Nintendo Download: 1st March 2012 (North America)

now i can take metroid on the go!

Nintendo! Why won't you bring me Punch out!!? And Wario Land. Come on now. I'll download the Crush3D Demo but only because I have about 20GB of space to fill.

Nothing good this week, Already have metroid

I'm waiting for some new VC games. (already have Metroid)

Wow. No WiiWare, no Wii Virtual Console, no new eShop exclusive, and the 3DS Virtual Console game was already given away to ambassadors? The demos seem interesting, but this is still very weak.

already have metroid, and it made me angry. Games back in the days were.... unforgiving.

gotta pick the new demo, crush looked quite interesting. ugly. but interesting. ( the hero looks awful, reaaalllyyy. what were they thinking.)

What's NOA have against giving us two 3DS VC a week Europe is getting Punch Out and Super Mario Bros (which the US already has) why couldn't they give us along with Metroid Kirby's Block Ball or Wario Land EU has had both of those (Kirby and Wario) for weeks. Looks like nothing much for me this week except the Crush 3D demo and upgrading Metroid.

I wish I could get Metroid for free since I already bought it on Wii.

@HeroOfCybertron Mutant Mudds and Sakura Samurai both US-only at the moment though, so it all evens out.

At this rate I'll be able to get all the ambassador NES games I lost!

EDIT: Another week, another hoarde of complainers.

Another crap update. I have to stop anticipating these

Does anyone know how big the crush demo is? My memory card is getting very full.

Can't wait to try crush 3d I always wanted to try Crush for the PSP.

Hey James- does this mean that Metroid has been updated with VC features (!state saves!) for us Ambassadors? That would be awwwesome.

Already have Metroid. Metroid series is great, but the first one is tough!! I got going in circles.
I give up on Wario Land. And Earthbound. And Kid Icarus: Myths and Monsters.

This is the last month for NoA to deliver on eShop games promised. In that sense we still need NightSky, Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch!, Kirby's Block Ball, and Jett Rocket: Super Surf.

And the neogeo games?

When I can find my 3ds I'm going to download metroid and the demos that I've missed for the last three or four weeks.

@Zergling CRUSH3D Demo shows up as 627 blocks

@onlyaman I am not in America so I do not know. Hopefully some US readers can help out

Am I the only one who collects the demos? xD

crap. I wanted a new GameBoy game.

So far there isn't any update for Metroid in the US, but hopefully that will change later today. Metroid, Zelda, and Zelda II would be a lot better (easier, and less frustrating) with restore points.

metroid 4 me

Hopefully Metroid comes with an update for Ambassadors, just like Super Mario Bros.

Edit: Ignore this post, or at least read the next couple before getting excited.

NEWSFLASH
Ambassadors should check their list of Your Downloads. All remaining NES titles have been updated.

@ejamer Nope, those updates went out 2 weeks ago. They don't do anything (visible). Sorry to burst your bubble, just keep waiting.

@AbuJaffer, clearly talking about the save point feature he was

@AbuJaffer
Weird. I didn't see or hear about updates being pushed out a couple weeks ago, but you are totally right.

Sorry for the false alarm. Newsflash retracted.

So I guess this really means that us ambassadors are going to get 10 weeks worth of VC releases that we already have? Yay...

Huh, forgot about Crush3D...

I think NES games will have two price points - $4.99 and $3.99

Another 3ds demo is another good week imho. Metroid I've had already, but its good to see another VC game release

No Wiiware and no VC Wii game?? I´ll check the demo but it isn´t enough.

So can I finally update my ambassador Metroid to have save states?

@stratocastx: Yes, you are not receiving stuff because you already got it for free

Anywho, look on the bright side: VC's not dead

A game I already have on Wii, don't need it again...

I hope Punchout comes soon

"Bit of a slow week", it seems we've only had slow weeks for 2 months

I'll check out the Crush 3D demo, looks interesting. Other than that nothing really great this week. I think the original Metroid is pretty overrated but at the same time it's still a decent game and any time NoA puts out a VC game, whether for Wii or 3DS we have to be happy about it.

This Metroid game here is already free if you had already done one of these accomplishment:

1. You link a completed Metroid Fusion to Metroid Prime on GameCube.
2. You bought Metroid: Zero Mission on GBA.
3. You bought Nintendo's Wii Opera Browser and they gave you a chance to download a free NES game and you use it to get this.
4. You bought 3DS at launch and is part of Nintendo's Ambassador Program.

Accomplishment 3 & 4 are no longer possible but 1 & 2 still are.

@James Wouldn't it be better to just give both regions all four of the games?

