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Nintendo Downloads - June 2012
- Thread starter Brazil
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You just blew my mind.
He's wrong, though. These were taken from my latest CC bill:
The prices are converted BR$ to USD at the date of the purchase. Since the current exchange rate is higher than the one Nintendo used as a base for defining the BR$ prices (and those are fixed), the games turn out slightly cheaper than in the US store.
I came here to say this. beaten the game today for the first time. it was like Mario on drugs, or Mario himself having a weird dream, always on drugs.
Now you blew my mind. lol
All the times I bought a game in the eShop, the price converted from BR$ to USD or USD to BR$ was the same, but the last time I bought something was march or beginning of April.
I hope this way to charge us continues as the Digital Distribution begins.
I mentioned this earlier, but I recommend that everybody stay away from Sword of Hope II.
It's a first-person, turn-based RPG with incredibly slow-paced battles that initiate at almost every step. I bought it from eBay for $15-$20 last year after enjoying the original, but it was a complete waste of money.
It's a first-person, turn-based RPG with incredibly slow-paced battles that initiate at almost every step. I bought it from eBay for $15-$20 last year after enjoying the original, but it was a complete waste of money.
You can now pay the exact amount, just use "Needed Funds" in the lower right.
I think Nintendo actually charges in BR$. I receive a SMS message every time I use my credit card. When I make Steam purchases, as example, the values come in USD but when I buy stuff in the eShop the values are in BR$.
So, why does it shows up converted to USD in the credit card bill? I think it's because all international transactions made in other currencies other than USD are converted to USD by the CC operator, even if the currency is BR$.
This is why I cannot wait for Nintendo to start selling retail 3DS games in the eShop: unless they fuck up the pricing, they are guaranteed to be far cheaper than buying physical copies (probably between R$60 and R$70). This is why I'm even considering buying a Wii U, since the Brazilian PSN Store and XBLA are massive rip offs (a brand new PS3 game costs R$ 169 at the Brazilian PSN *and* you need an international credit card).
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Just went to the eShop to download the KH3D demo. I will take this opportunity to catalogue the obvious and easily correctable problems I ran into during my journey.
I went over to Game Demos, entered. First choice is Kingdom Hearts 3D. Underneath Kingdom Hearts 3D is red text (must be important, probably an error? why else would anyone use red text?) which says "Unavailable in Nintendo eShop". Now, when they say it's unavailable in the Nintendo eShop, they mean the full game, not the demo. Which would be okay if I was looking under a category for full games, but I'm not. I'm in Game Demos. I can see it on the top screen. In fact, the top screen art even says "Game Demo available". This is not a good UI.
I press A, which brings me to the game info page for Kingdom Hearts 3D. The game info page uses a rotating carousel UI, rather than the sliding drawer UI + speech bubble UI the rest of the eShop uses. Not really sure why, but I guess they figure having two different UIs is valuable here.
I press A on "Download Demo". I get an ESRB rating prompt, which I cannot use the A button to agree to. Okay, I use my finger to click next. It wants me to read the screen to make sure I understand how much space the game takes up. This information could have been combined with the near-empty ESRB page to have one general alert screen. Also, the top screen by default just tells me to read the bottom screen--as I scroll, the text occupies both screens. Why not fill both screens by default so that the user doesn't need to scroll to get the info they want? Again, I can't use A to download, I need to click on the Download button. Fine.
I get a prompt saying "Battery Power is running low. Please plug in the AC adapter and recharge the system." First of all, I have the AC adapter plugged in--the system knows this because the charging icon reflects it. But the text doesn't. Let's set aside the text error and then ask--why does this prompt exist at all? If the system dies during a download, let it resume when I turn it back on. Like my phone. Or anything else. I say OK (can't press A again) and am booted out of the download and back to the game info page. Even though I have the AC adapter plugged in.
My final question is: If the system knows I'm not allowed to download the game because I don't have enough battery life, why wouldn't that prompt occur BEFORE the ESRB and game space prompts?
