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Still on the fence about Denpa Men. Demo was fun, but I don't know if it'd make for a worthwhile $10. Quarth is still up in the air as well. Obscure of a VC release as it might be, it's certainly better than nothing. Pretty good week for the 'shop.

@Windy Nah.

I think if I could have just one question answered definitively, it'd have to be the question of how exactly Nintendo of America determines which 3DS VC games to release. It seems so very random.

Wow, rough week for EU. This makes me glad that all this mess has already come out in NA, so I don't have to worry about when we'll be receiving it. NINTENDO, BRING BACK DAT VIRTUAL CONSOLE.

Yeah, the demo is pretty fun. And I, for one, think the commercial is excellent.

Yeah, the first WiiWare title in AGES that makes me wish I hadn't handed my Wii over to my mother. But I'll definitely be giving that demo a shot and likely purchasing it next week.

@GamerZack Your XL Charging Cradle is right here:

http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=198708&currency=USD&catalogId=10001&tranId=0&lastAction=setCurr&storeId=10001&languageId=-1&categoryId=68709&ddkey=http:SetCurrencyPreference

Has been for a while.

Just what I needed to hear. It's been a while since I bought a third-party eShop game, looks like this is it!

@Beta Microsoft has been doing something vaguely similar on Xbox, but not nearly as intuitive or fleshed out. This TVii thing really might have been Nintendo's best announcement this morning. The gameplay and announcements were great, but I think this is what caught the eye of a lot of people who don't particularly care to play Bayonetta's sequel. A very nice move by the big N.

In other news, I was kind of excited to hear about the "deluxe" online offer or whatever they called it. Sounds like you'll collect Club Nintendo-esque coins with each eShop purchase, but they'll be good towards anything in the shop! At least that's how my brain put it together. Do we have any other details on that system?

Fractured Soul seems like it's definitely worth a look. Just wish they had a demo. With all I've seen and heard about it, I still don't feel like I have a good grasp on how it really plays. Maybe I'll wait for that review...

@Portista It's at 10AM EST, which means it'll be at 9 for those of us Central folks.

Nice, decent week for EU, but then again, you guys had a nice, decent week last week as well, while NA got decently farted on. Enjoy your Zelda and Metal Slug; I'm just gonna be praying for less North American farts this week.

Looks coo

P.S. I'll also take Picross-E. Seriously, Nintendo, I'm a foolish, youthful fountain of cash. Gimme something to spend it on, please.

C'mon gimme that Adventure of Link already! Stop teasing!

@Michael0134567 The Wii has gotten decent VC games for at least two or three weeks in a row, not sure what you're talking about.

Never played Toki Tori, so I'm gonna give it a shot. Gotta support those Game Boy Color VC titles!

@Nintex No joke, this game has me replaying levels time and time and time again just to best my previous coin record. It's actually done a lot for the way I approach the game, and it makes it a much lengthier and more appreciative experience for me.

I really wouldn't call NSMB2 sub-par at all. Incredibly fun title that actually plays a fair deal better than its predecessor. It's an appropriate sequel, just one that looks a bit more similar than we're used to.

Well, this'll be the first thing I nab from the eShop since the 8-Bit Summer, which has long since fallen into myth. Nobody believes me anymore when I tell them about a time when we were getting two VC titles a week on our OG 3DSes. They laugh at me and call me a delirious old man. But I remember.

Seriously, though. Looking forward to this. Another Game Boy Color title is always welcome.

I think it's funny that the old Zelda logo up there has what looks like a rapier in it. There's no mistaking that thing for the Master Sword, or even for the sword Link uses in the game. That sucker was THICK.

@DarkEdi It hasn't felt like much of an 8-Bit month. I don't even plan on playing those Sonic games, but I'm still just as stumped as anyone as to why we haven't gotten them in the shop yet.

None of this week's games sound bad at all. Heck, I may purchase one or the other. But IIRC, we haven't gotten 3DS VC since the last week of July, and we're about to be done with August. A month without VC seems... wrong.

Man, it hurts to see Japan getting VC titles like Balloon Fight and Ninja Gaiden, and yet how many weeks has it been since we last got a 3DS VC title?

And people are calling for this company to start making $1.99 games for iPhones? Seriously, nobody does what Nintendoes. This is a beautiful example of that.

@A-Hungry-Banker Nintendo has been using Sundays as its "release day of the week" for years, at least in NA.

@Chriiis Yeah, that's how it worked at the Gamestop I went to. It helped that business on a Sunday was really slow, so I had no problem striking up a conversation with the guy and working out all the details. Bought it full price, came back and traded in my baby 3DS for the $100 off.

MAKE SURE you back up those SD cards before you transfer, guys. The system transfer works beautifully, but it's writing and rewriting your SD cards that can get a little weird.

Yeah, got to enjoy that charming little data transfer process about an hour ago and I'm about to give Kid Icarus a go on this big new screen. Only Nintendo could make me want to watch data transfer between devices.

