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Can Japanese 3DS play American games?

This restriction applies to all versions of the Nintendo 3DS XL and its games. Japanese games do not work on a European Nintendo 3DS XL, North American games do not work on a Japanese Nintendo 3DS XL, and so on.
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Can I play American games on Japanese DS?

Nintendo DSi game cards that are only compatible with Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL (and not Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite) are region locked. This means game cards manufactured for the U.S. market would not work in a system made for another country.
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Are Japanese 3DS region-locked?

There are three versions of the 3DS hardware, according to Nintendo: Japanese, American, and European/Australian. The Japanese and European versions of the Nintendo 3DS are likewise region locked.
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Are 3DS games region-locked?

Yes, the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL systems are region locked. Region locking enables Nintendo to include parental controls and more efficiently deliver region-specific system and menu updates to users.
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Can Japanese 3DS play European games?

Can I play Nintendo 3DS software bought outside the PAL region on my Nintendo 3DS? No, this is not possible. A Nintendo 3DS bought in the PAL region only plays software from that region.
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Do Japanese 3DS games work on a US Nintendo 3DS?

How do I change my 3DS region to USA?

Instructions
  1. Power off your device.
  2. Copy GodMode9.firm from the GodMode9 .zip to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card.
  3. Copy the gm9 folder from the GodMode9 .zip to the root of your SD card.
  4. Copy the 11.15.0 CTRTransfer image .bin from the CTRTransfer .zip to the /gm9/ folder on your SD card.
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Is it illegal to pirate 3DS games?

Video game piracy is illegal. Nintendo opposes those who benefit and trade off the creative work of game developers, artists, animators, musicians, motion capture artists and others.
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Can I change my 3DS region?

Tap Profile. Tap Region Settings. Select the country and tap OK. Select the region and tap OK to return to the profile menu.
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What is the difference between Japanese and US 3DS?

The 3DS is region-locked, so if you buy a japanese 3DS you will only be able to play imported japanese games, and if you buy a 3DS from europe you will only be able to play their games, and so on.
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How do I convert my Japanese 3DS to us?

Complete these steps
  1. Select the System Settings icon on the HOME Menu (looks like a wrench), and tap Open.
  2. Tap Other Settings in the lower-right corner.
  3. For the original Nintendo 3DS family systems, tap 4 at the top of the screen. ...
  4. Tap Language. ...
  5. Select English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese.
  6. Tap OK to confirm.
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Can a hacked 3DS play other region games?

Playing games from other countries that are region-locked

You can play all of your imported games on any console, region free. That's right, you can buy a 3DS game from Japan and run it on your North American device. This will unlock the rest of the 3DS library by modding the device.
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What region is Japan in 3DS?

Japan (NTSC-J)
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Can I play US games on Japanese 3DS XL?

Nintendo 3DS games and systems are region-locked by default, sorry! You can probably hack your system to make it region-free, but you risk goodbye to online play if you do. EDIT: Nintendo DS games are not region-locked. North American DS games run fine in an Australian 3DS, but NA 3DS games will not.
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Will UK 3DS games work in US?

Can you play European 3DS cartridges on a North 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.
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Does Japanese DLC work with US games?

Can DLC for one region be used with the same software title from another region? No, DLC will only work with games that are released for the same region as the DLC.
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Is modding a 3DS legal?

Are they illegal? It is illegal to import, market, sell or distribute circumvention devices (such as game copiers, USB piracy sticks and mod chips).
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How do you break region lock on 3DS?

Yes you can get around the region lock and currently there are two methods to do this.
  1. Method A: Get access to the Homebrew Launcher and use HANS to boot an out of region game. This can currently be done on any 3ds firmware, but requires an exploited game. ...
  2. Method B: Install a custom firmware.
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Is modded 3DS region free?

Your 3DS is basically region free after installing cfw and changing the region.
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Can I go to jail for pirating games?

A civil lawsuit could hold you responsible for thousands of dollars in damages. Criminal charges may leave you with a felony record, accompanied by up to five years of jail time and fines up to $250,000.
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How does 3DS detect piracy?

The way this is carried out is that, like the Switch, 3DS systems will ping Nintendo's servers to authenticate software via a special digital 'ticket'. These are essentially like product keys, except they cannot be forged, thus allowing Nintendo to see if a user is playing a pirated copy of a game or a genuine one.
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Can you go to jail for modding a 3DS?

For example, it is entirely legal to physically modify your gaming consoles as long as whatever you do does not alter or tamper with the console's firmware's code or circumvent any security measures.
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Can a Japanese 3DS have English?

Nintendo 3DS are region locked, so if you bought a Japanese 3DS it will only offer a select number of languages, excluding English.
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Can I change a Japanese DS to English?

On the Nintendo DSi Menu, use the stylus to select the Settings (wrench) icon. Select the right arrow thee times to go to page 4, then select Language. Select from the options options on the screen: English.
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