Download Play; Nintendo Eshop; Downloadable Software - Nintendo 3ds Manual

Download Play

With only a single copy of a Download Play-compatible software title, you can play
multiplayer games with other Nintendo 3DS systems, and send and receive demos of some
software titles through local wireless game play. (This feature is not supported through
Internet online play.)
Download Play is compatible with Nintendo DSi XL™, Nintendo DSi™, Nintendo DS™ Lite,
and Nintendo DS™ systems.
Operations on sending system (Host)
Steps for host system Steps for client system
1 Start a Download Play-compatible title 1
from the HOME Menu.
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2 Review the instruction booklet for the
game title you are playing. Steps may
vary depending on the type of software
3
you are using.
NOTE: Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi titles are
stretched to fit the Nintendo 3DS screen. To display
the game at the original screen size ratio, hold
down START or SELECT while tapping Start on the
Host system and on the Client system.
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Operations on receiving system (Client)
Start Download Play from
the HOME Menu.
Tap to receive
Nintendo 3DS software,
or tap
to receive Nintendo DS or
Nintendo DSi software.
A list of available titles to
download will appear in
the lower screen. Tap the
title you want to receive.
Review the instruction
booklet for the game title
you are playing. Steps may vary depending on the type of
software you are using.

Nintendo eShop

You can connect to Nintendo eShop through the Internet and download Nintendo 3DS
Download Software and Nintendo DSiWare™, as well as classic Virtual Console™ software.
NOTE: A broadband wireless network connection is required to connect to the Internet.
See page 279 for more information on setting up a connection.
A System Update is required to add the Nintendo eShop feature to your system.
(See page 296 for more information on performing a System Update. ) After the update,
a Nintendo eShop icon will be added to your HOME Menu. Tap the icon and then select
Manual from the HOME Menu to read the built-in manal for more information.

Downloadable software

Nintendo 3DS Download Software
Some Nintendo 3DS software is available exclusively through Nintendo eShop.
You can save a maximum of 300 Nintendo 3DS Download Software titles and Virtual Console titles on an SD Card. If there is insuf-
ficient space on the SD Card, you may need to create some blocks of free space by deleting data in Data Management (see page 294)
or moving data to a high capacity SDHC Card (see page 250).
Virtual Console
With the Virtual Console service you can download games that were originally released on platforms prior to Nintendo DS, such as
Game Boy™ and Game Boy™ Color.
Nintendo DSiWare
You can also download Nintendo DSiWare from Nintendo eShop. Nintendo DSiWare was originally released for the Nintendo DSi
system. There are many types of software titles available from Nintendo eShop, from games to useful tools and other applications.
You can save a maximum of 40 Nintendo DSiWare titles. If there is insufficient space in System Memory, you may need to create
some blocks of free space by deleting data or moving data to an SD Card in Data Management (see page 294).
NOTE: To play Nintendo DSiWare saved on an SD Card, you must first transfer it into the Nintendo 3DS System Memory.
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