While we've bemoaned aspects of the 3DS homebrew and modding community, namely hacks that cause eShop games to get taken down, some of the work done by intrepid programmers is downright fascinating.

This fall, a piece of software that originally gained popularity in the form of Nintendo DS homebrew will be officially released as an app for the 3DS on the Nintendo eShop. Colors! 3D for 3DS will ...

Smealum, the creator of Aperture Science DS, has released a version of the game that he’s calling Portal 3DS that, yes, runs on the Nintendo 3DS. You can see it in ...

The app will not play commercial or pirated 3DS ROMs. For the most part, Nintendo has done a good job of protecting its latest handheld from rampant piracy and other unsavory activities. However, ...

As promised, the hacker and homebrew developer Jordan "Smealum" Rabet has revealed how the YouTube app for Nintendo 3DS can be used to launch hombrewed 3DS games. The exploit is of particular value to ...