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MNC Dover

Welcome to the Nintendo 3DS thread!

Behold the New Nintendo 3D!



The "New Nintendo 3DS" has been announced. Short, but sweet details below:

Slimmer design

Faster CPU

Wider field of view for 3D

Micro SD Card slot

Better quality screens
new Nintendo 3DS has custom faceplates (the XL does not)

And here's a quick video to prove it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1cwg6mUhAg


This is the thread for general 3DS discussion. To keep the conversation from getting too busy, try to look for other threads before posting about something in here. For example, the eShop Thread is a good place to talk about Nintendo digital store. Big game releases like Mario Kart or Zelda also tend to have their own threads. There's no hard rule against discussing those games in here, but this is a nice place to talk about smaller titles that would be unable to sustain their own threads, and obviously those larger games can easily crowd everyone else out. Finally, don't be discouraged from making game-specific threads if you feel it warrants attention. This is sort of a catch-all thread.


Games, Games, Games!


Great 3DS games that you should totally own (in no particular order):

Cave Story
Super Mario 3D Land
Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
Super Street Fighter 4 3D
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Star Fox 64 3D
Shinobi
Nano Assault
Sonic Generations
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
Mario Kart 7
Dead or Alive: Dimensions
Resident Evil: Revelations
Tekken
Tales of the Abyss
Kid Icarus Uprising
Rhythm Thief
Kingdom Hearts: Drop Dream Distance
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Mario Tennis Open
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Harvest Moon: A New Beginning
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror Fate
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Etrian Odyssey 4
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Shin Megami Tensei 4
Pokemon X/Y
Rune Factory 4
Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Mario Golf: World Tour
Yoshi's New Island
Mario Party
Scram Kitty on his Buddies on Rails
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call


Upcoming games to look out for in the future:

Monster Hunter 4
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Super Smash Bros
NES Remix



eShop, Virtual Console, DSi, and Club Nintendo games


The Nintendo eShop

Plenty of games, movies, and apps to be found here. Download Virtual Console and DSi games, movies trailers, demos, or try out some new 3D remakes of classic games. For a complete list of games available, click on this link.

Download Full Games!

With the release of New Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo has finally stepping into THE FUTURE and offering their "full" retail games as digital downloads. Just slap in an SD card, and you're good to go. Death to the cartridge!

Great eShop games that you should totally own (in no particular order):

Twin Bee
Mighty Switch Force
Pushmo
Crashmo
VVVVVV
Zen Pinball
Mutant Mudds
Kid Icarus
Sakura Samurai
Liberation Maiden
Excitebike
Bomb Monkey
Kirby's Adventure
NightSky
HarmoKnight
Dillion's Rolling Western
Dillion's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger
Unchained Blades
Picdun 2
Gunman Clive
Cave Story
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (eShop)
Ace Attorney 5
Mutant Mudds 2
Azure Strike Gunvolt


Virtual Console games

You can download older games on the 3DS. Classic portable systems such as the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, and the TurboGrafx-16 and NES. For a complete list of games available, click on this link.

Great VC games that you should totally own (in no particular order):

Super Mario Land (GB)
Donkey Kong (GB)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB)
Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC)
Blaster Master: Enemy Below (GBC)
Tetris (GB)
Gradius (NES)
Ghost and Goblins (NES)
Wario Land (GB)
Goemon (GB)
Mole Mania (GB)
Mario Golf (GBC)
Kirby's Dream Land (GB)
Castlevania (NES)
Megaman 1-3 (NES)
Legend of the River King (GBC)
Super Mario Bros (NES)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
The Legend of Zelda: The Adventures of Link (NES)
Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)
Punch Out!! (NES)
Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Mighty Bomb Jack (NES)
Super Mario Bros: Lost Levels (NES)
Super C (NES)
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC)
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
Shantae (GBC)



DSi games

Older DSi games are also available for download on the 3DS as well. There are plenty to choose from and, to make everyone's life easier, our own UncleSporky has created a list of some of the best games to get. Here is a site that reviews DSiware games.The only site I know of that reviews every DSiware game

Great DSi games that you should totally own (in no particular order):

