Is Nintendo 3DS online server choice based on console region lock

What I mean is that if I take my Australian 3DS (New 3DS XL to be specific) to another region and try to play online, will I be automatically connected with the local (eg US, SEA, EU) server or will my 3DS connect back home to AUS and give me huge latency?

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Best Answer

i believe its depends on what region the game is from, so a japanese game would always connect to the japanese server (although in a different region you will experience a little lag as the servers are further away) i would ask you to research it more as i could be wrong

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Is 3DS Online 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.

Can you play online with a region Change 3DS?

3DS cares more about the region of the game, not region of the console. IE if you have a US copy of the game and you region change to EU (assuming you are using custom firmware to perform the region change), then you will still only connect to US servers.

Are European 3DS region locked?

The 3DS, unlike the Nintendo DS before it, is region-locked. There are 3 regions: North America, Japan and EU/Australia. So if you buy your 3DS in Australia, you'll need to purchase games from either the EU or Australia as well.

Can you play 3DS games from other regions?

The 3DS is the first Nintendo handheld family to pose restrictions on all of its games from other regions - meaning that you can't import games from Japan or North America unless you also have a 3DS from the same region to play them on.

How to Play a Region Locked Nintendo 3DS Game with Homebrew

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