Zen Pinball 3D (3DS eShop)

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Genre

Release Date

3DS eShop

12th Jan 2012, $6.99
1st Dec 2011, £4.50

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Review Zen Pinball 3D (3DSWare)

Flippin’ fun
As gaming arcades and old-fashioned pinball tables become increasingly rare in public spaces, pinball enthusiasts can now revert to digitised versions for their fix. It’s good news for these gamers as the 3DS eShop’s latest 3D offering is Zen Pinball 3D, a stereoscopic edition of the highly rated PlayStation Network release. We...
- Mon 5th Dec 2011
- 3DS eShop
- eShop
- Reviews

76
News My Nintendo in North America Adds Free Games to its Gold Rewards

Zen Pinball 3D! Runner2! More!
A few days ago, we reported on My Nintendo in Europe adding four free games—two on 3DS, two on Wii U—to its Gold Rewards, something that has been much requested in the past months. While it may be that many decried the specific games being offered, it at least shows that there’s some effort on Nintendo’s side...
- Thu 28th Sep 2017
- My Nintendo
- Updates
- Rewards
60
News European My Nintendo Rewards Bring 3DS And Wii U Games You Can Buy With Your Gold Points

Zen Pinball, Runner2, Art of Balance and more
Fresh rewards have just arrived on the European My Nintendo site, and if you're still rocking your 3DS and Wii U you are in luck. Here's what you can spend those precious gold points on: Zen Pinball 3D (3DS eShop) – 50 Gold Points BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Wii...
- Mon 24th Jul 2017
- My Nintendo
- Wii U
- 3DS
- Europe
26
Interview Zen Studios Outlines Its Ongoing Support for Wii U

"We are aiming for Wii U parity in the future with updates and new tables"
The Wii U eShop has seen a growing library of games from various publishers and developers since the console launched in November 2012, and among the most supportive studios — in terms of the number of titles released — has been Zen Studios. Zen Pinball 2 is one of very...
- Thu 21st Aug 2014
- Interviews
- Features
- Wii U eShop
- Zen Studios
127
Nintendo Download 13th March (North America)

Yoshi, retro Mario, Cubes, Bubbles, Discounts and more
It's Nintendo Download update time, North America, and this week brings you a major retail release on 3DS, some retro treats and three new download-only games on 3DS. There are also some tasty discounts, including one of the must-have eShop releases from 2013; you can check out all of the...
- Thu 13th Mar 2014
- Nintendo Download
- North America
- Wii U Virtual Console
- 3DS eShop
- 3DS Virtual Console
76
Nintendo Download 13th March (Europe)

Yoshi, Pokémon, Luigi, Cubes and more
The Nintendo Download information is a day later than normal for the second consecutive week, yet the details are finally here. They bring two Virtual Console releases and a discount for Wii U, some more Luigi-themed discounts, and in addition the 3DS has a variety of new offerings — download-only and retail...
- Tue 11th Mar 2014
- Nintendo Download
- Europe
- Wii U eShop
- Wii U Virtual Console
- 3DS eShop
31
News Pinball Games Contribute to a Revival of Real Tables

A new generation is getting interested
While it's often easy for veteran gamers — some of which are part of the Nintendo Life team — to bemoan the loss of some video game traditions, there are occasions where modern trends are good for those with old-fashioned sensibilities. We see old titles given new life on download platforms, for example,...
- Mon 28th Jan 2013
- 3DS eShop
- Wii U eShop
- Industry
22
News Zen Pinball 3D DLC Still In The Works

Wii U version will get a release date soon
Zen Pinball 3D has been out for over a year in both North America and Europe, and the game's developer, Zen Studios, has been working on some additional DLC for it - however it hasn't been mentioned in a number of months. Those worried that the DLC has been cancelled can now breathe a large sigh of relief,...
- Thu 17th Jan 2013
- 3DS eShop
- Wii U eShop
- DLC
29
Developer Interview Zen Studios On Portable Pinball Success And Wii U

The pinball wizards have more to come
Zen Studios is an experienced indie developer that, despite its varied projects, is possibly best known for its pinball games. It's a team that wasn't entirely unfamiliar with Nintendo hardware in past generations — it developed Ghostbusters: The Video Game for DS — and it's become best known to fans of the...
- Mon 14th Jan 2013
- Wii U eShop
- Features
- Developer Interview
47
Feature One Year of the 3DS eShop

Happy birthday!
You might not have noticed with a little thing called E3 going on, but last week the Nintendo 3DS eShop turned one year old. Though the service started slowly, not even making it to the system's launch, it has morphed over the course of the last 12 months to become the decent digital portal that DSiWare and WiiWare should always have...
- Wed 13th Jun 2012
- 3DS eShop
- 3DS
- eShop
- Features
87
Nintendo Download 12th January 2012 (North America)

Reach a state of Zen
After a few weeks' wait from its European release, the 3DS eShop in North America gets a piece of portable pinball, with DSi owners getting some balls and bumper action too. Elsewhere there's a little music and some more maths. Nintendo 3DS Download Software: Zen Pinball 3D (Zen Studios, $6.99) — An excellent pinball title in...
- Thu 12th Jan 2012
- Nintendo Download
- North America
- DSiWare
- WiiWare
- 3DSWare

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First Impressions Zen Pinball 3D

We take the game for a spin
Zen Studios has become quite well-known for its pinball simulations released across several gaming platforms in recent years, but now the company is looking to jump into the 3DS eShop pool with the upcoming Zen Pinball 3D. The folks at Zen Studios were kind enough to send over a preview build of the game, which we...
- Tue 20th Sep 2011
- 3DS eShop
- eShop
- First Impressions
- Previews
- Zen Studios

Zen Pinball goes 3D!

Zen Pinball 3D on Nintendo 3DS will feature local hot seat multiplayer, online leader boards and table rankings, multiple view points and rewards for playing and accomplishing table specific missions. In addition, players will compete to achieve the greatest Pro Score ranking, which is the sum of a player’s high score across all tables, and a Team Score which is the sum of a player’s score and friends score.

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1
Matillion
Tue 20th Sep 2011

Honestly, this looks pretty darn cool.

2
Adamant
Tue 20th Sep 2011

Zen Studios definitely know their pinball. This game ~~will~~ be fantastic.

3
shoopdawoop70
Thu 13th Oct 2011

is this online or local?

4
chiefeagle02
Wed 19th Oct 2011

I'm actually really excited about this title.

5
grumblegrumble
Mon 7th Nov 2011

So whens it coming out?

6
cheapogamer4life
Wed 23rd Nov 2011

This should be fun!

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mayhem13
Tue 29th Nov 2011

Be interesting to see Pinball in 3D and Zen Studios truly love pinball games, they make their games very unreleastic in terms of visuals (which makes it more exciting) but very realistic in terms of gameplay (almost like playing real pinball). It works, the 360 and PS3 Zen Pinball games are fantastic. I see no reason why this won't be unless its lacking in content or visual flair.