Are PAL 3DS region locked?

The 3DS is unfortunately region-locked. You are stuck to buying other 3DSes from other regions, or simply just playing games from your own region.
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Can you play PAL games on American 3DS?

Can I play Nintendo 3DS software bought outside the PAL region on my Nintendo 3DS? No, this is not possible. A Nintendo 3DS bought in the PAL region only plays software from that region.
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What region is PAL 3DS?

The following is the complete list of the 197 Virtual Console titles that were released for the Nintendo 3DS in the PAL region (Europe and Australia) sorted by system and release dates.
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Which 3DS is region locked?

Yes, the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL systems are region locked. Region locking enables Nintendo to include parental controls and more efficiently deliver region-specific system and menu updates to users.
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Are PAL DS games region locked?

DS games are completely region-free, there is no such thing as a PAL DS game. 3DS games on the other hand are region-locked. Therefore, your American 3DS plays NTSC 3DS games and all DS games.
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Are PAL 3DS games in English?

In most cases the game reads your OS language (which can be changed at any time in the settings menu) and sets the language of the game based on that, sometimes you can change the language in the actual game's options menus. While most PAL game have French and Spanish, many don't and only come in English.
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Is the Nintendo 3DS PAL or NTSC?

There is no such thing as a PAL 3DS or an NTSC 3DS. PAL and NTSC are standards for transmitting television signals, and the 3DS does not use a television screen. If you're asking about a European 3DS vs. an American 3DS, there really is no difference, hardware-wise.
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What is a PAL 3DS?

Usually, when one refers to PAL, they are referring to a European/Australian 3DS, whereas with NTSC, they are referring to the North American 3DS; however, these terms are used incorrectly.
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Can I make my 3DS region free?

Install cfw and your 3ds won't be region locked anymore. They can't, it is built into the system at various levels, and they also contracted with all the publishers with the understanding that the region lock would be there.
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How do I know if my 3DS is region free?

Go to settings, then see the Firmware version (at the bottom right side of the upper screen, update if you must). The end character of the firmware version is the region.
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Does PAL region work in USA?

PAL & NTSC Video Broadcast Standards

For other players: NTSC format is mainly supported in USA, Canada, South America & the Caribbean. PAL format is supported in most other countries, including UK, Europe, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand.
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Is the US in the PAL region?

The PAL region is a region of Earth that covers most of Europe and Africa along with parts of Asia, South America, and Oceania. Prior to the digital television transition, special versions of computer and video games were often released in this region.
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How do I know if my 3DS game is PAL?

And yes, it is on the box. Flip the box over to the back and then look at the Important part in the left bottom side of any box, it will start off by saying it is for European/Australian 3DS systems only.
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Do PAL games work on American consoles?

So an NTSC hardware will output NTSC video, PAL hardware will output PAL video. The game cannot change the video system. An NTSC game will expect to run on an NTSC console and it may not work on a PAL console due to timing differences. Same goes for running a PAL game on a NTSC console.
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Will a PAL switch game work in the US?

Are Nintendo Switch game cards region-locked? With the exception of systems and game cards distributed in the Chinese region, Nintendo Switch game cards are not region locked.
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Can a Canadian 3DS play American games?

Yes: The same 3DS can play most DS games from any region. There are exceptions as some DSi enhanced and DSi Exclusive games are region locked.
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Can I get banned for modding my 3DS?

Modding a console always has some risks, but in general, your NNID or Nintendo Account will not be banned just for installing CFW or homebrew apps on your console. Bans are usually reserved for those who cheat while playing online.
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What happens if I change my 3DS region?

If you change the region of your console: You will not be able to use your NNID (if you have one). NNIDs are locked to the region that they were created in. You may not be able to access the eShop, even if you delete your eShop account beforehand.
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Are all DS games region free?

Nintendo DS/Nintendo DS Lite game cards

Older Nintendo DS and DS Lite software is region-free, so you can play most of that software on a Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL from any region. It's possible, however, that future Nintendo DS software will incorporate region encoding.
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Does PAL still exist?

Unlike NTSC, PAL encoding is still often used for over the air broadcasting in the regions in which it was adopted.
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Are PAL games slower?

Not all were slower, but many were because the entire system timing was linked to the video refresh rates. PAL runs 50Hz as a base, NTSC 60Hz. This means that NTSC updates the screen 16% faster than PAL.
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What countries use PAL?

PAL-B/G/D/K/I

The variants are: Standards B/G are used in most of Western Europe, former Yugoslavia, South Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Standard I in the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Macau. Standards D/K (along with SECAM usually) in most of Central and Eastern Europe and mainland China.
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Is PAL NTSC still a thing?

Even in today's use of screen formatting, the acronyms NTSC and PAL are still relevant as far as compatibility goes. The formal NTSC meaning is "National Television Standards Committee" and PAL stands for "Phase Alternate Lines".
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Does PAL look better than NTSC?

So, it provides 25 alternating lines. It also produces 25 frames per second, which results in a faster image display. The total lines of resolution in PAL are 625, which is higher than NTSC. So, you can say that the picture quality of PAL is better compared to NTSC.
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Should I buy PAL or or NTSC?

NTSC televisions broadcast 525 lines of resolution, while PAL televisions broadcast 625 lines of resolution. So, if we're speaking technically, which we are, PAL's 100 additional lines amount to more visual information on screen and an overall better picture quality and screen resolution.
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