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This week's Nintendo download comes with a mouthful of slinky lizard as the demo for Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D hits the 3DS eShop, all stealthy-like. More »
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Nintendo not only gave its 3DS "Ambassadors"—early adopters of the device—10 Virtual Console classics for free, it also didn't let anyone else buy them. That exclusive privilege appears to be headed to a close, as the Japanese eShop has already listed Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and will get Super Mario Bros. next week. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5872031&view=rss&microfeed=true GoNintendo dug up a current Australian rating for Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, pointing to it as an upcoming release for the Game Boy Virtual Console on the Nintendo 3DS. Remember, early adopters "ambassadors," you get 10 VC titles for free in addition to the 10 free NES classics you downloaded at the beginning of the month. More »
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Today, Nintendo's ambassador program kicked off early in Japan, giving early 3DS adopters like me the chance to snag free NES games. In this video, I give some of the games a spin. More »
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Today, the 3DS' "ambassador program" kicked off in Japan—you know the program that gives early birds twenty free games. More »
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I've never been named an ambassador. I was once, like the Philadelphia Eagles' Hugh Douglas, a badassador, but that is altogether a different thing. Anyway, this free-games 3DS Ambassador program, rewarding suckers early adopters like yours truly, required North American customers to log into the Nintendo eShop before Aug. 11. I was curious whether in fact I was registered. Now we can check. More »
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It's Thursday, and Nintendo has updated its various digital delivery services with fresh new games, some that come close to being more exciting than the appearance of the 3D Glee concert musical trailer that hits Nintendo Video today! More »
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So you spent an extra $80 on the 3DS than folks picking it up next month. You'll be getting 20 free games eventually, and you can play Let's Golf 3D right now. Who's the winner now? More »
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In this week's exciting installment of the Nintendo Download, Kirby's Dream Land is the next old school Game Boy title for the 3DS, DSiWare gets Hearts, Spades, and Euchre, and some old role-playing game hits the Virtual Console. What the hell is a Kefka? More »
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The weekly Nintendo Download makes the move to Thursday morning this week, as the era of the eShop kicks off with the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong and a colorful WiiWare game about snails. More »
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The Nintendo eShop launched in the latest 3DS update, bringing with it the handheld's Virtual Console. Players can buy Game Boy titles like Super Marioland. More »
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It's the beginning of E3 week and the 3DS system update will launch a whole new way to purchase downloadable games from Nintendo later this evening, so here's four puzzle games. Knock yourself out. More »
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In a couple of weeks Nintendo will finally open up its eShop, ushering in a new era of old games remade for the 3DS. In this calm before the storm, 99Bullets is the only sound we hear. More »
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The Wii Virtual Console travels back in time this week to a time when a much softer Square made games that were consistently excellent. More »
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When a role-playing game is as centered on time travel as the Square classic Chrono Trigger, you really can't argue when I call it one of the greatest RPGs of all time. Guess what I'll be playing come Monday? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5801227&view=rss&microfeed=true Looks like the original SNES version of Square Enix's seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the Wii's Virtual Console service. The ESRB recently rated Chrono Trigger for Nintendo's platform, so expect the 16-bit version of that JRPG favorite to show up on a Wii Shop Channel near you. (The PlayStation port is also imminent for North American gamers.) More »
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Style your hair on your DSi, clean up the streets in the Virtual Console, or gather your crew for a non-stop Bingo Party, all in this week's Nintendo Download. More »
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In a Nintendo Download populated by baby simulations, demos, and piano tutors, only one ancient robot has the power to make this week's downloadable Nintendo games not completely suck. More »
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Nintendo's downloadable game output continues to be relatively small as we wait for the 3DS store to hit, but at least they're giving us a theme to play with. It's birds three ways in this week's Nintendo Download. More »
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With less than a week before the Nintendo 3DS hits north America, Nintendo keeps things low-key for this week's Nintendo Download, with a Super Nintendo game from 1994 topping a short list of downloadable titles. More »
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Spring is right around the corner, a time when the sun is shining, the flowers blooming, and the undead hordes are hungry for your brains. What perfect timing for the DSiWare version of Plants Vs. Zombies. More »
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Nintendo delivers an impressive selection of downloadable Wii and DSi games this week, perfect for anyone that isn't too busy catching new Pokémon to care, including a hardcore shooter and Bomberman's mediocre Nintendo 64 adventure. More »
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WiiWare really heats up in this week's Nintendo Download with Cozy Fire, a fireplace simulator with six - count 'em - six different fireplaces to choose from. Yeah, it's that kind of week. More »
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Can you spot the differences in this week's Nintendo Download? There could be a little S.C.A.T. in it for you, if you know what I mean. More »
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At least in Japan! That's because Sega will release a Virtual Console Arcade version of Puyo Puyo—which you may have played in the form of Kirby's Avalanche or Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine—with online multiplayer support for Wii. More »
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Nintendo fans don't have to wait for the 3DS for a little 3D gaming. This week's Nintendo download's got dolphin pets, an interactive diary, and Magical Destiny, with no special glasses required. More »
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Have you ever wondered why there aren't more officially licensed female roller derby video games? Jam City Rollergirls for WiiWare is here to help. More »
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Just because I'm most excited about the release of the arcade version of Capcom's Ghosts 'N Goblins on the Virtual Console doesn't mean you won't find plenty to love in this week's Nintendo Download. More »
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It's the final Monday of 2010, and Nintendo's first chance to wow Christmas Wii and DSi giftees with a selection of the finest downloadable games available. Do they make the most of the opportunity? You decide! More »
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Twas the Monday before Christmas, and all through Nintendo's house several creatures were stirring, including an afro-wearing robot hell bent on rescuing his five foxy girlfriends from the man. More »
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The biggest surprise about this week's new downloadable games for Nintendo's Wii and DSi platforms is that no one had released a game called "Family Games" yet. Oversight overcome. Read on to see what you can download this week. More »
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Nintendo celebrates water in all its form and splendor in Fluidity, a WiiWare platformer and the star of this week's Nintendo Download. More »
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Nicalis' adorable retro adventure Cave Story returns to the Nintendo Download in two new flavors: A double-screened DSiWare version and a free WiiWare demo. Only a raccoon playing disc golf could make this week any better. More »
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Give thanks for the opportunity to lob penguins into a basketball hoop this week, courtesy of WiiWare and Snowpack Park, a game you might want to download to your Wii? No? Maybe Tetris then? More »
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Nintendo knows that any sudden excitement might cause us to lose the candy-coated contents of our Halloween-stressed bellies, so they've gone easy on us in this week's Nintendo download, with six titles that won't upset our sensitive stomachs. More »
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In 1992 Square released a special simplified Final Fantasy game on the Super Nintendo in hopes of popularizing the role-playing genre with the masses. It did not work. Now it's on the Wii Virtual Console. More »
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It's a banner week for the Nintendo Download, as the sequel to a belly dancing half-genie platformer for the Game Boy Color becomes the priciest DSiWare title yet. More »
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Ever wonder why there were no Game Boy games made available on the Wii's Virtual Console? Why, it's because Nintendo was saving that for the upcoming 3DS. More »
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The Nintendo Wii launched in 2006. For one reason or another, I wasn't able to get my Wii online, save for a brief spell when Super Smash Bros. Brawl was released. Today all that changed, and my Wii is online. More »
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If you only download one WiiWare title in your Wii-owning lifetime, this week's release of indie PC game And Yet It Moves from developer Broken Rules would be a damn fine choice. More »
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