Topic: New 3DS eShop Campaign Gives Money Back to Gamers in Japan

[the_dan_x]

Buy one of twenty-four titles on the 3DS eShop, get 500 yen back.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/33712

A special campaign for first party Nintendo 3DS downloadable retail titles giving gamers 500 yen back per title started today, April 1, in Japan.

Titled the Spring Downloadable Version New Life Campaign (Haru no Download-ban Shin Seikatsu Campaign), gamers who buy one of the twenty-four first party titles on the 3DS eShop will be able to receive a 500 yen coupon in the form of a prepaid number code. The campaign runs from today until May 6 at 11:59 p.m. Surveys filled out for digital copies of Luigiā€™s Mansion: Dark Moon since March 20 are also included in the campaign.

Some of the games to choose from are The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Super Mario 3D Land, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu.

Complete list of First Party Downloadable titles in Japan

[AV]

I hope this transfers over to the rest of the world. I would totally take advantage of this.

[Muzy72]

I'm gonna be salty as hell if this comes to America, considering I bought no less than 9 of those...

[UncleBob]

It's virtually no different than buying a game and it going on sale a month later.

[TJ Spyke]

Which has happened to me. I remember buying F-Zero GX for $50, then less than a week later Nintendo made it a Player's Choice title and dropped the price to $20.