are you kidding me????? THIS WAS MY PROBLEM THE WHOLE TIME???? thank you soooo much for this video. Now I can play my old games again after the 3ds got discontinued
@@scrubs704 ALL IS NOT LOST ruclips.net/video/gv3mDnjdQrI/видео.html I was able to do this same thing. I didn't replace the casing (just put a little tape on it) but it worked great!
My son found my old Nintendo 3Ds but was sadly disappointed when the games didn’t load. I ran across this video and after following your instructions the games worked! My son jumped for joy. So thankful for this video. You made a little boy so happy ❤
Let me just say, your video has resolved my issue! I had ordered some ds and 3ds games off of mercari, and I realize a good bunch of them dont work. (Brain age ds and metal gear 3). They absolutely both had gunk between the contacts, one more apparent than the other. The small paper piece has worked wonders, thank you so much for posting this! Its a miracle to know that my 3ds xl isnt broken. God bless you man.
The last step is crucial! Initially I only rubbed the contacts with paper as I was skeptical that the toothpick would do anything. Only after I used the toothpick did it start working 😂
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I have had this childhood game that I’ve always wanted to play because I remember it being soo much fun! But it wouldn’t read the cartridge. Once I did these steps. It read AS SOON as I put it in. Thank you so much, you’re a lifesaver!
that doesn’t work. The problem is I have super smash Bros 4 for the 3DS and when I put it in there, it shows the game in there but when I press a to play it, it says this game card could not be read
YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THIS SAVED ME, a few of my 3ds games weren’t working and blowing on them won’t either, so I assumed the worst and that I bent the pins, and the way it looked on the inside, it look like I bent ALL the pins, and I knew i might have to go through the trouble of finding someone to fix it (I didn’t want to do it myself and was worried if I did it, I would break it) thank you so much for the guide, or else I would of spend probably up to 70$ for the repair and parts
This was really helpful and worked really well, most other guides for other things dont work as well and arent as direct with what you are supposed to do but I did this and it worked immediately! great job dude, thanks for the help!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Bought an used game from someone and thought it was ruined. A bit of toilet paper on a toothpick, rubbed in every contact and it works as new!
As I was polishing up my old copy of new SMB, I thought to myself “yeah, I give this about a 3% chance of actually solving the issue.” And I was happily proven wrong! Worked 1st try, good stuff. 🤘🏼
Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Thank you, I just bought a used ds game and was pretty sad when it didn’t load. Your tutorial fixed it so quickly! Never would have known to do this if it weren’t for this video :)
NO WAY, THIS ACTUALLY WORKED, I ORDERED AN EXTREMELY CHEAP JAPANESE VERSION OF POKEMON BLACK FROM JAPAN AND I COULD NOT, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET IT TO WORK, UNTIL I RUBBED PAPER IN BETWEEN IT, AND IT WORKED!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
OMGGGGG THANK YOU!!! I got a copy of Mario and Luigi partners in time and it wouldn’t read on my 3ds but then I followed ur video and it worked THANK YOUUUU
You are such a legend! Thank you so much, i recently was replaying Pokemon X until randomly the game was removed even tho it was still in the reader. It works again now. Thanks!!
my ykw1 cart is clean but for some reason never loads the home menu spinning model and doesn't start. it may have somehow got corrupted from not using it for a long time. but idk
My brother had this happen too last week but it might happened way earlier too. Exactly the same. Home menu model doesnt load, game is recognized but doesnt start. My own copy works but randomly freezes during the drawn animated cutscenes including the intro after a few seconds and every bonus cutscene. Today I also got graphic bugs. Maybe YW1 is just really messy and dies around this time.
I keep pushing it into the 3ds slot and it reads the game but the moment I let it go and it clicks, it stops reading the game and I can’t play it(the game is Luigi mansion dark moon 3DS). All the other games work, so is the game dirty?
I have been having this problem too. However, unlike some cartridges, mine is brand new (I’m pretty sure it’s unused), yet the 3DS won’t read it and it’s frustrating! Help?
I just got Super Smash Bros for my 3DS today and I wanted to play it but it just said “This Game Card could not be read.” And I tried everything you did and it still isn’t working :( I just wanna play my 3DS man I just got it like 5 months ago and that Super Smash Bros is my first ever 3DS game. Anyone got any suggestions?
