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Nintendo Download for 12/31/2015: 1080 Snowboarding Santa Factory

by: Sean Colleli - posted: 12/31/2015 2:55:00 PM
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It's New Year's Eve but Nintendo has one last batch of digital content to serve up. This time it's N64 classic 1080 Snowboarding on the Wii U Virtual Console. On the 3DS we get Puzzler World 2013 and Atlantic Quest. There are also some holiday sales running for titles like Runbow, Nano Assault EX, Santa Factory and Real Heroes Firefighter 3D. You can see all of the titles and discounts after the jump.

I have to be honest, 2015 was a pretty disappointing year to be a Nintendo fan, eShop inclusive. Outside of the spectacular Xenoblade Chronicles X there wasn't a whole lot to get excited for. Here's hoping Nintendo got the confusion out of their system, and the NX brings a renewed focus and quality to their output in 2016.


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Dec. 31, 2015 14:00 UTC

Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems

 

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This week??s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:


Get ready to experience one of the first realistic snowboarding games ever created! (Photo: Business ...

Get ready to experience one of the first realistic snowboarding games ever created! (Photo: Business Wire)

  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • 1080o Snowboarding ?? Get ready to experience one of the first realistic snowboarding games ever created! In this Nintendo 64 classic, select from five characters, each with his or her own attributes and special tricks. Pick a snowboard that best suits your rider, and then head down the mountain and feel the sensation of speed that??ll make you forget all about the cold.

Nintendo eShop sales:

  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • Runbow is 25 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $11.25) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 14.
    • Santa Factory is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $2.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 6.
    • Blocky Bot and Paper Monsters Recut are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.

Activities:

  • Tips for your new Nintendo system: Did you get a new Nintendo system for the holidays? Make sure to get the most of your new system by playing games featuring your favorite Nintendo characters. Check out our top tips for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS!

Also new this week:

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the Nintendo DSi?? Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and the Wii?? Shop Channel for the Wii console.

The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in the Nintendo eShop on either Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in either Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Network account.

The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points??, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points??, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop.

Remember that Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.