Nintendo Readying Third Party Retail Downloads Too

Thank god. I'm tired of having to snap up games at retail before they disappear forever and/or go through the hassle and inherent risks of using the internet to buy things. I hope this means I'll finally be able to pick and choose my spots with games on Nintendo platforms.

No doubt Sega, Capcom and Namco will probably be re-releasing their back catalouge of 3DS games as digital downloads.

There should be a way to save the physical games you have onto the 3ds....

Good news, and I agree with @ReleaseTheBears

I hope they get released digitally,don't know how much space it'll take,but i'd love to buy Dead or Alive Dimensions,i can't find that game anywhere in Puerto Rico

Please put Resident Evil

@jibberldd5 I agree completely but the one problem would be people would buy the game, download it, and then sell it getting a $40 game for something like $5.

How much cheaper ARE retail downloads generally

the problem with retail downloads so far is that they always come up later than physical retail. ive been playing battlefield 3 on ps3 since its debut, and the digital version recently came out. 6 months after !

i would have bought kid icarus as a download. always the handy title to have for its multiplayer, but when you wanna play another game, kid icarus must be away for a swap
same goes with heroes of ruin, which i feel ill be playing for a long while. this is the kind of game that is needed as a downloadable version so you dont have to swap your game when you want to play something else, or always have present in your system for the spotpasses/streetpasses opportunities.

they should let people download the games when they are registered via nintendo fan club ! (and transfer their save data too) this would be EXCELLENCY AT BEST.

also, if you have a couple of downloaded games, will ALL the streetpasses/spotpasses option be available for every games at the same time ? this could prove to be worthy too. cause i keep on meeting people who play different games i own but whici i dont carry at the time. so i cant quick match them, or streetpass them.

ATLUS needs this.
...that said, I'm still pre-ordering everything from ATLUS. They give some darn good pre-order incentives.

But still, ATLUS needs this. Their imported games skyrocket in price in auction sites... and those aren't even the special editions...

I think as of right now, Animal Crossing is the only one that i will download.
I hope that they are between $10-$20 cheaper than box copies.
A $5 price cut for downloaded isn't all that much, especially when used stores have it at that price.

tbh, it`s just as much blessing as it is a curse.
on one hand, games that are hard to find the shops can be bought online and will remain online for aslong as the licensing and agreements last. but if you don`t like the game that you downloaded you have no options with returning the game and getting your money back, nor can you trade it in for a new game when you`re bored of it.

Nintendo's E3 show is gonna be good. Both for 3DS and WiiU it seems. Can't wait. I'm glad they're finally entering the online market. About time.

Monster Hunter please !)

@Samholy
Well good thing is that Nintendo has announced that 3DS and Wii U digital versions of games will release on the same day as retail versions.

imma be so glad when this kick off because i went to gamestop the otherday and was piss because they didnt have da game i wanted for 3ds....so when i ask the dude "Did he know when their getting a new shipment" he gon say "He Dont know, most likely they prolly not" i'd have to wait till someone trades it in or sumthn" smh man dat.....it shoulda been their in da 1st place

Seems cool. I am all for the retail downloads and purchases. But hopefully the downloads are cheaper than the purchaes.

if capcom releases something digitally, just wait 6 months for the digital download of the "complete" edition of it.

Good news!

@XxGame_LoverXx I thought cussing wasn't allowed here.

@SkywardLink98 Once you transfer it to the 3DS, the physical version will be unplayable unless you transfer it back or something...