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My 5 year old just got into Mario, and I was surprised I couldn't buy a copy of the original Super Mario Bros for her iPad. So I bought it on the Wii (not a gre
by impostervt 12y ago
My 5 year old just got into Mario, and I was surprised I couldn't buy a copy of the original Super Mario Bros for her iPad. So I bought it on the Wii (not a great experience btw), and she loves it.
They'd get my money either way. Nostalgia is a great marketing tool.
- prezjordan 12y agoFWIW the typical flow is to just run to the store and pick up a disc :) Digital downloads on Nintendo consoles are pretty... terrible.
- jimmaswell 12y agoWhy do you say that? Digital downloads on Nintendo devices have been just fine for me.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoThe experience is pretty smooth: 1) Open the eShop 2) Find a game (tons of features sections, look by category/rating/genre, or search) 3) Tap purchase 4) Add funds if necessary, just a tap or two to use your existing credit card details 5) Purchase 6) Download immediately, or put your 3DS into sleep mode and it'll download hands-free The only real problem is Nintendo's system for transferring to new devices.
- prezjordan 12y agoThis is exactly what I meant.