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The New 3DS LL for Japanese Gaming!

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015

The New 3DS LL is perfect and works perfectly with all of my current Nintendo DS games. This 3DS model only plays Japanese games and I knew that beforehand so just a friendly reminder to anyone thinking of getting one. It should also be noted that this system is in Japanese and the menus will not be able to display English at all. The New 3DS LL/ XL is basically a better version of the original 3DS and I originally thought that the image would be blurry with a larger screen, but apparently Nintendo thought ahead this time. The graphics, sounds, battery, in-game cut scenes, 3D gameplay, extra buttons, and screen size are all better than the normal 3DS. This product doesn't come with a power chord so if you never owned a 3DS get a power chord with your purchase, but if you already have any of the previous 3DS models it uses the same chord. I strongly recommend this system to anyone who wants to play Japanese 3DS games!

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Erika Ines Pérez Pescio

One Star

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2015

Dear Sir/Amazon,

A few weeks weeks ago I bought a new Nintendo 3DS LL Japanese version. It arrived to my house in New Jersey.
I tried to set up the language but I was not able to. I also tried my American games but they were not compatible with the one I bought.

I would like to know if it is possible to change the equipment I bought for an American version. If it is necessary I am willing to pay the difference in price.

Looking forward to your answer.

Yours faithfully,
Erika Perez

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Metragoon

The New 3DS LL for Japanese Gaming!

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015

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Lauren Casillas

Simply stunning and elegant!

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018

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This product is a great buy. This Japanese 3DS is a great color and comes with two manuals. One quick start and a user manual. Unfortunately, there is no charging cable included. However, since this is a region exclusive DS: it cannot play American 3DS games nor can it be modded to the English language. Additionally, the features on it are much bette as it maximizes gameplay and user capability. Overall. I'm very pleased with this 3DS LL. Oh and you will have to know Japanese to play it. In addition to that, have fun and play more games!

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Erika Ines Pérez Pescio

One Star

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2015

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Larceny Whipsnake

Pretty Blue...

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2015

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I bought this and two other Japanese 3DS consoles just to add a little flavor to my modest DS collection. When you figure out the setup in Japanese, it works very well. Although it will not play U.S. region 3DS games, it will play the older DS games just fine. Note that all three of my consoles, supposedly Japanese, were made in China but what isn't these days.. The blue finish is quite attractive although glossy and a fingerprint magnet. Like another New 3DS LL I recently purchased, the top screen is fairly wobbly. Read all the fine print so you know exactly what you are buying and make your own decision before buying. Given these comments, I would recommend it.

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James E. Karakitsos

The game menus are as I mentioned in Japanese however if you have a smart phone or tablet like an I pad

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018

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I bought this Japanese region new 3DS LL for the exclusive purpose of playing the entire Sega 3D Classic collection which is only fully available on three Japanese region cartridges. Though many of the games are digitally available on the United States Nintendo E shop, many of the recent releases have not been released outside of Japan. The fact that the games themselves are identical in language and graphics to American means outside of the system and game menus,the lack of knowledge in reading Japanese is not a problem. The system will also play all Nintendo DS games from anywhere as the DS games were not region coded. The bottom line is if there are 3DS games you want that are only available in Japan, then this is what you need to play them. The seller was first rate and the system was new and sealed just as described. A little helpful hint for anyone who is interested. The game menus are as I mentioned in Japanese however if you have a smart phone or tablet like an I pad, you can download for free a translation program. You can use the camera of your device to scan over the Japanese game menues and when you look at the smart phone, I pad screen it will give you the English translation. Very handy for a few game setting options that I did not know what they did until I read it in English.

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Perfect 3DS

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021

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Perfect condition, better than the used I've gotten from GameStop. Everything works, no scratches, came with a case. Just beware this is a Japanese system, and won't run out of region games without additional work.

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Andrew

Arrived early! XD

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2014

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Just purchased and paid around with it for a week, arrived a day before expected arrival date which is awesome.

It is a New Japanese 3DS that ONLY PLAYS JAPANESE 3DS GAMES. The US version won't come out until next year. There is no option to change the language to english.

So far I love the New 3DS LL, I'm finally able to play import games that I've been waiting to be localized.

The Web browser has majorly improved. You can now view html5 websites. When clicking on streaming videos, it opens up a video player. Now I can watch my streaming anime websites too.

I can tell the significant faster processor, much improved 3D screen and everything else. This should have been what Nintendo should have came out with first.

Also, Nintendo announced recently that hardware will no longer have Club Nintendo points. So this will not come with a Club Nintendo points card.

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Stephanie L

Good product

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2015

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Came as expected - good condition and good product. Keep in mind that this is in Japanese, and there is no way to change it to be in English as of now. Also only plays games meant for a Japanese console.

Mine did not come with a charger either, but it works with the NA chargers, so that's fine.

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Andrew

zl and the buttons layout but as soon as I turned the 3D on you can tell it is better than the regular 3DS

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2014

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When I bought this console, I thought the only difference would be the C-stick, zr,zl and the buttons layout but as soon as I turned the 3D on you can tell it is better than the regular 3DS, i'm not sure if its because of the bigger screen, but I'm sure that's not it, my brother got the black new 3DS and he was amazed because when he bought a years back the aqua blue 3DS, he was always complaining about the 3D being to hard to look at, but with this new 3DS, he told "For the first time I can really see the 3D effect". So aslong as I'm concerned it is better in every aspect.It's worth every dollar.

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Delroy Desir

It came with 11.1.0-34J! YIPEEE!

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017

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Bought this April 3 2017. I was afraid it would come with 11.3 but it didn't. Also i recommend putting a case on it the glossy finish is nice but too many fingerprints. Also I got two TN panels... what a bummer but the screen display stills looks better than my friends new 3ds XL from the USA LOL. So there are differences even among 3ds LL or XL with the same TN screen panels. (if you are fishing for an IPS panel one)

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