@SportyMarioSonicMix You can't save 3DS games to the internal memory. That includes retail downloads, game updates, eShop games and apps, Virtual Console games, Demos, Videos, etc. The only thing that can be downloaded to the internal memory is System Updates, and DSiWare games. DSiWare is given about 1000 blocks, just like the DSi Models.
Your launch day model came included with a 2GB SD Card. That is where all of your 3DS Software is stored. SD Cards can last for a while, but a good rule of thumb is to replace them after a while. If your current SD card is the same one it launched with, consider backing up and replacing the SD card asap. It could stop working and you would lose all of the data on the card.
The 3DS officially takes up to 32GB SD cards, but this is due to the 3DS only being able to read FAT32 formatting. Any SD card over 32GB will not be in FAT32, but you can easily convert them with a computer to FAT32. I have used 64, 128, and 256GB in my 3DS, only issues I ran into was slightly longer loading times.
Another issue you may run into during your project is the limitations of the 3DS itself. You cannot have more than 300 icons on the 3DS homescreen at once. Never tested that with Badge Arcade which can put decorations on the touch screen, but you cannot go over the 300 app limit. DSiWare is excluded from this since it is installed elsewhere. This limit applies to the Wii U as well. To get around this, you can download games to another SD Card and swap them out. Your Original 3DS model makes that easy, since New3DS models require unscrewing the back panel.
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Re: Review: Shinobi (3DS eShop / GG)
@SportyMarioSonicMix You can't save 3DS games to the internal memory. That includes retail downloads, game updates, eShop games and apps, Virtual Console games, Demos, Videos, etc. The only thing that can be downloaded to the internal memory is System Updates, and DSiWare games. DSiWare is given about 1000 blocks, just like the DSi Models.
Your launch day model came included with a 2GB SD Card. That is where all of your 3DS Software is stored. SD Cards can last for a while, but a good rule of thumb is to replace them after a while. If your current SD card is the same one it launched with, consider backing up and replacing the SD card asap. It could stop working and you would lose all of the data on the card.
The 3DS officially takes up to 32GB SD cards, but this is due to the 3DS only being able to read FAT32 formatting. Any SD card over 32GB will not be in FAT32, but you can easily convert them with a computer to FAT32. I have used 64, 128, and 256GB in my 3DS, only issues I ran into was slightly longer loading times.
Another issue you may run into during your project is the limitations of the 3DS itself. You cannot have more than 300 icons on the 3DS homescreen at once. Never tested that with Badge Arcade which can put decorations on the touch screen, but you cannot go over the 300 app limit. DSiWare is excluded from this since it is installed elsewhere. This limit applies to the Wii U as well. To get around this, you can download games to another SD Card and swap them out. Your Original 3DS model makes that easy, since New3DS models require unscrewing the back panel.