Nintendo has announced that it will share the download numbers of New Super Mario Bros 2 when it hits the Nintendo 3DS eShop next month. The numbers will be made public so that the industry ‘can better understand’ the market. Will you be purchasing the retail copy of New Super Mario Bros 2, or the digital copy?
“We would like to show the public the number of New Super Mario Bros. 2 or Onitore that have been sold by download so that those in this industry can make the next move after finding out the consumer behaviour toward download version”
“When they know the size of the digital distribution market, they might be inclined to accept a certain inventory risk to try the download sales with special features.”
i won’t be buying it. but if i were to buy it, i’d go retail.
This is exactly what I’d do.
i will go retail also. The only way I would consider digital if the price is at least half off of the retail version, and on top of that I must be certain that I will like the game.
I would download the big hits like nsmb2. If I plan on beating games than never playing again I would go retail so I can get credit at Gamestop.
i would download a different game, just for the sake of convenience but for mario i like to have the manuals (and that cool yellow case!)
Well definitely i’ll go with retail because 1: you can trade or sell it and keep it for your rest of your live and 2: you can destroy it if you want xD
Together Wii U.
Life
Retail. I want the Coin Case preorder and dat gold box.
If the download codes were sold by shops, they could still offer pre order goodies
Yeah, Nintendo confirmed you could get the download codes at retail stores like GameStop, but the price will be determined by the retail store rather than by what the price is in the eShop.
lol I was thinking the same thing!
I’m game!
I’m going digital if I have the money
I’d rather get the Retail version.
Retail for sure
Digital for sure
Retail for sure. I love games taking the room away from my shelves.
Digital for me. I feel having all your games on 1 sd card is more convenient on a portable.
I understand you but I just think it is not worth it…
Ill probably get the download one, I love having cartriges, but this ismuch more conveniant.
i’ll take the retail version cause it has value to it . digital copies are worthless
What value? A useless box? It’s the game that matters, not the goddam plastic casing.
^ THIS ^
They said the saem thing about the NES boxes.. now they are collectors items… interesting
Yes but the majority of us don’t keep those boxes. They get thrown out a month or two later. I’ll be going digital if I the game is a keeper, if i’m so so about it I’ll go retail so I can trade it in if need be. :D
No one kept the NES boxes either… I keep the boxes… I’m a collector so Digital is not for me
THAT’S CAUSE YOU JUST STUPID LISTEN TO YOURSELF ARE YOU LIKE 12 YOU DUMBASS
if you believe that then your the dumbest motherfucker on the planet try trading in a digital copy or selling a digital copy of a game you cant IN OTHER WORDS DIGITAL COPIES IS WORTHLESS PHYSICAL COPIES HAS MONEY VALUE STUPID!
I love collecting the boxes….I dont think I have the heart to throw them away. I have kept every single game I have ever bought. I have never thrown a single one away or returned it to the store for someone else to buy as a “used game.” :)
Depending on if canada gets some cool stuff for preorder i’ll get retail, but has anything been said how big the game will be if you DL it?
Winnipeg Jets suck
NOW WHOS THAT GUY^ !?
I am U
Faker!
no i am u
room for one more?
It’s true, the jets do stink
lol, yes indeed. soon you’ll take my place. you speak the truth.
I’m gonna Games Britannia this Sunday to demo it and then I’m gonna buy a retail copy.
Retail.. I am against buying games over internet and am afraid that it will soon be the only way to get games :/ Physical for the win.
Digital is far superior.
Lol, no it isn’t
Why don’t you prove it!
Something you dont own is way better… Sarcasm is awesome
You still own it no matter if it’s Digital or not. You kids just don’t understand the Digital Age.
You don’t own it… if you did you could sell it… Thats the right to sell or give something you bought to someone else..
Haha you think so but collecting the games is much better and if your 3ds dies so does your game!
I wont get this game because it isnt mature and hardcore enough. It needs guns and blood and gore.
@sickr quick mailed him and ban him immideatly!
I’m U
i am warning ya anonymous quick copying my gravatar or ill mailed sickr
ill mail him*
It’s just a random avatar from WordPress which corresponds to an email provider like hotmail.com You can create/upload your own personal avatar here. http://en.gravatar.com/
i give up i cant create because i am not such a computer guy,i will change my gravatar plus my nick name.they wont know what they hit them
that means you’re the fake!
lol
You just find an image online, save it, and then go to the site I provided and click the upload button.
will do sickr mate
You don’t know Sickr’s email address
Oh yes he does, it’s public.
prove that it is public. what is it?
Retail is arguably the best option.
Digital is arguably the best option.
Why?
You can never lose the game, and it forever lasting and doesn’t deteriorate.
… Are you serious spouting that? or are you kidding??? Retail… you actually own it.. .dont need the internet… and can trade it or sell it on…
DOn’t be an idiot… you still own the game after you bought it, whether it’s digital or not. jeez… you fucking idiot, you dont understand the concept of digital at all.
CAN YOU SELL IT… CAN YOU LEND IT TO SOMEONE… CAN YOU HOLD IT IN YOUR HAND? NO.. You are a bit of a moron aren’t you?
Just give up man, digital is the way all things are going to go. Just a matter of time before gamestop is nothing but a hardware and game card seller. :D
Which would suck…
Retail!
