Current Events > My Pokémon Alpha Sapphire game card failed

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SableWolfAngel
08/28/20 8:50:57 PM
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Real bummer, isn't it? Everytime I pop it into my 3DS, it says "This Game Card could not be read." I tried it in different 3DSs, no dice. I sent it away to Nintendo to get repaired, but they couldn't repair it and were out of stock of copies of the game to send as a replacement. So they ended up giving me some funds on my eShop account so I could buy a digital version of the game and I used the Save Data Transfer Tool to get my save off of the card and into the digital version. At least I didn't lose my save. I've read a few posts in a few places that this has happened to Omega Ruby and even X and Y as well. Has this happened to any of you guys before? Let me know!

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Bio1590
08/28/20 8:52:20 PM
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SableWolfAngel
08/28/20 8:56:26 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
>_> fuck I guess I should check mine now

Yeah yeah!! Tell me if yours works!
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Wii_Shaker
08/28/20 8:57:33 PM
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That's frustrating.

The same thing happened to my DS Pearl cart. I booted it up one day and the save was no longer there.

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SableWolfAngel
08/28/20 8:58:53 PM
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Wii_Shaker posted...
That's frustrating.

The same thing happened to my DS Pearl cart. I booted it up one day and the save was no longer there.

This is a little different. The game won't boot at all. The save was completely in tact.
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Master_Bass
08/28/20 9:00:24 PM
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Yeah, my Omega Ruby still works, but my save got corrupted. Less sucky, but still sucks. Oh well, at least it wasn't my main game. My Alpha Sapphire game was the one I mainly played.

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Choco
08/28/20 9:00:42 PM
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Wii_Shaker posted...
The same thing happened to my DS Pearl cart. I booted it up one day and the save was no longer there.
this happened to me with yellow actually

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SableWolfAngel
08/30/20 1:56:05 AM
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Master_Bass posted...
Yeah, my Omega Ruby still works, but my save got corrupted. Less sucky, but still sucks. Oh well, at least it wasn't my main game. My Alpha Sapphire game was the one I mainly played.
How do you think it got corrupted? Were you doing anything weird with the game?

Choco posted...
this happened to me with yellow actually
Well, a battery based cartridge is a little different than a flash memory card. Those are bound to fail due to the timer they're on. I think this was a software failure rather than a hardware one.

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TheCodeisBosco
08/30/20 2:06:06 AM
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Damn, I'm glad you were able to salvage the save file. I would have been shitting bricks.

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Choco
08/30/20 7:44:47 AM
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SableWolfAngel posted...
Well, a battery based cartridge is a little different than a flash memory card. Those are bound to fail due to the timer they're on. I think this was a software failure rather than a hardware one.
oh no no it wasn't like that, i started a new game and could still save etc.
this happened like 20 years ago

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SableWolfAngel
08/30/20 7:39:33 PM
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TheCodeisBosco posted...
Damn, I'm glad you were able to salvage the save file. I would have been shitting bricks.
I kind of was, too. But to my pleasant surprise, the Save Data Transfer Tool was completely successful. I guess the contacts were just unreadable or something.

Choco posted...
oh no no it wasn't like that, i started a new game and could still save etc.
this happened like 20 years ago
Huh, that is odd. Luckily, losing data in those games is pretty much inconsequential. Not much to lose, you know?

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Choco
08/30/20 9:07:46 PM
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SableWolfAngel posted...
Luckily, losing data in those games is pretty much inconsequential. Not much to lose, you know?
i cried

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SableWolfAngel
09/01/20 1:27:29 AM
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Choco posted...
i cried
Oh, well, um... I'm sorry it upset you so.

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Choco
09/01/20 11:39:03 AM
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Onepunch-Man
09/01/20 11:39:58 AM
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K-driver
09/01/20 11:44:19 AM
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I recall one of my 3ds pokemon games having issues reading, probably alpha sapphire. It still works, but it can take a bit of work to get it to read.

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SableWolfAngel
09/02/20 12:18:56 AM
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Choco posted...
i was like 6
Alright, I get it. Geez...

Onepunch-Man posted...
https://youtu.be/uSkbALeDuvk
That episode always annoyed me for some reason.

K-driver posted...
I recall one of my 3ds pokemon games having issues reading, probably alpha sapphire. It still works, but it can take a bit of work to get it to read.
You might want to consider repair or transferring to a digital version in case it really does break and your save is lost. I just got lucky.

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AvantgardeAClue
09/02/20 12:23:58 AM
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Ever since my 55 hour Bravely Default save corrupted I've been all-digital on the 3DS.

You should look into jailbreaking your 3DS so you can backup the cart to play on your memory card in case this happens again.

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Choco
09/02/20 9:29:35 AM
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SableWolfAngel posted...
Alright, I get it. Geez...
do you even know what it's like to be 6 and lose everything

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SableWolfAngel
09/04/20 1:23:28 AM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
Ever since my 55 hour Bravely Default save corrupted I've been all-digital on the 3DS.

You should look into jailbreaking your 3DS so you can backup the cart to play on your memory card in case this happens again.
Do you think digital copies have a less likely chance of corrupting?

Choco posted...
do you even know what it's like to be 6 and lose everything
Shit dude, I don't remember what I was doing when I was six.

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