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Selected titles are available now as downloadable versions from Nintendo eShop, with many more games to come! Here's a guide to how you can buy our games:

Retail stores:

Our biggest games are always available at your local store in the traditional packaged manner.

Nintendo eShop download:

You can now download many of our top titles directly from Nintendo eShop and we'll be adding more games there all the time.

Official Nintendo website:

It is possible to purchase download versions of games from Nintendo eShop on the official Nintendo website. You'll recognise if a game is available for purchase if a price and corresponding button appear on the related gamepage.

To be able to purchase download games from Nintendo eShop on the official website, you'll need to have a Nintendo Account which is linked to a Nintendo Network ID, and you'll need to have visited Nintendo eShop on the device you wish to download on at least once. To find out more, visit our Support section.


What is a download version?

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Users will be able to enjoy the same game content as found in the packaged game by downloading it from Nintendo eShop. The downloaded game will be saved on the SD card or MicroSD card in your Nintendo 3DS family system. If you save different games on your system, you can play them at any time without having to change Game Cards.

Please note:

  • Your Nintendo 3DS family system must be connected to the Internet to download the game. For details and tutorials on how to do this, visit our Nintendo 3DS Support section here.
  • The downloaded game can only be played on the system it is downloaded to.
  • Due to the large data size of these games, it may take some time for the game to download. Please download the game while connected to a power supply.
  • Please be aware that the game won't download if there isn't enough space on your SD card. You will be notified when trying to download if this is the case.


Why get a download version?

This guide will show you how to play Nintendo DS game ROM’s on your 3DS directly from SD card using TWiLight Menu++. TWiLight Menu++ adds a few features to DS games such as a cheats manager, increased sound quality and widescreen support. TWL Menu++ runs entirely in DS mode so some 3DS features will not be available while the application is running. It is compatible with the vast majority of DS games; TWiLight Menu++ DS Compatability List.

Required Downloads:

  • TWiLight Menu Updater (.cia)

Hacked (New) Nintendo 3DS (XL) Console

  • TWiLight Menu++ requires a hacked 3DS with FBI to install the homebrew application
  • Follow this guide (with pictures) or Plailect’s guide on hacking your 3DS if you have not done so before
  • An SD Card is required to store the exploit files and homebrew apps
  • 32GB or more is recommended to store games
  • The SD card must be formatted to FAT32
  • MicroSD cards are compatible with Old 3DS consoles via a MicroSD to SD adapter
  1. Insert your SD card into your PC
  2. Extract TWiLightMenu.7z
  3. Copy the /_nds/ folder to the root of your SD card
  4. Copy the /roms/ folder to the root of your SD card
  5. Go to the /DSi&3DS - SD card users/ folder
  6. Copy the /_nds/ folder and BOOT.NDS file to the root of your SD card
  7. Go to the /3DS - CFW users/ folder
  8. Copy TWiLightMenu.cia and TWiLight Menu - Game Booter.cia to the /cia/ folder on your SD card
  9. Copy TWiLightMenu-Updater.cia to the /cia/ folder on your SD card
  1. Insert your SD card into your 3DS and power it on
  2. Launch FBI on your 3DS
  3. Go to SD -> cia
  4. Select current directory -> [Install and delete all CIAs]
  5. Press [Home] and go back to the Home Menu when the installation is complete
  6. Unwrap and Launch TWiLight Menu Updater
  7. Select the TWL Menu++ [Release] and wait for the files to install
  8. Select the nds-bootstrap [Release] and wait for the files to install
  9. Select the Updater [Release] and wait for the files to install
  10. Select [Cheats] and wait for the files to install
  11. Select [Extras] -> [Boxart] -> Press [X] and wait for the files to install
  12. Press [B] to exit then press [Home] to go back to the Home Menu

Congratulations, you’ve installed and updated TWiLight Menu++. You’re now ready to launch the app and boot up some NDS ROMs.

  1. Unwrap and Launch TWiLight Menu++ from your Home Menu
  2. Select your console type and press [A] to confirm your selection
  3. Press the yellow arrow on the bottom right corner when the DS Menu loads up to launch the TWiLight Menu UI
    It is not advised to use GBARunner2 to play GBA games as it does not fully support save files. It is recommended to install ROMs as Virtual Console titles instead as this has much higher compatibility with games and comes with the ability to apply sleep mode patches.
  4. Navigate to /roms/ -> /nds/
  5. Select your ROM to load the DS game
The Acekard theme (zelda) is recommended for its improved cheats selection UI.
  1. Highlight your game in the TWiLightMenu++ file explorer
  2. Press [Y] for the information window then press [X] for the cheats window
  3. Toggle cheats on and off with the [A] button then press [X] to save
  4. Launch your game with the selected cheats

Congratulations, you’ve now setup cheats with TWiLight Menu++ so you can power through your Nintendo DS backlog without random encounters or Game Over screens.

Install Virtual Console Games (GBC, GBA, SNES etc)

  • Convert ROM’s to Virtual Console titles and install them directly to your Home menu using New Super Ultimate Injector

Installing 3DS Backups and Homebrew

  • Install 3DS backups easily with FBI

Dump Cartridges to SD

  • Play your games without the cartridge inserted by dumping them directly to your SD card with GodMode9
  • Cartridges can be dumped as multiple formats: .cia for 3DS consoles, .3ds for emulators or .nds for Nintendo DS games

Luma3DS Cheats with Checkpoint

Nintendo 3ds Cheat Codes

  • Easily load game cheats with Checkpoint and activate them using the cheat manager in the Rosalina menu (Luma3DS)