wraggster
August 13th, 2012, 22:03
Nintendo has announced pricing information for its first wave of full downloadable 3DS (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-3ds/games/11495/nintendo-3ds/) games.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_288282_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=288282)Much like with full PS3 games on PSN and full Xbox 360 titles on Xbox Live, 3DS owners can expect to pay a premium for downloadable versions of titles like New Super Mario Bros. 2 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-3ds/platformer/12677/new-super-mario-bros-2/).New Super Mario Bros. 2 will cost £39.99 to download from the Nintendo eShop, but will be available from GAME for £29.99.
The digital version of New Art Academy will set you back £29.99, a fiver more than it will in-store, and Freakyforms Deluxe will cost £24.99, versus £19.99 at retailers.
The only benefit we can see is that the downloadable versions are available from this Thursday, a day before you can pick them up in-store.
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has said the company plans to offer all first party 3DS and Wii U (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-wii-u/games/12079/wii-u/) titles both digitally and at retail going forward, noting (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/345441/nintendo-to-release-all-games-digitally-alongside-retail/): "Since the packaged and the digital download formats both have their own merits, we would like to offer both of these options to our consumers."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/362581/digital-new-super-mario-bros-2-is-pound10-more-expensive-than-retail-version/
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_288282_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=288282)Much like with full PS3 games on PSN and full Xbox 360 titles on Xbox Live, 3DS owners can expect to pay a premium for downloadable versions of titles like New Super Mario Bros. 2 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-3ds/platformer/12677/new-super-mario-bros-2/).New Super Mario Bros. 2 will cost £39.99 to download from the Nintendo eShop, but will be available from GAME for £29.99.
The digital version of New Art Academy will set you back £29.99, a fiver more than it will in-store, and Freakyforms Deluxe will cost £24.99, versus £19.99 at retailers.
The only benefit we can see is that the downloadable versions are available from this Thursday, a day before you can pick them up in-store.
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has said the company plans to offer all first party 3DS and Wii U (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-wii-u/games/12079/wii-u/) titles both digitally and at retail going forward, noting (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/345441/nintendo-to-release-all-games-digitally-alongside-retail/): "Since the packaged and the digital download formats both have their own merits, we would like to offer both of these options to our consumers."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/362581/digital-new-super-mario-bros-2-is-pound10-more-expensive-than-retail-version/