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure
Shantae: Risky's Revenge (amazing platformer)
Art Style: AQUITE/AQUIA (puzzle game with a neat aesthetic)
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (pixel puzzle game)
Dark Void Zero (old school platformer)
X-Scape (first person space shooter thing)
Dr. Mario Express (classic puzzle game)
Puzzle Challenge Express (classic puzzle game)
Photo Dojo (simple but hilarious 2 player fighting game)
Rayman (classic 2D platformer)
Mighty Flip Champs! (platform puzzler)
Alphabounce (long, extensive brick-breaking RPG)
Soul of Darkness (quality Castlevania knockoff)
Inchworm Animation (full featured animation studio)
Ivy the Kiwi? Mini (weird little platform puzzler)
Mighty Milky Way (gravity-based puzzler from the Shantae people)
Dragon Quest Wars (tiny strategy game)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (great puzzler)
Castle of Magic (action platformer)
Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (just...what)
Chronos Twins (interesting dual screen mechanic action game)
Plants vs. Zombies (duh)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (if you haven't played it yet)
Viking Invasion (tower defense)
Gaia's Moon (side scroller action)


Free games via Club Nintendo:

Nintendo is now allowing players to buy download games for their Wii, DSi, and 3DS via the Club Nintendo website. All first party games, and some third party titles, offer codes that you can enter on the official Nintendo website. Fill out a survey and earn coins (and an additional follow-up survey for extra coins). The coins can buy a variety of posters, cases, and various neat stuff. But the games are where it's at. Every month, Nintendo is offering up four games to download.


Featured Applications:

Nintendo Video: A free download app that randomly adds short 3D movies to watch. Blue Man Group, College Humor, and Dreamworks have all contributed.
Netflix: Link your account to your 3DS to watch (2d) movies on the small screen.
Hulu Plus: Just like Netflix, link your account to watch TV shows on the go.
3D movie recording: Record up to 10 minutes of 3D footage and upload it to youtube.
Game demos: Download demos of upcoming 3DS releases.
System Transfer: Transfer information from an existing DS, DSi, or 3DS to a 3DS. Great for when the inevitable redesign hits the scene.
A full list of additional built-in software can be found on Nintendo's 3DS site.


Other final things to do/know as a 3DS owner:


Connect with fellow PA people

Sir Ultimos has created a friend code matching system for us to easily connect with each other. Check it out: Sir Ultimos web site and friend code matcher.


Transferring data from the installed SD card to a bigger one


Description:
Step by step instructions on how to transfer data from one SD Card to another SD Card.


Important Note!

Need: Two compatible SD cards or SDHC cards
Need: An SD Card slot on a PC or Mac or a commercially available SD card reader/writer
Do Not: Alter, move, or erase files in the Nintendo 3DS folder.
Do Not: Overwrite data by recopying to the same SD card.

What to do:
Insert the SD card with the Nintendo 3DS data into the SD card slot or the SD card reader/writer.
Open Windows Explorer (for PC) or Finder (for Mac) and access the SD card.
Highlight the data and drag it to the desktop.
Eject the first SD card.
Insert the second SD card into the slot or reader/writer.
Using Windows Explorer or Finder, locate and access the SD card again.
Drag the data from the desktop to the second SD card.


Hat guide by day for the Mii Plaza.

Our good friend UncleSporky decided to focus his anger at the GFAQ hat list and reorder it by date:

