Make a Japanese Nintendo Account and link it with your 3DS

In anticipation of the #Pokemon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow re-release with the #Mew event code, I've included a few instructions for those with a Japanese 3DS who are interested in trying to get this for themselves.

This part can be a bit tricky and I'll be happy to help you out if you get stuck via Facebook. Please make sure to send me a screen shot or photo of the step you got up to so I can figure out what happened.

Please note that the Mew code event from this Virtual Console package is only attainable from 27th Feb 2016 to 28th Feb 2017 and is redeemable from 27th Feb 2016 to 31st Mar 2017.

Also I do apologise for the potato quality :)

Before you start, you need to make sure your 3DS can be connected to the internet (although the text will be in Japanese and not in English, but the buttons are basically in the same place/same color so follow the English instructions there), that your system is up-to-date (it should try to download updates once you have connection to the internet) and that you have a Mii set up.

To set up a Mii: from the home screen, find the Mii icon and it will prompt you to make a Mii. Press next (次へ), then OK, select Start from Scratch (はじめからつくる), select gender, customize Mii if you like and click next (次へ) down the bottom, fill in a name and click next (次へ) down the bottom.

If you have all that ready, then you can start registering for a Nintendo Network ID using the image below. If you already have a Nintendo Network ID, in the last image, select the top option instead and it will ask for your Nintendo Network ID and password to log in.

Read from left to right, top to bottom. For making a net Nintendo Network ID from scratch, choose the bottom option in the last image.

Press the buttons as indicated below until you get to the page where you input your details (the three drop-down boxes).

From the top to bottom, left to right: date of birth (year, month, day), gender (boy, girl), Nintendo Network ID ie username, Nintendo Network ID password, confirm password, your working email address, retype email address.

Do not reuse an email that you have already used for a previous Nintendo Account. Just to be safe, use a completely new email that you have not used with Nintendo before (any region).

Read from left to right, top to bottom. When you get around to filling your personal details, they are: date of birth (year, month, day), gender (boy, girl), Nintendo Network ID ie username, Nintendo Network ID password, confirm password, your working email address, retype email address.

An email will be sent to your email address with an activation link. It may end up in your spam folder so check both inbox and spam/trash.

Click on the link to activate your account.

Go to the Nintendo website to log in. It took about 5 minutes for my account to activate properly so it would recognize me.

You should then be shown your details like your name, birthday etc, that you entered previously.

I've blanked out my details but you should see yours in those white boxes. Check the second box to agree to terms and conditions and click the blue button to proceed.

 You will then be sent another confirmation code to your email. The email will contain a 4 number code that is present in the email subject. Again, check your spam/trash just in case.

Enter the 4 number code where the dashes are and then press the blue button.

If you are successful, you should be shown your details on the account page. Otherwise, try to log in either using your email and password, or using your Nintendo Network ID and password.

If you are unable to log in but you are fairy sure that the email you signed up with is correct, you can try to reset your password and log in that way.

The next step is to make the purchase in the shop.