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Nintendo Downloads - August 2012

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Nintendo 3DS | Discounts


Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos



  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (OT) DLC (Square Enix)
    Final Fantasy V's "The Decisive Battle" ($0.99) Latest release!
    Final Fantasy IX's "Dark City Treno" ($0.99) Latest release!
    Final Fantasy X's "Final Battle" ($0.99) Latest release!
    Final Fantasy XII's "Boss Battle" ($0.99) Latest release!
    Final Fantasy V's "Battle 1" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy IX's The Final Battle" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy X's "Otherworld" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy XII's "The Royal City of Rabanastre / Town Ward Upper Stratum" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy V's "The Final Battle" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy IX's "Battle 2" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy X's "Challenge" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy XII's "Desperate Fight" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy III's "This Is the Last Battle" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy IX's "The Darkness of Eternity" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy X's "Battle Theme" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy XII's "The Dalmasca Estersand" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy III's "The Crystal Tower" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy X's "Movement in Green" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy XI's "Gustaberg" ($0.99)
    Final Fantasy XIII's "March of the Dreadnoughts" ($0.99)

Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console

  • Toki Tori (Two Tribes | Game Boy Color | $3.99) Latest release!

Wii | WiiWare

  • La-Mulana (EnjoyUp Games | 1000 Points) Upcoming (09/20)

Wii | Virtual Console


Nintendo DSi | DSiWare


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Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos



  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (OT) DLC (Square Enix)
    Final Fantasy V's "The Decisive Battle" (€1.00 | £0.90) Latest release!
    Final Fantasy VIII's "Force Your Way" (€1.00 | £0.90) Latest release!
    Final Fantasy X's "Otherworld" (€1.00 | £0.90) Latest release!
    Final Fantasy XI's "The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah" (€1.00 | £0.90) Latest release!
    Final Fantasy III's "This Is the Last Battle" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy III's "The Crystal Tower" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy V's "Battle 1" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy IX's "The Final Battle" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy III's "Crystal Cave" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy X's "Challenge" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy XI's "Ragnarok" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy XII's "The Royal City of Rabanastre / Town Ward Upper Stratum" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy IV's "Battle 2" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy XI's "Battle Theme" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy XII's "Esper Battle" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy XIII's "March of the Dreadnoughts" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy's "Sunken Shrine" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy VII's "Fight On!" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy X's "Battle Theme" (€1.00 | £0.90)
    Final Fantasy X's "Movement in Green" (€1.00 | £0.90)

Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console


Wii | WiiWare


Wii | Virtual Console

  • Real Bout: Fatal Fury Special (D4 Enterprise | 900 Points) Upcoming (09/06)
  • 2020 Super Baseball (D4 Enterprise | 900 Poins)
  • The Last Blade (D4 Enterprise | 900 Points)

Nintendo DSi | DSiWare


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Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos




Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console


Wii | WiiWare

  • No new releases to date.

Wii | Virtual Console

  • Blazing Star (D4 Enterprise | 900 Points)
  • The Last Blade 2 (D4 Enterprise | 900 Points)

Nintendo DSi | DSiWare


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Nintendo 3DS

  • 4.3.0-10 System Software - July 24, 2012

Wii

  • 4.3 System Software - September 7, 2010

Nintendo DSi

  • 1.4.4 System Software - March 21, 2012

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Wii U | Wii U Digital Store Original Software

  • Aban Hawkins & the 1,001 Spikes (Nicalis) (Announced, Listed) US: Holiday 2012
  • Chasing Aurora (Broken Rules) (Listed) US: Holiday 2012
  • Cloudberry Kingdom (Pwnee Studios) (Announced, Listed) US: December 2012
  • Little Inferno (Tomorrow Corporation) (Announced) US: 2012
  • Mighty Switch Force HD (WayForward Technologies) (Announced) US: 2012
  • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Gaijin Games) (Listed) US: Holiday 2012
  • Star Beast (Pixel Entertainment) (Announced)
  • Trine 2: Director's Cut (Frozenbyte) (Listed) US: Holiday 2012

Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software

  • Aban Hawkins & the 1,001 Spikes (Nicalis) (Announced, Listed) US: Fall 2012
  • Alien Chaos 3D (Reef Entertainment) (Announced) EU: Summer 2012
  • Arc Style: Soccer 3D (Arc System Works) (Listed) US: Out now
  • Bomb Monkey (Renegade Kid) (Announced) US: Out now
  • Cave Story+ (Nicalis) (Announced, Listed, Listed) US: Q3 2012
  • Coaster Creator (Big John Games) (Listed) US: Fall 2012
  • Crazy Kangaroo (Gamelion) (Announced)
  • Denpa Ningen no RPG (Genius Sonority) (Announced)
  • Denpa Ningen no RPG 2 (Genius Sonority) (Announced)
  • escapeVektor (Nnooo) (Announced)
  • Fluidity: Spin Cycle (Nintendo) (Listed) US: Q4 2012
  • Fractured Soul (Endgame Studio) (Listed) US: Q3 2012
  • Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D - Space Recipe for Disaster (Tanukii Studios) (Announced)
  • Jett Rocket Super Surf (Shin'en Multimedia) (Listed) US: Q1 2012
  • Johnny Impossible (UFO Interactive) (Listed) US: Q3 2012
  • Nano Assault EX (Shin'en Multimedia) (Announced)
  • NightSky (Nicalis) (Announced, Listed, Rated by ESRB, Listed, Listed) US: Q4 2012, EU: June/July 2012
  • Picross e (Jupiter) (Listed) EU: September 6
  • Pokédex 3D Pro (Nintendo) (Listed, Listed) US: November 8
  • Pokémon Dream Radar (Nintendo) (Listed, Listed) US: October 7, EU: October 12
  • Rhythm Hunter: Harmo Knight (Nintendo) (Announced)
  • Sparkle Snapshots 3D (Nintendo) (Listed) US: October 18, EU: Out now
  • Spirit Hunters Inc. (Nnooo) (Listed) US: Q4 2012
  • The Delusions of Von Stottendorf (Abylight / Delirium) (Announced)
  • Unchained Blades (XSEED Games) (Announced, Listed, Listed) US: Q3 2012
  • Vampire Crystals (Shanblue Interactive) (Announced)
  • Viking Invasion 2: Olaf's Return (BiP Media) (Announced)
  • Yatagarasu (Nicalis) (Announced)
  • Zombie Panic in Wonderland (Akaoni Studios) (Announced)

Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console

  • Castlevania: The Adventure (Konami | Game Boy) (Rated by ACB) EU: Out now
  • Columns (Sega | Game Gear) (Listed) US: Q1 2012
  • Defenders of Oasis (Sega | Game Gear) (Rated by ACB)
  • Kirby's Block Ball (Nintendo | Game Boy) (Listed) US: Out now
  • Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Nintendo | Game Boy) (Listed) EU: Out now
  • Kirby's Star Stacker (Nintendo | Game Boy) (Listed) EU: Out now
  • Gradius (Listed) US: Q4 2012
  • Mystical Ninja starring Goemon (Konami | Game Boy) (Rated by ACB, Listed) US: Q3 2012, EU: Out now
  • Shantae (WayForward Technologies | Game Boy Color) (Rated by ESRB)
  • Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (Sega | Game Gear) (Rated by ACB)
  • Sonic Blast (Sega | Game Gear) (Rated by ACB) US: Summer 2012, EU: Out now
  • Sonic Drift 2 (Sega | Game Gear) (Listed) US: Q1 2012
  • Sonic Labyrinth (Sega | Game Gear) (Rated by ACB) US: Summer 2012, EU: Out now
  • Vampire: Master of Darkness (Sega | Game Gear) (Rated by ACB)
  • Waro Land II (Ninendo | Game Boy) (Listed) US: Q4 2012, EU: Out now
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo | NES) (Listed) US: Q4 2012

Wii | WiiWare

  • La-Mulana (EnjoyUp Games) (Announced) US: September 20
  • Retro City Rampage (VBlank Entertainment) (Announced) US: May 2012
  • Vampire Crystals (Shanblue Interactive) (Announced)

Wii | Virtual Console

  • No upcoming releases known.