Omg Ty, today I went to grab my Nintendo 3ds, and I wanted to play the first game I ever bought, but the Nintendo wasn’t reading the game and after I did everything u said it worked.
Well, I tried this, but my Pokemon Y game still will not play. It shows up on the menu when I insert the game card. I can also still transfer my in-game Pokemon via Pokemon Bank. However, whenever I try to launch Pokemon Y, it pops up the message, "This game card could not be read." So, I really don't know what the problem is now. Any ideas? 'Cause I'm stumped.
Man i have the same problem but for pokemon X, i dismantled the 2ds cartridge to clean it better but it didnt work and tge worst part of all is that i tried doing the same things 7 months ago and it started but immediatly crashed and so i went to my diary and pressed on my softwares to check if it worked at least and guess what, the statistics showed me that the last time the game ran was 7 months ago, the exact day when i tried to repair the pokemon X cartridge. If i open the Manual it will say that the game cartridge has been removed, and the game wont start (its not possible to use this game cartridge)
Can u help me my new super mario bros cartridge is not working when I put the cartridge in the 3ds it recognises it but whenever I press into it it says error but when I put it into my ancient dsi XL it works perfectly pls help
Oof my brother has the same problem with his 2ds Nintendo told me over the phone that it will have to be repaired but you will have to wait untill their repair centers open up in the future
My brother has the same problem with his 2ds it won't read ds games but will read 3ds games and my 3ds reads both ds and 3ds games perfectly fine so I don't see how it could be a game card problem but you can always call Nintendo customer support and tell them what's wrong and they will try to help good luck dude I hope you can get it fixed 😆👍
No no my 3ds can read ds games and 3ds games just fine but when I put in my new super mario bros ds it will read it but says there’s an error when I enter the game then I if I put the game in into my dsi it will read and play it perfectly
Thank you so much i just bought 2 pre owned games and this happened with Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls. I subbed to u because I was literally gonna tell my dad we need to go back to eb games to return it! Tysm
I need help, whenever I put Pokemon alpha sapphire into my 3Ds it keeps saying This game card cannot be used, I've tried putting the card into a different Nintendo but the outcome is the same... I've also tried doing the same as the video but nothing works :c I don't know what to do
That might mean that it is a region locked game card becuse all models of the 3ds and 2ds are region lock so if for exampl you put a European game card in an American 3ds it will be unplayable due to region restrictions so the 3ds and game need to be from the same region to work
So my 3ds xl doesnt read a game, but my sisters regular 3ds CAN read the game without any issues. Idk why this is occuring but im hoping to fix the issue
Try to stick a piece of paper between ur pokemon x cartridge reader and when you press down the cartridge the small piece of paper should go down with it
The one in working on reads but won't save anything nor work for some games like smash bros and a game on the micro SD card. This error is on the 2ds xl. Any help?
Hi it didn't work it does Read the game but when i push it to play it says "an error has occurred press and hold the POWER button to turn the system off please refer to the operations manual for details " what should i do i try to look for a solution in the manual but didn't find anything
I’ve had a 2ds for many years and have been using 3ds cartridges and they have working fine, but they don’t work on my 3ds it says “This Game Card could not be read
So I tried these and my 3DS recognizes the cartridge, like it shows what game it ison the home menu but when I start up the game, it just stays black on both screens. Can anyone help please? I really want to be able to play my OG DS games. 3DS cartridges register and run just fine! It’s only all of my OG DS games that don’t load anymore. I keep my games zipped up in a case and I take care of them good, I even used compressed air to blow in the card slot. Nothing. 😢 I’m so frustrated.
I have a question for you, I just started trying to play through my old pokemon games on my 3ds again, I have pokemon white, omega ruby, alpha sapphire, x and y, and soul silver, I tried all those games and only alpha sapphire is giving me any trouble. So keep in mind I bought them all at gamestop years ago when they first came out as well as my 3ds at a game stop as well. Anyways here is the issue, when I put Alpha sapphire into the 3ds the little 3d logo with the pokemon sound pops up on the top screen like any other game, but when I click to play it, it tell's me "This Game Card could not be read." So at that point I went and tried the other pokemon games I listed and they all work fine. So I loaded into pokemon bank and all the pokemon I had in the storage boxes for alpha sapphire were there and I was able to transfer them to the pokebank just fine, so if it can read it when I put it in the 3ds as I can clearly see the logo, why can't it read it when I try and play it?