Day 01 Super Mushroom Hat
Day 01 1-Up Mushroom Hat
Day 01 Fire Flower Hat
Day 01 Super Star Hat
Day 02 Isabelle Hat
Day 02 Wedding Veil
Day 02 Jack-o'-Lantern Hat
Day 02 Santa Hat
Day 03 Cowboy Hat
Day 03 Bovine Skull Hat
Day 03 Lion Hat
Day 03 T. Rex Hat
Day 04 Link's Costume
Day 04 Princess Zelda Wig
Day 04 Sheik Mask
Day 04 Chicken Hat
Day 05 Rhythm Monkey Hat
Day 05 Strawberry Hat
Day 05 Pineapple Hat
Day 05 Moai Hat
Day 06 Donkey Kong Set
Day 06 Diddy Kong Hat
Day 06 Barrel Hat
Day 06 Palm Tree Hat
Day 07 Meta Knight Hat
Day 07 Captain Falcon Hat
Day 07 Ice Hockey Hat
Day 07 Spartan Helmet
Day 08 Mario Set
Day 08 Luigi Set
Day 08 Green Shell Hat
Day 08 Red Shell Hat
Day 09 Tom Nook Hat
Day 09 Elephant Hat
Day 09 Whale Hat
Day 09 Bird's Nest Hat
Day 10 Olimar Hat
Day 10 Rupee Hat
Day 10 Treasure Chest Hat
Day 10 UFO Hat
Day 11 Goomba Hat
Day 11 Cheep-Cheep Hat
Day 11 Spiny Hat
Day 11 Lakitu Hat
Day 12 Ice Climber Hat
Day 12 Eggplant Hat
Day 12 Glove Hat
Day 12 Windmill Hat
Day 13 Yoshi Set
Day 13 Yoshi Egg Hat
Day 13 Peach's Castle Hat
Day 13 Apple Hat
Day 14 Doctor's Hat
Day 14 Caffe Latte Hat
Day 14 Black Tea Hat
Day 14 Tomato Pasta Hat
Day 15 Demon Doctor's Hat
Day 15 Sushi Hat
Day 15 Geisha Hat
Day 15 Castle Hat
Day 16 Falco Hat
Day 16 Wolf Hat
Day 16 Steak Hat
Day 16 Baguette Hat
Day 17 Waddle Dee Hat
Day 17 King Dedede Hat
Day 17 Yarn Kirby Hat
Day 17 Fluff Hat
Day 18 Tanooki Mario Set
Day 18 Bowser's Doomship Hat
Day 18 Frog Hat
Day 18 Pyramid Hat
Day 19 Tingle Hat
Day 19 Fried Chicken Hat
Day 19 French Fries Hat
Day 19 Curry Hat
Day 20 Fox Luigi Set
Day 20 Wiggler Hat
Day 20 POW Block Hat
Day 20 Goal Castle Hat
Day 21 Gamecube Hat
Day 21 Nintendo 64 Hat
Day 21 SNES Hat
Day 21 Super Famicom Hat
Day 22 Nintendo DS Hat
Day 22 GB Advance Hat
Day 22 Virtual Boy Hat
Day 22 Game Boy Hat
Day 23 Disk-kun Hat
Day 23 R.O.B. Hat
Purchasing Streetpass Battle Monarch's Castle Hat
Purchasing Streetpass Force Mii Force Helmet
Purchasing Streetpass Garden Floral Headdress
Purchasing Streetpass Labyrinth Smiling Spook Hat
Registering 20 Flowers in the Notebook in Streetpass Garden Flower Master Hat
Updating to ver. 3.0/3.1 Pixel Mario Hat
Completing Floor 50 in Streetpass Labyrinth Daemon King Hat
Completing stage 5-3 in Streetpass Force Squad Leader's Ship
Conquering 20 countries in Streetpass Battle Emperor's Crown

The Wolfman

So, unraveled the secrets of the Azran Legacy yesterday.

...Y'know, I still love the Layton series with all my heard. But my god, that last 45 minutes... I'd almost think they were doing a parody of Futurama's "All my Circuits", which was itself a parody of "All my Children". Good gravy.

skeldare

https://twitter.com/Natsume_Inc/statuses/441598023252975616

maximumzero

I would totally buy a 3DS Phone. It would elimate one thing from my pockets every day.

Talith

My copy of Layton is in as well but I still need to finish off Bravely Default and start Lightning Returns at some point...

I need like a 2 week extended holiday so I can just cut down my backlog...

b1rdman

I need like a year off to finish my backlog. It spans console generations. And I never stay monogamous with my consoles.

Zython

The Wolfman wrote: »

So, unraveled the secrets of the Azran Legacy yesterday.

...Y'know, I still love the Layton series with all my heard. But my god, that last 45 minutes... I'd almost think they were doing a parody of Futurama's "All my Circuits", which was itself a parody of "All my Children". Good gravy.

Yeah, I saw the first twist coming a mile away, and it worked. The second one I was OK with. The other two, though...

Zython

Really, Vanilla?

Zython

I mean, REALLY?

