Got my 3DS a day early!

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That was fast! I already got it after 3 days! I had to pay tax though (Swedish consumption tax is 25% which in the case of 3DS means the price of a full game). But I don't complain. The total price including shipping was still cheaper than buying one locally, and games are cheaper too. There are some downsides of importing though. Download Play seems to be region locked and many games doesn't support local multicart wifi or StreetPass features cross region either.

Kid Icarus is still on its way but I have fun playing around with the pre-installed applications, and I just downloaded Ugokumemochou 3D / Flippnote Studio 3D. I have to admit that the 3D is more impressive than I had thought. I look forward to see how the games turn out.

[FamicomRetroGamer]

I tried the 2DS and 3DS before purchasing either and then it came down to 2DS.

+ Tablet-style
+ Comfortable for my hands
+ No clam-shell
+ Looks great
+ Collectible
+ Cheap
+ No 3D which made me nauseous after a few moments afterwards
+ 4GB SD Card
+ Screen sizes are in its ideal sizes for me

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When I tried a 3DS in a store for the first time I thought the 3D was tiring on the eyes, and I thought I would turn it off when grinding and turn it on when there's a new cut scene or something. But now when I have one I realize that I never turn the 3D off and it's not tiring at all. Also I thought an LL would be too big but I now realize that the concept benefits from a big screen. Especially the touch screen when you are drawing.

Shin Hikari Shinwa Palutena no Kagami finally came and I love it! The stand that comes with the game is also very useful when using other applications on my desk at home.

Still waiting for Super Mario 3D Land.

[FamicomRetroGamer]

Still waiting for Super Mario 3D Land.

You're gonna love Mario 3D Land, and once you're finished with the Main World you'll be granted the Special World which is more or less the same but somewhat harder.

If you really want the game to be hard = Never use the tanooki suit.

[jpx72]

Shin Hikari Shinwa Palutena no Kagami

Do you have a japanese 3DS or is it possible to play japanese games on (since your're from Sweden) European 3DS?

[MaxXimus]

The 3DS is region locked, stupidly.

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Shin Hikari Shinwa Palutena no Kagami

Do you have a japanese 3DS or is it possible to play japanese games on (since your're from Sweden) European 3DS?

They are all region locked as MaxXimus said. I imported a Japanese 3DS LL so that I wouldn't miss out on Japanese exclusives.

Super Mario 3D Land finally came and it's a cool game so far. Free shipping from Playasia was surprisingly even slower than free shipping from Yesasia.

[FamicomRetroGamer]

3DS has at last been hacked so it's just a matter of time before someone makes 3DS Softmod possible to allow Region Free feature on it.

It's not usable for 2DS.

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I hope softmod pirating won't come until the end of the 3DS' life. I don't want the market to be ruined yet. But I DO hope some workaround for my region problems will come soon!

[FamicomRetroGamer]

I hope softmod pirating won't come until the end of the 3DS' life. I don't want the market to be ruined yet. But I DO hope some workaround for my region problems will come soon!

Softmod doesn't mean pirating and the only time when pirating has ever actually done damage was on the PSP because the damn handheld was atrociously bad thanks to the UMD Disc Drive (terrible loading speeds and unnecessary plastic -- the second time Sony went with Game Cards on PSV).

People really should get informed about it instead of bashing it. It's annoying.

[L___E___T]

You say that, but I can tell you first-hand that piracy on NDS did a lot of damage - exactly why measures were put in place for 3DS.  Softmod doesn't have to mean piracy, but it always comes along not surprisingly.

I also hope the 3DS doesn't see a softmod until the end of its cycle, it'll be a quick anti-climax to the platform otherwise.  I really wish it wasn't region locked though.

[JessicaWolf]

I hope softmod pirating won't come until the end of the 3DS' life. I don't want the market to be ruined yet. But I DO hope some workaround for my region problems will come soon!

Softmod doesn't mean pirating and the only time when pirating has ever actually done damage was on the PSP because the damn handheld was atrociously bad thanks to the UMD Disc Drive (terrible loading speeds and unnecessary plastic -- the second time Sony went with Game Cards on PSV).

People really should get informed about it instead of bashing it. It's annoying.

You're kidding, right? Piracy on the DS was and still is rampant for the DS/DSi, not to mention consoles like the Wii. While I agree that softmoding does not strictly mean piracy, as there are people out there who do wish to develop their own programs/apps/games, the amount of people who simply don't want to pay for games far outweighs that.

[FamicomRetroGamer]

The Wii was discontinued not because of piracy but because Nintendo wanted to, in favour of Wii U.

So let me see.. the Original Xbox was terminated because of piracy? Nope. Microsoft forced their customers to upgrade to Xbox 360.

I guess GameCube did so badly due to the piracy oh wait, that wasn't it.

Did piracy kill PlayStation 3? Oh yeah tootally.

I remember when people used to say "piracy is going to kill PS3" and look at it today, it's rocking hard and one of the best consoles this gen, aside from the 360.

Honestly, you guys are exaggerating way too much and don't realise how wrong you are.

[L___E___T]

Sorry, but for Nintendo DS piracy had a massive impact.  To say otherwise is absolute denial.

Piracy on Wii and 360 isn't as bad, but Wii was discontinued because of poor software sales in the end - piracy would have affected that.  360 had a lot of piracy too (just not relatively speaking) hence why so many people got suddenly banned when MW4 came out.  Microsoft was more on top of things than Nintendo when it came to piracy, but agaian it DID have a moderate impact.

Having worked with both manufacturers and knowing many people at other platforms, publishers and developers I can offer an informed overview and that is that as soon as a softmod appears that allows piracy, it starts to have an effect on software lineup.  That effect can start off small, but as time goes on and tge platform in question matures, it can mean the difference between whether a game gets funded or not.

In an ideal world softmod =/= piracy, but realistically and generally speaking it does.  To insist otherwise is wishful thinking and comes across as blind optimisim.  I like softmods, especially at the end of a lifecycle when games become harder and harder to find or are region locked.

As I said it doesn't HAVE to mean piracy, but unfortunately piracy is an unwelcome parasite that hitches along.

[L___E___T]

I guess this is now relevant to the discussion:

http://gbatemp.net/threads/region-free-cart-loading-with-emunand-no-flashcards.360261/

I've not tried it or anything, so as with all things if you do anything to your system, you do it of your own accord and accept all responsibility.  Goes without saying, but saying it anyway.