Question about new Nintendo 3DS

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littleheaven

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#205807 28-Nov-2016 10:16

I've bought my son a New 3DS XL for Christmas, and I know that he'll be hanging out to play with it straight away. Will it be ready to go straight out of the box, or should I get it out and perform some set-up before I wrap it? I've got the charger, some games, and a formatted SD card to expand the storage. Any other things I should be aware of? Thanks!

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#1678693 28-Nov-2016 10:50

It has about 1/3 charge out of the box; be prepared to spend about an hour going through setup but then you should be all good to play.

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#1678709 28-Nov-2016 11:11

Thanks - would my son need to be present for the setup? It would be nice if I could charge it and get it ready to go beforehand.

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#1678733 28-Nov-2016 11:40

littleheaven:

Thanks - would my son need to be present for the setup? It would be nice if I could charge it and get it ready to go beforehand.

From my poor memory, it was connecting to WiFi, choosing a Nintendo ID, going to the store and linking ID to the store and probably showing you how to use the console.
So, probably not needed

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#1678869 28-Nov-2016 14:20

Ah, okay, thanks. He already has an ID from his Wii U, so I think we'll be safe enough :)

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