop is not present and the Demonstration Video is still present. However the revised Home Menu, DSiWare Managment and other features found in firmware 2.0.0-2 are present in this firmware. | Unavailable | ? |
| 2.1.0-3 | 2049 | June 15, 2011 | Fixes the Ridge Racer freeze. | Available | June 15, 2011 |
| 2.1.0-4 | 2049 | July 25, 2011 | System stability improvements and other adjustments. | Available | July 25, 2011 |
| 2.2.0-4 | ? | November 6, 2011 | Improve the arrangement of Friend List. Update from some game cards such as Mario 3D Land(JPN). | Unavailable | ? |
| 3.0.0-5 | 4111 | December 7, 2011 | Added 3D video recording to the camera title, updated Mii Streetpass Plaza, downloaded 3DS titles transfer between systems, improved eShop, home menu QR code scanning with QR codes containing URLs. Nintendo Zone is now always accessible, 3D video streaming support was added to NZone. | Available | December 7, 2011 |
| 3.0.0-6 | 4111 | December 21, 2011 | Only StreetPass Mii Plaza and the NVer title were updated. From Nintendo's release notes: "System stability improvements and other adjustments". | Available | December 21, 2011 |
| 4.0.0-7 | 5131 | April 24, 2012 | Add folders to Home Menu, game patching added, buy more expensive games than 1000 yen in JPN. System titles for CHN, TWN, and KOR became available. | Available | April 24, 2012 |
| 4.1.0-8 | 5131 | May 14, 2012 | From changelog: "improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments". Once updated to 4.1.0-8, the parental-controls PIN is no longer required for future system updates. | Available | May 14, 2012 |
| 4.2.0-9 | 6146 | June 26, 2012 | Improved eShop safety for entering credit-card info, and behind the scenes improvements. Stored CC info will be deleted by this updated eShop, and can be re-entered again. | Available | June 26, 2012 |
| 4.3.0-10 | 6146 | July 24, 2012 | Updated eShop, bad word list and NZone hotspot list updated. | Available | July 24, 2012 |
See Also
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/3ds/en_na/menu_update.jsp