Topic: Game Boy Titles Confirmed for North American and European eShop

[NWR_Karlie]

Three titles announced for North America, with one substitution for Europe.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26497

Following the launch of the eShop, upcoming titles for the North American Virtual Console are set to include Super Mario Land, Alleyway, and Radar Mission. The European Virtual Console list differs slightly with Super Mario Land, Alleyway, and Tennis set to be available at launch. Pricing is still unknown.

This follows the news that 10 eShop downloads will appear on the Japanese service. The Virtual Console selection for Japan has five completely different games, as well as Super Mario Land, the only game coming to every region.

As we revealed earlier this week, Excitebike will be free to download from the eShop following the system update. Nintendo's announcement today confirmed that the offer will last until July 7 in North America and Europe.

While we had speculated that Pokédex 3D will use StreetPass for trading the little monsters, it was revealed that AR Markers will allow you to scan the data and display the creatures using the AR Viewer.

As in Japan, the Nintendo 3DS web browser will become available along with the eShop system update.

[delebreaub]

So, because this comes out on Monday, should we expect NOA to be on top of things and have new content for us that Thursday? It would be amazing if they did!

[NWR_Neal]

This isn't meant to be super doom'n'gloom since it is only the first day, but....


Man, this sucks compared to the Japan launch. Where's Kirby's Dream Land? Mega Man? Hell, even Avenging Spirit/Phantasm seemed interesting. We get half the amount of VC games, and one of them is freaking Alleyway, which is worthless for nothing more than nostalgia since AlphaBounce exists on DSiWare (for likely a dollar or two more).


Is Radar Mission actually good? Or is that a nostalgia-tinged "was awesome on GB in 1990" game?

[Ceric]

This isn't meant to be super doom'n'gloom since it is only the first day, but....

Man, this sucks compared to the Japan launch. Where's Kirby's Dream Land? Mega Man? Hell, even Avenging Spirit/Phantasm seemed interesting. We get half the amount of VC games, and one of them is freaking Alleyway, which is worthless for nothing more than nostalgia since AlphaBounce exists on DSiWare (for likely a dollar or two more).

Is Radar Mission actually good? Or is that a nostalgia-tinged "was awesome on GB in 1990" game?

If memory serves Radar Mission is just Battleship.  Which isn't a bad thing.  I'm wondering if it was NoA or Capcom's American Branch for the Megaman release.

[BlackNMild2k1]

They haven't even revealed a price and I'm just gonna say preemptively that it's too expensive.

[Chozo Ghost]

Anything more than $2.50 is too much. They were worth more in their day, but compared to the games of today they don't hold up.

That said, it would have been nice if they provided an option to play the games in color ala Super Gameboy mode, or added in online play or soemthing. I know that isn't going to happen, but if it did then their value would be higher.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I'd be willing to pay more then 2.50 for Links Awakening DX, which appears won't be coming out at launch now.

[Ceric]

I pay $4 per for Super Mario Land Series and Link Awakening DX.  Anything else absolutely not. Maybe 3 for Megaman but, most other things much cheaper.  Also Why didn't they release Tetris for a Dollar....

[NWR_Neal]

If we use Japan as a guideline, then we're looking at $4 or $5 per game.

[Ceric]

If we use Japan as a guideline, then we're looking at $4 or $5 per game.

Yeah, but that's setting up the service for failure.  Their is no way a GB game should be around an NES game price wise.  Same for GBA and SNES.

[Crimm]

They haven't even revealed a price and I'm just gonna say preemptively that it's too expensive.

Thanks Ian

[UncleBob]

The trick is, of course, that Nintendo also plans to announce that NES/SNES/N64 games on the Wii Virtual Console are getting price increases the same day as the 3DS shop launches.

Seriously, folks - the Game and Watch 'ports' on DSiWare are $2 each - did anyone really, really, really think Nintendo was going to sell Game Boy games at that price - or cheaper?

[BlackNMild2k1]

They haven't even revealed a price and I'm just gonna say preemptively that it's too expensive.

Thanks Ian

If we use Japan as a guideline, then we're looking at $4 or $5 per game.

....it's too expensive.

