People who have registered for Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program can now finally claim their prize in the shape of 10 free NES games(10 GBA games will be available later). For people in Japan, they can claim and download them today while the rest of the world has to wait until tomorrow i.e 1st September. Read on to find out how?
We have previously explained how to get into this amazing offer here. If you were one of the lucky ones who managed to register before the deadline then you can claim these 10 free NES games now while the rest of the 10 GBA games will be available sometimes later at the end of this year.
It turns out that it wasn’t such an easy step to claim these games as we originally thought. That’s why Nintendo has officially put a guide detailing all the steps required to get your hands on these free games. You can read this guide here or you can follow the steps listed below.
In Japan, Nintendo is offering the following NES games which are Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Wrecking Crew, Mario Open Golf, Yoshi’s Egg, Metroid, and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. We don’t know what North America will get yet, once we know it officially, we will update you guys.
Now time for the guide. Follow the steps listed below. If you need visual help then you can go here.
1. In Home Menu of Nintendo 3DS, select 3DS eShop
2. Scroll left to select “Settings/Other”
3. Scroll down to select “Account Activity”
4. You can get all NES games from here once they become available in your respective region.
5. Once a game is available, double tap on “Software Info” and then “Redownload” to download these games to your 3DS.