Hmm. You know I still don't understand why these eShop press releases aren't blasted out via SpotPass to Wii U's and 3DS systems. Nintendo is fully capable of doing so. It was actually something they were capable of doing on the Wii with the Wii Connect 24 for the Wii Shop channel but they never did it. A completely wasted opportunity. That type of direct information certainly could have help sales I would think. It could help even now. It wouldn't even cost them anything save a few minutes for a person to prepare the message each week. I wonder who a request for this could be directed at?
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Nintendo Downloads - February 2013
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I imagine they believe it would feel intrusive for everyone but those who would be keeping abreast of that information regardless. They're probably right.
They already allow you to opt-in and out of receiving commercial messages and advertisements when you are setting up your systems. They even had this option on the Wii when you entered the Nintendo channel I believe. So you don't have to receive something like this if you don't want to and the option can be changed anytime you wish in the settings.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=514180
Hotline Miami comes on Ps3 / Vita
maybe soon on eshop I know, but those commercial messages are relatively mundane and infrequent. Getting blasted with a gigantic PR once a week would be understandably annoying for people who don't keep up-to-date with this stuff.
peanutbutterlatte
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So MH3 demo this week yeah?
Smiles and Cries
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=514180
Hotline Miami comes on Ps3 / Vita
Nintendo really needs to copy this cross platform thing Sony got going
PhoenixDawn
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Should be out this week if everything goes according to plan, at least that's what they've said.
I guess. They could always make it a separate option for those that do want the information delivered directly to them though. Maybe allow you to get informaton weekly or monthly. Still I just think it's wasted opportunity to drive more traffic to the eShop and to inform people in general about upcoming and recently released games on the eShop and at retail. Even advertising Nintendo Show 3D this way would be good.
Yeah, I was about to edit my last post suggesting something like an optional thing you can check, which just lists all the latest digital releases with links taking you to their info pages on the eShop. It wouldn't have to be an intrusive push notification, necessarily.
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EU & NA?
peanutbutterlatte
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It's already happened on the 3DS in Europe with Ocarina being 50% off. I think a thread was just made about all Ubisoft titles being 30% off on the WiiU shop too.
From what I can tell, yeah. There's been no announcement for either as to what we're getting on Thursday. Looks like we'll also be getting a Castlevania: Mirror of Fate demo in both regions next week too.
Nope, should be 'instant'. I had problems with my install (at one point it was saying over 4 hours to install) and eventually I had to pull the power on the Wii U, since it crashed. Redownloaded and it installed fine.
HELL YEAH! This week is actually really good. Both the demo for the best game for Wii U until now AND F-Zero for 30 cents!
Count Dookkake
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Shadow Hog
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Y'know, that's what I was thinking, too. However, that's such an insane longshot that I just don't see it happening.
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20, eh. And the amount of F-Zero downloads will be so massive that the internet will go down and the Sony presentation will not be livestreamed. It's all part of the plan.
I think the games go up on the 20th of each month, and the prices change on the 21st of the following month
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Good to know. Can't wait to download F-Zero!
peanutbutterlatte
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Punchout as a substitute for Earthbound is still disgusting.
Mockingbird
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I would take Fire Emblem over F-Zero...but it's not translated. Would've preferred a different game for sure though. Pilotwings!
peanutbutterlatte
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They...They still will release it! Have faith and believe.
Hell they won't even release it in America! Europe's hasn't got a chance in hell.
I think the games go up on the 20th of each month, and the prices change on the 21st of the following month
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I have nothing against Yoshi (which I own on the Game Boy and 3DS), but I would have loved Tetris Attack to take its place.
Or even Yoshi's Cookie
Davey Cakes
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I wouldn't have thought we'd get Earthbound anyway. Nintendo is aware of the fans. If the game is ever to release in the US, it'll be the full VC price because Nintendo knows the fans will buy it.
I just wish they picked some other game besides Punch Out. I'd be happy with literally any other game.
A VC release of Tetris Attack would make me so happy. :')
I always vastly preferred the Yoshi's Island theme to the Pokemon and generic themes since then.
Thanks. I restarted it, didn't help anything. I deleted all files and redownloaded it, didn't help either. Maybe it's some external problem (server issues or whatever). I will try it again tomorrow, if it doesn't work then, then I guess I just have to delete it.
wow man, that's harsh. i'd take F-Zero over any of the other games except SM and Kirby. Fire Emblem could replace any of those others before F-Zero since the series needs all the help it can get to stay a bit relevant.
*this post is brought to you by a distressed F-Zero fan who has been waiting for a new game for 9 years*
peanutbutterlatte
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Agreed. If anything they'll release it as a 3DS compilation and charge full retail price. I love Nintendo, but they're as greedy as any other big company.
We should at least get an equivalent SNES game. Why not Super Mario RPG?
SomethingInTheSea
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I've done this with Mario 3D Land and it worked fine.
We could dream that they were actually planning on releasing a full 3D remake...and they could have done A Link to the Past instead.
peanutbutterlatte
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A straight port like GBA? I think that would be pretty cheap to push on the 3DS. A full 3D remake would be nice, but I really doubt it's what's going on. I don't suppose the Earthbound JP VC release has to do with what the creator was talking about on Twitter?
I did it with Mario Kart 7 twice in the past week. Once for one I bought, once for one a friend bought when he heard the ridiculous deal. You do the transfer and then redownload the game. Works fine.
Itoi said that he was working on some sort of rerelease, and I this might be it. I hope they give the franchise to Camelot, since Itoi is too burnt out on it (still).
peanutbutterlatte
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After Golden Sun 3... I don't really trust them with it. Maybe Alpha Dream or Intelligent.
Glass Rebel
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I think the games go up on the 20th of each month, and the prices change on the 21st of the following month
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the facts:
Here I come into this thread looking for 3DS announcements and see this. Needless to say, my heart skipped a beat when I saw Super Metroid :lol
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This. So much this. They have this wonderful SpotPass service and they don't even use it to its full potential. The weekly release listing in eShop news should also automatically be sent to every online 3DS every week (with an option to opt out).
I have friends with a 3DS who never, ever go into the eShop. I literally had to plead with my best friend to download Pullblox because she just had no intention of bothering with the eShop. She loves the game, but why I'm promoting Nintendo downloads more than Nintendo is beyond me.
The eShop is a huge leap from post Nintendo digital offerings, there is a lot of fantastic content on there and the services are attracting mute and more developers. They seem to be getting it, at last, and making a push this gen by embracing F2P, sales, patches, demoes, etc. But the thought that a fantastic little game like Gunman Clive or Mutant Mudds is missing out on a few more sales is depressing.
The worst is that they actually did it a couple times. I think the Mario Kart 7 update was pushed via an eShop notification.
Europe's F-Zero Miiverse community is going to be chaos tomorrow, isn't it?
If they do what I expect them to do, yes. And rightfully so.
Ha ha. Why?Europe's F-Zero Miiverse community is going to be chaos tomorrow, isn't it?
Also, is Europe getting a Monster Hunter demo is week?! Why didn't I know this?!
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How there isn't cross play yet between all of Nintendo VC titles from Wii U to 3DS leaves me flabbergasted.