he already posted a WTB 3DS before asking that question ... and from the question style itself u probably can tell we'll never be able to give a 'proper/useful' answer.

anyway, impulse buy or otherwise i guess it's one person's own money and they can't blame anyone if it doesn't turn out good for them if they don't really put own effort into learning about the product (on their own 1st by researching more)

as for fence sitters, i think it's best to let the games available do the talking - now or in the future. if it's meant to be ... it's meant to be. no wonder they say selling Nintendo products is difficult in this age ....


that's how i view it.

can't blame, partially it's also because of how quickly ppl jump to conclusion about a game after looking at comments from ppl who never even played the game. it's amazing how a few lines of negativity can throw away those potential buyers attention.

or u may want to attribute it to the lack of faith to one's belief ... some ppl just buy wat others buy ... so that can discuss/talk or do watever makes them feel like a better gamer i guess.

looking at nearest examples of games ... Rhythm Thief, Theatherhythm FF ... seems to be potential great games (from the JP demos i played at least). , FF Bravely Default also looks to be the best since SNES FF6 (or 3 in US i think). would a general teen gamer (age 16-25) buy it ? why not?

yes, i realize region-lock is there but then ... let's be honest ... even if there isn't would the statistic be majorly different? or would those negativity be eliminated?


P/S: cost and piracy related factors are not taken into perspective in above opinion.

In your Wii/3DS System Settings ... go to Country (or Region) option ... change it to Brazil. log on to the eShop after that ... buy with CCard ... if prompted for a postcode just use a valid Brazil postcode. for 3DS the Region option is in System Settings -> Profile section if i remember correctly.

for Nintendo Points Card you can get from Kyoyagami or from online stores.


This post has been edited by yangkuo: Jan 4 2012, 01:08 PM

below is the link to the Y2000 Nintendo Network Point Card (Digital)

http://www.play-asia.com/Nintendo_Network_...en-70-4iw9.html

still got stock for most of the Y1000,Y3000 point cards too including those with Nintendo characters on them (but of course you'd have to choose the retail packing type then)

this seems to be it ... bcos mine is not working anymore either. to all those who have not attempted ... this is NOT the time to risk it. Point Cards seems to be the way forward i guess ~

apparently the lockout was put in since June 2011 but applied to US eShop ... now it seems to have rolled out to other Americas regions.

anyway, do you still have US Nintendo Point Card for sale? USD10, 20? would be great if you can send me the code directly after i pay, can?

thanks for the tip ! it actually works for registering the system BUT we still can't get points for it as you'll have to key in a PIN that is suppose to be included in the 3DS US box. i don't remember having such a PIN slip in our ASI 3DS box ...

so, after registering all we will get is a 90-day warranty extension and NO coins ...

that is the PSV redesign which will be called PS2VGT3DS ...

as for Nintendo, they'll announce an XL indeed ... but it's an ADD-ON battery with XL capacity. laugh all we can but this is Nintendo and their "strategies" we're talking about ...


This post has been edited by yangkuo: Feb 28 2012, 11:52 AM

also should confirm whether he bought the JP Nintendo Points card instead of US.

UPDATE: he did mention it's $20 card so it sounds right. JP 3DS points card and Wii Points card should be like 1000,2000, etc so that shldn't be the problem. maybe should re-attempt and double-check those ambiguous alphabet/digits eg. 'O' vs 'zero', etc.



This post has been edited by yangkuo: Mar 1 2012, 06:13 PM

card is correct. i understand it's a Digital purchase from Play-asia, perhaps you should double-check whether you looking at the right number for adding funds. (the PIN number should be listed on the play-asia order details right?)

also just double-check the alphabets or digits which may be easily mistaken with one another eg. O and 0 ... S an 5 ...

if still cannot work, you should write to play-asia.com customer service. i'm sure they'll help you resolve it ultimately ...

if you notice a few post back... it's already gone beyond flashcart and homebrew alone. game roms are mentioned specifically ... was just too tired to repeat same statement to those who seems to find no fault in using or even being extremely happy to spread the use of such items.

Iwata was on JP 3DS, US gets Reggie !

so far it's Japanese-only. not one really knows if this can be changed thru a firmware update though (i guess)

btw, if you can't get past the language elements in the system/menu level (which is pretty basic/logical/guessable)... how do you plan to play the JP region 3ds games which most likely will have much more complex language elements ?

club Nintendo points?

I am loyal eshop prepaid points customer, no?

if i still can't find Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge after New Year ... that sort of loyalty will continue

In the game itself you see 2 save slots right?

See if pressing X or Y does something. One is suppose to be Copy File and the other is Delete File.