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Topic: US(?) 3DS and EU game compatibility?

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Bloden

So I'm thinking of buying Inazuma Eleven GO Dark Version off Amazon, but it's an EU import, and some of the reviews bother me a bit, saying that their systems somehow aren't compatible with the game because of console compatibility, and I know this was a thing with the Wii, cause I made the mistake of buying a Japan import years ago, and it being incompatible with my console. In conclusion, I just want to know if I should buy this or not, cause it's devastating to buy it and not be able to play it, or being impossible to progress in it due to language.

I'm kinda confident it'll work, cause I have the first two Inazuma Eleven games for DS and both of them are EU imports -one Spanish and the other UK, but I just want to make sure, you know?

Bloden

Bloden

Also, I'm not sure if this helps, but I'm currently using a 2DS.

Bloden

Dezzy

The 3DS is region locked for 3DS games but plays other regions of DS games in its backwards compatability.

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Bloden

@Dezzy Aw crap. That sucks. Thanks.

Bloden

Heavyarms55

@Bloden Trust me, that is a sentiment that has been uttered by nearly all 3DS owners since the 3DS was launched.

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Bloden

@Heavyarms55 And I'm guessing everyone's wanted it fixed, but Nintendo "never got round to it", as usual. Cause, of course, developing the next game that will be viral for the next week and immediately dropped the one after, be it ARMS or Pokken Tournament, is somehow considered more important.

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link3710

It's not a matter of development costs. It'd be cheaper for them not to have to program in region locks. Luckily, it seems Nintendo has (finally) learned their lesson for Switch, given that it's region free, unlike both 3DS and Wii U. We'll see if it sticks though.

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Heavyarms55

@link3710 I can't imagine Nintendo making a new version of the Switch that is NOT region free. And given the success of the Switch, I doubt any future devices will return to the locked format.

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