Nintendo DSi | DSiWare

  • Amoebattle (Intrinsic Games) (Listed) US: Out now, EU: Q2 2012
  • Cave Story (Nicalis) (Listed) US: Out now, EU: March 2012
  • Ikachan (Nicalis) (Announced) EU: June/July 2012
  • Petit Computer (Gamebridge) (Announced) US: Out now
 
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StayDead

Member
Kyuukousha no Shoujo (Arc System Works | ¥700) Latest release!
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi (Nintendo | Famicom | ¥500) Latest release!

For me this week.
 
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OMG Aero

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Not sure where he got the news from, but Serebii is saying that Pokédex 3D Pro is out on November 8th in America with the free version leaving the store on October 1st.
 
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Santiako

Member
OMG Aero said:
Not sure where he got the news from, but Serebii is saying that Pokédex 3D Pro is out on November 8th in America with the free version leaving the store on October 1st.
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Yeah, from the press release:

Pokédex 3D Pro: The perfect companion application to Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, Pokédex 3D Pro is sold separately and launches in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS on Nov. 8. Players can learn all about their favorite Pokémon, as this enhanced and upgraded version includes detailed information about more than 640 Pokémon featured in the history of the Pokémon video game series. With the new Pokémon Challenge, players can test their Pokémon knowledge in a variety of quizzes. To ensure that players have access to the Pokédex that will aid them the most while playing Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, the original Pokédex 3D will no longer be available from the Nintendo eShop after Oct. 1.
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Weird that it comes a month later than Black2/White2
 
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Tenki

Member
Nintendo World Cup for the Virtual Console. Should've been the NES version, but also great and fun game.
 
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beje

Banned
Exterminieren said:
It's amusing that it STILL doesn't have all the announced Pokemon in it; Meloetta and Genesect are nowhere to be seen.
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Nintendo has always been ace at pretending that such thing as an international network where people from all over the world can communicate and share information disregarding physical and language barriers outside of official channels and press releases, called "the internet", doesn't exist.
 
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Exterminieren

Banned
beje said:
Nintendo has always been ace at pretending that such thing as an international network where people from all over the world can communicate and share information disregarding physical and language barriers outside of official channels and press releases, called "the internet", doesn't exist.
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It's not even that; I mean, I can understand them not officially acknowledging the event Pokemon exist until they actually want to use them.

But Meloetta and Genesect aren't in the Japanese version. I mean, there's a big, ongoing arc entirely centred around Meloetta in the anime, and they don't even acknowledge it in the Pokedex.

It's just baffling.
 
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tsab

Member
Brazil you should update the OP
3D Solitaire and Castlevania are already released in EU, also the latest FW of the 3ds is 4.3.0-10 if I am not mistaken.

Keep up the good work
 
terrisus

terrisus

Member
Mega Man 2 to the Japanese 3DS VC? That's exciting news!

Obviously we had the initial batch of 10 NES games as part of the Ambassador program, and we got Punch-Out since then as well, but, wasn't sure how much they would continue with bringing non-portable games over to the 3DS VC. Very happy to see that they are continuing to do so (and Mega Man 2 is an amazing game, so that helps as well).
 
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donny2112

Member
Too bad every month can't be 8-bit month. That was a good amount of VC games available in July. Would be nice for that to be the norm. :(
 
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zigg

Member
Ken Masters said:
what about other GBA games, not just the ambassador games. There were more then dozen or so GBA games released if I'm not mistaken
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You're mistaken. There were ten, and they were all released to Ambassadors.

They may indeed sell them later though.
 
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djlr181

Member
terrisus said:
Mega Man 2 to the Japanese 3DS VC? That's exciting news!

Obviously we had the initial batch of 10 NES games as part of the Ambassador program, and we got Punch-Out since then as well, but, wasn't sure how much they would continue with bringing non-portable games over to the 3DS VC. Very happy to see that they are continuing to do so (and Mega Man 2 is an amazing game, so that helps as well).
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Is this the first third-party Famicom/NES game on 3DS VC?

While I like the idea of playing Mega Man 2 on my 3DS this also makes me sad. I personally dreamed that Nintendo would come to their senses and allow NES games purchased on Wii VC to be playable on your 3DS and vice versa. Because all the NES games available on 3DS so far were directly from Nintendo I thought they could give a credit to users who bought a game they already owned. I understand their may be licensing issues and such, but it seems ridiculous to need to re-buy games on 3DS that I just purchased on Wii Virtual Console a few years ago.
 
