When the 3DS first launched, it didn't initially have a functioning eShop (or Internet Browser) likely due to Nintendo's desire to get the system on the market quicker. The eShop launched a couple months later, and brought with it a whole new generation of digital game distribution for the company. The Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop almost seem like they were trial runs, in hindsight, as the eShop has since gone on to encompass a much more advanced variety of games and services over its run.
It's going on five years now since the eShop first made its appearance on the 3DS, and Nintendo of Japan has opted to put on a sale to celebrate the occasion. The sale runs from June 7th to June 13th and will encompass one hundred games. This includes plenty of big hitter retail games, such as Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, as well as a mixture of popular Virtual Console and eShop exclusive games. Whether or not a similar promotion is planned for the West remains a mystery, but hopefully Nintendo will include its whole global audience in the celebrations.
What do you think? Will Nintendo do something similar over here? What games have you had your eye on for a while? Drop us a comment in the section below.
Thanks to Ryan Millar for the tip.
[source nintendo.co.jp]
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i hope it comes to the us eshop but i hope it might also encompass the wii u eshop and not just the 3ds eshop.
I'm expecting any EU sale to be of only a handful of titles, and/or the same ones that are always going on sale.
"Chapter of nuts space-time of The Legend of Zelda: Wonderland"
Love google translate.
Doubt the west will see much if anything. All I really want is more Atlus discounts.
We're probably looking at a massive 10% off launch title games. And 50c off VC games. =P
Come on Nintendo, bring it to Europe please
I'd be surprised if we saw it over here (and if it did I can't imagine it being particularly impressive) but it would be nice. Fingers crossed anyway!
Knowing NoA they might actually permanently raise the prices of 3DS games when the Japanese blowout sale begins...seriously NoA seems to despise us...
Well, I guess I'm finally going to get around to buying a New 3DS next week. YAY!
Ohh if smash bros or fire emblem is cheap enough if this comes to Europe then I'll bite for my smaller n3ds
Will UK gamers get a sale of this magnitude probably not.
If this comes to Europe, I'll FINALLY have a reason to buy some of the games in my Watch List!
I'd hope this is for Europe. Either the same games or other popular games. Plus some virtual console games too would be nice. Not everyone buys them, would be nice.
They'll probably just add a bunch of 3DS discounts for My Nintendo users to buy.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS going on sale?
Welp, time to arrange a random present for my friend!
Please, please PLEASE bring this everywhere else!
I doubt that Nintendo will bring it to the west but I hope they do (fingers crossed)
@edgedino Unfortunately, this will almost certainly be 3DS only because the Wii U's 5th anniversary is in 2017. Still, it's not a bad sale even if it's 3DS exclusive, lets just hope it comes to the west.
Sigh... I already have everything I want on the 3DS eshop!!!
Damn.....its been five years???? Wow. I still remember that first day the eShop went live! I bought my DSi in 2009 largely for the DSi Shop, which was (at the time) really, really awesome for my younger self! The 3DS eShop blew it clean out of the water. Still, five years since the 3DS came out and...six years since e3 2010, with the 3DS announcement. Damn. Getting on up there 3DS, and I still love that machine to death. Hope this sale (or at the very least some discounts) come westward!
The thing is, it will be like 20% discounts on £40 downloads of games that are £15-£20 boxed if this sale came to Europe. Hard to get excited for.
Going by past 'sales' I'm not getting my hopes up for this one.
Reggies job is to make Nintendo of Japan look good
I'm hoping we will at least get discounted Super NES games on 3DS because for some reason they cost more on 3DS than on Wii U. ;-;
I wish I had a second 3ds (japanese)
Any full list of what Japan's getting discounted?
Be prepared for an amazing unprecedented 50% of ice climbers, arcade donkey kong and excitebike. We are going to be spoiled.
I, too, remember the day the eShop went live and even though the selection of games back then was extremely limited, I was SO excited! All those DSiWare games I had missed out on since I didn't have a DSi, plus some great early eShop titles as well. 3D Classics: Excitebike was free! I have downloaded over 50 games from the eShop and if I had more money it would be loads more. I love the eShop. Come on, NoA!
It's NOA, of course they're not gonna do any sale.
Its the same joke as usual... why even wait for these "sales", Hop over to amazon.co.jp - seems they started the sales already long before Nintendo.
Some examples:
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,650 yen (was 5,616 yen)
Fire Emblem Fates – 3,299 yen (was 5,076 yen)
Mario Kart 7 – 3,209 yen (was 4,937 yen)
"was" is funny ... "was" perhaps in the head of some manager at Nintendo but not in any regular video game shop.
So yea, you might save a few cents compared to Amazon.co.jp - but then again, you only have a digital copy of it. But in that case, why not just order the games used off amazon.co.jp (half price) when nobody cares about anything physical....
50% off .. yea right ..5% more like it ... great celebration, big applause.
Why not 99% off next time, Nintendo? Just say, the retail price of Mario Kart 7 "was" 5000 euro...,muhahah
Expecting NoA's sale (if they even bother) to be 25 games at only 10% off.
Well time to pick up some eshop cards!
They will sell a bunch if they do this
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