Do you power off your 3ds?

I haven't done a complete power off yet, I just close the lid and put it on the cradle. I'm guessing this is what most people do too? Would it be bad for the system in the long run?

I power it off at night, yes. During the day I leave it on in case I want to carry it with me when I go out to earn coins.

Mines off when not in use

it's on sleep mode always unless i'm playing it. i do turn it off before i sleep.

I leave it on so I can get updates or get extra goodies in games. (Recently got a free trophy for Street Fighter Woo!)

Mines always powered off unless I am playing it.

off when not in use or no chance of street pass. Save that battery!!! its only good for approximately 500 charges according to the manual.

I power off whilst I'm not using it but if I take it out with me then I leave it in sleep mode for coins and Street Pass.

Not really since I had heard that it's battery doesn't worsen through use.

I turn it off when Im done playing in my house, but outside it's always on.

Maybe like two times, I don't really remember.

I press the Home button, then click the Close button on screen. Then I click the power button. Then I click the power off button on the bottom screen. Then fold it back and put it in my DS Lite protector case.

took it out of the box, charged battery to full, turned it on, played some games, closed the 3ds and put it in the cradle to charge.

Only time I ever fully power off is if my game freezes (which only happened to me once so far) or I need to transfer files from the sd card to my laptop and vice versa.

even when changing games i just close my 3ds and insert a new game then open my 3ds back up and start to play said game.

I read the whole HUGE users mannul that came with it so I know what I can and cant do on my 3ds without messing up the system :)

besides to get updates and streetpass stuff the 3ds needs to be on and/or in sleep mode to receive these.

Every time I'm done playing.Tropicalshower

I know people say there is no memory in these lithium batteries. But I've seen with my Archos media player (that also used a dock) and many laptops that have WAY shorter battery lifes because of constant charging. The archos device "stopped charging" after it fully charged the device, but tons of people were having problems with battery life when they left it on their dock 24/7. I never left mine on the dock overnight and my device never had any battery problems over a few years. My dad used to have his laptop plugged into an outlet all the time, his battery died very quickly. I told him to drain the battery down to 10-15% and charge back up to 100%, rinse and repeat, and he's never had problems with his new laptop. These companies say charging constantly doesn't effect the memory of the battery, but I've seen it far too often. I go with what I've seen and what I know has worked for me.

Don't be surprised if your battery life is shortened if you leave your 3DS on the charging craddle. Don't say I didn't warn ya!

yes, unless im going to a place with lots of people, in which i use streetpass, but otherwise I dont want my already terrible battery life wasted.

Only time I've powered it off is when the low battery warning starts to blink (only happened once so far) or when I'm inserting/removing the SD card. Otherwise it stays in sleep mode.dzimm