What's New
Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems for Feb. 2, 2012
This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
Nintendo eShop
Sakura
Samurai: Art of the Sword™ - Travel a world rife with beauty
and danger to rescue the legendary Princess Cherry Blossom. Her
kidnapper has placed dozens of blade-wielding henchmen in your path.
(For Nintendo 3DS™)
Nintendo eShop and Nintendo DSiWare™
GO
Series: Undead Storm - Six months after a mysterious meteorite
strike, the undead have awoken and are taking over the city. What lies
behind this zombie epidemic? Only you can uncover the truth. (For
Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo DSi™)
Nintendo Video™
"Drown
in the Now" by The Crystal Method (available Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. PST)
- UVPHACTORY created a graphic black, white and red New York
neighborhood that has been infested by small robots. The video
culminates with Matisyahu's rescue via boat by The Crystal Method. (For
Nintendo 3DS)
Iwata Asks
Swapnote™
- Read the latest edition of Iwata Asks for an inside look at Swapnote,
a new application that allows Nintendo 3DS owners to write, decorate and
send handwritten 3D notes to people on their friend lists via SpotPass™
and StreetPass™. Swapnote is available to download from the Nintendo
eShop at no cost.
Also new this week:
Carmen
Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Great Gateway Grab (WiiWare™)
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/systems/dsi.
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HEY, PAY ATTENTION! CROWDFARTER LAUNCHES TO HELP BRING WARIO'S DREAM GAME TO REALITY!
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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