DS to 3DS region lock question

[n64king]

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, is this locked off a US 3DS? I was planning on trying to find a European copy, since DS games aren't always region locked on a 3DS. I've been playing Ganbare Goemon: Tōkai Dōchū Ōedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no Maki which is a DS Japan only game and it works fine, came out in 2005 and has no weird camera or other newer DS functions involved in it. From what I gather All DSi-enhanced and 3DS games are region-locked and a DSi-enhanced DS game is one that uses features such as the camera.

tl;dr does EU Tingle DS work on NA 3DS? I don't think there's any weird things in there that should bar it from working but maybe there are camera actions or otherwise weird games that may not allow it to work

 

[TheWonky]

EU games dont work n NA 3ds'

 

[n64king]

It's only Japan to NA?

Literally I ask because I don't see ANYTHING related to this anywhere. EU to NA = ????
That's boo

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I guess I can get a Japanese Tingle game if that works still. But how weird if EU ≠ NA

 

[Flyffel]

DS games are not region locked but DSi games like Pok?mon Black/White are (they have DSi features like the camera). ANY DS game works on ANY 3DS.

Tingle is not a DSi game. So yes, it would work.

Edit: Well I have never heard that before, that EU => NA doesn't work. NA => EU certainly works. And why on earth shouldn't it?

 

[Reindeer]

Actually, the only games that will not work due to region lock are 3DS and DSi-exclusive or DSI-enhanced titles. So if it's Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland you're asking about, it should work.

Here's a list of DSi-enhanced titles (seems to be somewhat incomplete), and a list of DSi-exclusive titles.

 

[n64king]

I kind of figured this to be the case. DS works with 3DS. DSi = the problem. Especially if NA => EU then EU <= NA should work. It also wouldn't make sense to block out Europe but allow Japan. I only questioned it because how rarely I see European DS games, and no one seems to even ask about it, everyone just wants to know NA/EU = JP

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System Flaw for DSi

That's ironic. Also thanks for posting the links, especially the first one has a nice list on it.

 

[Ray-ACP]

Weird, how can you tell if a game is dsi or not? That might be why my dragonquest 9 doesn't work with my 3ds.

 

[Cress]

Weird, how can you tell if a game is dsi or not? That might be why my dragonquest 9 doesn't work with my 3ds.

DSi games or games that use DSi features are a black cartridge. Normal DS games are a grey cartridge.

 

[Ray-ACP]

I didn't know that OMG thank you!

 

[n64king]

Also if you've got a DSi only game the box says DSi Only on it. They're blatantly different from a DS game box, they're like a cross between 3DS & DS!