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Hero-of-Time
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Absolutely baffling that this wasn't an official thing by Nintendo.

WackerJr
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So they came through!  Nintendo have sent me through a black NN3DSXL, along with my original faceplates.  They’ve successfully transferred over my account, so I’ve still got my games too (they also th

Hero-of-Time
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Well, I ended up buying more than I anticipated.  I picked up the Fire Emblem games because I only have the special edition with everything on the one cart. I figured I would snap up the sep

Dcubed Experienced

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If they are releasing in Australia & New Zealand earlier, could they possibly be splitting the "PAL" region in 2 and region locking them both out from each other?

 

No, because that would block all existing Australian 3DS games from working on it.

Londragon Newbie

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No, because that would block all existing Australian 3DS games from working on it.

 

Surely they could have a work around that all existing games work as they do now, but any future releases are region locked to AUS. They could lock out the European eShop, and only allow access to the AUS eShop. I'll wait for clarification before putting my money down.

RedShell Collaborator

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Surely they could have a work around that all existing games work as they do now, but any future releases are region locked to AUS. They could lock out the European eShop, and only allow access to the AUS eShop. I'll wait for clarification before putting my money down.
The DSi introduced region locking for its exclusive games, so that's certainly a possibility.
Dcubed Experienced

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The DSi introduced region locking for its exclusive games, so that's certainly a possibility.

 

This is different though because they already have a region lock in place.

 

Adding an Australian specific region flag would not only be inconsistent with every single console and handheld ever released (including the DSi and the current Wii U), but it would also break compatibility with existing games that are flagged as "EU/Aus". It would also mean that they'd have to block Australian NNIDs from working on the existing systems (and vice versa) and they'd need to set up a seperate Australian Miiverse community for every single game too.

 

Really, it's a very very safe bet. It's far more trouble for them than it's worth (and besides, Australian prices are higher than EU/UK prices in general anyway - so they'd actually benefit from grey imports coming from Australia ;) )

 

Either way, you'll know for sure if you look on the back of the box for Smash Bros 3DS (since that's the first New3DS enhanced game). If it comes with the usual "this game can only be used on a European or Australian 3DS" then you'll know that there's no additional region lock for New3DS games.

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Dcubed Experienced

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Actually the Australian 3DS already has its own region code, games too. They are just compatible with European ones.

 

http://gbatemp.net/threads/a-little-problem-about-3dss-region-lockout.338367/page-2

In the message with the region lock codes, you can see that Australia and Europe are separate. It's possible to make them incompatible with future releases...

 

Ahh bollocks... I didn't know that...

 

Still, Smash 3DS should be an indicator either way...

Cube Proficient

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I'm actually tempted to get two faceplates. I want the wood one, but I think it would feel horrible. The felt one, however, will likely feel nice. So felt for the bottom, wood for the top.

RedShell Collaborator

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And from that website, it looks like it changes the BGM for the 3DS as well, didn't know that. Awesome stuff, for about 1 pound.
Yeah, be interesting to see what the pricing is like outside of Japan though...
"Custom Nintendo 3DS themes available now in Europe for only €4.00/£2.99!"
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Hopefully not, but I wouldn't be surprised. :hmm:

Glen-i Experienced

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Well, I don't like any of those themes enough to shell out a quid.

Too many Mario themed ones, but that's not surprising.

 

Guess I'll be waiting for more in the future.

david.dakota Newbie

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To be fair, themes on Playstation also have a small charge. I'm haooy enough with the pricing, although I don't think i'll buy any myself (was hoping you could tailor your theme by having folders themed with Mario blocks (for Mario Games), Triforce for Zelda etc).

 

Anyone else have this intermittent problem with their 3DS XL (or ofiginal 3DS for that matter) - occasionally, but becoming more regular the 3DS resets the clock and date to 01/01 00:00. There seems to be no pattern I can think of, open the 3DS from sleep state and it's reset.

Glen-i Experienced

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Anyone else have this intermittent problem with their 3DS XL (or ofiginal 3DS for that matter) - occasionally, but becoming more regular the 3DS resets the clock and date to 01/01 00:00. There seems to be no pattern I can think of, open the 3DS from sleep state and it's reset.

 

Can't say I've ever had this problem...

Dcubed Experienced

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I really expected the themes to be free, as it is a rather rediculous thing to ask money for.

I never expected nintendo would do that.

 

Some of them will be free though, while some of them will be paid for...

Aneres11 Newbie

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Just seen that Nintendo shop has the 2DS for £89.99 (the new transparent ones). I'm so tempted it's untrue.

 

Given that I'm getting Smash for 3DS I could then get a free game (I'd choose Kirby) which in theory if you were buying Kirby, the console is like £60. Seems like a bargain!

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