[Ian Sane]

I have Alleyway.  I don't remember what I paid for it.  It's fun but VERY simple.  Like it wouldn't even fly as a launch game for the NES.  If Radar Mission is essentially Battleship, come on.  You can't sell games like that anymore.

As a kid I initially had no interest in the Game Boy and the reason was that it seemed scaled down compared to the NES.  Yeah everyone loved Tetris but Tetris was also on the NES.  Meanwhile the rest of the games, including Super Mario Land, were scaled down titles and I figured that would be what the Game Boy would be about.  You trade off portability for having to play a lesser gaming experience.  It was like merely a step up from Game & Watch and Tiger games.

Later the Game Boy became a good videogame system in its own right with games that you could have colourized and released on the NES with no one noticing.  That's where the nostalgia of the Game Boy comes from.  No one is nostalgic for the original year or so.  Games like Alleyway and Radar Mission became obsolete once the Game Boy truly established an identity as a legitimate videogame system and not just a way to distract yourself when your family takes you camping.

But then why wouldn't Nintendo sell these now?  Once they release the GOOD titles like Link's Awakening, Pokemon, Metroid II or Donkey Kong no one will have any interest in these (except Super Mario Land, which has name value).  This is the only chance to pawn them off.

[Ceric]

Let's just clear the air now.  Pokemon is never coming to the Virtual Console.  It would cannibalize shares.

[NintendoFanboy]

w have basically a Wii in our pockets( no jokes) with the 3DS
GB games like these, $1 or less. But thats nintendo. mario and Zelda, yea
 maybe $3-$5 but these games free - $1
 

[NWR_Neal]

Looks like its $3.99 for Mario Land and $2.99 for the other two. There's your pricing structure.

[Chozo Ghost]

I don't see the point of getting breakout or that battleship clone on the GB, because odds are some company will release the same sort of thing as part of some collection of games with far better graphics and far better features. Its not like Battleship or Breakout only existed for the Gameboy, so would anyone want those versions when they will have the worst graphics and features? I think Milton Bradley owns the rights to Battleship, so the thing to do is probably just wait until they bring a native version of it to the 3DS with all the bells and whistles.

Super Mario Land makes sense though because that game only existed on the Gameboy so its not like there's a better version out there.

[Ceric]

I don't see the point of getting breakout or that battleship clone on the GB, because odds are some company will release the same sort of thing as part of some collection of games with far better graphics and far better features. Its not like Battleship or Breakout only existed for the Gameboy, so would anyone want those versions when they will have the worst graphics and features? I think Milton Bradley owns the rights to Battleship, so the thing to do is probably just wait until they bring a native version of it to the 3DS with all the bells and whistles.

Super Mario Land makes sense though because that game only existed on the Gameboy so its not like there's a better version out there.

Until the 3DS Remake.  Which I would do the whole series (Mario Land - Wario Land)

[Halbred]

Boy, it's a shame we're not getting Mega Man 1. That game's freaking hard, but it's excellent.

[Enner]

Looks like its $3.99 for Mario Land and $2.99 for the other two. There's your pricing structure.

And Excitebike (3D Classic) is $5.99 after the 30 day free offer. http://www.giantbomb.com/news/yes-friends-weve-seen-the-3ds-eshop/3289/

Also of note in the article is:

"(Nintendo of America director of eShop operations David) Warton said game releases on the eShop start at $1.99 and move up in dollar increments. As of right now, there's no way for companies to create promotional codes as on other services, so don't go wait around for giveaways yet. There will also not be any demos at launch, but Warton said it's not something that won't appear eventually on the eShop."

So the cheapest software can get in the eShop at the moment is $2.

Another case of Nintendo ignoring the competition? I think they are pushing sensibilities with the current Virtual Console and 3D Classic prices. I also think it's weird that I'm disappointed over the difference of one or two dollars in pricing.

[Chozo Ghost]

You can get avatars on PSN for $0.49. That's $1.50 cheaper than the minimum Nintendo allows stuff to be priced.

[UncleBob]

When the PSN Shop is running that is.  Forty nine cents + your identity.

[NWR_insanolord]

Looks like its $3.99 for Mario Land and $2.99 for the other two. There's your pricing structure.

Given that this is Nintendo, and seeing the pricing they've used in the past, I don't think we could have realistically hoped for better than that.

[BlackNMild2k1]

....it's too expensive.