Hate to complain, but STILL no Wario Land?... Damn... Oh well. XD Awaiting patiently...!
And really, this update isn't horrible. I'm just not a fan of the original Metroid because it is so unforgivingly difficult. It's still not a bad game though.

@Chris77 Thanks for the info. I wish Nintendolife gave us these details like Pushsquare does for the PS3 demos

@SkywardLink98: Nintendo does not have full control on when 3rd party games get released.

Mario Party series please.......

Mario Party series please.......

How? You mean Mario Party 3 on N64 Virtual Console for Wii?

NEWSFLASH!! No, really this time!!

Metroid is updated for ambassadors. Go download now.

Even better, the Updates section of the Nintendo eShop appears to be working. When I opened the eShop application, it notified me that updates were available without having to go looking for them. Neat!

Ambassadors, I know you some of you have been complaining that the NES games being released means you get weeks where you don't get something new, but remember, the rest of us haven't been getting any news about getting GBA games. I would much rather play Metroid Fusion or Minish Cap than have Metroid or Zelda for NES available on a handheld.

It looks like there is some sort of update for Metroid on the Wii VC too?!
Edit-It's gone now maybe it was a mistake.

Another lousy update.

Terrible. What's with this slow trickle of Ambassador titles coming out? Nintendo really should release all 10 NES games in one shot, and all 10 GBA games the next week. Get them out of the way and start pushing new titles- these games are old news to a lot of us and using 20 weeks to set them all up will be a nightmare.

Another WiiWare demo for my collection.

@Bud That's a terrible idea for marketing. You must keep it, scattered, unfortunately there is nothing for us Non Ambassadors, unless you actually want a spot the difference game.

I wanna snes game >:] Kirby super star or Mario rpg to be exact

Why does everyone keep saying we got them free? We payed almost $100 dollars more for our 3ds systems. I want new games too, its lame that we have to wait until all these are released before anything new happens. Also dissappointed in the club nintendo games..

I wonder if Japan will get the FDS-enhanced version? Wish we could get it here...

Hm. I already got Metroid on the Wii's VC, so... I don't know. I did get Metroid II: Return of Samus, though.

i already got it
from the ambassador program

@BudDudSlash

Better get used to it.

On a different note, decent week. Nothing great though.

YES!! Finally, Metroid has restore points. I can even bother to give it a chance now!

already have metroid on my gameboy advanced sp.

Well, at least I finally got that CRUSH3D demo I've been waiting for.

Mm, I can't be mad with the rush they had, I've still got plenty to play

I do want Mario land 3 though!

Ooh, definitely getting Crush 3D demo. Finally back to demoes of new games!

So for the ambassador , now we get save points right, which is cool

Just a demo this time? Well, I guess it's better than nothing.
Will someone let me know if the 3DS's Virtual Console ever gets button-mapping options or at least a control option like Super Game Boy had? I'm OCD about this.

@Tasuki I had meant for 3d classics Mario rpg I never got to play my wii broke before I had a chance to buy it and Kirby super star just cause its freaking awesome ^_^

The Crush 3D demo is so much fun. I'm considering getting the full game.

Metroid's got the restore point features. Sure as hell beats the passcode system unless you REALLY want to use "Justin Bailey" again. Also, the sound effect on the 3DS menu is a Mario 'coin' noise, just like Super Mario Bros. I guess that's the sound for an NES title, but to be honest it would be way better to have a sound from the game emulated, i.e. a short clip of the title theme for Metroid, the 'kill enemy' sound effect for Balloon Fight, etc.

@ejamer Also, it appears the Updates section doesn't work for older updates (like the updates that appeared two weeks ago for the NES titles), still it's good to see the section finally having a purpose. Hopefully the 'Add-On Content' section of the 3DS Storage Settings section will soon as well. Just in the middle of scouring my downloaded titles list for updates. Also, I wonder if an update to Dillon's Rolling Western to utilize the Circle Pad Pro for those lefties having trouble with the game is on the way? Wishful thinking, perhaps.

Also, where's our Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure demo?

Getting the CRUSH3D demo asap. I've been eyeing that one for awhile, and this will probably be the deciding factor.

i know it will never happen but i want a good hockey game . maybe nhl 94 snes , EA would never let it happen but be cool to be the jets, teemu kills in that game. go jets go

Wait. No Street Fighter II with online play? Whaa...?

I'm about ready to cry...

nothing but crap this week come on game gear 3ds vc.

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I guess I should give up waiting for World Heroes 2. It's never coming to the North American VC.

The Crush3D demo was actually really good.