[Nintendo 3DS] THIS THREAD IS DEAD, POST IN THE NEW ONE!

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
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call
Tomodachi Life
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Fantasy Life
Monster Hunter 4
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Super Smash Bros
NES Remix
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Xenoblade (New 3DS only!)


Upcoming games to look out for in the future:
Persona Q
Bravely Second
Fire Emblem: IF


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
Mighty Gunvolt
Shovel Knight
Scram Kitty on his Buddies on Rails
Kirby Fighters Deluxe
Squids Odyssey
Picross E1-4
Weapon Shop De Omasse
Steel Diver: Sub Wars
Steamworld: Dig


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)
Castlevania III (NES)



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)



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

Sterica

Please change your hats to the pumpkin

DaringDirk

Reading the first post thoroughly made me super-sad when I got to the Club Nintendo mention. Boo. Enjoying Picross e6 right now, don't think there's enough content to keep me occupied much longer though. That Picross 3DS that was announced cannot come soon enough, dammit!

MNC Dover

DaringDirk wrote: »

Reading the first post thoroughly made me super-sad when I got to the Club Nintendo mention. Boo. Enjoying Picross e6 right now, don't think there's enough content to keep me occupied much longer though. That Picross 3DS that was announced cannot come soon enough, dammit!

Good point, I'll edit it out. But fret not! Surely there will be a new program in the future!

Darth_Mogs

You also need to comb over the games list. Persona Q hasn't been an upcoming title for a little while. =P

wunderbar

And technically I guess that the N3DS is in a state where "it has been announced" ............

skeldare

The OP is like a textbook from the 20th century, still sort of relevant but really dated.

Stormwatcher

Maz- wrote: »

https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/649721118748737536

Hopefully that means the European release date got moved forward as well.

SO MANY KITTEHS

homogenized

Nintendo Video has also been discontinued across all regions, though many of the NA videos can currently be watched on the eShop.

maximumzero

So after fidgeting around with my screen protector a bit last night I managed to clean up the majority of the residue I was seeing underneath it...I guess I jumped the gun a bit on the second screen protector purchase.

Oh well, it's not like it'll go bad, and I may need a new one in the future anyway, I guess it won't be a wasted purchase.

Xaquin

I'm buying a used 3ds today for $65

.... why in heck are Zelda games so expensive?!

$55 USED at gamestop for OOT .... $52 on Amazon

where Majora's Mask and LBW are a more reasonable $40

skeldare

Zelda games are expensive because Nintendo.

Dirty

OOT3D is out of print, and didn't really have a huge print to begin with since there was a much smaller install base to satisfy at the time.

Xaquin

Dirty wrote: »

OOT3D is out of print, and didn't really have a huge print to begin with since there was a much smaller install base to satisfy at the time.

aahhh that makes sense

sort of

not from a nintendo standpoint where they seem to hate money, but from a why this game is so expensive standpoint.

Venture Industry

You should be able buy it off the eShop for the low low price of $40.

Donnicton

Xaquin wrote: »

Dirty wrote: »

OOT3D is out of print, and didn't really have a huge print to begin with since there was a much smaller install base to satisfy at the time.

aahhh that makes sense

sort of

not from a nintendo standpoint where they seem to hate money, but from a why this game is so expensive standpoint.

That's the fault of Craigslisters/eBayers. The print wasn't actually very small(1.39 million copies sold in the US as of 08/14), but first-party Nintendo titles(especially Zelda/Pokemon) have always been a big target for gougers. The original DS's Pokemon games go from $20-40 depending on the title and they've all sold a million billion jillion copies each.

Madican

Nintendo games don't go down in price not because of gougers but because Nintendo does not lower the price. A $40 Pokemon game from five years ago will still retail for $40 today. Don't even get me started on how long I was watching Fire Emblem Awakening.

