Not really on topic but don't want to create a thread just for this:
So I guess after 550+ hours of Smash and around 1,200 hours of total play time my 3DS XL seens to be at its limit.
Thanks to Smash, the analog came off back in August (had the system since June 2013, you can still play games just the top part is off) and R button stopped working sometimes since March 2015 (I know the blowing trick and it works perfectly atm) but the hinge on the right side has slowly started cracking. Looking online, it seems it may happen after 6 months but I didn't notice it until Dec 2015. And have noticed it got worse.
Its gotten to the point that when I close the system the cracked part comes off of the casing at each snap of the hinge. It goes back on when fully closed/opened.
Some sites said that opening from the middle will stop the hinge crack so I'll try that next time. But after an average of 4 opens and closings a day I guess it was bound to happen...
Since i care about my saves (Smash, MH4, Pokemon X, AC:NL, and Etrian IV are all digital) plus I love the activity log, I have decided to go ahead and get a New 3DS XL before something worse happens.
I was going to try and cheap out on a 2DS but seeing just how small the screens are and I love 3D so I decided against it. 3DS is my main system, so I'll do it.
Money is tight I'll have to trade in potentially all my old DS Pokemon games to have enough. And possibly just outright skip Pokken. Sucks but I don't want something worse happening to my XL before I can get a new one to trade.
Yeah...after typing all that this entire post seems kinda overdone lol.
Anywayz: I had a question: Don't have a pc but maybe can borrow one if I have to, but looking it up, there seems to be a partial transfer that transfers stuff locally like Activity Log, and save data, but not the games. It gives the option of redownloading the games and the save data stays intact. So it says. I have close to 32GB so transfering that locally I've heard could take like a day.
Now I want an opinion only from someone who has done the partial transfer since I'm paranoid as hell about my saves: Does it transfer all saves, including the saves that can't normally be backed up like Smash, MH4, AC:NL, Pokemon X, etc. all I would have to do is redownload them after the transfer? And Activity Log and everything makes it over right?
Just trying to find the best way to transfer the stuff. Because getting access to a pc is kinda difficult. If only they didn't switch to micro SD Cards.
I guess I could also delete most games manually and do local transfer while not deleting important games like Smash and RPGs to make it quicker.
After all this if somethings wrong with the new 3DS I'll probably have a mental breakdown. I mean, the circle pad will probably go eventually again since it sucks but besides that. Atleast for a couple years.
Sorry for the rambling. This whole saga has driven me insane. O_O
