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Different e-shop region?

  • 09-10-2014 5:34pm
    #1
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭


    Out of interest. I want to buy omega ruby/alpha sapphire from the US e-shop, but I'm already thinking of some problems.

    Would it work? I know it works real easy on the PSN but Nintendo isn't good at this e-shop stuff
    Would I lose access to my other e-shop stuff?


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  • #2
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    In short, nope, it won't work

    In longer form, yes, it might work, but it'll be a mega pain and you'll need a new Nintendo id linked to your 3ds, or a new 3ds in general. You can't hot swap acounts like you can elsewhere. This means if you've got one 3ds with games already bought digitally you'll lose access to them if you set the 3ds up for a north american account. Easy enough with 2 3ds' but not so much with one


  • #3
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    Ah I got it, what a pain.


  • #4
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,407 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    You can't do it, I've a US DS for US releases and a EU one. Pain in the hoop.
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  • #5
    Nollog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,614 ✭✭✭Nollog


    No, the only eshop regions you can change to are aus, uk, and european ones which might have some minor differences.
    they all have different balances, dependent on the currency used, so you'd have a euro balance, pound balance, and aud balance, and you'd be locked out of those funds if you're in your other region which you have to change from the system settings menu.


  • #6
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    /\/ollog wrote: »
    No, the only eshop regions you can change to are aus, uk, and european ones which might have some minor differences.
    they all have different balances, dependent on the currency used, so you'd have a euro balance, pound balance, and aud balance, and you'd be locked out of those funds if you're in your other region which you have to change from the system settings menu.

    But I could change to the australian one and not lose access to my current stuff on the 3DS?


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  • #7
    Nollog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,614 ✭✭✭Nollog


    cloud493 wrote: »
    But I could change to the australian one and not lose access to my current stuff on the 3DS?

    Once it's downloaded you'll always have access to it.
    Also if you're not formatting, sure.


  • #8
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    I tried to switch regions there, and it wouldn't let me access the shop :mad:


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