Going digital with Xenoblade Chronicles 3D? Then you’d better get a new memory card

Nintendo’s not making it easy to embrace the digital future on its New 3DS handheld.

The first New 3DS-exclusive title, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, releases April 10, but the role-playing game only just fits on the standard microSDHC memory card included with the console. The digital game market is worth around $1 billion a month, and it makes sense for publishers to make buying digital as easy as possible — not least because it removes huge retail overheads. Unless you’ve got a replacement microSD card and a small screwdriver handy, though, you’ll have to sacrifice practically your entire memory card to play Xenoblade Chronicles, deleting all your other content.