Earlier this year, Nintendo announced that 20 classic games (10 ea., NES and GBA) would be coming to the 3DS virtual console for those that had purchased a Nintendo 3DS before the announced price drop had taken effect as well as had logged into the 3DS e-Shop thus earning what they called "Ambassador" status.
The first 10 games announced were Super Mario Bros. (NES), Donkey Kong Jr. (NES), Balloon Fight (NES), Ice Climber (NES), The Legend of Zelda (NES), Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (GBA), Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA), Metroid Fusion (GBA), WarioWare, Inc: Mega Microgame$ (GBA) and Mario VS. Donkey Kong (GBA).
The NES titles were to be the first release of titles starting on Sep. 1st, and today Nintendo of Japan has revealed the other 5 titles for the NES series. (EDITOR NOTE: There has been no announcment that these WILL be the other 5 for the US...I just hope they are.)
They are Wrecking Crew (NES), Mario Open Golf (NES), Yoshi's Egg (NES), Metroid (NES), and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES).
Nothing else was said about if they will all be released on the same day, as well as nothing about the other 5 GBA titles. Nintendo had previously stated that all 20 titles would be availble to Ambassador status 3DS owners by December 31st, 2011.
I will update once I hear more, but thanks to Kotaku for posting this announcement. (HERE)
UPDATE: As of the morning of August 31st 2011, the NES Virtual Console titles mentioned above are all available to download via the eShop. Follow these instructions to get them asap!
- In the Nintendo eShop, go to the far left and select "Settings / Other"
- Scroll down and select "Your Downloads"
- Scroll down to find each individual title. Any you have not downloaded still have "Redownload" next to them. Note: Depending on the amount of games you downloaded in the past, you may have to skip to the next page in the list to get them.
- Download the game then repeat for each title. Don't forget to also grab the "Ambassador Certificate".
- Enjoy some old school NES GOODNESS!
Jeremy Powers
Editor and Host of the Zenspath Podcast