Looks like Nintendo removed the serial number lookup for north america. You can still use the one for latin america here:

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/sy...ssador.jsp?menu=how&submenu=ctr-ht-amb-lookup

I just checked my serial for my old 3DS and it passed the test OK. But the thing is, if they removed the page for Canada and USA, that probably means they won't give ambassador status to any late comers from there, regardless of the excuses you may come up with. My old 3DS could get ambassador status but I never bothered to apply for the program. And I won't now, either, since it's still on 4.2 firmware, and all set to wait for its Gateway card.

 

The ambassador program was intended for people that over paid for a brand new 3DS, not for people that bought a second hand console from craigs list or something like that. I thought there was a set time period that you had to register to get into the ambassador program, and after that date passes then tough crap if you didn't register.

 

Here:
http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/contact/

 

you did get lucky, if i tried to call them they would send me for the local nintendo costumer service.... then i tried to call my own country nintendo costumer service, and the people there don't even talk my language. (its nintendo iberica, so its spanish..)

 

The games never showed in my downloads list and I did not know it was possible to call Nintendo and request games from them back in 2012.

EDIT: I contacted Nintendo Russia on email and they asked me for 3DS Proof of Purchase. I sent it to them and hopefully they will help me

 

Sorry about you're mother

 

Because it is possible to do a System Transfer to move them to another 3DS, it's possible that the previous owner transferred to an XL, 2DS, new 3DS, or new 3DS XL if your Ambassador Ticket does not show. It's very possible that it's why an Ambassador Ticket machine would end up on the used market in the first place (mostly enthusiasts bought the 3DS for full price at launch and they would know about it).

I got lucky and bought mine for full price less than 30 days before the price drop so I was able to claim my Ambassador Ticket and still get a 30-day price-match with an extra 10% of the difference refunded. Yep: I paid EVEN less and still got Ambassador status.

 

Nintendo sent me an Ambassador 3DS by accident when I got them to fix my hinge. Seems refurished O3DS' still possess their Ambass' tickets.

 

Mine was Ambassador, but by mistake I deleted the NNID...now I can't redownload the ambassador games...is there any way to get that games back?

 

I have an O3DS Ambassador 3DS, transffered the system to my N3DS

I tried to get the ambassador games back on the O3DS with calling Nintendo (Europe) and giving them the serial and another Nintendo account i had, the reply i got was something like:
To late, and i didn't register the O3DS in time, there was a date setup you had to register the O3DS to get the Ambasssador games, after that you where out of luck and they could tell the system was transffered and i wasn't the first owner
(was some time ago, was trying to get the amabasador games legit on all my 3ds systems )