Coming from Nintendo’s Facebook page…

Hey fans! The new Nintendo 3DS system update is now available, shortly after 9:30 pm Pacific. Thanks for your patience. Enjoy!

PSA: Two out of the three of us, who have 3DS, had a little problems at first downloading the 3DS update. If at first you receive and error code, just let the system restart and everything shall be good.

eShop channel seems to be a little hit and miss. It is expected when so many people are hitting the server at the same time. Just keep trying, things should start working fine soon.