That is really wierd that most likely is a problem with the game card since all the others work so i would suggest calling Nintendo customer support for help since they may be the only ones who can solve that specific problem here is the support helpline number +1 800-255-3700
Apparently from what I have researched is that some early batches of omega ruby, alpha sapphire and Pokémon X, and Y had faulty and or poorly made save data chips inside the game card and when the save data chip dies the 3ds can’t load of any data because there is no save data that can be loaded so the system freaks out and will either crash when you try to load it up or the game just won’t be recognized by the system
I tried it on my tomadachi life game, before i tried it, it was stuck on the Nintendo 3ds loading screen, My mother tried to clean it but it still didn't work, it is readable, can you figure that out?
can anyone help me I'm trying to log back in into my Pokémon Y account I did the what the guy did in the video and my ds reads it but when I click on it to open it say can't read card. anyone know why it says that?
Idk man i have the same problem for pokemon X, if i press the manual it will say that the game cartridge game has been removed and idfk why I cleaned the cartridge and it still dint work ..
That most likely means that it is damaged and is trying to read the game but goes back and forth trying to decide what it is now it could be the game card but you should test all your games first and if they all do that then it's your 3ds but if it only happens with one game than it is most likely you will need to buy a replacement game card or you can go digital either way should be fine and if it is the game card slot then you will have to get it fixed by Nintendo or buy another 3ds and perform a system transfer
it stil says cant be read but my 3ds isnt fauly cause it works other games this game was fine a day ago but now it cant be read is the game faulty and if so ho much does it cost to repair
Hello sir this tutorial didnt work for me I got Mario kart seven fit the 3ds and when I insert it it doesn't open and when I cleaned the pins on it it still didn't work
nope mine is still broken. it can read the card but it just loads and never actually opens the game. My other games can be played just fine, I've tried cleaning both the game and the cartridge but nothing helped. I think I have to give up on my 4 years of work on my acnl town :/
I just bought a copy of Yo Kai and I cleaned it, it looks like it's perfect condition but my 3DS won't even read it. It won't read in my other 3DS either...oh well...ugh.
@@confusedcephalopod3496 have you tried sticking a piece of paper between the cartirdge and the cartridge reader? Then you press down the "X" game cartrigde with that piece of paper
No problem here is the support site for recognizing game region differences en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/266/~/how-to-identify-games-from-other-regions
BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH ive had a copy of pokemon y and recently found my old 2ds and the games but ive been bumbed for a couple years because it wouldnt read and it was my favourite game growing up and i was worried i had to buy it again for like $150 dollars thank you so much
My Smash Bros will show up in the menu but as soon as I try to play it says it can’t load or an error message will come up. I tried playing it on my 3ds xl and my nephews 3ds and it was the same both times
I’m not absolutely sure it is a corrupted game card just a possibility, you could always call Nintendo customer support for help and maybe even a possible fix but probably not likely
Hey i need a bit of help (even if it's late now) Now i just bought a new game it works perfectly until i load it, the 3ds gets stuck in a loop in the "Nintendo 3DS" screen its a bit late since i already returned it i just really want to know if theres a solution
That is really wierd if it happens with more games then it's a problem with your 3ds but if it never happens again it was just a problem with that one game card
are you kidding me????? THIS WAS MY PROBLEM THE WHOLE TIME???? thank you soooo much for this video. Now I can play my old games again after the 3ds got discontinued
No problem dude I'm so glad it worked for you 😆
holy shit it’s star platinum!
This man saved my life! My 2ds xl wouldn't play my pokemon AS so I thought it broke but it was just a shit ton of grime
Man I’m glad this dumb little trick I discovered helped so many people so effectively 😁👍
@@nintendogamingbox9178THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was all i had to do?!
1:53
“This is really cool”
*Flicks my whole childhood since 2009 to the ground*
Lol glad you liked that RUclips poop moment oldschool
I keep frickin trying it doesnt work
Then the game card is probably to far gone
@@scrubs704 ALL IS NOT LOST ruclips.net/video/gv3mDnjdQrI/видео.html I was able to do this same thing. I didn't replace the casing (just put a little tape on it) but it worked great!
