wraggster
July 22nd, 2012, 01:26
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/07/3ds.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/20/nintendo-3ds-downloadable-games-release-date/)As Nintendo attempts to get its eShop up to speed (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/3ds-eshop-to-get-free-game-demos-nintendo-throws-users-dlc-bone/) with Sony's PS Vita provision (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/13/playstation-vita-review/), it's finally announced a July 28th launch date for its first two downloadable games. Alongside the in-store release of the 3DS XL (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/nintendo-3ds-xl-review/), the full versions of both Super Mario Brothers 2 and the latest iteration of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Age / Training will be available for online purchase in Japan, priced at 4,800 yen (around $61) and 3,800 yen ($48), respectively. Nintendo already offers a mixed bag of retro titles and demos to download, but this is the first time it'll wheel out fully-fledged 3DS games.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/20/nintendo-3ds-downloadable-games-release-date/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/20/nintendo-3ds-downloadable-games-release-date/