Kacho

Kacho

Member
Is there any chance LoZ: Four Swords will be available for purchase sometime down the road? I'm still kicking myself for missing the opportunity to download it for free. :(
 
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Murrah

Banned
Ken Masters said:
I'm asking why aren't there GBA (besides the ambassador games) on the eShop
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Purely speculation but I'm guessing it has something to do with Nintendo not being fully satisfied with their ability to emulate GBA games on 3DS. Playing the GBA ambassador games makes the 3DS go into a GBA mode kinda like its DS mode, the screen is hella dark and they didn't emulate any of the multiplayer features. Last one is most likely why we'll never get the mainline Pokemon games on eShop either

PhoReal said:
Is there any chance LoZ: Four Swords will be available for purchase sometime down the road? I'm still kicking myself for missing the opportunity to download it for free. :(
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What, it didn't go away did it? Didn't it just become a paid game after the free period was over?
 
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gerudoman

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Murrah said:
What, it didn't go away did it? Didn't it just become a paid game after the free period was over?
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It completely disappeared from the eShop/DSiWare Shop. It doesn't have a profile like every other game and obviously you can't rate it anymore.
 
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tuffy

Member
Murrah said:
What, it didn't go away did it? Didn't it just become a paid game after the free period was over?
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Four Swords is completely unavailable, which surprised me too. I thought they'd simply charge a few bucks for it once the free download period ended.
 
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UncleSporky

Member
tuffy said:
Four Swords is completely unavailable, which surprised me too. I thought they'd simply charge a few bucks for it once the free download period ended.
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It's decent evidence that maybe they were serious when they said the GBA Ambassador games are going to stay Ambassador-only. Everyone was like "pshh, they love free money, they'll definitely put them up later," but then you have things like this too. While it may seem stupid to us, Nintendo doesn't always think about what will give them the most profit. It seems like they're going for the "you had to be there at the time" sort of added value so that people will jump on things early. Selling the already-complete and awesome Four Swords for a few bucks is a no brainer, but they've chosen not to, and it wouldn't be surprising if they do it again.
 
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Roto13

Member
I hope they never put the Ambassador games or Four Swords up for sale. I like having things that other people can't have. :D
 
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tuffy

Member
UncleSporky said:
It's decent evidence that maybe they were serious when they said the GBA Ambassador games are going to stay Ambassador-only. Everyone was like "pshh, they love free money, they'll definitely put them up later," but then you have things like this too. While it may seem stupid to us, Nintendo doesn't always think about what will give them the most profit. It seems like they're going for the "you had to be there at the time" sort of added value so that people will jump on things early. Selling the already-complete and awesome Four Swords for a few bucks is a no brainer, but they've chosen not to, and it wouldn't be surprising if they do it again.
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The NES games were "Ambassadors first, updated versions for everyone later", and the GBA games were "Ambassadors only, no plans for everyone else" and, as you say, Nintendo's stuck with that. But I remember Four Swords only as being "free for a limited time". Once the limited time was over, I'd assumed it'd go from free to non-free rather than completely unavailable. For a title aimed at getting more people on the DSi's WiFi, pulling it entirely is strange unless maybe they're planning to update it for the 3DS down the line (Flipnote Studio style).
 
JimboJones

JimboJones

Member
Roto13 said:
I hope they never put the Ambassador games or Four Swords up for sale. I like having things that other people can't have. :D
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Well the 4 swords thing sucks because I won't be able to play multiplayer when my bro eventually gets his 3DS :(
 
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TheFightingFish

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Bleh, I don't really keep up on the Nintendo downloads usually (just checking in more now as I have a 3DS now) and when I got the last e-mail update from Nintendo I thought the Mario games sale meant that a new Mario game was actually getting added to the service each week, not just a sale on an existing one. Just rubs in how many classic games they really need to get onto the VC service, even just from the portable catalog.

Glad that someone asked about the GBA VC games as well, as I was about to ask the same thing. Really hope those go up at some point, I've found that most of the GB and GBC catalog is just a bit too dated to go back to (with a few exceptions) but the GBA era would be a lot more interesting for me.
 
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