Apparently, beginning next year’s spring, Nintendo 3DS users will be able to convert their physical games’ saved data to the downloadable versions if they also purchase the games via the Nintendo eShop. For example, if you own a physical game card of Mario Kart 7, you can transfer all its saved data, including unlocked characters and courses, to your Nintendo 3DS’ SD card, which means you’ll no longer have to carry the game’s cartridge along with your handheld.
Update: For this to work, you’ll need to have purchased both the physical copy of the game and the downloadable version from the Nintendo eShop.
If I can still keep the cartridge with all data intact, I’m totally up for this.
My answer : if I already own the cartridge- NO!!!!! lol .
But I may download some retail games in the future. But they better not put up games like pilot wings for £30 when I get it for £10 from the shop.
Idiot. It means your whole cartridge will be moved over. Including the game itself.
Then what , I sell the cartridge and lose money ?? and then buy the game for full retail price which I have already done ?
the article on nintendoeverything only mentions the save data, but here its confusing :S
Are you suggesting this process destroys the physical copy and makes it useless ??? that would suck ass …..
It means you can buy a physical copy and convert it to digital without worrying about download times. This pretty much gives people more incentive to buy physical copies.
no, according to nintendoeverything you are going to be able to use your save data from a physical copy with a digital version if you purchase it from the eshop
We need to be given some type of incentive.
Here are my thoughts on this:
People who own physical copies of the games should be able to register their games with the Nintendo eShop by entering a code provided in the packaging in order to show proof of purchase. Doing so will create a system lock that will disable any user from using the Game Card with any other Nintendo 3DS system (unless System Transfer is performed). While the Game Card would still be usable (with all save data intact) it can be transferred an unlimited amount of times between the eShop download (as the data will be tied to the system after registered, this prevents people from using this method to make copies).
Of course, Joseph’s idea with Club Nintendo syncing between the Nintendo eShop is viable as well.
Either way, if Nintendo can find a way to make us happier when purchasing the physical version of a game (rather than double dipping and paying $80 for an experience that should be half that price), then they could shove it in everyone else’s face that they were the first to pull that off in the console/portable gaming world.
…or they could use activity log data as proff. I lost my KIU cart so if they allow me to buy a download version of that with activity log data as proof I’d be happy even though I’d have to start afresh.
Yes, in 3… 2… 1… *throws physical copy, set to self-destruct by Nintendo’s new app.*
XD !!!
No it doesnt. Click on the source.
really? i’m not so sure…
no, i have it.. i only transfers the data! you have to buy the game TWICE! i can’t believe i can’t turn a card version into a download….. :-/
i know to bad they arent doing what EA offers for its retail pc bussiness where you can download it for free with the purchase of the physical copy.
weve seen EA port nfs nitro as an dsi exclusive by EA & @ their own cost albeit.
it may clear up issues the press had with games you couldnt reset the save on by offering it as a download
only poblem id have is the size of the file each game is.
that seams stupid, that means that you have to buy the same game twice. not good nintendo bad move!
Oh, you have to pay for the game twice? Fuck that then.
No you don’t! You just move the data over to the sd card. I mean, who would seriously pay for the same 40-pound game twice?
Seriously Dude, you have to pay for it twice
actually, you have to pay twice. i tried it myself. £80 to transfer luigi’s mansion 2 saves!
I have a 32GB SD card. I would totally do this for my Mario Kart 7 data.
As would I, but do we have to buy the eShop version of Mario Kart 7 for full retail? I don’t wanna spend 40 dollars on a game I already own.
THIS!!! my point exactly . Why the hell would we do that , I have money , but I don’t like wasteing it or destroying it .
I will download games that I don’t already own , no problem although I prefer physical . But as for re downloading for a second fee , no effing way …
I would love for this to happen, but I can see a lot of wrong things with this because I would imagine people buying used games downloading them then returning them to Gamestop or some other retail to get another game.
Yeah I’m wondering that too.
It’s miss reported. It is intended if you purchase the eShop version of the game and you “double dipped” on the product, meaning owning both the digital and physical. So you can move your save data for the virtual copy and sell off the physical.
I refuse to believe such a villain!
..but yeah, that would make more sense.
thanks dude
No problem! I have a comment below listing some of the games that will be offered.
No problem!
Thank you! That makes more sense.
Figured it would, it makes it confusing when the entire story isn’t reported.
