This completes the goodies promised to early adopters of the 3DS.
As suspected, North American 3DS Ambassadors can now download the same GBA games that were announced for other regions. Once this batch of GBA games are downloaded, there will be no further freebies given out to those who purchased a 3DS and connected to the eShop prior to August 12, 2011.
After months of silence we could be getting our remaining Ambassador Program games sooner than later.
Nintendo told us that we’d be getting our GBA Ambassador Program games before the end of the month and today they made it official by announcing the entire GBA lineup as well as when we can download them onto our portable 3D machines.
Nintendo confirms that the remaining 10 GBA titles promised to gamers will be available before year's end.
Back when Nintendo shocked the gaming community by slashing the price of the 3DS from $250 to $170 they announced an initiative called the Ambassador Program to compensate/reward early adopters who had shelled out the higher price when the handheld was released just a short time prior. The program would give members 10 classic titles each from the NES and GBA libraries. The NES classics were delivered with the promise that the GBA titles would be delivered before the year ended. But with December now here and no further news, rumors have suggested that perhaps the titles will slip to 2012 if they ever make it out at all.
On September 9, alongside Star Fox 64 3D, players will be able to grab the fiery new color.
While it was originally cut from the starting line-up of 3DS launch colors, Nintendo announced today that the Flame Red color is going to become available in North America and Europe on September 9, alongside the launch of Star Fox 64 3D. The red color has already made its debut in Japan on June 23, as 'Flare Red'.
After some comments insulting gamers are made on the Today Show, Chessa rallies the crew to talk about the perception of the gaming culture in American society.
This week's episode comes in two parts, but the most prominent portion of the show is based around some comments made on the Today Show about men in their thirties playing games. The comments enraged Chessa upon first hearing them, compelling her to round up the PixlTalk crew to discuss what was said and how people perceive gamers in America.
The price drop will take effect on Friday, August 12.
Nintendo has made an official announcement, revealing a major price drop to their latest platform, the Nintendo 3DS. Beginning August 12, Nintendo's 3D handheld will be marked down from $249.99 to $169.99. Alongside the change in price, Nintendo revealed plans to reward those who buy the 3DS and use the Nintendo eShop once before August 11, 11:59 pm EST.
Players looking to earn themselves a full catalog of Nintendo published Virtual Console games will just need a little help from their friends.
Known as the Connection Ambassador Promotion in Europe, Nintendo's generous program launched yesterday in Japan as the Helper Master Program.