I went over to Game Demos, entered. First choice is Kingdom Hearts 3D. Underneath Kingdom Hearts 3D is red text (must be important, probably an error? why else would anyone use red text?) which says "Unavailable in Nintendo eShop". Now, when they say it's unavailable in the Nintendo eShop, they mean the full game, not the demo. Which would be okay if I was looking under a category for full games, but I'm not. I'm in Game Demos. I can see it on the top screen. In fact, the top screen art even says "Game Demo available". This is not a good UI.
I press A, which brings me to the game info page for Kingdom Hearts 3D. The game info page uses a rotating carousel UI, rather than the sliding drawer UI + speech bubble UI the rest of the eShop uses. Not really sure why, but I guess they figure having two different UIs is valuable here.
I press A on "Download Demo". I get an ESRB rating prompt, which I cannot use the A button to agree to. Okay, I use my finger to click next. It wants me to read the screen to make sure I understand how much space the game takes up. This information could have been combined with the near-empty ESRB page to have one general alert screen. Also, the top screen by default just tells me to read the bottom screen--as I scroll, the text occupies both screens. Why not fill both screens by default so that the user doesn't need to scroll to get the info they want? Again, I can't use A to download, I need to click on the Download button. Fine.
I get a prompt saying "Battery Power is running low. Please plug in the AC adapter and recharge the system." First of all, I have the AC adapter plugged in--the system knows this because the charging icon reflects it. But the text doesn't. Let's set aside the text error and then ask--why does this prompt exist at all? If the system dies during a download, let it resume when I turn it back on. Like my phone. Or anything else. I say OK (can't press A again) and am booted out of the download and back to the game info page. Even though I have the AC adapter plugged in.
My final question is: If the system knows I'm not allowed to download the game because I don't have enough battery life, why wouldn't that prompt occur BEFORE the ESRB and game space prompts?
walking fiend
Member
a future 3DS owner question: are the 3DS demos time limited? I mean, do they remove them after sometime or is the only limitations time one may play a demo ?
not time limited, just play limited. most demos have a 30 play limit, but it varies a bit.
edit: ah, misread your question. umm, as far as I know, they haven't removed any demos yet (unlike on the Wii).
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Number-of-launches limited.
My biggest grief with the current eShop is the inconsistent button behavior - I can back out from many screens/dialogs just by pressing 'B'. Not from some, though, where I have to touch a screen button. Problem is, there's not a single visual clue to hint which place abides to the 'B for back out' rule and which does not.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Heh, backing out is an interesting one across the system.
- Sub-screens in settings, eShop, etc. let you do it, others don't. As you note, no visual clues at all.
- Game Notes, the Friend List, the Browser, and Notifications want you to "press X to close", rather than pressing B. You can press Home to get out of these as well.
- Settings, which is an application, still has Press X to Close but this time you CAN'T press Home to get out of it, even though it's an application.
- The eShop's main level lets you press Home to exit, but not "X" or "B", but you can click on Menu and then "Return to Main Menu" to exit that way as well.
Once that web interface goes online I'll never visit the eShop ever again.
I know. I still like to just buy $20 blocks at a time though.
Queueing up downloads through the web and sending them to the 3DS on Sleep Mode will be perfection.
Fuck yeah. Let's hope Nintendo doesn't change that before the end of the year so we can buy NSMB2, Paper Mario, and Luigi's Mansion for R$ 80!
I'm not 100% sure, but I really think that when I receive the SMS the price comes in USD. Maybe it changes from bank to bank, or flag, I don't know. (I use a Visa Itau Card)
But it would be beatiful to see retail games at the same price as US eShop. Even if they use the expensive dollar value of today, it would be nice to pay a fair price.
And it's changing even in PSN. Batman Arkham City was released in PSN US for U$$30 and in PSN BR for R$60 or something close to that. It looks like the things are changing a little here.
Oh, and I heard that New Mario 2 will cost 30 dollars. Is it true?
When the eShop first launched, retail games were listed in the Brazil eShop as costing R$68. I'm keeping my fingers crossed hoping it stays like that. If NSMB 2 is actually $30, it means it would cost around R$50 using Nintendo's exchange rate. If it turns out like that, I'm going full digital on the 3DS, lack of accounts be damned.