See what I told AC
You have to purchase the game from the eshop, then you are able to transfer your SAVED DATA, not the whole game. So in essence you would be returning a used game with no save files back to the retailer.
Microsoft and Sony pulled it off fine.
It doesn’t work that way. It only transfers the data.
Will this mean you won’t be able to use the physical card anymore? I’m guessing yes.
you can, it’s just copying the SAVES.
Sounds too good to be true, to be honest. Would be a great feature to have though, and would make investing in bigger SD cards totally worthwhile.
It’s save data only.
I imagine this just means save data, not downloading the actual game to the 3DS.
Wait, i can do this for multiple games?
i mean, por multiples 3DS xD
There will probably be some limitations, else we can transfer the data and then sell the physical game…
this^^
I see sales of software slow down by a large margin and nintendo scarying off developers becsuse of it. Unless the Cartrige is locked to the 3DS itself.
This would be SICK for pokemon games in the future.
now this is what i like not like the psp games you can’t play them on vita and you need to buy them again.
This isn’t what you think it is. Read the source article and you’ll see that it’s refering to the save date that’s store on the physical game cart. For example, i bought NSMB2 physical. If i go now and buy the digital version, i won’t be able to access the save file/game progress because it’s tied to the cart. The tool will allow you to transfer the save data, not the actual game. Ths wasn’t an issue with the PSP or PS Vita because the save files were saved to the memory card or system memory already.
People, this is not completely reported. Basically Japan is getting virtual versions of OOT 3D, Pilotwings, Mariokart 7, Super Mario 3D Land and a few others. Nintendo is saying if you DOWNLOAD the virtual game (like NSMB 2), then you will be ABLE to transfer your save data off the cart and onto the SD card to work with the digital version of the game.
Meaning purchasing the game from the eShop, not downloading it for free.
Ah, I see alba fudge nuggeted all over the article again. Oh well, its to be expected.
Alba is a fucking idiot, that’s why.
Thats why I said it was to be expected XD
True example you have 2 3ds but 1 mario kart your brother want mario kart but you dont want to unlock everything again so you transfer the save and give the card to your brother
True if you download MK7 from the eShop on the extra 3DS.
That doesn’t sound accurate at all. Just read the source article and it’s clear that they’re talking about game data like save files and maybe DLC, not the actual game. There would be WAY to many issues if they did wha this artcile states
Would that make biying digital completely pointless though? Although i guess if you can store them all on a SD card its the same thing
No lol I really love the cases of the games and the little draw in the cards
if this turns out to be true then i cant wait! wonder if therell be settings to stop one cart being transferred to several 3dses?
WOW!!!!!!!!!! :D You’re telling me if I spend retail price to get the game AGAIN I can transfer my save data from my perfectly fine physical copy to a digital one?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! No thanks ¬.¬
It’s a high charge convenience apparently. Now if I get to download it FREE or get a serious discount or huge incentive, then I may consider it. Otherwise, why not just flush your money down the toilet.
Exactly what I am thinking. I don’t wanna have to spend 80 dollars (in America) to play the digital copy of a game I have beaten. If the game is discounted, maybe. If it is free and it uses Club Nintendo to check, then yes, I am so on board for this.
80 dollars for a 3ds game?? You are being ripped off kid.
$80 for both the retail and digital versions combined. I’m sure that’s what he meant.
That makes more sense.
That is exactly what I meant. If Nintendo can give everyone this tool (the tool to allow the transfer of SAVE DATA) and can allow all those who have already purchased the physical copy of the game and linked their Club Nintendo account and eShop account, to have the digital copy for free or heavily discounted, I (and I am sure many others) will be very,very happy.
hate to kill your imagination, but no. it is the same price. £80 to transfer ONE game title’s saves
I think you will have to use your ClubNintendo account and it will only work with games yo have registered. That’s my guess
No. As per Kamek’s and my posts above, this only allows you to transfer the save date from your physical cart to your SD card so that if you’ve purchased the digital version you can use the save file. It doesn’t allow you to transfer the whole game as stated in this article.
I annoying doing that on my xbox why bother doing it on your 3DS
So what it is saying is. we could install it on the 3DS if we had the space for it. I like doing that on my Xbox cause it makes it run faster. so interested to see how it does.
Yes! Example games that are good for a quick play in between my comute in the city like SSF43D, REmerc.3D, Mario Kart 7 & so on, but I wouldn’t do this for big data games like, MS3,Resident Evil Revelations or Kingdom Hearts 3D.
