Tag: Nintendo 3ds eStore

If you want to purchase games off of the Nintendo 3DS e-Shop or the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console, you need to use a credit card to buy the games or to buy points. For those of you out there who don’t quite yet have a credit card or prefer not to use one, you can go to your local game store and buy a prepaid points card. For our friends in Japan, you can now buy a pre-paid card with…

A recent Press Release from Nintendo of America tells us plenty of information in regards to the upcoming system update for the Nintendo 3DS. For those of you unaware, this system update, which is scheduled for June 6th, marks the launch of the Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser and the Nintendo 3DS eShop. For us Zelda folks, we are most concerned with the re-release of the Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. The first Zelda handheld title was shown off at a…

It seems like forever ago when we last got details about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS e-shop. During my recent demo of Ocarina of Time 3D, I got to speak with a number of Nintendo of America representatives and one of the topics that did come up was the 3DS E-shop. In particular, I had asked when we should be expecting the e-shop and also, how it related to the Link’s Awakening re-release. The Nintendo reps confirmed that the e-shop will…

According to the folks over at EuroGamer, the Nintendo 3DS eStore will be available at launch. While it will not be pre-installed on the Nintendo 3DS, on day one it will be available for download. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was set to release for the 3DS Virtual Console. However, while there is no exact release date for the game, only two games were available on the show floor at last weeks Nintendo events, Super Mario Land and Link’s…