Hi everyone! In light of the upcoming eShop closure I wanted to make a buying guide on collecting physical 3DS games before this coming March. In this video I go over where I would buy 3DS games and also how I would go about prioritizing titles if I were starting my collection from scratch TODAY.
I'm sure I omitted a few important things in this video. If there's anything you would like to add to help other 3DS collectors be sure to drop a comment down below!
In the video I also showed some Japanese sites where you can potentially import Japanese 3DS consoles. After showing the standard eBay option the video then cut to Amazon Japan and Mercari Japan. I plan to release a video that'll go more in-depth about Japanese proxy shopping if this is of interest. I'll most likely be just importing Asian-English games but I'll be sure to share how to import consoles in that video as well.
This video is based off of my previous video 'How I Would START A NEW JRPG Collection TODAY (2023) | Choosing Favorites & Prioritizing Publishers': https://youtu.be/LyL1gj6c7kw
Shops that ship worldwide (currency is in CAD but you can use PayPal to pay in your currency)
Video Games Plus: https://videogamesplus.ca/collections/nintendo-3ds
PNP Games: https://pnpgamesonline.com/product-category/nintendo/2ds-and-3ds/3ds-new-games/
List of 3DS games with DLC: https://www.resetera.com/threads/wii-u-3ds-eshop-shutdown-exclusive-games-dlc-and-features-list-thread.553420/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Buying a 3DS System
01:15 Buying Sealed 3DS Games
05:09 Buying Used 3DS Games
06:30 Prioritize By Price
07:10 Prioritize By Chances of Remakes
10:26 Prioritize Dead Franchises
11:45 Prioritize Dual Screen & 3D Features
12:31 Prioritize Games with DLC
14:19 Prioritize Collector Editions
15:29 Prioritize By Publisher
25:14 Games I Would Personally Prioritize
26:04 Outro
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