Drumroll please! The next VC game for the 3DS in Japan is...The Legend of Zelda 2: Link's Adventure (リンクの冒険) for the NES/Famicom

Nintendo REALLY dont want to add this NES multiplayer do they? They're proloning it as long as possible by releasing those multiplayer games last.
Zelda, Super Mario Bros, Metroid, Donkey Kong Jr, Zelda II...
Balloon Fight, Ice Climber and Mario & Yoshi will come last, so at least we know the next games are NES Golf and Wrecking Crew.

Be patient, they are probably holding it back since it will be the FIRST wireless multiplayer games on the VC! Maybe the GB games will get multiplayer so that we can get Pokemon Yellow (Hopefully).

Lucky Japanese! You get a update to make one of my Favorite Zeldas easier! You also get the better soundtrack and sound effects!

Here's a video of differences between the Japanese Zelda II and the NA/EU/AU Zelda II.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWagcUQtUWI

The Ambassador golf game was NES Open Tournament Golf, which did have multiplayer (although I guess still it doesn't technically need multiplayer as golf is a turn-based sport).
I guess Nintendo prefers that over the original Golf, which I don't think was released on Wii VC, either. (that, Pro Wrestling, and of course Mother were the only first-party NES games they didn't release in their domestic territories.)

Yeah, I never played Zelda II until I was living in the States. It'll be nice to finally play the Japanese version.
Hmm, there were a coupld of Zelda games I didn't play until I was older, like Ocarina. Others I played a lot from when I was really young.

Just a question though. I never played Warioland games. Which is better, 2 or 3?

I realized that Zelda II is actually the first Famicom Disk System game on the service in Japan.

If they're going to start adding those as well, I can only guess The Lost Levels is likely to show up at some point.

Sorry guys. I've been lazy the past few days. The next game up for the 3DS VC in Japan is セレクションII　暗黒の封印, which has the English title The Sword of Hope II. I think some people were waiting for this one. We have a very small update next week, as this is our only game.

That's kinda lame. Sword of Hope 2 isn't that good a game, and it's from a publisher that I don't think has the kind of power to convince Nintendo to release only their game that week. Things must be slow over there.

3, by far. 2 is the forgetten child of the series. 3 is the star, and often considered the best.

Well, we had a few good weeks, but there's quite a few things I'm waiting for. This is our lightest update in a long time. I'm hoping we get a big one next time.

Haha, thanks. I did end up buying 3. Its good, but difficult. I'm currently lost, but I like it.

And yeah, I got the first Selection game. I tried starting it a few times. Its not horrible, but I just have to try to get into it more. But since I have Fire Emblem, and that game also has a really long deep drawn-out story, I just always go to Fire Emblem. haha

Didn't one of the ratings organizations only rated Sword of Hope II for western release.
I'm kind of a bit surprised Kemco is releasing on VC. I thought they went cellphone-exclusive some time ago. Then again, I guess maybe they could consider the eShop sort of in the same market.
(I only noticed they were still alive when I was looking up info for an obscure Famicom RPG called Light of Indra, and realized Kemco actually released an updated phone port.
It's a game that never came to the west, but its music did oddly enough, as a replacement soundtrack for the NES version of Superman.)

@Tsuchinoko, do you comment on any of the 3DSWare forums? I often visit Nintendo's Japanese site (I know just enough Japanese to make my way around), and I notice that they have a lot more 3DSWare as well. There are some that have caught my eye (in the hopes they are released in the States), and I'd like to talk about them, if you're knowledgeable about their quality.

@RR529 Sorry I haven't replied right away. I was spending a few days with a friend in Tokyo, so I didn't have my computer with me.

My Japanese is pretty decent, my biggest problem is slang that are not taught in classes, haha. Actually, Nintendo's website uses a lot of them for some reason. The guys that write the summaries for the games must be younger guys. I know a bit about the 3DSware games. I don't really talk on the forums though, at least not yet. Maybe I should.

Thanks for the response! This forum isn't the best place to talk about the 3DSWare I'm interested in, but if you ever find the time to drop by the "Upcoming 3DS Downloads" thread (in the 3DSWare Forum), that would be greatly appreciated!

@MickeyMac Hmm, I didn't agree with you, but now I do. Things ARE slow for the VC here. Next week is a super-light week too, with out only game being the e-shop title ポケモンARサーシャ (Pokemon AR Seacher), I don't know what the western title will be.

No VC game for Japan next week.

Oh, wait. I take it back. It was updated. Next week's game is the Game Boy game, ツインビーだ！(Its Twinbee!). In the west its called Pop'n TwinBee.

Was it released in NA? I would like to be a new twinbee game besides the 3DS one.

And don't worry Tsuchinoko, you aren't missing out much on 3DSWare, most of the games they seem to have there are just stupid Nikoli games, and the terrible Arc Style series. I think the last good game you got on the service was DOPAMIX, which I want badly.

Now I just have to pray that Arc system works will stop spamming Kuno-kun on the 3DS VC. Seriously, there has been 10 GAMES ALREADY in Japan. Kinda glad the US and Europe were relived of that terrible series. (Though Renegade and Crash'n the boys were amazing games on the NES)

It was released in Europe, but not NA. However its quite possible we'll all be getting it in time.
I dont see why though. With the 3D Classic version already on the system it just doesnt make sense - they're pretty much the same.

Darn it. Seeing how there are no import games yet, we may not get this for a while.

Good point I suppose, considering you guys are still waiting for Trip World... :/