Nintendo 3DS Discussion Thread

[Clamps]

Free game download? What's all this now?

[Zibdas]

Free game download? What's all this now?

I believe there was a promotion where if you bought a 3DS XL recently you got a free download of a full retail game.

[Hydrohs]

That a promotion Nintendo put out or some retailer?

[HRRlion]

http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com.../termsENG.html

Official link, looks like im gonna be playin some Super Mario 3D Land.

EDIT: Nevermind, checked on my account and was able to select the game (SM3DL). They said they will send the e-mail code within the next couple of days. Perfect start to the new year!

[sceptile33]

Is that Europe only?

[Iris Mist]

Is that Europe only?

This promotion is valid for residents of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal and Russia.

Looks like it's available in some Europe countries only.

[Dragon Trainer X]

Still not enough to make me get a new one.

Aw yeah, first post of the year!

[noobers]

So the dude behind Mutant Mudds is getting worried about 3DS piracy.

http://joolswatsham.blogspot.co.uk/2...ds-piracy.html

If piracy gets bad on the 3DS, we will have no choice but to stop supporting the platform with new games. Some say that piracy leads to more game sales, claiming that it enables players to try before they buy. ********. The percentage of people who will spend money on a game that they already got for free is surely very small – especially with so many “free” games already in the market. The line between what should/should not be free is getting very blurry.

If these hackers really want to mess with the guts of a 3DS, why not become legit developers for it and let the world enjoy their talents? Many of today’s great programmers used to be hackers back in the day. It is a great way to learn the craft. Putting ones efforts towards the creation of legit games instead of potentially crippling the market seems like a much more fulfilling path.

[Clamps]

I thought they were still working on 3DS piracy?

Also he's completely wrong, there are plenty of DS and Wii games I wouldn't have ever bought if it weren't for piracy. Both Zack and Wiki and The Great Giana Sisters were games that I was on the fence about, but only bought because when I pirated them the games were good enough that I felt they were worth a purchase. If people are pirating a game and don't buy it afterwards, they generally weren't going to buy the game in the first place.

[Hydrohs]

I thought they were still working on 3DS piracy?

Also he's completely wrong, there are plenty of DS and Wii games I wouldn't have ever bought if it weren't for piracy. Both Zack and Wiki and The Great Giana Sisters were games that I was on the fence about, but only bought because when I pirated them the games were good enough that I felt they were worth a purchase. If people are pirating a game and don't buy it afterwards, they generally weren't going to buy the game in the first place.

Yeah, but companies will always attribute a single download to a lost sale.

[Clamps]

But that's completely retarded.

[Hydrohs]

But that's completely retarded.

I will never disagree with you there. It's just the way things go.

[Thomas Elliot]

I saw the free game as well. I was incredibly interested in it since I just received a 3DS XL for Christmas. Guess the US loses out again. Out of curiosity, what kind of SD card do you guys use in your 3DS? I am looking at expanding past the 4GB they gave me. I know 32GB is good enough, but if I going to pay for a SD card, I want to buy it one time only. I was looking at 64GB at the very least.

[Hydrohs]

I saw the free game as well. I was incredibly interested in it since I just received a 3DS XL for Christmas. Guess the US loses out again. Out of curiosity, what kind of SD card do you guys use in your 3DS? I am looking at expanding past the 4GB they gave me. I know 32GB is good enough, but if I going to pay for a SD card, I want to buy it one time only. I was looking at 64GB at the very least.

64GB wont work. The 3DS can't read SDXC.

[Clamps]

A 32GB SD card should last the entire system's life provided you don't want to buy every game that will ever be made for the system anyway. 64GB would be nice, but it seems like it'd be overkill considering most games are barely scratching 1GB in the first place.

[AuraChannelerChris]

A 32GB SD card should last the entire system's life provided you don't want to buy every game that will ever be made for the system anyway. 64GB would be nice, but it seems like it'd be overkill considering most games are barely scratching 1GB in the first place.

Alternatively, it might just fill up faster if you're the kind of people who likes dumping a lot of music files and 3D videos.

[empoleon49]

Fez has been confirmed to go multiplat, I am seriously hoping for a 3DS release! That free game promo is awesome, but I have regular 3DS not XL.

[ForeverFlame]

64GB wont work. The 3DS can't read SDXC.

It can actually. You just have to format the card to FAT32 and you can potentially have 256GB on your 3DS (if you want to spend 900 dollars on an SD card).

[Hydrohs]

It can actually. You just have to format the card to FAT32 and you can potentially have 256GB on your 3DS (if you want to spend 900 dollars on an SD card).

Source? I don't think it's file system dependant.

[giratina519]

It can actually. You just have to format the card to FAT32 and you can potentially have 256GB on your 3DS (if you want to spend 900 dollars on an SD card).

Woah. I should try that........