What's New
Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems for April 26, 2012
This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
Nintendo
3DS™
Nintendo
3DS System Update – The latest Nintendo 3DS system update is now
available. For a full list of what is included, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/system-update.
(For Nintendo 3DS)
Nintendo eShop
Block
Factory – Create and share puzzles with this predefined
falling-block puzzle game. Your goal is to avoid filling the playing
field to the top. When a block hits the top, the game is over. (For
Nintendo 3DS)
Virtual Console™
Super
Street Fighter II™: The New Challengers – Battle in
elimination tournaments with Ryu's new flaming fireball and Ken's new
Dragon Punch. Fight head-to-head locally and compete against other
challengers in heated online battles. (For Wii™
Nintendo
Video™
I
Fight Dragons Video Premiere – Chiptune rock band I Fight Dragons
takes you on a space adventure in the premiere of the music video "Save
World Get Girl" on Nintendo Video. (For Nintendo 3DS)
Also
new this week:
Chuck
E. Cheese's® Arcade (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare™)
In
addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers
a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems.
Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS™
system, to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the
Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console at 9 a.m. Pacific time on
Thursdays.
The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service and
features games, applications and videos in both 2D and 3D. Users can add
money to their virtual wallets using a credit card or by purchasing a
Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from
the card.
The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and
uses Wii Points™, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The
Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi
Points™, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points
Card™ and Nintendo DSi Points Card™ can be purchased at retail
locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii
Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not
transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
Remember
that Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that
let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For
more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii,
http://www.nintendo.com/3ds or http://www.nintendo.com/ds.
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We here at WarioWare, Inc., are working with our fearless leader, Wario, to create his new Wii U game, Game & Wario -- a game that can only be described as incredible, amazing, stupendous... and a bunch of other adjectives! To help Wario achieve his dream of funding this awesome game by his target launch date of June 23, he has created his own special crowdsourcing site called Crowdfarter.com. Read more...
2013-05-20 -
Nintendo and Donkey Kong Visit the L.A. Zoo During Memorial Day Weekend
During Memorial Day weekend, Nintendo of America and the Los Angeles Zoo will be hosting a four-day event and renaming the gorilla habitat as "Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at Campo Gorilla Reserve" to celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for Nintendo 3DS. Read more...
2013-05-20 -
Nintendo Partners with SEGA and Announces Wii U Games Shown at E3 2013
The next title in SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be exclusive to Nintendo's Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS portable system. Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata announced the details of a new partnership with SEGA during a new Nintendo Direct video announcement today. Read more...
2013-05-17 -
Save 50% on Super Mario Bros. 2 for Wii U
We're celebrating spring with a sale on classic favorites for Wii U. Right now, you'll save 50% on Super Mario Bros. 2 by buying the Wii U Virtual Console version of Super Mario World. That's twice the fun, at a great low price. Read more...
2013-05-16 -
Major Wii U update adds new services and features, faster performance
The next major system update for Nintendo?s Wii U home console after launch is now available for download. The update delivers a host of new services and enhanced features, such as improved stability and performance, as well as faster load times when switching between applications. The update also lays the groundwork for the imminent launch of the Wii U Virtual Console service. Wii U owners also will soon see the launch of Wii U Panorama View. Read more...
2013-04-26 -
Shutdown of Wii Channels
Wii Network Service Partial Discontinuation Read more...
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