Zython

You couldn't have just taken me back to the page the first time I clicked "Post Reply"?

Zython

Was this really necessary?

Zython

*Sigh*

Zython

Septuple post

maximumzero

OH GOD WHY

WotanAnubis

No mention of Inazuma Eleven anywhere? I'm disappointed, but not surprised.

UncleSporky

WotanAnubis wrote: »

No mention of Inazuma Eleven anywhere? I'm disappointed, but not surprised.

Isn't that the famous song by Iron Butterfly?

Renzo

WotanAnubis wrote: »

No mention of Inazuma Eleven anywhere? I'm disappointed, but not surprised.

I've mentioned it a few times. I only have a few hours in it, though. I haven't been able to play anything consistently for...months, really.

I like it! I just want to play it more, which I consider a compliment.

WotanAnubis

UncleSporky wrote: »

WotanAnubis wrote: »

No mention of Inazuma Eleven anywhere? I'm disappointed, but not surprised.

Isn't that the famous song by Iron Butterfly?

Well, it's certainly got songs. Usually sung by either some enthusiastic Japanese dude or some rather bland English guy who nevertheless has to sing along to the enthusiastic Japanese dude's music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VODUgrUV1yo

Riokenn

WotanAnubis wrote: »

No mention of Inazuma Eleven anywhere? I'm disappointed, but not surprised.

If it makes you feel any better, I started playing it after I beat Pokemon X

b1rdman

Zython wrote: »

Septuple post

Wow. You were so excited for the new thread, you took all of the first page posts for yourself.

skeldare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Dwd-8rt6kuA

Tokyo, Japan – March 6, 2014 - Today, Genius Sonority, publisher of interactive software, is proud to announce the downloadable title, THE 'DENPA' MEN 3: THE RISE OF DIGITOLL, for the Nintendo 3DS platform for release in the summer of 2014.

About The 'Denpa' Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll

THE 'DENPA' MEN 3 is the third game in the expansive RPG series where players catch and form parties with Denpa Men to conquer dungeons and explore a vast world. In the third iteration, the Denpa Men you are trying to capture can now fight back by throwing colored balls at you, but players have new weapons at their disposal such as an antenna to capture Denpa Men.

Who are the "Denpa" Men?

The Denpa Men are mysterious creatures who appear around radio waves. Find Wi-Fi signals or scan QR codes to find Denpa Men, and use the AR “Catch” feature of the Nintendo 3DS to make them part of your team.

Each Denpa Man is unique in its appearance, stats, and abilities. The possibilities of their variations are limitless. It is also said that among them exists a very rare kind of Denpa Man.

Key Features:

Continuing the adventure
THE 'DENPA' MEN 3: The Rise of Digitoll can inherit data from the previous two games THE 'DENPA' MEN: They Came By Wave and THE 'DENPA' MEN 2: Beyond the Waves, allowing players to start a new adventure with characters they’ve captured previously.
Personalize to your hearts content
Once the Denpa Men join your party, they come with their own highly customizable houses, where the interiors can be decorated to their liking. Decorative items can be exchanged with other players.
Share your Denpa Men
Deploy the Denpa Men not currently in your party to other players around the world. Or, if you need a little help on your adventure, borrow a Denpa Man from someone else. If your Denpa Man is high in demand, you might just earn a little cash on the side.
Go shopping
Connect your 3DS to the internet and shop with players from around the world. You might be able to trade better items for better prices than the in-game shop.
Battle over the Network
Enter the coliseum to pit your Denpa Men against other players around the globe.
Make some memories
While on your quest, hold down the L / R buttons (simultaneously) anytime to snap a shot of your characters. These are stored on the SD card, so they can be transferred and shared anytime!
Official THE 'DENPA' MEN 3 Trailer:
http://youtu.be/Dwd-8rt6kuA

THE 'DENPA' MEN 2: Beyond the Waves eShop sale
In celebration of THE 'DENPA' MEN 3 coming to North America, we are proud to announce that THE 'DENPA' MEN 2: Beyond the Waves is going on sale for a limited time in North America & Europe: 3/6 ~ 3/13

Demo
A demo for THE 'DENPA' MEN 3 will be available in May. In addition to giving players a sneak peek of the game, it will allow them to transfer their progress to the full version upon release. Note that the demo version can only be booted up thirty times.