Dude, I can't wait to buy retail titles on my 3DS for R$68, if that remains true. It's hard to care that the 3DS doesn't have an account system when you can buy games for less than half the price you would buy at most retailers (where games cost R$150 most of the times)!
Considering passing up SML. My SML cartridge still works perfectly fine, the eShop version is only 25% off (I guess I'm spoiled by Steam sales), and if an SML2 or Link's Awakening sale is coming I'd honestly rather save up for that. I still have my carts for both of those games too but they'd be great to have on my 3DS at all times.
Wiz
Member
Interesting. I just bought Risky's Revenge too!
YoYo Switch
Banned
The Hermit
Member
That would be true revolution to gaming here. Please based Nintendo, do that!
Just reaf the Shantae news! Fuck yeah!!
Someone tell The Take take out bandit.
I really like Zen Pinball 3D, but I don't seem to be able to get any further in the current tables. I still don't have any medals for Earth Defense or Excalibur, where I scored highest, and I have the same two medals each for Shaman and Eldorado that I got in the first week of play. I don't know if I just suck or I don't understand the goals. Are they really that hard?
So, I guess I'm trying to say, I am happy to throw money at another pinball game from Zen. I liked the tables a fair bit on 360, although Fantastic Four seems oddly plain.
I am a tiny bit irritated that they are being served up as a separate app instead of DLC. I guess they just couldn't wait for the official launch of DLC on eShop?
So, I guess I'm trying to say, I am happy to throw money at another pinball game from Zen. I liked the tables a fair bit on 360, although Fantastic Four seems oddly plain.
I am a tiny bit irritated that they are being served up as a separate app instead of DLC. I guess they just couldn't wait for the official launch of DLC on eShop?
Zen Studios explained that they couldn't combine Zen Pinball and Marvel Pinball due to some Nintendo policy (they didn't go into detail), so both games are separate downloads with their own DLC.
Also, Zen Studios didn't get the SDK necessary to implement DLC until very recently, so I'm not sure if Marvel will have DLC support from day one, or if it will require an update down the road like Zen Pinball.
The tables are probably long done, but without the SDK, they had no way to offer them. Now they do.
So, if I don't already own Zen Pinball, Marvel is probably the one to get come Thursday? Assuming I only want one and I like super heroes?
Sure. The Marvel Pinball tables are all good.
Then, if you really want more tables, you can buy Zen Pinball.
Bomb Monkey coming to 3ds eshop this week. So is Marvel Pinball.
(source for Bomb Monkey)
http://www.gamezone.com/products/mu...ey-exploding-onto-the-3ds-eshop-this-thursday
edit: Oh man, browsing twitter really quick and noticed this has been posted all around since last week. My bad. =p
(source for Bomb Monkey)
http://www.gamezone.com/products/mu...ey-exploding-onto-the-3ds-eshop-this-thursday
edit: Oh man, browsing twitter really quick and noticed this has been posted all around since last week. My bad. =p
Is Marvel Pinball for NA as well, or just Europe?
Sweet. I'm totally there.
I prefer the Wii shop but the DSi shop is easily the worst marketplace for gaming on consoles in terms of performance.
kobashi100
Banned
has the wii shop improved then? not been in in well over a year but it use to be so slow and the music was annoying.
screenshots of games were really bad also.
WHAT
No. And DSi is somehow much, much worse. Everything loads in like it's on a 28.8k connection and in slow motion.
Seriously!
Also besides the intitial load the Wii Shop has always been lightning fast for me.
i'm hoping that NA is gonna have something like 1 game on sale every week, perhaps for the whole summer.
seems pretty weird to just discount one game for a week and leave it at that.
nice!
come on Link's Awakening
I knoow I should've bought it months ago, don't hate me 
PixyJunket
Member
I thought Reggie said during Nintendo Direct that there would be a week long sale after SML1's sale.
Plus, I think it's been pointed out that SML1 was listed as "Game of the Week" or something, so maybe there's something to that.