More retail games go digital in Japan!
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/33019
EX Troopers and Rune Factory 4 for the Nintendo 3DS will see digital releases on the eShop on January 24 in Japan.
EX Troopers was originally released in Japan on November 22 for 5,990 yen, while Rune Factory 4 was released last summer on July 19 for 5,229 yen. The digital versions of the titles will be a little bit cheaper, with EX Troopers going for 5,300 yen and Rune Factory selling for 5,220 yen.
There is currently no official information about if or when these titles will be released outside Japan.
So Rune Factory 4 will be a whopping $0.10 cheaper on the eShop. LOLAnd I bet that the quoted retail price wasn't actually what most stores charged when it came out. If it's anything like here in the UK, stores will sell it at about 85% of the RRP at release. So it's likely that it'll be more expensive on the eShop, same as everywhere else.
I don't have a 3DS so call me stupid for this question but:
In the 3DS/eShop lifetime, have any games ever been pulled off the virtual shelf?
If RF4 ever comes out in the US, I want to pick it up when I eventually get a 3DS.
I don't have a 3DS so call me stupid for this question but:
In the 3DS/eShop lifetime, have any games ever been pulled off the virtual shelf?
If RF4 ever comes out in the US, I want to pick it up when I eventually get a 3DS.
3DS? No. Though we the Wii has had Virtual Console and WiiWare games pulled.