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Topic	Tragic: It turns out that some 3DS cartridges have randomly died.
Hoodroar 03/26/23 10:32:34 PM #1:	Best way to get games? Physical Digital [redacted] Best way to get games? - Results (26 votes) Physical 46.15% (12 votes) 12 Digital 19.23% (5 votes) 5 [redacted] 34.62% (9 votes) 9 People have been booting up old games to download their DLC before the eShop is gone, but finding out that their cartridges can no longer be used, even if they've been left fresh in the box since they were bought. https://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/121ta69/new_game_fresh_out_of_a_sealed_box_this_game_card/ https://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/11wagsx/a_reminder_to_players_to_doublecheck_your_carts/ Apparently some games like FE Echoes, Pokemon X/Y/OR/AS, and Persona Q have large batches of poorly built cartridges, and over the years the chips in them simply died. Now the people who need to play them before the shop closure are stuck re-buying them digitally (since no way can they replace the cartridge in time). A rare L for physical gaming. --- sigless user logic <cite>Hoodroar posted [p:972434954] in Tragic: It... [t:80392322]...</cite> <quote> Best way to get games? Physical Digital [redacted] Vote View Results Best way to get games? - Results (26 votes) Physical 46.15% (12 votes) 12 Digital 19.23% (5 votes) 5 [redacted] 34.62% (9 votes) 9 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '400', topic: '80392322', message: '0', key: '4966e89f' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } People have been booting up old games to download their DLC before the eShop is gone, but finding out that their cartridges can no longer be used, even if they've been left fresh in the box since they were bought. https://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/121ta69/new_game_fresh_out_of_a_sealed_box_this_game_card/ https://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/11wagsx/a_reminder_to_players_to_doublecheck_your_carts/ Apparently some games like FE Echoes, Pokemon X/Y/OR/AS, and Persona Q have large batches of poorly built cartridges, and over the years the chips in them simply died. Now the people who need to play them before the shop closure are stuck re-buying them digitally (since no way can they replace the cartridge in time). A rare L for physical gaming. --- sigless user logic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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