Is Japanese 3DS region locked?

Yes, 3DS games are region locked and you won't be able to play it on a North American 3DS. There is an exception however, if you hack/mod your 3DS it can play region locked games. Getting a Japanese 3DS will allow to play any game for the Japanese market.
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Can you set a Japanese 3DS to English?

Nintendo 3DS are region locked, so if you bought a Japanese 3DS it will only offer a select number of languages, excluding English. The Switch, however, is not region locked, and you can switch back and forth from Japanese to English as much as you'd like.
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Can you remove region lock on Japanese 3DS?

Nintendo has no update way to remove the region lock. The hardware is enforcing the regional digital signature down to firmware. In fact, if you region change to different firmware for another region, and then remove CFW, the system bricks, because that firmware isn't properly signed for that region of console.
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How do I change my 3DS region from Japan to USA?

How to Change the System Country/Region Setting on Nintendo 3DS
  1. You cannot change this setting to a country that is outside of the region in which the device was purchased.
  2. If a Nintendo Network ID is linked to your Nintendo 3DS, the system and Nintendo Network ID country must be the same.
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Are all 3DS 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.
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Can a Japanese 3DS play American games?

And the 3DS consoles have region locking, you can only play Japanese games on a Japanese console. Japanese 3DS can play any DS game (as in backwards compatibility with the old DS) as those are not region locked. For some reason, 3DS games ARE region locked.
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Can you play Japanese DS games on American 3DS?

No. The DS and 3DS family of consoles are region-locked.
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Should I region change my Japanese 3DS?

You should only perform a region change if you wish to have your system UI is in a language that is not available on your console's current region. This page assumes that you have already installed Luma3DS and boot9strap.
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Can you play Japanese 3DS games in English?

However, this requires jailbreaking your 3DS. I know people will buy Japanese 3DS's jailbreak them and change the language to English and get rid of the region lock. Then you can download an English patch for the game, if there is one on the net somewhere.
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What region is Japan in 3DS?

Region Code :NTSC-J (Japan).
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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. If you want to be as safe as possible though, consoder doing these two things: 1.
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Is a Japanese Nintendo switch region-locked?

The Nintendo Switch itself is region free. With physical games you can play any from any part of the world. If the game itself supports your Switch's default language, then it will play in your language. This can vary game to game.
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Can US 3DS play European games?

Like the original Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo 3DS XL is region-locked. If you buy your Nintendo 3DS XL system in North America, you should buy your games in North American markets.
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How do I change my Japanese eShop to English?

What to do
  1. From the Nintendo eShop Home, select Menu located within the top-left corner of the touch screen.
  2. Scroll down and select Settings / Other.
  3. Scroll down again until you reach the Settings section.
  4. Tap on one of the following options to change that setting: HOME Menu Notifications. Language. Location Settings.
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How do I change my Nintendo eShop from Japanese to English?

Go to the Nintendo Account website and sign in to your Nintendo Account. Scroll to the bottom of the page. In the language dropdown, select the desired language. The website will reload and display the new language.
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Can you change the region on a 3DS?

This is done by installing the 9.2. 0 CTRTransfer image for the region you want to switch to. Region changing is almost completely unnecessary since Luma3DS supports out of region games and individual title region emulation.
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Can you play Japanese DS games on American DS?

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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Why are 3DS games region locked?

Nintendo was too afraid of reverse-importing, where someone bought games from outside their region, which sometimes is much cheaper. So in order to prevent that, they set region locks on many of their consoles, which has been around since many years ago.
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Can you play European games on Japanese 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 does a 3DS Japanese version mean?

The Nintendo 3DS LL, means Japanese version and it only support Japanese language games. The Nintendo 3DS XL is the English version, it works with English games. You can't run English version games on LL, and the Japanese version games will not working on XL.
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What happens if I change Nintendo region?

Your console region affects several aspects of your Nintendo Switch experience: eShop Access: The eShop available to you is determined by your console's region. Language Settings: Changing your console region may also change the system language. However, you can switch the language settings independently.
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What is Faketik 3DS?

faketik generates and installs "fake tickets" to make missing titles re-appear on Nintendo 3DS family systems.
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Will an American 3DS charger work on a Japanese 3DS?

A: Yes! I use the original charger that came with my NA 3DS to charge my JP 3DS.
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Can 3DS play import DS games?

Can I Play Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS Games on Nintendo 3DS Family Systems? With the exception of a few games which require the use of the AGB slot, all Nintendo DS games are compatible with Nintendo 3DS family systems. However, some specific features or accessories that use the AGB slot are not compatible.
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Is Pokemon Black region-locked?

The JP version is region-locked when played on a DSi, DSi XL, or 3DS. The US and EU versions are region-free.
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