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The Nintendo 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The handheld features stereoscopic 3D technology that doesn't require glasses. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2011 and in North America on March 27, 2011.
Nintendo Giving Away Excitebike 3D With 3DS eShop Update
It's still rather ridiculous Nintendo didn't launch 3DS with their digital marketplace, eShop, built in. That said, the company says a firmware update is on the way--the latest word, from the president himself, is late May--and they're throwing in a bonus for patient users: a 3D version of the original Excitebike.
"We need to have consumers voluntarily go online with their Nintendo 3DS," said president Satoru Iwata, as part of outlining Nintendo's financial results for the latest fiscal year. "We are planning to do some promotional activities in order to urge them to do so."
The 3D version of Excitebike is part of a planned line of "3D Classics" for the eShop. The specific wording of the announcement--"certain period of time after the beginning of the system update"--suggests it might not happen as soon as the eShop goes live, but it'll hopefully occur soon after that.
At E3 2010, Nintendo had one 3DS loaded with classic NES games fitted with 3D visuals, including Punch-Out!! and others that have faded from my memory. I do remember they looked pretty rad, as the layered nature of old-school visuals present immediate rad-town benefits when given the 3D treatment.
It's still rather ridiculous Nintendo didn't launch 3DS with their digital marketplace, eShop, built in. That said, the company says a firmware update is on the way--the latest word, from the president himself, is late May--and they're throwing in a bonus for patient users: a 3D version of the original Excitebike.
"We need to have consumers voluntarily go online with their Nintendo 3DS," said president Satoru Iwata, as part of outlining Nintendo's financial results for the latest fiscal year. "We are planning to do some promotional activities in order to urge them to do so."
The 3D version of Excitebike is part of a planned line of "3D Classics" for the eShop. The specific wording of the announcement--"certain period of time after the beginning of the system update"--suggests it might not happen as soon as the eShop goes live, but it'll hopefully occur soon after that.
At E3 2010, Nintendo had one 3DS loaded with classic NES games fitted with 3D visuals, including Punch-Out!! and others that have faded from my memory. I do remember they looked pretty rad, as the layered nature of old-school visuals present immediate rad-town benefits when given the 3D treatment.
"We need to have consumers voluntarily go online with their Nintendo 3DS," said president Satoru Iwata
I have barely played that game, but I would pay money for Mega Man 2 on the 3DS, with or without stupid 3D.
Sweet so we are getting excitebike, and a broken thing version of Mega Man Legends 3.
I'm sure to some people this sounds completely lame, but this is a cool thing. Now I wonder what kind of video we'll get when they release that update. I wanna see something pixar on that thing.
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