My son found my old Nintendo 3Ds but was sadly disappointed when the games didn’t load. I ran across this video and after following your instructions the games worked! My son jumped for joy. So thankful for this video. You made a little boy so happy ❤
Let me just say, your video has resolved my issue! I had ordered some ds and 3ds games off of mercari, and I realize a good bunch of them dont work. (Brain age ds and metal gear 3). They absolutely both had gunk between the contacts, one more apparent than the other. The small paper piece has worked wonders, thank you so much for posting this! Its a miracle to know that my 3ds xl isnt broken. God bless you man.
No problem 😃👍💖
The last step is crucial! Initially I only rubbed the contacts with paper as I was skeptical that the toothpick would do anything. Only after I used the toothpick did it start working 😂
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I have had this childhood game that I’ve always wanted to play because I remember it being soo much fun! But it wouldn’t read the cartridge. Once I did these steps. It read AS SOON as I put it in. Thank you so much, you’re a lifesaver!
could u share the name of the game?
TKS!
that doesn’t work. The problem is I have super smash Bros 4 for the 3DS and when I put it in there, it shows the game in there but when I press a to play it, it says this game card could not be read
same problem with the same game lol did u find a fix?
@@sirskiiit4804 damn a whole year later and I have the same problem
Same @@mrfosheezy5481
Bro I have the exact same problem!
How do you fix that? I can’t find a tutorial on the exact problem
I thought it was an issue with the actual 3DS. Thank you.
Most of the time it's just dust and dirt
I was worried i had to buy majoras mask again, thanks alot your breath taking
No problem
LOL MINE WAS MAJORAS MASK TOO
i lost my majoras mask 🥲
YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THIS SAVED ME, a few of my 3ds games weren’t working and blowing on them won’t either, so I assumed the worst and that I bent the pins, and the way it looked on the inside, it look like I bent ALL the pins, and I knew i might have to go through the trouble of finding someone to fix it (I didn’t want to do it myself and was worried if I did it, I would break it) thank you so much for the guide, or else I would of spend probably up to 70$ for the repair and parts
Never thought an F in maths could save my holidays lmao
😂👍
This was really helpful and worked really well, most other guides for other things dont work as well and arent as direct with what you are supposed to do but I did this and it worked immediately! great job dude, thanks for the help!
No problem man I'm just a little to descriptive to the point of annoyance sometimes 😂👍
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Bought an used game from someone and thought it was ruined. A bit of toilet paper on a toothpick, rubbed in every contact and it works as new!
As I was polishing up my old copy of new SMB, I thought to myself “yeah, I give this about a 3% chance of actually solving the issue.”
And I was happily proven wrong! Worked 1st try, good stuff. 🤘🏼
I just blew $40 on Kirby Superstar Ultra and it wasn’t working before I cleaned it with the paper, you are a life saver!
I’m glad it helped 😊👍 that would really suck to pay for a non functioning game.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Thank you, I just bought a used ds game and was pretty sad when it didn’t load. Your tutorial fixed it so quickly! Never would have known to do this if it weren’t for this video :)
NO WAY, THIS ACTUALLY WORKED, I ORDERED AN EXTREMELY CHEAP JAPANESE VERSION OF POKEMON BLACK FROM JAPAN AND I COULD NOT, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET IT TO WORK, UNTIL I RUBBED PAPER IN BETWEEN IT, AND IT WORKED!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Ok I just found this video in 2022 and it’s clutch. I’m going to try this on mine because I just hit this problem!! Thank you!
Man, I’m so sad rn. My alpha sapphire card is super scratched and idk how to fix it. Any suggestions, please?
Same problem but for pokemon X, game doesnt start :/
you helped revive my Super Mario 64 DS cartridge, and for that, i will forever be thankful😊
No problem 😆👍 btw that was the 2nd ever Nintendo game i ever played at the age of 8 it's great
Years later and you just saved me from buying another copy of Omega Ruby, thanks so much for this
This video literally saved my first game on my 3DS. Thank you so much ❤️
😁👍❤️
1:53 "this is really cool"
(Drops)
Whoops
My childhood: for some odd reason i just felt stage 5 of pain
Bruh thanks for that 😂 this game is also my childhood it's the first Nintendo game i ever played at 9 years old
OMGGGGG THANK YOU!!! I got a copy of Mario and Luigi partners in time and it wouldn’t read on my 3ds but then I followed ur video and it worked THANK YOUUUU
You are such a legend! Thank you so much, i recently was replaying Pokemon X until randomly the game was removed even tho it was still in the reader. It works again now. Thanks!!
