Thanks to Thomas for the tip via Facebook, I now know that the GBA games available to 3DS Ambassadors are ready to be downloading in North America! They were supposed to go live sometime today, but it’s good to know that we won’t have to wait more than a few hours into the day to download them. Here’s how:
– Go to “Settings/Other” on the eShop
– Scroll down to “Your Downloads”
– Scroll down and locate the games you want to download
Don’t forget to try out the new “Download Later” option, allowing the downloads to take place while the 3DS is in sleep mode if you’re in wifi range. Go forth and enjoy the free gaming, 3DS early-adopters!
Gotta say, the box art on this one is looking pretty fantastic! Enjoy it in beautiful hi-resolution…
Big thanks to Lars for posting this one on our Facebook wall!
Nintendo has announced a new art book, Hyrule Historia, that’s coming out in Japan on December 23 for 3,255 yen. You can check out a sneak preview of it in the gallery above.
There’s a look to be found inside the package. 67 pages are dedicated to Skyward Sword, another 70 pages examine The World of Hyrule (including timeline talk), and there are sections that provide a look at Link’s character designs through the years.
Additionally, Hyrule Historia contains plenty of art from the various Zelda titles:
The Legend of Zelda – 4 pages
Link’s Adventure & Link to the Past – 2 pages
Link’s Awakening – 1 page
Ocarina of Time – 6 pages
Majora’s Mask – 3 pages
Wind Waker – 10 pages
Oracle series – 6 pages
Twilight Princess – 32 pages
Phantom Hourglass – 4 pages
Spirit Tracks – 22 pages
If you’re a Zelda fan, you’ll probably want this art book. At this time though, it’s only been announced for a Japanese release. We’ll let you know if Nintendo shares plans to bring Hyrule Historia elsewhere.
Thanks to Jonathan C for the tip!
XSEED has posted a message on their Twitter account stating that they’ll be announcing a new game tomorrow. They also sent out the following teaser image:
Some people are thinking that this reveal could be for Senran Kagura. It could be something else, though. We’ll know if that guess is correct soon!
Yesterday we heard from V-Jump that Beat/Joshua from The World Ends with You would be making an appearance in Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. You can find the first image of the two characters in the image above.
When VVVVVV arrives on the eShop, it won’t come with online leaderboards or a level editor. That said, Nicalis is opening to bringing such features to the game in the future if fans show support for the game.
When asked about adding more features to the 3DS version of VVVVVV, Nicalis’s Tyrone said:
“It’s depends on the players. We’re considering online leaderboards and other things. If they download the game and they play it and they enjoy it and want to keep playing it, then we’ll be happy to support it for the long term.
“It’s up to the players. We’d love to have it in. We have it working. It’s a big investment for the player to make a level. Sometimes people load up the level editor and never use it or just make a level with one room. It’s a lot of work on our end to make it work, to test it and debug it.”
Although the 3DS title won’t contain its own built-in level editor (at least not immediately), players will be able to load levels from the PC editor.
