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Nintendo NA eShop Holiday Sale Roundup
- Thread starter HotHamBoy
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Well...if it's just the save data you can back that up from your SD card to a computer I believe, or just back the whole card up. As for game data, uh, I dunno. I try not to play around with Nintendo's antiquated nonsense and just get bigger cards.
texasairhead101
Member
Was hoping for picross 3D would go on sale.
SolidChamp
Banned
Seconded. Haven't played Heist, but Dig for $1.79 is incredible.
How is Heist, by the way?
cj_iwakura
Member
Where is the save data stored?
wild wild rice
Member
I think I can manage $10 for Steel Empire. Need a shmup to hold me over till Battle Garegga.
Different genre but much better
It feels a bit rough and outdated, being a remake of the first game. It's also primarily an RPG, with stats and grinding and buying equipment and such, while soccer is more of a window dressing. It's probably better to think of the battle system as like a strategy RPG in which you draw (with the stylus) where to move players and where to pass the ball. So don't go in expecting a soccer game, go in expecting an RPG with a unique and unusual battle system.
The battles are kinda fun, but frustrating at times. What I liked the most was actually the story and collecting all the characters. It's not a game I would easily recommend because it's not super great and it's not for everyone, but it could be enjoyable enough.
cj_iwakura
Member
Managed to make space by deleting images and stuff. Get.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Capcom does a better sale than Nintendo. Jeeze.
StereoVsn
Member
What gets me is that EU has 3 sequels (maybe 4) published, while NA gets jack shit. The games have already been translated, majority of the work has been done, but apparently it's too much to put it on the NA eShop. Meh.
Separately, pretty much any of these smaller Level-5 games are great. Crimson Shroud, Liberation Maiden, etc.. are all good (latter especially). The one I like the most though is "Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale" which is a kind of kids slice of life summer vacation in the shoes of a young Japanese kid mixed in with some monster rumors (don't think Pokemon or Yokai, it's not quite like that).
There is a very good review on Destructoid but I hesitate to recommend it because I think its better to go into the game fresh.
https://www.destructoid.com/review-attack-of-the-friday-monsters-a-tokyo-tale-258514.phtml
Anyway, it's $3, just buy it, it's much better then the price would indicate and has no right to be this good for this price (much like Crimson Shroud).
Nuntendo isn't even in this sale. Fingers crossed they update tomorrow, or at least Thursday. Altus always has a christmas sale on the eShop but they are currently MIA.
JoeyJungle
Banned
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flamesofchaos
Member
There's a save data backup utility application on 3DS, otherwise if you delete a digital game it's save data is also gone.
Sycoraxic98
Neo Member
The issue with that is that there is no precedent for DLC going on sale, and technically Fatal Frame is a piece of $50 DLC attached to a free download. They probably don't think there's an incentive to put it on sale if the sale price won't surface on the store page or on any eShop listing. (The DLC is two menus deep on the eShop at minimum).
I have long been curious about Weapon Shop de Omasse. I was bummed that it seemed to review poorly. What makes it so mediocre? $3 is doable.
Anyone played Aeroporter?
I assume you have Crimson Shroud? That's probably the best Guild game.
The eShop has embarrassingly weak sales compared to PSN, MS and Steam.
Mostly just a parade of the same shovelware with the same meager discounts on already cheap software.
If nothing else, why not put VC games on sale more regularly? I feel like VC is rarely ever discounted.
Yeah it's super disappointing.
Adam Sadler
Member
I'm pretty disappointed as a new 3ds owner
If you are hoping for good sales on Nintendo games then you should prepare for more disappointment.
Even when their games do go on sale, which is rare, the discounts are laughable - even on older software.
Adam Sadler
Member
Just overall I was hoping for more really
Agent Unknown
Member
Is the sale over already? Axiom Verge shows up full price for me.
That's because Axiom Verge isn't on sale.
Soul Axiom is, though.
Atlus has sales at least once a month and probably pretty soon. They usually have great discounts.
Sega 3D Classics have been going on sale fairly regularly. Most are worth buying full price ($6) but certainly grab them when they get discounted.
I personally would like to get Fantasy Life at a discount but the one time it went on sale it was a pretty shitty one. It has yet to be discounted since. A lot of eShop stuff stays full price and rarely goes on sale for a good price.
Adam Sadler
Member
Yeah I'd be down for that Sega 3d if I didn't play em on ps2 then on ps3 haha. Atlus definitely one I'm looking forward to seeing a sale from. I haven't played any of their RPGs on 3ds besides Devil Survivor 1 and that port. I'll be okay I still have pokemon sun, monster hunter and Mario tennis GBC
Get Crimson Shroud and Steamworld Dig.
To be fair, the Daily Deal on Xbox One right now is a special on virtual currency for NBA 2K17.
So... it could be worse.
Agent Unknown
Member
Ah, big misread, thanks. ha
AA6 get! I just landed at Khura'in, expecting a good time!
You're given the choice to backup the save on the SD card itself before deleting a game. The backup is automatically restored when you redownload the game later.
Wow... so no new deals on Christmas. Eshop sales are notoriously bad but they've always had Christmas blow-out sales in previous years with most major publishers represented. Really surprised at the lack of Sega and Atlus.
If they don't do a big New Year sale on Thursday I really just don't know what to think about how Nintendo views their customers. Show some appreciation for the new hardware owners!
If they don't do a big New Year sale on Thursday I really just don't know what to think about how Nintendo views their customers. Show some appreciation for the new hardware owners!
John Blade
Member
Wondering if Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is the best game to start if you never try Monster Hunter game and want to stick with single player which I tend to do. Just wondering.
chaobreaker
Member
It eases in new players more better than Monster Hunter Generations.
John Blade
Member
What do I lost if I don't get Monster Hunter Generations? Also, is they an update of Monster Hunter Generations coming out sometime next year? Just want to have a rough idea as I heard stuff but don't know much of this franchise at all even though it look like the games I would like to play a lot.
AlexFlame116
Member
Don't know if this has been mentioned already but if anyone wants a physical copy of Monster Hunter Generations, GameStop is selling them for $19.99.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
It's should still be up. I bought Ace Attorney Trilogy an hour or two ago.
No idea when it ends.
Hero Prinny
Member
No nintendo games on salw, weak.
Like, on sale?
Absolutely no RPGs are on sale.
But Crimson Shroud is a good, weird, short, low budget Pen and Paper/tabletop-style RPG and it's only $3.
