No Nintendo Points Cards for 3DS

Real currency is replacing Nintendo points. But just in case you were hoping there’d be some sort of grace period where you could use the points with the 3DS, I’m afraid your out of luck. Here’s the official quote:

“Prepaid Nintendo point cards cannot be used with the Nintendo 3DS. Prepaid point cards that can be used with the 3DS will go on sale at a later date.”

That last sentence is referring to cards that will be similar to the iTunes vouchers you find in stores. These will allow you to buy cards as you might usually do (without the use of a credit card), but will represent an actual dollar value rather than ambiguous set of points