Zephiran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wm8-DsVqHE

For those who, like me, have come to lament the passing of the Megaman Zero and ZX franchises, here's something to get you pumped. The Director of the Zero games seems to have struck out on his own and decided to do what he does best with Inti Creates.

Talith

Keiji you fucking beast you are making Might No9 and Gunvolt too?

RockinX

So, Mega Man Zero + Pulseman?

skeldare

That looks amazing, hopefully the west won't have to wait too long for it.

Zephiran

It's an eShop release that's already confirmed for NA, but because Europeans are dirty heathens who have to wait for the localisation moons to align, we're gonna have to wait our turn.

Talith

Is there a release date?

skeldare

Talith wrote: »

Is there a release date?

All we know is summer for Japan.

Talith

But I want it noooow so I can put it on my pile of games I need to find more time in order to play.

vegeta_666

After I beat Bravely Default I'm looking to pick a new game up and I have a three way tie at the moment between A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. I haven't played a Mario game solo in years and I haven't played Zelda since Phantom Hourglass (which I wasn't too fond off).

Help? (I already own Fire Emblem, M&L Dream Team and Pokemon X as well)

Donnicton

vegeta_666 wrote: »

After I beat Bravely Default I'm looking to pick a new game up and I have a three way tie at the moment between A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. I haven't played a Mario game solo in years and I haven't played Zelda since Phantom Hourglass (which I wasn't too fond off).

Help? (I already own Fire Emblem, M&L Dream Team and Pokemon X as well)

Gert da zalders.

Phantom Hourglass is shite by comparison.

Maz-

These are all fantastic, you can't go wrong with any of them.

akThera

Donnicton wrote: »

vegeta_666 wrote: »

After I beat Bravely Default I'm looking to pick a new game up and I have a three way tie at the moment between A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. I haven't played a Mario game solo in years and I haven't played Zelda since Phantom Hourglass (which I wasn't too fond off).

Help? (I already own Fire Emblem, M&L Dream Team and Pokemon X as well)

Gert da zalders.

Phantom Hourglass is shite by comparison.

Truth.

I hated Phantom Hourglass, and haven't liked a Zelda game since Ocarina of Time (on the N64). I loved ALBW, it's a ton of fun.

Sterica

You didn't even update the OP! Gettin' slack, Dover.

maximumzero

akjak wrote: »

Donnicton wrote: »

vegeta_666 wrote: »

After I beat Bravely Default I'm looking to pick a new game up and I have a three way tie at the moment between A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. I haven't played a Mario game solo in years and I haven't played Zelda since Phantom Hourglass (which I wasn't too fond off).

Help? (I already own Fire Emblem, M&L Dream Team and Pokemon X as well)

Gert da zalders.

Phantom Hourglass is shite by comparison.

Truth.

I hated Phantom Hourglass, and haven't liked a Zelda game since Ocarina of Time (on the N64). I loved ALBW, it's a ton of fun.

I'd like to offer a counterpoint and mention that I really enjoyed Phantom Hourglass.

Renzo

Okay, but we're making recommendations for a guy who didn't like it.

Get ALBW.

Maz-

I liked Phantom Hourglass as well, but A Link Between Worlds was just better. That isn't really a knock against PH, ALBW is better than 99% of video games.

skeldare

https://twitter.com/NintendoTweet/statuses/442003832755593216

MNC Dover

Rorus Raz wrote: »

You didn't even update the OP! Gettin' slack, Dover.

Hmmm....good point. Obligatory request for new games to be added to the OP so I don't have to hunt for all of the amazeballs titles that came out last year.

Houn

skeldare wrote: »

https://twitter.com/NintendoTweet/statuses/442003832755593216

I was really hoping we'd get Happy Kirby since Japan got Angry Kirby this time, but I guess he's just an angsty pink puffball internationally this time.

Maz-

Hm, maybe Europe will get Happy Kirby.

Or Sad Kirby.

Or Confused Kirby.

Or Thirsty Kirby.

Or Sleepy Kirby.

Or Peckish Kirby.

Or Indifferent Kirby.