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More Original Games, Classic Games and Recent Nintendo 3DS Hits Will Be Available Digitally in 2012

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo 3DS owners are getting an amazing lineup of downloadable games for the holidays and beyond. Original games, classic games and demos will all be making an appearance in the Nintendo eShop. Fans also will soon find downloadable versions of select Nintendo 3DS hits that have already launched as packaged goods.

Nintendo 3DS owners will see a sequel to fan-favorite Pushmo, classics like Ninja Gaiden and Castlevania: The Adventure, plus a series of three original games developed by LEVEL-5 and several well-known Japanese collaborators.


Update: Virtue’s Last Reward coming in November.

Europe just got two more games announced for this year! Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked and Virtue’s Last Reward (sequel to 999) will hit store shelves sometime over the next few months.


Europe will receive the following titles on the eShop today:

– Super Mario 3D Land
– Star Fox 64 3D
– Mario Kart 7
– The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

This is pretty much confirmation that North America will get these in the near future as well!


Guild 01 titles Crimson Shroud, Liberation Maiden (an awesome looking Suda51 game), and AeroPorter were announced as games to be published by Level-5 in Europe during today’s Nintendo Direct. Liberation Maiden will be available immediately after the presentation is over (in Europe), AeroPorter is coming in November, and Crimson Shroud in December.


Sakura Samurai is due out next week, by the way. And Hydroventure: Spin Cycle comes out in December.


Pushmo, known in Europe as Pullblox, is getting a sequel. Announced during today’s European Nintendo Direct, “Fallbox” comes out on the UK eShop next month.

Here’s what we know:

– Maro now collects birds instead of children (probably for the best…)
– 140 new levels
– Create your own levels, save as QR code
– “Fallblox” comes in November


– 12,000 items to choose from/collect
– New accessories
– “Check Your Look” feature allows you to be judged on your sense of style
– Share your rating with friends
– Streetpass and AR functions are included
– Demo in eShop coming soon
– New men’s clothing lines
– The host gets his fashion advice from this game


Style Savvy: Trendsetters is coming to Europe, and its launch isn’t too far off. As revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct, the 3DS software becomes available on November 16.

One note – in Europe, the game is called New Style Boutique. And a demo is on the way, for those who care!


The augmented reality Pokemon-capturing game ‘Pokemon Dream Radar’ has been given a release date of October 12th in the UK. The game lets players use the 3DS’s cameras to capture Pokemon from the “real” world and send them into their Black and White 2 games.


Coming out this year! Here are some images taken from the stream:

Worth noting that they said it would be limited quantities, so make sure you pre-order or get out there early if you’re planning on picking one up!



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