Which Mega Man Battle Network 3 White Version box was first?

[austin532 | 467]

So there appears to be three different boxes for this game.

-All white box with bottom tabs
-White box with a gray swoosh with bottoms tabs
-White box with a gray swoosh with bottom flap.

I have the all white one with a box date code of 030507 (2003 May Week 7). If someone has the gray swoosh with bottom tabs version please tell me the box date. As far as I know the boxes with the bottom flaps do not have the box date on them.

[DeuceGamer | 35]

Checked my box but it’s the same as yours unfortunately.

According to Wikipedia it released on June 24th 2003 so I would think it was the first release, but confirmation would be nice.

[PineappleLawnchair | 88]

Well considering the all white one was produced in may, that's in all likelyhood the original. Checked mine, but it's the one with the flap at the bottom, so no dates, sorry.

[austin532 | 467]

What's the chip date on yours?

[PineappleLawnchair | 88]

I'm not entirely sure i'm reading it correctly, but it seems to be the 38th week of 03, and the impression on the label is 19, so somewhere in between Sept 15th and 21st.

0338 M75

 

[austin532 | 467]

Yeah, that sounds like a later print. Mine says 0314 M04 on the Ram chip and S031746 on the Rom chip which I assume is the date. The game being released sometime between May and June of 2003 sounds correct. Now to figure out which tab version was first.