No problem man enjoy the game 😁👍❤️
I got the same issue with my Pokemon Y😅 I cannot wait to try this method!
@@josepalomares111 I was about to play pokemon ultra sun for the first time😂
@@josepalomares111 i lost all my progress because of that shit
I had the exact same issue and I had tried both of my 3ds's
IT WORKS!!! I HAD THIS ZELDA GAME THAT WOULD NOT READ NOT MATTER WHAT, I CLEANED THE GAME READER AND IT WORKED!!!! I LOVE YOU, YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER
my ykw1 cart is clean but for some reason never loads the home menu spinning model and doesn't start. it may have somehow got corrupted from not using it for a long time. but idk
My brother had this happen too last week but it might happened way earlier too. Exactly the same. Home menu model doesnt load, game is recognized but doesnt start. My own copy works but randomly freezes during the drawn animated cutscenes including the intro after a few seconds and every bonus cutscene. Today I also got graphic bugs. Maybe YW1 is just really messy and dies around this time.
I keep pushing it into the 3ds slot and it reads the game but the moment I let it go and it clicks, it stops reading the game and I can’t play it(the game is Luigi mansion dark moon 3DS). All the other games work, so is the game dirty?
Man I was thinking on searching for some place to repair my 3DS's card reader and you saved me! :D
Thanks a lot!!!!
No problem man, 100 dollars saved 😁👍
I have been having this problem too. However, unlike some cartridges, mine is brand new (I’m pretty sure it’s unused), yet the 3DS won’t read it and it’s frustrating! Help?
Three years later still works thank you so muchh man, you saved my childhood from damn grime
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH, THIS REALLY SAVED ME SO MUCH TIME!!
thanks! I really thought it was my console that was broken, but it was just the cart itself.
No problem dude 😆👍
I just got Super Smash Bros for my 3DS today and I wanted to play it but it just said “This Game Card could not be read.” And I tried everything you did and it still isn’t working :( I just wanna play my 3DS man I just got it like 5 months ago and that Super Smash Bros is my first ever 3DS game. Anyone got any suggestions?
Same
Why is this not the most viewed video on this topic
You saved a few 100 bucks
Thanks man 😆👍
Thank you so much, i got my game of ebay and thought i got scammed. You saved me dude thc sm
Not problem 😆👍
Same here Pickle I thought I got scammed too with my Nintendogs bulldog and friends copy. I figured it might be the card cause it wasn’t showing.
OH MY GOD I WAS SO SUPRISED TO SEE IT WORK TYSM
No problem 😉👍
Omggg i was trying to play my madagascar escape 2 africa game and it kept saying an error occurred, this video helped alott thank youu😭😭
I don't own any toothpicks, but would using plastic floss work too? : (
Omg Ty, today I went to grab my Nintendo 3ds, and I wanted to play the first game I ever bought, but the Nintendo wasn’t reading the game and after I did everything u said it worked.
I fully expected this to fail, but it worked.
Better than Nintendo's solution. Thank you so much, i thought my 3d land broke for a minute.
Well, I tried this, but my Pokemon Y game still will not play. It shows up on the menu when I insert the game card. I can also still transfer my in-game Pokemon via Pokemon Bank. However, whenever I try to launch Pokemon Y, it pops up the message, "This game card could not be read." So, I really don't know what the problem is now. Any ideas? 'Cause I'm stumped.
