Physical or Digital Copy?

[RisingSun]

Physical...I am buying 2 copies, one for me and one for son, so it will just be easier to handle with the physical copies.

 

[Gwoop]

I had intended to get the physical copy, but now I'm thinking of the benefits of digital. It'll end up costing me more in the long run because I'll need a new SD card since, as was pointed out above, 8,000 blocks is one GB. I only have 9,948 blocks left on my original 2GB card that came with the system. D:
I'll probably get both the physical and digital versions at one point or another, but depending on if I have a bigger SD card by the time AC is released, I'll get the digital first. But I may be swayed to buy the SD card specifically for AC if it'll mean I get to play it at midnight whereas other people will have to wait a few hours. The only downside with that is that I don't have a credit card, so I'll have to buy 2 €25 Nintendo point cards and then however much for the SD card too.
But it'll be worth it. I hear tell that a good SD card can speed up the starting time for a 3DS as well, and my one is getting a wee bit slow with all the things I've downloaded over the months. That and I'm willing to fork out any amount of money for Animal Crossing.

 

[Fennec]

I'm getting the physical copy. On my DSi, I had Dr.Mario, but I lost it when I traded it in for my 3DS. I would hate to lose Animal Crossing that way!

 

[Treasu(red)]

I've seen most commenters saying they're worried about data size (1GB), other people saying they like the feel of the game in their hands. I want a physical copy, but for different reasons than any other poster.

I always resell my games when I'm done with them. No. Not to Gamestop for 7% of the games actual value. I've basically used the same $150 for three years now on videogames. I rarely keep games unless they don't end or I become absolutely enamored with: (Animal crossing, Phoenix Wright, SSBM, SSBB, Pokemon games, Final Fantasy Tactics, Mario Kart, Super Mario Bro's etc) but other games? Like.... Endless Ocean, Professor Layton games, Katamari Damacy games... ones that you've collected everything and done every level and it's just gonna sit on my shelves for my lifetime- I sell. So, it's just my policy always to get digital. I'll never ever ever, ever never ever sell Animal Crossing Jump Out, but my policy is the same none the less. I also see memory cards getting filled up or corrupted eventually, and I'd FREAK if I lost a few years worth of AC lovins.

 

[Pudge]

As much as I love the idea of getting the game digitally at midnight, I wouldn't want to anyway 'cause I prefer to start my AC game during the day when everything is bright and colourful and everyone is awake and all the stores are opened and everything.
Plus, I'm looking forward to the excitement of waking up early to head to Walmart and buy the game. Then rush home and lock myself in my bedroom all day while I escape into the new AC world. Oh, I'm so excited.

 

[Volvagia]

Physical. I just like having the hard copy with the pretty box art and colourful manual.

 

[PoizonMushro0m]

I am definitely getting the physical version of the game, I hate downloading when I really don't have to. That is I will get the game if I do get a 3DS, which I absolutely do want to get it!!!!!!!!

 

[Berry]

I am getting the physical copy as well. But... At least in Germany they kind of... Minimized the nice booklets and turned them into little flyers!! :O ... but the packshot is pretty, but then again in Germany it gets a seal (rating) that covers almost 1/4 of the whole packshot :/ if the download version wouldn't be as expensive as the retail version, I'd probably buy the download version... Meh.

 

[Cherrypie]

This is honestly bad advice. You CAN do that but that's really not a good idea... What's the point in even bothering to buy a bigger card then? Or even buy the game digitally if you're gonna be popping out an SD card in and out? It's pointless.

What you should do is buy a larger new SD card and transfer the contents from your old SD card in your 3DS over to the new larger SD card you buy. Then just pop the new card into your 3DS and your old data will all be there plus you'll have more space on it than before to download stuff like Animal Crossing.

Nintendo has instructions on their website on how to do this sort of thing if you need help!

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/sy...menu=ctr-ht-settings-transfer-data-between-sd

Thanks so much! I was going to get an SD card reader anyway so I can transfer my photos! I wonder if I need to want to get a bigger SD card and the digital copy of AC... Oh well, time will tell! Anyways thanks Justin and thank you too Gandalf!

 

[Garrett x50 cal]

Didn't Nintendo say something about being able to store physical games in our 3DS memory as digital games? Maybe it was just some rumor, can't remember where I heard it from.

Anyway, I'm going to get the physical version.

I highly doubt that I mean go Gamestop/anygamestore buy AC install it on your 3DS and return the game.

