Nintendo 3DS owners will soon be able to customise their home menu by applying themes to it.

The new feature will be added as part of a system update coming to the 3DS in October.

Among the other features added in this update will be a Themes Store, which will be included in the eShop menu.

This will enable players to buy new themes based on current and upcoming Nintendo titles.

Each theme will change the 3DS home menu's background, icons, folders, music and sound effects.

The initial image released by Nintendo shows themes for Animal Crossing, The Legend Of Zelda, Super Mario Bros and a general Mario design.

Elsewhere today Nintendo revealed new 3DS models, complete with a second analogue stick, two more shoulder buttons and NFC functionality

From ~http://www.computerandvideogames.com/475510/3ds-to-get-home-menu-themes/

A welcome feature even though they cost money 

Please hack the 3DS already! I want my own custom skins! :P

It's even better with the new 3DS, because you can also customise the plates of the 3DS!
Here are the designs:

Yeah, while its a minor thing its something Ive always wanted. Especially after I bought my Vita which allows you to pick any background image

Are these stickers, or what?

EDIT: Never mind, Google told me they were changeable designs.

Honestly, the backgrounds should be free. You better be able to create your own. That's bullshit. You don't pay a dollar on your iPhone for a wallpaper.

Exactly! Ain't that awesome?

That's pretty cool! Better later than never, eh?

I hope the menu's aren't too expensive!! So not >£3.00

:)

Well, you shouldn't have to pay for a background after paying hundreds of dollars for the actual phone. :P