Man i have the same problem but for pokemon X, i dismantled the 2ds cartridge to clean it better but it didnt work and tge worst part of all is that i tried doing the same things 7 months ago and it started but immediatly crashed and so i went to my diary and pressed on my softwares to check if it worked at least and guess what, the statistics showed me that the last time the game ran was 7 months ago, the exact day when i tried to repair the pokemon X cartridge. If i open the Manual it will say that the game cartridge has been removed, and the game wont start (its not possible to use this game cartridge)
@@ghermanderie561 dude i got x today and I’ve been playin and it’ll randomly stop reading the game too like wtf
Can u help me my new super mario bros cartridge is not working when I put the cartridge in the 3ds it recognises it but whenever I press into it it says error but when I put it into my ancient dsi XL it works perfectly pls help
Oof my brother has the same problem with his 2ds Nintendo told me over the phone that it will have to be repaired but you will have to wait untill their repair centers open up in the future
Are u sure I’m pretty sure it’s a problem with the cartridge
My brother has the same problem with his 2ds it won't read ds games but will read 3ds games and my 3ds reads both ds and 3ds games perfectly fine so I don't see how it could be a game card problem but you can always call Nintendo customer support and tell them what's wrong and they will try to help good luck dude I hope you can get it fixed 😆👍
No no my 3ds can read ds games and 3ds games just fine but when I put in my new super mario bros ds it will read it but says there’s an error when I enter the game then I if I put the game in into my dsi it will read and play it perfectly
That is a really strange problem I would suggest calling Nintendo customer support and describing your problem to them they might be able to help
Thank you so much i just bought 2 pre owned games and this happened with Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls. I subbed to u because I was literally gonna tell my dad we need to go back to eb games to return it! Tysm
thank you so much i thought my new 3ds xl was faulty but it actually worked :)
I've tried all the methods in the video. The 3DS shows the image of the game but doesn't load it, it says Game card could not be read. Any ideas?
I have the same problem it still says card cant be read even after cleaning it
Oof that is most likely a problem with the 3ds then you could always call Nintendo customer support for help
Oof that is most likely a problem with the 3ds then you could always call Nintendo customer support for help
I need help, whenever I put Pokemon alpha sapphire into my 3Ds it keeps saying This game card cannot be used, I've tried putting the card into a different Nintendo but the outcome is the same... I've also tried doing the same as the video but nothing works :c I don't know what to do
That might mean that it is a region locked game card becuse all models of the 3ds and 2ds are region lock so if for exampl you put a European game card in an American 3ds it will be unplayable due to region restrictions so the 3ds and game need to be from the same region to work
@@nintendogamingbox9178 But I have played it before and it worked fine
If you add me on discord I can help you N.G.B#0773 I have done something like this before for a kid
@@nintendogamingbox9178 Thank you, i have just sent the request
I got you
THANK YOU SM!!! I thought my favorite game of 6 years was gone
Thank you so much! Now I can finally play Pokémon: Super Mystery Dungeon again!
YOURE A LIFE SAFER! I finally can play new leaf again!
This helped after I did this it finally read the cartridge
Thank you so much. I thought the 3DS was broken. You’re amazing!
So my 3ds xl doesnt read a game, but my sisters regular 3ds CAN read the game without any issues. Idk why this is occuring but im hoping to fix the issue
hey, can someone help me? i have a pokemon X game card and when i start the game it says "error, restart console" what should i do?
I dont have ur problem on my pokemon x cartridge but my cartridge doesnt start anymore no matter what i do :/
Try to stick a piece of paper between ur pokemon x cartridge reader and when you press down the cartridge the small piece of paper should go down with it
THANK YOUU I FOUND A GAME FROM WHEN I WAS 8 followed your tutorial and no more error screen it loaded
The one in working on reads but won't save anything nor work for some games like smash bros and a game on the micro SD card. This error is on the 2ds xl. Any help?
When trying to do this tutorial I noticed the game had a broken piece but it still worked perfectly which is very strange
Strange but a welcome solution 😆👍
I just bought a pre-owned Pokémon X and it doesn’t work 🙃
Hi it didn't work it does Read the game but when i push it to play it says "an error has occurred press and hold the POWER button to turn the system off please refer to the operations manual for details " what should i do i try to look for a solution in the manual but didn't find anything
Oof that is something that most likely only Nintendo can fix
@@nintendogamingbox9178 oof that sad cause i really wanted to play it again but thanks for telling me
No problem
I just found this video, thank you. This worked for both my 3DS and DS lite carts.
Dosn't work with my good as new Pokemon Omega Rubin. It dosn't get recognised by any of the three 3DS I can use for testing.
My 3Ds won’t let me put the games in it Just dusty I think
thank you so much!! i thought i'd never be able to play my games again 😭! so glad this worked
I’ve had a 2ds for many years and have been using 3ds cartridges and they have working fine, but they don’t work on my 3ds it says “This Game Card could not be read
I've heard that if you lightly dip the paper into alchohol (non-drinking) and it works better, for if it's really annoying
Is this true or not?
