Nintendo eShop Discussion Thread

[homaster]

So I wanted a thread so we can all discuss the e-shop in one place.

In the future, I will probably compile a list of apps that are offered for free or reduced price on here!

So lets discuss away.

Free apps:
1. ExciteBike 3D free until July 7th, 2011
2. Pokedex 3D.


Oh and by the way, it seems like e-shop is down currently which is a shame.

[Icay4321]

So, I'm disappointed that funds on my 3DS can't transfer to my Wii U. I can understand why it doesn't automatically do so through Club Nintendo accounts, but the fact that there's no option to do so, whatsoever is a bit disappointing, especially since they have cards that are usable for each system. There must be some behind the scenes problem that prevents that, but maybe that's another reason they should upgrade 3DS's to use Nintendo Network ID's and just streamline the two systems and allow for better communication.

[Excitable Boy]

Or maybe Nintendo just likes money and wants to make you give them more of it.

[Escheria]

Yesterday saw that Metroid and Metroid 2 are available with a 30% & 25% discounts at the German eShop. Even though the price difference isn't that big, I downloaded them anyway :3

[DarkGengar]

Anything worth purchasing on the Eshop besides Crashmo?

[MidnightMelody]

Was the rumor of Capcom releasing MEI2 as a e shop only game game revolved to be true? I heard it a few months ago but have not heard if it was just a rumor or true.

[Zibdas]

Anything worth purchasing on the Eshop besides Crashmo?

Pushmo

Four Swords, Cave Story, Shantae, Sakura Samurai, Mario Land [and 2]...

[R_N]

Anything worth purchasing on the Eshop besides Crashmo?

Well it depends on what you like but some of my favorites:
Dillon's Rolling Western
Pushmo (it and Crashmo are actually very different in how they play, I'd say it's worth getting both)
Sakura Samurai

Mutant Mudds has a demo and was pretty well-received. It recently got a free update, so that's nice. Wasn't my cup of tea, though.
A number of people also really enjoy Mighty Switch Force but just know that it is really really short and the final level is horrible

DSiWare-wise I highly recommend Pictobits, Shantae Risky's Revenge and Mario vs DK: Minis March Again


And there's various Game Boy games that might strike your fancy.

[Clamps]

Pushmo

Four Swords, Cave Story, Shantae, Sakura Samurai, Mario Land [and 2]...

They put Four Swords up as a regular eShop title? Also, why are there three different versions of Cave Story available for the 3DS anyway? There's the DSi version, the retail version, and the 3DS eShop version...

[Zibdas]

They put Four Swords up as a regular eShop title? Also, why are there three different versions of Cave Story available for the 3DS anyway? There's the DSi version, the retail version, and the 3DS eShop version...

Oh, I forgot they took it down. My bad. And it's all different; you got Cave Story 3D, which is 3D and has some nice touches, the original Cave Story, and Cave Story+, identical to the one from Steam but with the 3D effects of a 3D Classics game.

[ParaChomp]

Sent a Swapnote about the infamous Minus World glitch in Super Mario Bros. Now to translate my messy scribbles. As usual, perform the glitch and go through the wall to the warp zone. The leftmost and rightmost pipes send you to the infinite loop but the middle pipe sends you to 5-1. If you keep moving to the right, the pipes will reset and will send you to the typical worlds. Now if you have enough momentum and head down the middle pipe, the screen will scroll all the way to the right and for a quick glimpse will show the warp zone message with a 5 above the pipe you just went down.

Doubt this is new stuff but I thought I'd share. Loads of what I've bought off of the 3DS eShop has been collecting (virtual) dust. How's the Rayman Origins demo that you get from the Wii U eShop?

[Clamps]

Same as the one available in store kiosks. Worth downloading if you haven't played it yet, though.

[ParaChomp]

Same as the one available in store kiosks. Worth downloading if you haven't played it yet, though.

I meant Legends. I think I should get some shut-eye.

[Zoruagible]

I tried buying Dream Radar but it says I need an SD card inserted. All I have to do is insert the SD card from a digital camera, right?

[Icay4321]

Sure, but it's worth the ~$10 investment to just get a 16GB SD card, because they're cheap, and you'll be set for a while.

[BCVM22]

All I have to do is insert the SD card from a digital camera, right?

In theory, yes. In practice, no: buy a dedicated SD card for the 3DS, if you don't have the one that came packed in with the system.

[Entreri10]

Just picked up Dream Radar and Shinobi for the game gear...any thoughts on what else I should pick up?..(already have pushmo and crashmo)

[AuraChannelerChris]

Heads up. An emergency maintenance will take place next Monday.

Scheduled Maintenance

Wii U / Nintendo 3DS
Every Monday from 12PM - 4PM PST (1PM - 5PM PDT)

Wii / Nintendo DS
Every Monday from 11PM to Tuesday 3AM PST (Tuesday 12AM - 4AM PDT)

The maintenance window for the following service and title are different from the above:

Wii Shopping Channel / Nintendo DSi Shop
Every Monday from 12PM - 4PM PST (1PM - 5PM PDT)

Wii "Golden Eye 007"
Every Thursday from 2AM - 8AM PST (3AM - 9AM PDT)

Emergency Maintenance

From Monday, January 28, 2013 11:00 PM
- Tuesday, January 29, 2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Affected Services:
- Nintendo DS
-- Network Services
Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon White Version
Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon White Version 2

From Monday, January 28, 2013 5:00 PM
- Monday, January 28, 2013 6:00 PM Pacific Time
Affected Services:
- Wii U
Match Making, Ranking, etc.
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper

From Monday, January 28, 2013 12:00 PM
- Monday, January 28, 2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Affected Services:
- Wii U
Nintendo eShop
- Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo eShop
- Wii
Wii Shopping Channel
-Nintendo DS
Nintendo DSi Shop

*During the emergency maintenance, parts of the affected services
may be intermittently unavailable.

[empoleon49]

I really hope they improve the 3DS VC! I would love to have GBA games on the 3DS as well as being able to enjoy some fun SNES games or MAYBE even N64 on the go!

[Zoruagible]

How much is the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game going to cost in the e-shop?