Talk:Nintendo 3DS

Isn't 3DS 8th generation console? Grand270 09:11, March 27, 2011 (UTC)

Technically speaking, yeah it is an eighth generation console. I don't think there's been an official movement into a new generation, though.. that's usually the privilege of the home consoles. - Kierke 10:19, March 27, 2011 (UTC)

The icon is still just a regular DS, is there not one for 3DS? I might make one if so

Interesting Development
Sources:


 * http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=30048


 * http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/07/28/3ds_ambassador_program/

I'll try to paraphrase.

Nintendo is giving early buyers 20 free downloadable games from the Nintendo eShop.

The catch is you have to use your 3DS to connect to the Nintendo eShop at least once before 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 11.

You will then be automatically be registered in the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program. The program contains two elements:

From Sept. 1, Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors can download 10 NES Virtual Console games for free -AND- before they're available to everyone else.

Selection is to include: Super Mario Bros 1, Donkey Kong Jr., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber and The Legend of Zelda 1, although there is likely more to come. They won't have instruction manuals and will not be compatible with simultaneous two player play. Updated/Paid versions will be available to the public with these features, but Ambassadors can upgrade/download at no cost.

Around the end of 2011, Ambassadors can get 10 GBA Virtual Console games. Selection will include games like Yoshi's Island: SMA3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ (i.e. the first) and Mario vs. Donkey Kong and a few more. These will be available exclusively to Ambassadors, and there are currently no plans to make them available to the general public. (LOL, I'd like to see that slide.) The GBA games will disable the system's Spot Pass and Street Pass features (because we all get so many people on that, right?).

You won't be able to transfer these to other 3DS systems once Nintendo makes software to transfer games between 3DS systems.