Before continuing, make sure you’ve set up Wi-Fi on your Nintendo 3DS.
- Update your 3DS for good measure.
- Click Nintendo eShop on the 3DS’s bottom screen.
- Find a game to download in the Nintendo eShop.
- Select the game you want to purchase.
- Choose Tap Here to Purchase.
How do I download and play 3DS games?
Complete these steps
- Select Download Play from the HOME Menu and tap Open.
- Tap Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo DS depending on type of software to be received.
- Tap the title to be received from the list of available titles.
- For information on how to play the game or feature you are downloading, refer to the software manual.
Can You redownload content on a Nintendo 3DS?
If you previously formatted your Nintendo 3DS family system and are redownloading content that was purchased while you had a Nintendo Network ID associated with your system, that ID must be relinked to your Nintendo 3DS family system. If a update data is available, it will automatically download along with your software.
How can I retrieve my downloaded games on Nintendo 3DS?
By opening “settings/other” on the Eshop you can look at your downloads. From there you can redownload any game/application previously downloaded. If a game was saved to your 3DS instead of the SD card its locked to that console. Its possible to move games saved on a 3DS to the SD card but that sounds like its too late for you.
Can You redownload games on the Nintendo eShop?
Important: You can only redownload games using the Nintendo Account that purchased the game. If a specific game or DLC item shows “Purchased” in the Nintendo eShop but you are unable to redownload it, click here. These steps will redownload a game and all purchased DLC associated with the game.
Is it possible to transfer games from 3DS to SD card?
Its possible to move games saved on a 3DS to the SD card but that sounds like its too late for you. The only way you can ‘retrieve’ the games you had on your original 3DS is to do a system transfer from that 3DS to the system you’re using now. Of course, you -must- have the original 3DS in order to do that.
