Gaming It Printed Money! In 3D! The Nintendo DS/2DS/3DS/N3DS/Mobile Discussion

Was there a non-GBC version of SMB Deluxe?

 

Next Level goes 2nd Party.

They were the developers behind Luigi's Mansion 2 and are now Nintendo exclusive.

Nintendo needs to do this more.

 

So, Nintendo ninja'd a Nintendo Direct in last evening (figures- first time I don't have to get up early to watch one and I don't know about it). TONS of 3DS announcements/updates (it's like, damn, man, why not |direct| some of that game dev love at the Wii U?


-Steel Diver sequel, Sub Wars, that is a tactical FPS game, available now (including a limited F2P version). Comes across as almost Star Fox 64 multiplayer-like (complete with a Peppy look-alike in the premium version of the game)


-Kirby Triple Deluxe features multiple special moves per special ability and has a May 2nd release.


Moe of Yoshi's New Island was shown- I love the transformation abilities added, as well as the Super Yoshi abilities which basically turns the game into a mini-Sonic game (which is very appealing to m, because, while I like Sonic in small doses, I can never really enjoy more than a couple levels of Sonic before I get bored of it)


-Weapon Shop de Omasse is an inetresting sounding rythym game/RPG hybrid where you run the weapon shop from a typical JRPG, forging the weapons and items that adventurers come to buy, meeting all types of heroes.

-Rusty's Real Deal Baseball is a collection of Baseball minigames with a F2P/DLC structure that is very interesting- you can haggle the prices in-game by improving character moods or offering them in-game items, and the haggled prices will then reflect the real-world cost to buy the game. There's something pretty brilliant about making a game out of the purchase of F2P/DLC content.

-Several retro-themed eShop titles, including Shovel Knight & Retro City Rampage,
-Another Professor Layton game was announced.
-A Pokemon puzzle game called Battle Trozei was announced.
-Mario Golf hits May 2nd.
-A Soccer RPG called Inazuma Eleven is available on the Shop now.
-Yoshi island and Monster Hunter 4 3DS XL models have been revealed (not in the Direct), though no word on North American releases yet.

I just want to win the lottery and lock myself away to play all these games (plus the ones already on the system and all the ones of the DS i haven't gotten to yet).

EDIT- Also, a Bravely Default TV commercial:

 

3DS outpacing GBA sales in Japan, though behind DS sales. Be curious to see the related figure for worldwide or NA.

 

DS WFC online multiplayer services will be shutting down May 20th. Get those Tetris DS, Mario kart DS, Metroid Prime Hunters & Pokemon Black/White matches in while you can.

As of May 20, 2014, certain online functionality, including online play, matchmaking and leaderboards for many Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi games, will no longer be accessible. For a list of Nintendo games and services that are affected, please check http://www.nintendo.com. Users can still play these games in offline mode, which continues to offer a rich game-play experience. Other online functionality on Wii and Nintendo DS, such as access to the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo DSi Shop and video-on-demand services, are also not affected at this time.​

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Online play for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games will be unaffected (aside from the Wii mode on Wii U and Nintendo DS games played on Nintendo 3DS family systems).​

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Our focus now shifts to readying our Wii U and Nintendo 3DS matchmaking services for upcoming games such as Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros.​

We at Nintendo sincerely thank our fans for their continued support of our company's legacy systems. Your enthusiasm for games made for these systems speaks to their longevity, and the passion of Nintendo fans​

 

I'm surprised it won't have the game packed in (or DL'd). Isn't that usually the point of doing a custom scheme? I mean, a red/blue Mario themed one could standalone without a game but when you've got Yoshi eggs on it...