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Nintendo Starts Offering NES Classics On 3DS

8:00PM December 30, 2011 | Owen Good

Nintendo not only gave its 3DS ambassadors — early adopters of the device — 10 Virtual Console classics for free, it also didn’t let anyone else buy them. That exclusive privilege appears to be headed to a close as the Japanese eShop has already listed Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and will get Super Mario Bros. next week. More »

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Time To Check Out Ten Free NES Games

6:00PM August 31, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Today, Nintendo’s ambassador program kicks off, giving early 3DS adopters the chance to snag free NES games. In this video, I give some of the games a spin. More »

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Look Ma! I Got Free Nintendo Games!

5:00PM August 31, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Today, the 3DS’ “ambassador program” kicks off–you know the program that gives early adaptors 20 free games. More »

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How To Check Your 3DS Ambassadorship Status

1:00AM August 21, 2011 | Owen Good

I’ve never been named an ambassador. I was once, like the Philadelphia Eagles’ Hugh Douglas, a badassador, but that is altogether a different thing. Anyway, this free-games 3DS Ambassador program, rewarding suckers early adopters like yours truly, required North American customers to log into the Nintendo eShop before Aug. 11. I was curious whether in fact I was registered. Now we can check. More »

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How To Create A Game Boy… Virtually!

6:50PM June 7, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

The Nintendo eShop launched in the latest 3DS update, bringing with it the handheld’s Virtual Console. Players can buy Game Boy titles like Super Marioland. More »

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A Very Special No One Cares Edition Of The Nintendo Download

1:20AM June 7, 2011 | Mike Fahey

It’s the beginning of E3 week and the 3DS system update will launch a whole new way to purchase downloadable games from Nintendo later this evening, so here’s four puzzle games. Knock yourself out. More »

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It’s About Time Chrono Trigger Made It To The Wii Virtual Console

1:40AM May 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

When a role-playing game is as centred on time travel as the Square classic Chrono Trigger, you really can’t argue when I call it one of the greatest RPGs of all time. Guess what I’ll be playing come Monday? More »

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It’s Time For Chrono Trigger To Join The Wii’s Virtual Console

9:20AM May 3, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Looks like the original SNES version of Square Enix’s seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the Wii’s Virtual Console service. The ESRB recently rated Chrono Trigger for Nintendo’s platform, so expect the 16-bit version of that JRPG favourite to show up on a Wii Shop Channel near you. (The PlayStation port is also imminent for North American gamers.)

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There’s Something Different About This Nintendo Download

4:30AM February 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Can you spot the differences in this week’s Nintendo Download? There could be a little S.C.A.T. in it for you, if you know what I mean. More »

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The Wii Virtual Console Gets A Great Addition: Online Play

1:00PM February 5, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

At least in Japan! That’s because Sega will release a Virtual Console Arcade version of Puyo Puyo—which you may have played in the form of Kirby’s Avalanche or Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine—with online multiplayer support for Wii. More »