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Does your 3D light turn off on your 3DS?

I’m getting some mixed data here in reference to my 3DS post earlier today and I wanted to ask the masses. This is what mine does:

  • In a 3DS game if you are using it in 3D the light is always on.  If you switch the 3D slider down to the off position the 3D light remains on.
  • In a regular DS game (cartridge or DSi Ware) the light is not illuminated. 

Does yours follow suit with mine? Or does the light actually go off when you move the slider down? Let me know . Also let me know the color of your 3DS. Mine is Aqua Blue.

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  1. holly-and-max answered: my 3d light is always on for a 3d game, regardless of if 3d is turned on
  2. cyanglimpse answered: idk.
  3. xajek answered: My cosmo black 3ds “3d” light turns off when a ds game is playing and stays on when the slider’s down for a 3ds game.
  4. pumpkingeek answered: I hadn’t noticed the light going off on mine ever. Aqua blue too.
  5. azanaquestionmark answered: That’s exactly it! In certain 2D videos, the light will go off too, but for most of the time the light stays on, regardless of 3D levels.
  6. marydanandthemodalnodes answered: Same as you. In the light and color.
  7. k215 answered: The 3D light is on to indicate that 3D is available. That’s what I thought at least.
  8. trickytech answered: Same as you described. Same colour. The illuminated 3D is showing you when it is available.
  9. cloud62621 answered: Mines is the exact same.
  10. princesstoad100 answered: The light is never on during a 2D game. But with a 3D game, the light is always on. Just like yours. Also, mine is aqua blue.
  11. kingkorris answered: Mine is Aqua Blue and does exactly the same as yours
  12. tracekaiser answered: The light stays on when 3D is available to use - if it can’t be used, it’s off!
  13. kevincorrigan answered: I don’t have a 3DS.
  14. theherooflegend answered: Mine is Aqua Blue too. Mine’s light behaves just like yours. That’s the way it’s supposed to. Only being on when the image can be shown in 3D
  15. randumbdisclaimer reblogged this from nerdology and added:
    on no matter what except during...ds games, and i think
  16. sarahanitaj answered: I think I posted earlier that it goes off when I have the slider down, it doesn’t. Stays on in 3D even if slider is down but off during non3D
  17. kingchowderpuff answered: mine stays on.. its a back one
  18. superrawrbrosx3 answered: it goes off when 3D isnt enabled in the game, or cutscene. For example, the light is off in “Pacman Tilt”, cuz the game doesnt use 3D at all.
  19. deletedice answered: Stays on for a 3D game, Off for a 2D game. Aqua Blue 3DS
  20. disismuhshiz answered: Aqua Blue. On on all 3DS games no matter the level of 3D. Off with DS games. Dunno about DSi Ware since I don’t own any yet.
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