Nintendo has revamped their online store front.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24775
Shopping for downloadable games has never been a smooth experience on Nintendo platforms. The new eShop appears to rectify many of our download woes. Sporting a smoother interface, the eShop will feature digital game downloads, game demos, and game videos.
At launch, 3DS owners will be able to choose between Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and 3DSWare games. In addition to games, Nintendo will include eShop Video. The user can select the desired topic or genre and be directed to a video. Players will be able to watch game videos in-store.
Nintendo eShop purchases use a "cash-based" system, similar to Sony's PlayStation Store, apparently doing away with the current Wii/DSi points-based system. You can purchase content with a credit card or by inputting a code from a retail-purchased card.
No gameboy advance games that is disappointing. Maybe Nintendo will at least push for color in all original gameboy games.
I think TJ is right. I bet they will have color palette choices like the SNES player.
About the demos, was it demos for every new game? demos for all games? demos for select games? or is it entirely up to the dev/pub which of their games get to have demos??
At launch, 3DS owners will be able to choose between Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and 3DSWare games. In addition to games, Nintendo will include eShop Video. The user can select the desired topic or genre and be directed to a video. Players will be able to watch game videos in-store.
Nintendo 3DS won’t be able to download games or access the Web when it launches, Nintendo said Wednesday.
Although the company has plans to add a digital games store, Internet browser and other functionality to its $250 3-D gaming handheld, these key features won’t be online when 3DS ships in the U.S. on March 27, Nintendo said in a statement following a press briefing in New York City.
Other functions that won’t be ready for launch include software that allows users to transfer their downloaded Nintendo DSiWare titles from DS to 3DS and the ability to play 3-D movies.
Nintendo did not say when the “eShop” would go online, although it did reiterate that standard DSiWare, new games for 3DS and Virtual Console games from Game Boy and Game Boy Color would be included in the shop when it does.
Thanks for not answering the question TJSpyke.
I already knew that there was going to be a firmware update but that still doesn't say whether or not it will be on launch day or will it happen later.
NWR says @ launch, Wired says not @ launch. Who is right?
Thanks for not answering the question TJSpyke.
I already knew that there was going to be a firmware update but that still doesn't say whether or not it will be on launch day or will it happen later.
NWR says @ launch, Wired says not @ launch. Who is right?
I think GBA games are inevitable. Nintendo's not usually one to pass up an opportunity to make money with no real effort.Agreed. It's possible they're still working on an emulator. Considering Nintendo couldn't even get Ocarina of Time ready for launch, this isn't much of a surprise. Nintendo added additional consoles to VC so I would think the same may apply here. I wouldn't be surprised to see Game Gear, Wonderswan etc. games brought over at some point.
I'm sure that GBA isn't there from day 1 because Nintendo needs something to get everyone all worked up about later on.
For now they want you to check out all the GB/GBC games and then soon they will add in some GameGear, TG16 & Lynx games. Then maybe some Game.com, Wonderswan & NeoGeoPocket, and then maybe some GBA to go with the NeoGeoPocket Color
I highly doubt there will be a "spinach" option for original Game Boy titles on 3DS. Those games were programmed in black-and-white; they only look green on the original GB system due to the screen technology. If you play them on any other model (Super Game Boy, GB Pocket, GB Color, GBA, etc.) they look black-and-white, not green-and-white.
