My old original 3ds has had it's sd card data corrupted, losing all my non DSi downloaded games. This is the second time this has happened. I plan to buy a new 3DSXL soon and want to transfer the data between systems.
So my question is: Do I have to redownload all my lost games to my old 3DS before I do a data transfer to the new model or can I redownload the games after I transfer my network ID to the new system?
I have a lot of large games to reload (Pokemon Y, Theatryhtm CC, AC:New Leaf and Luigi's Mansion to name a few), so the reload process will take a long time but I don't want to lose access to these expensive games if they need to be present before the system transfer.
Any help would be appreciated.