July 2012
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Steel Diver for $4.99 at Amazon →
Price matching Best Buy’s sale on the submarine game, Amazon has marked down Steel Diver to $4.99. Pretty much everyone agreed that this 3DS launch title was absolutely not worth its initial $40 asking price, but I think it’s a no-brainer at five bucks.
I thought it was a pretty fun game! And it’s a cheap way to get Club Nintendo points! And it’s probably the only new...
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Shenanigans with downloadable 3DS games
Here’s some disturbing news about New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Demon Training, the first full 3DS games that will be offered through the eShop: in Japan, some online retailers are actually charging more for the downloadable versions’ code cards than for retail copies (both versions are discounted, but the physical editions more so)!
I expected that U.S. stores would be stingy and...
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eShop delivering a month of Mario sales
Back when Nintendo introduced its Virtual Console service, when we were naive, starry-eyed fools, we had dreams of the company running all sorts of promotions for classic titles to celebrate new releases for favorite franchises. … We didn’t see much of that.
But the eShop’s transformation into a download platform to be reckoned with in recent weeks has changed that! As part of...
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Denpa Ningen RPG coming to eShop in the west →
Siliconera reports that Denpa Ningen RPG, the 3DS eShop game by Genius Sonority, will be released in English. If you don’t remember the augmented reality RPG from its Japanese release, it’s super cute:
Basically, you recruit little colorfully dressed characters from around your real environment, and then use them in turn-based battles.
I’m glad this game is coming out here,...
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NSMB2 bonuses include special edition Donkey Kong,... →
Nintendo really wants people to try downloading games from the eShop in Japan, offering three simultaneous gifts with purchase starting July 28.
First, if you buy either New Super Mario Bros. 2 or Onitore (Demon Training), you’ll get double the Club Nintendo points. Second, if you buy both, you get another 20 points, which is equivalent to another game’s worth.
Finally – and most...
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