I recently traded in my 3DS for a 3DS XL at Game Stop and before I made the trade I asked to make sure that my digital purchases would be playable on my new system. I was assured that as long as I had my games on an SD card I should be able to play them. When I insert the SD card there are no games present and when I try to link my Nintendo Network ID I get:
Error Code: 022-2591 This Nintendo Network ID has already
been linked to another system in the
Nintendo 3DS family.
Please select a different Nintendo
Network ID and try again.
I called Game Stop to see if they would allow me to do a system transfer from my old 3DS and they said as soon as they recieve the trade-in they format the system. Is there anyway I can recover my previous purchases? It seems crazy to me that I can't at this point since I have access to my purchase history that is supposedly attached to an ID as opposed to the system itself. Moreover the system transfer procedure isn't exactly evident when trying to upgrade to a better system. I feel like there's gotta be something that can be done. What if it was a case where I was forced to buy a new system becasue the old one quit working. How would I do a system transfer then? Any help would be greatly appreciated!