Surprise! The 3DS Is Getting A Brand New Physical Release Next Week

I hope more digital games get physical versions. This will make the end of the shops less worse.

How did they got a hold of some 3DS cartridges when Nintendo already end production of those? Surely those aren't after market made right? Odd that this came out physically late for 3DS, also interesting too cause this game was also the final game to be released physically for Wii and Wii U as well.

I still need to play through the first one Retro city rampage. I just never got around to completing it.

Nice, I hope some other titles like shovel knight treasure trove also re-release their game on cart.

Or maybe sell the cia version so I can buy it digital legally, like with sega mega drive games, demon of astaroth and astebros.

@Serpenterror : I seem to recall some DS games (particularly Pokémon) get Middle Eastern prints long after their heyday in Southeast Asia and the West, so, it could be the case that Nintendo are still manufacturing cheaper 3DS games for these smaller markets too.

And considering that the cartridge, and packaging, as well as the inclusion of the 3DS logo are as official as official can be, these are likely manufactured by Nintendo.

I actually remember waiting for this to release on 3DS and bought it digitally when it was.

I probably would buy this again if:

1) the 3DS wasn't region locked and
2) if my digital save file would work with the physical version.

This has just annoyed me all over again that the 3DS is region locked.

I have this game on Wii lol

@JohnnyMind DSi enhanced games are actually region locked, so most DS games aren't, but some specific DS games are.

@JohnnyMind You guys have such a knowledge that blows my mind… internal storage for DSi games??? As 3DS huge fan, no idea on that :-/

Do companies lose money doing this? I would think the sales of something like this would be low and the cost fairly high.

I reported on this in the Stardew Valley article, accidentally.

@XiaoShao yes, LRG did tease a physical 3DS game after the shop closed. No idea what it’s going to be, though.

@JohnnyMind @Clark2k So, clarifying on both fronts. There are some games, like Pokemon Black, that are DSi Enhanced Cartridges, that are region locked. Looked back into it quickly just to make sure I have it right, and apparently a Japanese copy of Pokemon Black would work in an American or European DS Lite, but it would not work in an American or European DSi, because of the enhanced features. So the region lock is dependent on which system you are using, as well as the cartridge. All and all confusing,

Moving on to the next point, the DSi had 1,000 Blocks internally to store games DSiWare Games, and the 3DS had 1,024 Blocks to store DSiWare games. You could copy the games to the SD card at any time, and the save data would be preserved with it. The games could not be played from the SD Card though, so you would have to do a little song and dance of uninstalling and reinstalling after saving back to the SD Card. It actually can be a challenge to delete save data from DSi games if they lack the option to delete the save data in the settings. These are completely separate things from DSi Enhanced Cartridges.

Is the game good? I debated buying the Wii U version as a novelty, but if it's good on 3DS, maybe...

@NerdyBoutKirby yes. It's quite good. Like Chinatown Wars if it were on Neo Geo.

For those who are not in the right 3DS region for this game can try installing a CFW..

I could be wrong but wasn't this promised originally on 3DS, then they changed their minds? I may be thinking of another game from way back when that promised to release on a certain platform and canceled it. Anywho, very tempting just for that action figure of the player. Reminds me of what my final days as a gamer will probably look like lol.

Did the 3DS eShop release have stereoscopic 3D? I might be more motivated to buy a physical release if it did.

@Sun_wukong not all of us want to do that. I looked into it a while back and not only is it a faff to do, but it’s irreversible. There’s no way I’d want to do it to my limited edition Zelda 3DS consoles.

Not that I’m bothered about this game in particular, but I do have some other USA region 3DS games I’d like to play. I’m on the lookout for a US 3DS but they seem quite hard to come by in the UK.

Robaroba is a reputable seller, right? Just making sure before I buy.

@GravyThief To clarify, you are incorrect about there not being a way to reverse the process. You can remove CFW and return your 3DS to stock if you want, though I don't see much of a point in doing that. As long as you made a backup of your console early into the process then it should be fine. In addition to that, I'm not sure when you last looked into it but these days installing it is a simple process that takes like 10-15 minutes. In any case, good luck with your future 3DS playing!

@dtlux1 thanks, I’ll give the process another look. It was over a year ago last time I checked, and I asked someone about reversing it to take your 3DS back to stock firmware and they warned against doing it, as it risked bricking the system. Hopefully it’s improved since then.

I don't think anyone really cares about the game, just that its on the 3ds XD