Shack PSA: 3DS first-party hits out now download
Nintendo has put up some of its first-party 3DS titles on the eShop today, as it continues its efforts to offer select parts of the library as digital downloads.
Nintendo kicked off its initiative of offering full retail games for download with New Super Mario Bros 2. With that goal accomplished, the company has moved into offering its backlog, with a large eShop update that offers some of its most popular retail 3DS games for digital purchase.
As promised, the 3DS eShop added Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and Star Fox 64 3D. Each costs the standard retail price of $39.99. These are all first-party games, but the company promises that it will continue to add "select Nintendo 3DS software that is currently available at retail stores." That sounds like it's open to adding more third-party content, but the company didn't detail any criteria for qualifying.
Several of the company's upcoming slate of games will be offered digitally as well, and Nintendo has offered a rare Donkey Kong game as incentive to buy them through the eShop. Nintendo similarly plans to offer full games on the Wii U, once it launches.
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Nintendo has put up some of its first-party 3DS titles on the eShop today, as it continues its efforts to offer select parts of the library as digital downloads.-
The only reason to buy from the eShop is for convenience. Buying digital (at the moment) is paying full retail. There are better deals out there for the just released 1st party games that don't entail in forking over $39.99.
$40 for Star Fox 3D, no thanks...bought it for $20 clearance at a brick & mortar. Curious if the big N will have sales on their digital offerings.-
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You know a game will go on sale eventually on steam. Either you wait for it or you get it now.
2-3 years from now most games will not be their original MSRP on steam. I doubt that Nintendo is savvy enough to follow that model. I'm almost certain that in October 2014, you'll still see Starfox 64 3D at $40 on the e-shop.
If you're buying within the first couple months of release, e-shop versions sound really good. After that you start seeing retailer sales on the physical versions and the e-shop version becomes way less attractive. For evergreen games, that's not going to happen but I doubt that starfox is an evergreen title.
There is hope though, they put Sakura Samurai on sale for a weekend over the summer in the US (and in europe along with pushmo). So they're not afraid to at least test the waters with sales on new digital only games.-
^^ So much this! This is what I wanted to type but was too lazy to move my fat thumbs all over my smartphone any more.
The games that were released today(?) on the eShop, how long ago were they released and how much do they want for them?
Look at the Vita, most digital games are $5 less (if you don't factor in their memory cards) compared to the physical copies. I picked up Hot Shots Golf at Frys for less than digital. I just hope Nintendo doesn't plan on keeping their prices static as time goes on. Amazon will net you better deals than the eShop. And don't get me started on their lack of eshop account. Pffftb! -
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