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Nintendo 3DS XL 2015 Teardown

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Once we got inside, our trusty Phillips drivers started to mysteriously let us down—these screws seemed to be in between two sizes.

Surprise, they're JIS! Now, where do we get ahold of a JIS bit...

With our driver properly equipped, the motherboard comes flying out without delay...

...or not? There's not one, but two cables attached to the rear of the motherboard, just to make things tricky.

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