Nintendo announces a new tool for transering 3DS save data
1/26/13 1:30pm
Just two days after the massive Wii U oriented livestream, “The Big N” treated its Japanese audience to another edition of Nintendo Direct on Friday, this time regarding the 3DS. However, it was only a brief two-and-a half-minute video without any new game reveals. But it still had some interesting news of its own.
A digitized Iwata announced a new save data transfer tool, which will be able to transfer save data from a game cartridge to digital copies of the same game. This tool will be available in Japan as a downloadable update sometime in March. There’s no word on when this update will be available in other regions but I’d say it’d probably be within the same month, if not on the same day.
3D Iwata also announced that retail titles Culdcept, Calciobit, Fire Emblem: Awakening, and all three versions of Nintendogs + Cats will be making their way to the 3DS eShop by the end of the month (in Japan), which will bring the total number of retail games available on the eShop up to 46. There’s no word on when these games will grace the marketplace in other regions but I’d wager soon would be a good estimate.
The save transfer tool should prove useful for those who bought their games digitally but have their save data on a physical copy that’s either rented or borrowed…or perhaps they bought both versions for some reason. However, the point remains that I’m sure there are plenty of people who’ll find it helpful.
It’s also nice to see more first-party retail titles grace the eShop to give customers the option. Now if only Nintendo would make them cheaper.
» Source: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/33140
» Tagged In: #3ds, #Nintendo Direct, #Ryan Conway, #Satoru Iwata, #save data
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
darkhyrulelord
This sounds ingenious.
snudion
now if they could only design software that could make you download a game you already bought physically for free on your 3ds... i know that is never hapenning but carrying cartridges around is not my thing
Gogo726
Pricing is one of the major downsides to the digital titles. $40 for Pilotwings? Yeah right! And with my $30 physical copy of Code of Princess, I save $10 and get a nifty music CD!
Altair0115
Alpha Unit
Now we need GBA games and original DS games.
NinjaRed64
nintendo already did say they were bringing GBA games later on, though i'm hoping they would release SNES or Genesis games as well.
APPL3JU1C3
They are bringing GBA games to VC
On the Wii U...
Kaibaman41
which is bull shit when you think about it. GBA titles arrived on the 3DS eShop first with the Ambassador Program and that was it.