Just kind of curious what people prefer when it comes to buying 3DS games, and their opinions on digital vs retail.
I personally prefer buying retail(physical copies). It just has this nostalgia feeling when you swap out the cartridge. Having the physical copy also just feels more substantial; you have something to show for your purchase. The biggest thing is that you can resell your copy of the game; which cannot be done with the digital copy. Going full digital is much more convenient though for sure(instead of carrying cartridges everywhere), but I find the eshop for the 3DS severally flawed. If you have a failed file transfer or your 3DS is stolen, lost, damaged, or otherwise... you lose everything. Sometimes Nintendo will let you have your games back, but this is not always the case.
Cartridges can be stolen, lost, and damaged; but it's a much smaller chance for me to lose everything in one go. I don't carry everything with me, and its not all reliant on a single 3DS system.
This doesn't mean I don't buy digitally on the 3DS; physical copies just takes precedence over digital, unless it is substantially cheaper.
Just my thoughts and opinions .
EliteMuppet
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