Is the 3DS region lock?

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Yes, the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL systems are region locked. Region locking enables Nintendo to include parental controls and more efficiently deliver region-specific system and menu updates to users.

Is DS download play region-locked?

The 3DS’s Download Play feature is region locked, according to a report by SiliconEra. Unlike StreetPass, which is able to share data with other 3DSes from around the world, when a player tries to use Download Play from a game on a 3DS from another region, the feature is unavailable.

Can 3DS play Japanese DS games?

Yes, what you want to do is possible. While all 3DS software is region-locked, Nintendo DS software is not. Because that region-locking isn’t encoded into the DS software, you can play software from all regions on your 3DS.

Is the DS and 3DS region locked?

While all 3DS software is region-locked, Nintendo DS software is not. Because that region-locking isn’t encoded into the DS software, you can play software from all regions on your 3DS.

Are all 3DS games region-locked?

Can you play pal DS games on NTSC 3DS?

No, this is not possible. A Nintendo 3DS bought in the PAL region only plays software from that region.

Are 3DS games region-locked?

Yes, the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL systems are region locked.

Can US 3DS play Japanese DS games?

Does Region Code matter 3DS?

Similar to the newer Nintendo 3DS XL, the Nintendo 3DS is region locked. That means that the geographical region in which you buy your Nintendo 3DS is also the region in which you should buy your games. There are three versions of the 3DS hardware, according to Nintendo: Japanese, American, and European/Australian.

How to make your 3DS region free?

Impossible location obtained

Impossible abilities,moves,or stats (this doesn’t exclude unlikely though)

Shiny-locked Pokemon being shiny (All Zygarde,non-event Xerneas and Yveltal,all Hoopa,and possibly Zekrom and Reshiram from Black and White Versions would be flagged.

Master Ball

How to find 3DS region?

Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Aruba

Bahamas

Bahrain

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Is the Nintendo 3DS region free or locked?

While it’s well-established that the 3DS is region-locked, and that the original DS is region-free, does anyone know if the region-locked nature of the 3DS extends to backwards compatibility? I…

How to region unlock 3DS?

HattedMann. So i just installed Homebrew on my ver 11.13 3DS,and i was wondering if it allows me to play region locked games.

E1ite007. Which guide did you follow?

ClancyDaEnlightened

The Catboy.

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E1ite007.

AmandaRose.

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KhronosX.

Is the 3DS region lock?