You’re probably aware by now that some people are having a problem with Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D for the 3DS. When you begin the game, there’s no turning back and one cannot restart their saved game if they want to start over. This has come off as a ploy to discourage used game purchases. Some are upset by this while others could care less.
Well, today Capcom has made a statement about the game saves for The Mercenaries 3D. On the Capcom forums, a statement was released saying that it was a design decision to allow everyone to access content and that the sale of used games were not a factor in deciding this.
After the post was made, they promised to try to answer as many questions as possible about the game.
‘In Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, all mission progress is saved directly to the Nintendo 3DS cartridge, where it cannot be reset. The nature of the game invites high levels of replayability, encouraging fans to improve upon mission scores. The save mechanic ensures that both original and unlocked game content will be available to all users. Secondhand game sales were not a factor in this development decision, and we hope that all our consumers will be able to enjoy the entirety of the survival-action experiences that the game does offer.’
So, basically if you buy it used, just think of it like going to the arcade in the old days and trying to beat someone else’s score.
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Posted by: Vincent
Posted on: June 29, 2011
Vincent is a writer here at The Daily DL. Long devoted to gaming since childhood, he always tries to stay informed on the latest in the gaming industry. He has spent years playing games and learning how they are made. 
If they want everyone to experience the same content, why force people to unlock it in the first place? Sorry Capcom, I’m not buying it. Neither your bullshit explanation nor your full-priced minigame.
They could be testing this out for use on bigger releases…but until a company does this on a AAA title I highly doubt this is being used to counter used game sales…Companies would lose so many sales if they did this on major releases…Capcom wouldn’t dare do this on a Console RE…or any other franchise for that matter…I highly doubt they are that stupid. I guess they possibly could be trying to counter used sales in this particular case…but honestly how many copies of this are going to fly off the shelves to begin with.
I call bs on this one, why dont allow me to clear the file? To force me to buy it new
Now i know im not getting a 3ds
@angelrubio wheres GeoHots where u need him lol
This will be the first excuse on the first 3ds hacked consoles, I can hear the keyboards of hackers buzzing…
MONEY LOVING DICKS…never buying another RE game again i wont let them put a file i cant delete on my PS3