This is genius! Sony needs to step it up! Stat!
Its only save data, plus sonys done this already.
To ALL
OF THEM
The link for the source of this information only mentions transferring save data, not the entire game itself. So you’ll need to buy the digital version of the game in order to transfer the save data.
I will download all the 64 games, if i can sell the cartridges i will
Alba obviously doesn’t even read articles before posting on this site. Just click on ‘apparantly’ on the header and you will see. She should be banned for spreading garbage she/he pulls out her ass.
For mario kart 7 I definately would so I could whip it out anytime for multiplayer with other 3ds owners. Tbh mario Kart is probably the only game I would download simply because I could play it everyday without worrying about losing the cartridge.
i’ll be really happy if this is true
I think you guys are reading it wrong. From what I understand, games that save data to the game cartridge will be transferable to the system’s SD card like saves and stats. I think RE Revelations saves to the game card, but this would make it so that the game saves to the SD card instead.
YES. I would love to trade-in games without losing my games or data. And turning physical games to digital!? MAKE THIS HAPPEN, NINTENDO!!!!!!!!!!
NINTENDO:
OK! BUT YOU’LL END UP PAYING DOUBLE TIME MY FRIEND. YOUR PHYSICAL THAT YOU ALREADY PAYED + THE DIGITAL THAT YOU MUST PAY ;)
Portal:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!!!!
My interpretation: We can legally download the cart data onto our 3DS?
If the answer is “yes,” then fuck yeah!
I would love to transfer my physical copies to digital files, as long as there is no additional charge to do so!
This could be an epic move by Nintendo.
PS: Did I read something wrong? Why are so many people flipping out over this in a negative way?)
Because you essentially need to buy the game twice.
Because the only thing you can transfer is the save file. Not the game data itself.
And for this to work you need to have both, the physical copy, and digital copy. (Both paid)
That’s why.
Wait… This is only save data?…
AAALLBBBAAAAA!!! >:(
I see you adjusted the title.
You’re human, and I forgive you.
I’m all for a good “creative” headline to attract readers, but WTF?! ;-)
How lame. Now give me the option to install the game on my 3DS SD card from the physical disc and we’ve got something special. Ask me to buy the game twice? No. Just… no.
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I’d be up for this idea if you got a free digital copy seeing as I and many here have a retail version of the game. It’s only data from the game so that kinda sucks but cool at the same time so you don’t have to restart from the begining. I would hate to lose my Super Mario 3D Land and NSMB2 file with no lives lost. I don’t want to buy the same game twice, now if I were to get a discount or a free digital version of the game, then I would be up for this, but first I would need a bigger SD Card first. Wonder what’s the maximum size capacity the 3DS could read.
So… If I buy a digital version of a game I already have in physical copy, I get to transfer all the save data for free. Thats cool I guess, tho honestly if I already bought the game then they should really just let us download the digital copy for free or at least for a discounted amount.
I totally agree. I register my games with Club Nintendo. Can’t they magically see that since I also have a registered 3DS that I’ve earned a digital download? They’re embracing digital… but not with both arms open.
Their point of Clubnintendo is for you to both make you buy more games and more importantly, enter the survey. If the system is auto, you may not had have entered the survey.
DOSE IT MEAN THAT I WILL END UP BUYING THE GAME 2 TIMES (PHYSICAL & DIGITAL) JUST TO TRANSFER THE SAVES??? NO WAY I’M PAYING DOUBLE TIME. IT’LL BE GOOD IF YOU’VE LOST A PHYSICAL GAME AND THE DIGITAL COPY WOULD KNOW YOU OWNED THE GAME AND (*POOF*) YOUR SAVE DATA APPEAR INTO THE NEW ONE. THE E-SHOP BETTER _ THAT I PLAYED THE GAME SO I CAN GET A DIGITAL VERSION FOR FREE TO TRANSFER STUFF, OR ELSE I’M NOT SPITING A PENNY.
*Buys Luigi’s Mansion 2 after selling spare snes at car boot*
*Notices save data transfer tool on eShop*
*Downloads*
*Notices that you need to buy the digital version too*
Me: Fuck this! £80 to transfer Luigi’s Mansion 2 saves!
*Tries downloading digital version with Luigi’s Mansion 2 inserted*
*Doesn’t Work*
Me: Nintendo you sly rip-off merchants!
this is not fair to people who lose game carts DAILY. F U nintendo