Reinsert the card into your 3DS and open the application. Navigate to SD -> cias .
To play the Japanese version (1.3 update) with an English patch, follow this general order: Download Monster Hunter Stories (Japan) | CIA F...
After that, select the and choose "Install and delete CIA". Reinsert the card into your 3DS and open the application
Downloading and installing the Japanese version of as a CIA file allows you to access content not available in Western releases, such as specific Elder Dragon and Rajang monsties. Because the 3DS is region-locked, this typically requires a modded system with Custom Firmware (CFW) like Luma3DS to bypass restrictions. Installation Steps for 3DS follow this general order: After that
: Select the Base Game CIA first and choose "Install and delete CIA".