It probably helps I doubt it would mess the card up
So I tried these and my 3DS recognizes the cartridge, like it shows what game it ison the home menu but when I start up the game, it just stays black on both screens. Can anyone help please? I really want to be able to play my OG DS games. 3DS cartridges register and run just fine! It’s only all of my OG DS games that don’t load anymore. I keep my games zipped up in a case and I take care of them good, I even used compressed air to blow in the card slot. Nothing. 😢 I’m so frustrated.
This made it worse it doesnt even read the game
I have a question for you, I just started trying to play through my old pokemon games on my 3ds again, I have pokemon white, omega ruby, alpha sapphire, x and y, and soul silver, I tried all those games and only alpha sapphire is giving me any trouble. So keep in mind I bought them all at gamestop years ago when they first came out as well as my 3ds at a game stop as well. Anyways here is the issue, when I put Alpha sapphire into the 3ds the little 3d logo with the pokemon sound pops up on the top screen like any other game, but when I click to play it, it tell's me "This Game Card could not be read." So at that point I went and tried the other pokemon games I listed and they all work fine. So I loaded into pokemon bank and all the pokemon I had in the storage boxes for alpha sapphire were there and I was able to transfer them to the pokebank just fine, so if it can read it when I put it in the 3ds as I can clearly see the logo, why can't it read it when I try and play it?
That is really wierd that most likely is a problem with the game card since all the others work so i would suggest calling Nintendo customer support for help since they may be the only ones who can solve that specific problem here is the support helpline number +1 800-255-3700
I have the same problem with AS too
SAME
@@leogi7 SAME!!! Why is it always alpha sapphire it’s been not working since I got it in 2015 😭😭
Apparently from what I have researched is that some early batches of omega ruby, alpha sapphire and Pokémon X, and Y had faulty and or poorly made save data chips inside the game card and when the save data chip dies the 3ds can’t load of any data because there is no save data that can be loaded so the system freaks out and will either crash when you try to load it up or the game just won’t be recognized by the system
Brilliant worked like a charm i was about to reflow the board if i hadn't seen this video 🎉🎉🎉
Wow it worked with a 3Ds and Pokémon White version I got online. Thanks buddy! I will use this if any other of the games I bought have issues
I tried it on my tomadachi life game, before i tried it, it was stuck on the Nintendo 3ds loading screen, My mother tried to clean it but it still didn't work, it is readable, can you figure that out?
Will this work on a DS that's 2 or 3 years old?
It should work if it is just dust that caused the problem also my 3ds is 3 years old and it worked
Good job you're doing awesome 👍 we need to play sometime
Thanks haven't played in a long time my WiFi has been trash
i just went to the resort of blowing on it ( which worked ) but after a while it stopped and this helped alot, thanks!
can anyone help me I'm trying to log back in into my Pokémon Y account I did the what the guy did in the video and my ds reads it but when I click on it to open it say can't read card. anyone know why it says that?
Idk man i have the same problem for pokemon X, if i press the manual it will say that the game cartridge game has been removed and idfk why
I cleaned the cartridge and it still dint work ..
WHAT THE HECK??? Youre a wizard i swear i love this thannk youuuu
I have a problem I got a Japanese Black 2 but it doesn’t work on my 3ds still but it works on my Ds lite. What should I do?
That is very weird I would suggest calling Nintendo customer support for help with that here is the number 1 (800) 255-3700
my 3ds xl has this issue of where it flickers the insert game card screen. what do i do?
That most likely means that it is damaged and is trying to read the game but goes back and forth trying to decide what it is now it could be the game card but you should test all your games first and if they all do that then it's your 3ds but if it only happens with one game than it is most likely you will need to buy a replacement game card or you can go digital either way should be fine and if it is the game card slot then you will have to get it fixed by Nintendo or buy another 3ds and perform a system transfer
I've had this problem only with Animal Crossing new leaf & I have the very first original 3DS handheld model.
it stil says cant be read but my 3ds isnt fauly cause it works other games this game was fine a day ago but now it cant be read is the game faulty and if so ho much does it cost to repair
Mine is saying please turn off the power and try again or something like that is that what everyone else’s says I need to know if this is my issue
I cleaned my 3ds game with paper and with a toothpick, I even blew air in my cartage slot but it doesn’t work
Hello sir this tutorial didnt work for me I got Mario kart seven fit the 3ds and when I insert it it doesn't open and when I cleaned the pins on it it still didn't work
Great! I only do that on my old cartidge and it work again. Thank you for your tips.
