Do NTSC DS games work on PAL 3DS?
Yes, you will be able to play most Nintendo DS games on your Nintendo 3DS. Note that some Nintendo DSi games bought outside the PAL region may not be playable on a Nintendo 3DS from the PAL region.
Can 3DS play any region DS games?
Any original DS cartridge will be region-free and fully playable. 3DS games are region locked on 3DS, the only region free software available is the Louvre’s guide. DS games (which are playable on 3DS) are by and large region free, so you can buy any DS game from anywhere and play them on any 3DS machine.
Can a pal 3DS play US games?
No, this is not possible. A Nintendo 3DS bought in the PAL region only plays software from that region.
Is the DS and 3DS region locked?
Not all of Nintendo’s 3DS devices are region locked. The 3DS’s older brothers, the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite, are region free. This means a person who owns a North American DS or DS Lite can purchase and play a Japanese or European game without being locked out or experiencing major technical problems.
Can you play European 3DS games on an American 3DS?
Unfortunately, no. The 3DS is region locked for many countries, even around Europe itself. There is a Setting to change this, but foreign games may still not be compatible on it.
Do DS games run better on 3DS?
Yes, DS games work on 3ds. Note that DS games do not support the 3d function, and they may look less crisp then playing on an original DS. You can make the picture more crisp by holding START & SELECT when you boot up the ds game. That will make the picture smaller, but increase the sharpness of the picture.
Do Japanese 3DS games work on American 3DS?
All 3DS XLs are region-locked. Japanese games and European games do not work properly on a North American 3DS XL, if at all. Systems that are capable of communicating with compatible games regardless of the territory they’re manufactured in are referred to as “region free,” which the 3DS XL is not.
Can a Japanese DSi play American games?
Yes. The original DS and DS Lite have no region lock, so you can play virtually any DS game on them. The DSi and DSi XL are region locked, however, the only games that they will not be able to plan are DSi enhanced games outside of your console’s designated region.
Can you play English games on a Japanese 3DS?
Even games for English or any other region cannot be play for Japanese. You can only play japanese version of games.
Was the DS region free?
Older Nintendo DS and DS Lite software is region-free, so you can play most of that software on a Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL from any region. It’s possible, however, that future Nintendo DS software will incorporate region encoding.
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