wraggster
May 1st, 2013, 23:44
Japanese 3DS owners will be able to download the original Mario Bros. game via the 3DS eShop from next week.http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3010/image_301091_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=301091)
The iconic old-school platformer has been given the 3DS Virtual Console treatment and will be released in Japan on May 8 for 500 Yen, according to Siliconera (http://www.siliconera.com/2013/05/01/original-mario-bros-headed-to-3ds-virtual-console-in-japan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+siliconera%2FMkOc+%28Silicone ra%29)
translations.While there's no word on a Western release, its arrival on the Japanese 3Shop certainly signals its imminent arrival in other regions.The Virtual Console service - which allows the download and play of classic games - recently launched for Wii U (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/404172/original-mario-bros-bound-for-japanese-3ds-eshop/) with a small selection of NES and Super NES titles including F-Zero and Punch-Out!!.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/404172/original-mario-bros-bound-for-japanese-3ds-eshop/
The iconic old-school platformer has been given the 3DS Virtual Console treatment and will be released in Japan on May 8 for 500 Yen, according to Siliconera (http://www.siliconera.com/2013/05/01/original-mario-bros-headed-to-3ds-virtual-console-in-japan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+siliconera%2FMkOc+%28Silicone ra%29)
translations.While there's no word on a Western release, its arrival on the Japanese 3Shop certainly signals its imminent arrival in other regions.The Virtual Console service - which allows the download and play of classic games - recently launched for Wii U (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/404172/original-mario-bros-bound-for-japanese-3ds-eshop/) with a small selection of NES and Super NES titles including F-Zero and Punch-Out!!.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/404172/original-mario-bros-bound-for-japanese-3ds-eshop/