Xaquin

Can I port my VC games to the 3DS?

vegeta_666

I'm currently considering picking up the New Animal Crossing:HHD 3DS to replace my XL so I can play that and Xenoblade Chronicles. It's $300 though here in Canada and I'm on the fence of it being worth it. Comparatively I could just get the new AC for $40 and not worry about Xenoblade or the other little bonuses on the new 3DS. I'm also just afraid if I wait the console will sell out as it already has on Amazon and it seems like it will be limited. Thoughts?

Renzo

Xaquin wrote: »

Can I port my VC games to the 3DS?

Are you asking if the VC games you bought on Wii or WiiU are naturally playable on your 3DS through some kind of account system similar to PlayStation?

Short answer: Nope.

Long answer: Hahahahaha nope.

Xaquin

Ugh

Ah well

I've bought link to the past 50 times

One more won't hurt I guess

Edit: or not. Jesus Nintendo, a chimpanzee could make more money with your properties than you do

Renzo

Sorry, yeah, the actual long answer is that there are very few VC games (especially SNES and up) on 3DS.

Xaquin

Ah well, I'll pick up link between worlds and majoras mask and call it a day

Least it was only $65

skeldare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHiHmsK6lcw

Madican

Oh my goodness that horrible voice acting and excuse for a "plot."

"I meant to tell you something but then I cried instead."

UGH.

Reynolds

I actually love all of that. If only it wasn't multi-Link only.

I would be way more interested if that was a new original Nintendo game. Single player would also help.

Dirty

I got a $10 eshop card burning a hole in my pocket. Is Boxboy good? Anything cheap that might not be super well known?

Donnicton

Dirty wrote: »

I got a $10 eshop card burning a hole in my pocket. Is Boxboy good? Anything cheap that might not be super well known?

Witch's Cat if you like Solomon's Key-esque puzzle platformers.

DaveTheWave

I thought Boxboy was really cool, if that helps you.

AvalonGuard

Boxboy is super good!

Zerozaki Ishiki

Reynolds wrote: »

I actually love all of that. If only it wasn't multi-Link only.

I would be way more interested if that was a new original Nintendo game. Single player would also help.

It has single player, doesn't it?

Reynolds

Yeah, but you still have to move the three Links around and solve three-person puzzles and stuff.

HallowedFaith

Dirty wrote: »

I got a $10 eshop card burning a hole in my pocket. Is Boxboy good? Anything cheap that might not be super well known?

I'm Mr. Meeseeks! Look at me!

I loved Boxboy. It's pretty simple at the start but the clever puzzles start to creep in and it's really nice. Each level has special bonus collections and has a currency you can use to unlock cosmetics for your little box dude.

Dirty

I went ahead and picked up Boxboy. Only a few levels in, but I can already see the game's potential.

Donnicton wrote: »

Witch's Cat if you like Solomon's Key-esque puzzle platformers.

I'm not sure if I'll get that one, but props for recommending a game I have never heard of. Usually when you ask forums about obscure 3DS games, you get responses like Pushmo or Mighty Switch Force.

Brainleech

Bobkins Flymo wrote: »

Please change your hats to the pumpkin

I sport the cat ears because I like being odd like that

Brainleech

Reynolds wrote: »

I actually love all of that. If only it wasn't multi-Link only.

I would be way more interested if that was a new original Nintendo game. Single player would also help.

I thought they said at the e3 that you could play as single with dolls but I now see that it works like 4 swords

Brainleech

Where do you get the pumpkin hat? I looked at my list and think it's one of the ones in the MII dungeon I have not done yet

UncleSporky

You have to buy it using a plaza ticket that you earn from the streetpass games.

Brainleech

So the random day thing o well

UncleSporky

Actually the OP still has the list I made ages ago. Looks like it's on "day 2," the whole thing rotates so if you look at what's for sale today it could be coming up soon. Like if they're selling the SNES hat (day 21) then you know it's only 4 days away.

Tim is on the Internet

Does the New 3DS XL seriously only come in black or red?

Ugh, preorder cancelled