The 3DS eShop has received an absolute blowout of information today. Pretty much every major news outlet previewed the new service in some shape or form. Now GameSpot has provided another bunch of details, including limits on your virtual wallet and monthly spending, search options, and more. Oh, and you’ll probably be disappointed to hear that you can’t gift games to other 3DS owners.
– 50MB download
– Staff Pick category for the shelf
– First Staff Pick is Cave Story
– Search for games based on popular search phrases other uses have inputted
– Modify searches to retrieve more granular results by searching for game characters and genres, like puzzle games featuring Mario
– Charts include the most watched videos
– Can only carry $200 in your virtual wallet
– Can only spent $1,000 per month
– No game gifting
– eShop messaging will be done in the eShop, not SpotPass, since Nintendo doesn’t want to spam people