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I rubbed mine with a cotton bud and hand sanitiser, it didn’t work. Did that just break the card or I didn’t clean it enough.
Yeah you probably broke it there is nobody that says to put hand sanitizer on the contacts
@@nintendogamingbox9178 well it did work, lol
Well that is good 😊👍
nope mine is still broken. it can read the card but it just loads and never actually opens the game. My other games can be played just fine, I've tried cleaning both the game and the cartridge but nothing helped. I think I have to give up on my 4 years of work on my acnl town :/
I just bought a copy of Yo Kai and I cleaned it, it looks like it's perfect condition but my 3DS won't even read it. It won't read in my other 3DS either...oh well...ugh.
of course it didn't work. I'm gonna fucking off myself I hate this
Same problem, now im trying to dismantle the 2ds
My Pokémon ultra moon cartridge is the only one not reading, it’s brand new in packaging too
I’ve put in other games and they’d read and play fine but the one new cartridge won’t read in my brothers or my 3Ds console
@@confusedcephalopod3496 have you tried sticking a piece of paper between the cartirdge and the cartridge reader? Then you press down the "X" game cartrigde with that piece of paper
Hey man this problem is happening with a brand new game I bought off Amazon it keeps saying it won’t read, do you have any idea what I can do?
It could possibly be a game copy from a region different from your 3ds due to the console being region locked
@@nintendogamingbox9178 oh that’s probably it thank you very much 😊 your videos are very helpful
No problem here is the support site for recognizing game region differences en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/266/~/how-to-identify-games-from-other-regions
BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH ive had a copy of pokemon y and recently found my old 2ds and the games but ive been bumbed for a couple years because it wouldnt read and it was my favourite game growing up and i was worried i had to buy it again for like $150 dollars thank you so much
i cant believe it still work on this day! thankyou so much!
My Smash Bros will show up in the menu but as soon as I try to play it says it can’t load or an error message will come up. I tried playing it on my 3ds xl and my nephews 3ds and it was the same both times
If the game card doesn’t work even between multiple different 3ds consoles than the game card may be corrupted
@@nintendogamingbox9178 is there anything I could do or is it just defective at this point
I’m not absolutely sure it is a corrupted game card just a possibility, you could always call Nintendo customer support for help and maybe even a possible fix but probably not likely
I tried that and it didn't work for me.
Ok so this would work but do not use a toothpick, use electrical contact cleaner and a Q-tip or cotton ball
You can also do this with a slightly wet glove and it works just fine, i can now play my pokemon diamond that my friend gave to me 5+ years ago.
hiya! idk if you will see this comment but i wanted to thank you for this video, i honestly thought there was something wrong with my 3ds
Thx and you are welcome 😁👍❤️ btw I use the RUclips studio app for comments on my channel so I see every comment I get
🎉 You saved my copy of Fire Emblem Birthright! Thank you! 🙏
Well....my NEW 3ds plays every da game perfectly,but it can read smash bros,but not play it...any tips?
If it can read smash bros then why can't it play it
@@nintendogamingbox9178 It demands an SD card, but suddenly it can't read mine anymore!
It may be a corrupted sd card
Hey i need a bit of help (even if it's late now)
Now i just bought a new game it works perfectly until i load it, the 3ds gets stuck in a loop in the "Nintendo 3DS" screen its a bit late since i already returned it i just really want to know if theres a solution
That is really wierd if it happens with more games then it's a problem with your 3ds but if it never happens again it was just a problem with that one game card
Ah ok
It was with only that game card
Yah it's wierd cuz I have the same problem with majoras mask 3d on my 3ds but every other game works fine
I bought it on the e shop and it works perfectly fine
Its most likely certain non functional cartridges that people unfortunately bought
Yah also the 3ds contacts are falible to just a little dust or dirt
I don't think this is my problem i think the reader of the 3ds is dirty. Is there anyway to fix that issue?