Legend of Zelda for Famicom available on 3DS eShop

Released today for the Nintendo 3DS eShop, the original Legend of Zelda is available for download in Japan. It was previously thought that this title would only be available for Ambassadors, but alas, today the first non-handheld Virtual Console title was released to the public, at least in Japan.

We’re yet to learn if this title will be coming to North America outside of the Ambassador program, but I’d bet that we’ll soon see that following a European release, the states will be getting a release for a similar price. In Japan the download is going for a mere 500 yen, about $7 US.

Are you excited for this news? Even if you can’t download it yet, it surely means that soon non-Ambassadors will be scrolling through the massive overworld of this classic game. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.