(Not Really...) A game question

Post Posted: Dec 09, 2017 9:02 pm

Soooooo... hey guys! I've decided to buy anew 3ds and uh... have a little problem.... If I play my games (Physical Copy) that uses the sd card for data will the data from the sd card of that game still be there if I transfer the sd card to my newly bought 3ds? (Games like Fire Emblem Fates and Awakening, Animal Crossing, etc...)

JayDucky03 · Post Posted: Dec 09, 2017 9:53 pm

Yeah. I'm pretty sure. But, just in case, I'd do a full system transfer to your new 3ds. If you don't want to do that, your data will probably stay with the cartridge and SD card.

Kross lover/fan · Post Posted: Dec 10, 2017 6:30 am

I’ve always been told to do a full system transfer because the old SD card might not be good/compatible/have enough storage with the new system. You can definitely try but every time I got a new 3DS, I just transferred the data. That way I don’t loose anything.

Tiptoze · Post Posted: Dec 10, 2017 4:58 pm

When I got my N3DS I just transferred the data from one to the other. It took an hour or so but I didn't have to mess with anything at all afterwards. I just picked it up and played it after the transfer like it wasn't even a new system because it had everything from the SD card data to my system settings transferred over!

LeBurns · Post Posted: Dec 10, 2017 6:34 pm

The issue I have with the transfer option myself is I always trade in my old one to get the new one. I really hate losing DLC though...

Kross lover/fan · Post Posted: Dec 10, 2017 8:24 pm

I always trade in mine too. I suggest asking if you can do a data transfer before trading it in. I’ve done that at gamestop twice and they had no issues with it. I guess it depends on who you trade it into though maybe.