And apparently NSMB2 is $69.95 in Australia. These digital prices are nuts.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=183478

Yeah, it's hard to bolt for the downloadable NSMB2 when memory is already sparse in the first place, and if you've kept your eyes peeled, you've been able to snag a pre-order copy for a fair deal less than the retail price. I'd love to help pioneer Ninty's foray into the downloadable retail market, but not until there's a price difference between the two products. As it stands, the only thing you gain from downloading is a.) convenience and b.) a few more Club Nintendo coins. Downloading isn't quite worth it. Yet.

Yeah, I'm having VC withdrawals. If I'd known that the blissful two-a-weeks of July would lead to an equal-but-opposite drought, I might have asked to just get one-a-weeks for two months instead of two-a-weeks for one. Would have kept my hope alive a little longer.

I dunno, I really enjoy just setting my 3DS down in its cradle instead of potentially scratching it up by plugging it in every night. I feel it goes a long way to protect the outside of the system, and I'd be hard-pressed to get one for my 3DS XL, too.

Yeah, that Wario image brought a tear to my eye. I really did hold out for a little bit that he'd be a secret final boss.

Earthbound's soundtrack is nearly as iconic as the game itself. Changing the music (and you'd need to change quite a bit to be rid of these issues) would be just as jarring as changing any other aspect of the game. Plus, they'd never actually do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxPtkwhsaOI

Short but sweet, Nintendo. Breakin' my heart.

I knew the summer explosion of awesome couldn't last forever, but dang. They stomped on the brakes quickly, didn't they? And yeah, weren't there supposed to be some Sonic games out before the 8-bit Summer ended?

@DarkKirby To be fair, Capcom does a pretty good job of supporting the FGC and a great many of its larger events and tourneys. I'm certainly no fan of their current streak of shoddy business practices elsewhere, but the FGC complains about them much less than the rest of us, and with good reason. Capcom knows it owes a huge part of its current success to SF4's resurrection of the genre, and there's a reason more and more people show up at EVO each year ready to compete in SF and Marvel. I just wish they were as enthusiastic about other areas. And yeah, let's not talk about their ridiculous DLC shenanigans.

Feeling all warm on the inside. Can't wait to see how these fellaz do in the States.

Gooooooooooooood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l69BP1uhlMs#t=12m35s

Wario Land and Marvel Pinball 3D, with a sprinkling of Star Fox 64 3D to taste. If things slow down a bit, I might give the ol' Mole Mania a try, though I'm still not sure it's my cup of tea. And since Steel Diver just went down to $4.99 on Amazon, I'm gonna be giving that a shot next weekend! Can you say "super-cheap Club Nintendo coins?"

@LittleIrves Amen! Preach it, brother.

Wow, what a week. The eShop really has made the summer something great. So good to see it really jumping into gear. Week after week they've absolutely delivered, and on multiple fronts. It's a nice time to own a 3DS.

P.S. I'd forgotten just how much better KI:oMaM was than the original. Such a thoroughly enjoyable game from the start. I've never played Wario Land before (I know, right?), so this should be an awesome new adventure. Can't wait.

What I'd give to get SMB3 on the eShop...

Nice. This looks like a deeper "Rescue Mii" game, but one you don't need to encounter a million strangers to play. Sign me up.

Only discovered how awesome Marvel Pinball 3D was a few days ago, so that's taking any spare moment I have to play. However, those moments are few and far between this weekend, because I'm getting married! Yeeeeaaahhhh! See you after the honeymoon, everyone!

Yeah, this is kind of what I thought when I took a moment to think about what a Kirby pinball game would be like. Not the most difficult, and certainly not the most lengthy. When the absolutely astounding Marvel Pinball 3D is sitting right alongside it in the eShop, a sub-par pinball game won't have the greatest chances. Plenty of other great VC titles coming out, I don't feel too bad skipping out on this one. See ya next time, puff.

Never played Pinball Land. Is it any good? From the sound of it, it wouldn't have longevity at all. Kirby is usually easy but fun, and easy but fun pinball sounds like it wouldn't take long to kind of burn out on. With Pit and Wario on the horizon, I'm not sold on Kirby. Can somebody fill me in? I trust you guys more than all those other internet people.

Yeah, I feel your pain this week, Europe. I'm sure you'll feel the effects of 8-Bit Summer eventually.

@Samholy No, as long as you met your coin-collection quota for the year, the elite status prizes are free. You don't have to spend any coins on them, just select which one you want.

And your coins probably didn't reset because you already spent the ones that would have reset at the end of the Club Nintendo year. The ones you have are probably still good for a while.

Heck yeah, I could enjoy seeing ol' Mewtwo back in the game. He was an exceptionally fun character to mess around with. Man, if they really could have a balanced Smash Bros. game, that'd be something incredible. The only time those games even came close to losing their fun factor is when friends start picking certain characters over their favorites because of the balance issues.

@Miss_Birdo Yeah, I know. I just mean throughout the year. I want some of dat sweet polo shirt action, y'know? That'd make a heckuva Platinum reward.

I wouldn't be disappointed in my free loyalty prizes, except that I have the internet and get to see some of the INCREDIBLE things Japan's Club Nintendo gets, and that makes me as a tearful, "Why not us?"