Hardware a 3ds question

[Arab]

in about a week i am moving to the middle east in palestine. and i was wondering if i bought a game there for my 3ds would it work there? or should i sell it here and buy it over there

 

[Saturosias]

If they sell U.S. games there for your U.S. console, sure, they'd work.
Though you'd think there would be outrageously high import fees on those NTSC games.

 

[Arab]

i thought so. Im gonna sell it so i could buy a better one over there. another question any downloaded games i bought over here can i redownload it over there?

 

[aalokishere]

i thought so. Im gonna sell it so i could buy a better one over there. another question any downloaded games i bought over here can i redownload it over there?

No the games are tied to the console. If you get a new one then you have the buy the games all over again.

 

[Foxi4]

No the games are tied to the console. If you get a new one then you have the buy the games all over again.

You can perform a System Transfer between two 3DS'es, although I doubt that it'd be possible between two systems from different regions.

Though you'd think there would be outrageously high import fees on those NTSC games.

They're not NTSC, they're USA. The region lock is artificial and has nothing to do with the display mode like in the case of home consoles.

 

[Arab]

aww man is it the same with the wii u?

 

[Rydian]

Yes, all region locks nowadays are purely artificial.

 

[Saturosias]

They're not NTSC, they're USA.

My bad, got the Wii thing stuck in my head (NTSC-U, -J, etc.). Meant to say U.S.

 

[Arab]

-sigh- i guess i am going to sell my consoles and games before i leave thank you guys for the information