More 3DS Download Titles Coming To Japan's eShop

Mario Kart 7 being digital is a great idea, as it's mostly a pick up and play kind of game. So is Pilotwings, but Pilotwings isn't as fun as Mario Kart is IMO.

I think this Nintendo Direct is mostly self-explanatory, so I don't really have to translate this one. The only thing I saw that might not be evident right away is that this series of download titles won't have ALL of the games buyable with download cards. Mario Tennis Open, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario Land 7, and Ocarina 3D will have download cards, while the other four titles won't.

If anyone has any other questions about the Nintendo Direct, let me know. I think this is the Nintendo Direct that NoE will have tomorrow, so I don't think the maintenance and presentation will be about GBA titles, but I could be wrong (I kind of want to be wrong), but like I said in the other thread, I haven't seen anything about the GBA titles on the Japanese site.

BTW, the other title in the new series of downloads is 花といきもの立体図鑑 (Flower and living thing stereophonic graphic guide).

Wait, you guys mentioned seven titles, but on the picture there are clearly eight!
What's the last one? (I'm to lazy to watch the video -__-)

I'm pretty sure this means no GBA games then. Why would they announce it to Europe first? Makes no sense.

Hmm, kind of annoyed that I have most of those games on cartridge now.

Don't you mean Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games? I'm pretty sure Beijing was an original DS release.

If I can get TLoZ:OoT here in America,then I'm officially happy.

i would get mario kart 7 as download if i didnt already have it

I hope they keep in mind some of these titles are already cheaper, even new. So it would make sense to lower some prices for the download.

Nice to see them pushing this.

It certainly going to take time for me to get use to Iwata's spoof of Kawashima.

DON'T forget, Nintendo will price the downloads at ridiculous prices. Even above retail prices

Meh, have or rented almost all of these
NOW WHERES MAH ANIMAL CROSSING AND GBA GAMES

Is it possibile to transfer the save data from my game card to the downloadable version?

@Bobhobob If you mean the 3DS Animal Crossing, that's coming out in Japan on the 8th of November.

If only they let you download the digital copy for free if you own the retail copy. That would rule!

Pilotwings and Mario Kart I would buy again just because they are more pick up and play games.

If Star Fox, and Mario Tennis were cheap, I'd buy it on the eShop.
And Mario and Sonic should be cheap because the Olympics ended a month ago.
But I am glad Nintendo is attempting to catch up to other companies.

....And yes, I have all of dem on retail cart already.

Would have been nice to have Mario Kart digitally, too late now. Out of these the only one I don't have is Star Fox, might have to pick it up!

EDIT: Upon actually watching the video, did I see that you could transfer save data from a cart to a digital game? That would be interesting...

So that's all of the major releases so far, except for Kid Icarus Uprising. Where is that?

@Emaan
They're also missing Nintendogs+Cats in the first party line-up.

WAIT@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Look at the video at 4:40. What is going on here, with the cartridge being transferred to the SD card?

One of the key things for me is price. I'm guessing the prices of the stuff for download is higher than the shop price (again!). Still seems ridiculous to me.

@Mario_Party_Fan_999

I had to watch the video twice, but I'm definitely sure that's what is going on here. Medical words, law words, and technical words are a bit hard for me, so I don't know some of these, but yeah, he's talking about transferring the save data from a physical cart to the digital SD cart. I'm not understanding the HD part though. How is that different than a normal SD cart? I'm not up on these things in English/French either.

Aw heck, I actually wanna download all of these even though I have retail versions already! Nintendo, what have you done to me!?

Hopefully, they'll put DS games up for download as well. Edit: If this does happen, hopefully there will be a way to back up my existing DS games.

@Tsuchinoko
Thanks for that info! I just figured out what you meant by the 'HD' bit. It's actually SDHC and it's just a High Capacity SD Card - all SD Cards higher than 4GB are labelled as SDHC cards and since 3DS XL's now come with 4GB SD Cards that would be why the label in the video says SDHC. Hope that helps

@Tsuchinoko
What do you mean by download cards.

holy ! (sorry)
how will i be able to resist....
getting mario kart...mario tennis...pilotwing... 3 titles i skipped.

pilotwing will be obligated to be sold for 10 or 15 dollars. not more. used market is strong for it, i can find them easily in bargain bin for 9.99, maybe even a little cheaper if im lucky.
mario kart didnt drop and probably never will. This one is perhaps the most important one to get digital. the kind of game thats is great to have now and then without swaping your kart :-=)

@Mario_Party_Fan_999 I see. Thanks for that. I have a 16GB SD card and it doesn't have HD on it. Its a micro SD card though.

@espinozac7 The cards you can buy in some shops that have a 16 digit code just like the Nintendo point cars. These cars are used for the purposes of downloading these specific games.

What's the bottom left one?