 

[Bulbadragon]

Physical. I just don't trust digital copies. I guess it's where all my technology ends up messing up someway, and if I have a physical copy I can play it on more than one 3DS. Or if one of my friends want to borrow my game, they couldn't because it'd be on my 3DS. I just like being able to have an actual game card, I guess. I don't know why. Guess I'm wierd like that or something...

 

[BellGreen]

AC3DS looks like a mouthful of data so I'm going with phys.

Unless there is a Digital Midnight release.

 

[Justin]

AC3DS looks like a mouthful of data so I'm going with phys.

Unless there is a Digital Midnight release.

Most likely there will be. So far all of the digital releases have been. But like someone said, for Animal Crossing there isn't much point to it unless you time travel.

 

[BellGreen]

As much as I love the idea of getting the game digitally at midnight, I wouldn't want to anyway 'cause I prefer to start my AC game during the day when everything is bright and colourful and everyone is awake and all the stores are opened and everything.
Plus, I'm looking forward to the excitement of waking up early to head to Walmart and buy the game. Then rush home and lock myself in my bedroom all day while I escape into the new AC world. Oh, I'm so excited.

Well, you can change the store times, and you can choose when animals sleep
A gift for the all-nighters if you ask me

 

[Cherrypie]

Most likely there will be. So far all of the digital releases have been. But like someone said, for Animal Crossing there isn't much point to it unless you time travel.

I don't know... It's going to take a LONG time to load... So if your worried about doing it in the dark, it will probs be light by the time it loads. Anyway if you download it at midnight or the earliest you can wake up, you don't have to go through the process of driving, shopping and then driving back home. Basically you save a LOT of time, there are bonuses in getting it on the SD Card and etc. Even still, with reasons like the SD card having a malfunction problem and etc I am going to get the game. Even if my mum thinks I suddenly turned into an obsessive gamer wanting to get the game day one after 'counting down' the last 3 years. Oh well, she'll have to deal with that type of daughter. X)

 

[Justin]

I don't know... It's going to take a LONG time to load... So if your worried about doing it in the dark, it will probs be light by the time it loads. Anyway if you download it at midnight or the earliest you can wake up, you don't have to go through the process of driving, shopping and then driving back home. Basically you save a LOT of time, there are bonuses in getting it on the SD Card and etc. Even still, with reasons like the SD card having a malfunction problem and etc I am going to get the game. Even if my mum thinks I suddenly turned into an obsessive gamer wanting to get the game day one after 'counting down' the last 3 years. Oh well, she'll have to deal with that type of daughter. X)

You mean a long time to download the game? It depends on your internet connection. On mine it would probably take around 10 minutes to download it if Nintendo's servers are able to handle things fine.

 

[Cherrypie]

You mean a long time to download the game? It depends on your internet connection. On mine it would probably take around 10 minutes to download it if Nintendo's servers are able to handle things fine.

Right. Well forget my downloading point. All I want to know is what day will it come out and that will decide for me which one I am going to do (physical or digital) since I will be happy either way. Does anyone know what days games come out in Australia?

 

[Justin]

Right. Well forget my downloading point. All I want to know is what day will it come out and that will decide for me which one I am going to do (physical or digital) since I will be happy either way. Does anyone know what days games come out in Australia?

No idea. Maybe look up the dates for the last couple Nintendo games you bought and see if there's a pattern? Here in North America it's always a Sunday.

 

[EpicGamer12]

I can't... decide.
*sniff*

 

[Cherrypie]

No idea. Maybe look up the dates for the last couple Nintendo games you bought and see if there's a pattern? Here in North America it's always a Sunday.

I was doing what you said (which by the way, was thursday and fridays, mostly fridays) and I found this website: http://www.mightyape.com.au/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Coming-Soon/

It said that the release date for ACJO is 31st of May 2013. It probably isn't official, but I am scared that some websites think that the release is so later on in the year. Well they did say Q2 and so it is most probably after March otherwise they would have had said Q1. Oh well, it's good for me because that's a couple days before my b'day! I know I shouldn't have posted it here, but I just posted it thinking why do people think June (May 31 is 1 day from June, so basically June)?

Anyway 31 of May is Sunday for me, so it will come out either Thursday, Friday or for some reason, Sunday. All good days except Thursday. I hope it comes out on Friday, so I have the whole weekend to play it! So, I guess physical version for me!