The Famicom/NES version of Super Mario Bros. will be arriving on the Japanese eShop next week for all users. It can be downloaded on January 5 for 500 yen.
Most Ambassadors have most likely downloaded Super Mario Bros. at this point. However, much like the NES version of The Legend of Zelda, Ambassadors can update their game so that it can take advantage of save states. It’ll probably feature a new icon on the home menu as well.
1 FIFA 12 EA SPORTS 4
2 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 ACTIVISION 3
3 JUST DANCE 3 UBISOFT 2
4 BATTLEFIELD 3 EA GAMES 6
5 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT 7
6 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD THQ 5
7 NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN EA GAMES 9
8 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 1
9 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA 8
10 STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC EA GAMES –
11 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 MICROSOFT 13
12 – MARIO KART 7 NINTENDO 12
13 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE SPECTRE’S CALL NINTENDO 10
14 ZUMBA FITNESS 505 GAMES 17
15 SONIC GENERATIONS SEGA 19
16 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO 15
17 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 11
18 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 505 GAMES –
19 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT –
20 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION SONY COMPUTER ENT. 14
This chart is kind of bare bones. The individual formats chart isn’t available yet, and the listing above only includes twenty titles instead of forty. I’ll update this post if/when more data arrives.
3DS owners were sent a SpotPass notification today to share news about an upcoming “Nintendo Video New Year’s Telethon”. The message states that Nintendo Video users can send in calls as well as vote for their favorite video of the year. The clip that receives the majority of votes will remain on the application for five days.
The telethon will begin on Saturday at 6 PM EST and lasts until Monday at 2 AM PST.
The message in full:
You know what’s strange? I absolutely love baseball, yet I’ve never purchased a baseball video game. Maybe I should consider picking one up in the future!
Here’s an interesting tidbit: unlike the first round of Japanese 3DS demos, these samples have a thirty play limit rather than a twenty play limit.
North American 3DS owners have been wondering about the status of 3D Classics: Kid Icarus. The title was confirmed for Europe and Japan a number of weeks ago, though Nintendo of America hasn’t mentioned bringing it stateside.
Fortunately, we can say for sure that it’s coming. Nintendo Power states that it’ll be released in early 2012.
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
Crush3D (3DS) – 7.0
Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS) – 7.0
Order Up!! (3DS) – 6.5
Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS) – 9.0
Tales of the Abyss (3DS) – 7.0
The Adventures of Tintin: The Game (Wii) – 5.5
Yes, you read this title correctly! The latest Nintendo Power appears to be combining two months into one. This means that we likely won’t be seeing the next issue until late February with the March 2012 edition. Kind of strange that Nintendo Power is doing things this way…
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
3DS Virtual Console
Bionic Commando – £3.60/€4
DSiWare
Antipole – 500 points
Flipper 2: Flush the Goldfish – 500 points
WiiWare Demo
Gnomz – free