@3Dash I explained it in a previous comment up above

There's no English title or planned western release. Here's the page on Nintendo's website. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/asuj/index.html

Darnitt! I want Super Mario 3D Land in MY digital library, even though I already have the retail version! Oh well... maybe I can just return the retail version but it wouldn't be worth it...

I think Steel Diver, Tetris Axis, and Pokemon Rumble Blast would make great eShop games.

Well, this looks interesting. No doubt Nintendo will more than likely charge regular retail prices though, for all games, regardless of how cheap a new copy may be, off store shelves.

What's with 4:40? It looks like you can download your data from the actual cart to your SD card? Is it true? If so I'd be one happy otaku

@HarmoKnight Its a save data transfer.

@Tsuchinoko: HD can also refer to a grade of sd/sdhc card(s), that have fast saving, a feature most desired by photographers, specifically professional (photographers). Since I take videos, & photos w/ my 3DS, as well as mainly w/ my camera (that) I carry around w/ me, I use an HD grade(also known as a 10 grade) HD card for fast data transfer. I can also swap it out into my camera, if I so wish, for the same purpose.

@Tsuchinoko Really? So do I have to rebuy the game or is it free to transfer. If its free then you just made my day

@Harmoknight I think from what Iwata said that isn't for people who own the game that want to buy the download version. I don't think its free.

OOHHH hopefully we get a discount for already having it, because I'd like to have MK7, 3D Land, and Pilotwings as digital download. Sorry I'm a bit confused

@HarmoKnight The discount is selling it. It's useless if you transfer.
Anyways, I'm glad to be able to get rid of my cartridges. I can always have my first party games with me.

^true hopefully 3rd party games start coming out in that matter

Well that explains what they're going to announce tomorrow...

Aahhh, I just bought Ocarina of Time and I already own the other two that I'd want as downloads, Mario Kart 7 & Starfox. I might have to trade them in to get the digital version.

Nintendo should offer a deal for people that already own the cartridge.

And, I agree, Nintendo cannot hope to sell Pilotwings for anything over $15.00.

Will there be an option to transfer my save data to the digital versions?

@XD375 Yes watch the video at 4:40

Awesome! I'll definitely consider updating to digital!

Yeah I noticed a few titles arnt there yet though. Steel diver, Nintendogs + cats, Pokemon rumble blast, kid Icarus uprising, and FE awakening. Maybe they'll come out later, I'd like KIU as digital since there's so much to do in game

@HarmoKnight I think because some people have trouble with Kid Icarus when not using the stand they may not release it. FE and Nintendogs will probably be out soon, though I'm not sure about Steel Diver because it had generally negative critical reception, so they may want to forget about it. As for Pokemon, that may be because of critical reception or because the trademark isn't complete Nintendo.

*completely

Well if they do come to US which I assumed they would, I would get MK7 digital, but the others, maybe.

@ Tech101-Umm...they should make the retail games unusable first, with an update if transferring to digital. That way they cant sell the second copy.

Pilotwings Resort is the only game I don't have from that list, but I would certainly download it for $15-$20. I just didn't think it was worth the full price when the system launched, but I still would like it

Please please PLEASE give us Nintendogs for download!

Is the Green letter one Metal Gear Solid?

@A-Hungry-Banker Sadly no, it's just a Japanese exclusive by Nintendo kinda in the realms of brain age and Nintendogs as in the audience not literal crossing of the 2 series

... Kind of tempted to pick up Mk7 again since the main reason I wouldn't play it was because I was waaay too lazy to open the box and pull it out.

Well there's a European Nintendo Direct tomorrow (or whenever), so fingers crossed there!

if these are download able they should ad new levels and more worlds in the game try to make it even better than the main version

i would download Kid Icacus and 3D Land

Cool

I don't have Mario Kart yet so that will be a download for me. I'm glad Nintendo are embracing downloads at last.

I wish you could transform your retail games that you already have into digital games

@TheN64Dude You can watch the video at 4:40

Wait isn't MH3G also a DL title coming? I saw a Japanese 3DSLL ND that showed the black LL with MH3G as a pre installed Digital own load title

@HarmoKnight The game is pre-installed on that specific 3DS model. As of yet its not said to be offered as a download title like these other games.

@Furealz
If the already purchased retail games were rendered unusable, that would be a colossal waste of cash on Nintendo's part. That would effectively make that game a piece of garbage.

@The_Other_M I think he means unusable to transfer after its transfered once

@HarmoKnight
Ohhhh. Well that makes sense. Could have been worded a bit better though.

Because these games came out before they started digital, it would be nice if they make it free or a big discount for the ones who have the games. At least with a good discount fans who already have the games more than likely will go digital.

@Nardar That's what I'm hoping, I mean they shouldnt really offer a BIG discount for games that came out after NSMB2, but they should for ones before