Digital!
Retail!
NO! …Digital!
NEIN!
Retail
FOOL! …DIGITAL!
Retail is superior
Digital is far superior to plastic crap.
plastic crap is far superior than hackable crap
Digital is only superior if it similar to Apples system and you can transfer it between multiple devices like in itunes. Say my 3DS brealks, then my whole digital library is gone.
What is the Wii U? Is it a new controller for the gamecube?
fake^ thats not me^
You’re the fake! Not him!
You’re the fake!
i am sure that u are behind that u fucking idiot.illigal bastard and fool kid!But u didnt win the war!
you’re the idiot faker! I will crush you to dust !!
Lol, calm down. You obviously are the fake. I’m so happy you got caught.
nice try faker, but I’ll still crush you to dust, so much you won’t even be a particle atom anymore.
Wait a second, I still want to know if it’s wii u is merely a new controller for wii, I didn’t get an answer dammit!!
Actually it seems like you’re the kid. You must have given out your email address, that was smart of you.
apparently his email is Analyst@gmail.com
now that sounds interesting.Too many download things meens for nintendo:Business.fuck yea!
Even if everybody prefers the retail, the eShop will do miracles!
Here, on the middle of nowhere, we usally pay double (or even more) because of taxes. Now, with the eShop, some games may even be cheaper than in the US.
NSMB2 by download will cost around 33 USD in Brazil :D
Finally, someone who understands what this means for countries where a 3DS game retails for over $110! And they wonder why piracy is so rampant…
I will only purchase retail rpg games as digital. everything else is physical copy.
I’m going Digital… forget that promo Gold Coin…
I like the convience of the download version, but I like the way retail copies have an actual value so you can resell them. If the eShop version is cheaper, I’ll probably get it. If the retail preorder bonus coin comes to Ireland, I might get that one.
i am changing my gravatar.so u people dont belive a thing from “a red plus green gravatar guy”.
That was a pointless comment, not something we need to know. at all.
You’re pointless AIR HEAD!
Haha, you call that an insult?
Yeah… it is the BEST insult ever! AND YOU KNOW IT !! HAHAHA! :D
Indeed, because the best insults make the person you’re insulting laugh. You made my day by giving me a good chuckle.
See? that was the whole point of it! :P
But you are the FAKE one!!
u is fake dick head.
For me console downloads depend on how big in size the games are and with the 3DS’s 2gb space limit, it’s going to have to be under 250mb for me to download a game.
You’ll probably have to buy a bigger SDHC card.
which will be cheaper?
Retail and online prices will be the same
Not necessarily… you don’t know Online retails…cuz you’re too busy looking at Shop Retails.
Retail… I like being able to hold things I buy in my hand like a normal person :3
If eShop is cheaper I’ll probably go with that option.
Have Nintendo mentioned if buying downloadable versions of retail game swill add the appropriate number if Stars/Coins to your club Nintendo account? That would also factor into how i purchase it
Since Club Nintendo accounts can be synced with 3DS systems, I’d imagine registering games would be even simpler. You might not even need a code; that’s how the eShop games have worked thus far.
But no, Nintendo has said nothing on the matter.
I may get the Retail version of New Super Mario Bros 2 when the price drops. I much prefer 3D Mario games to 2D.
I had decided to download it, but then they showed me this beautiful case…
Probably still going to download it. Mario Bros. games are the sorts of games that I play for 7 minutes. I don’t want to have to yank out Mario Kart or kid Icarus for that.
i’d prefer having both digital and retail, have more than 1 3ds :P
I don’t care for digital downloads, especially for full-length titles like this. I’d rather have the cartridge to switch out at ease. Digital downloads are so restrictive if you don’t have a lot of space. Until they make these devices with next to unlimited space, I will stick to retail copies.
im confuse right now whats the limit of eshop is it 1gb 2gb, what is it?
As of now, there is no confirmed limit. Order Up!!, according to some sources, is slightly bigger than Super Mario 3D Land.
Retail, always.
I wanna buy digital cause am in jamaica. But the fucking eshop wont accept jamaican credit card!! Why is that? Whenever i buy a game i gotta go to amazon.com and they accept my Jamaican credit card. I want Nintendo to start accept credit cards from other countries except the USA. (my 3ds is the USA version). I can’t buy no games off the eshop cause of this bullshit!!!!
jamaicans buy too much mariguana thats why
That’s soo not funny you rass-claat Batty boy!!! Go suck out your mama stinking dead dry out pussy!!!!!!!!
wow that’s harsh
me will masterbates many times wen i download this in internet cafe, but will do so on the downlow.
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Would everybody shut up! They both have their strengths and weaknesses. Its pointless to argue. Either way its the same game!
I would go retail because if your 3ds breaks than it is bye bye game
I’m buying it Physically.
As before mentioned, I am NOT paying full price for a product download.
What a fucking Joke.
It’s amazing what people will give up for ease of access.
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Whether it’s physical or digital, I’m buying it no matter what.
It’s nice that it’s there for those that prefer it but I’ll always go retail.
I like the idea of downloading all my games, having all of them available right there without having to switch out carts. But buying physical just gives me more peace of mind, I can always get a little bit back if I don’t like it and I can easily switch to play on a new system if I need to.
I like both physical and digital games, but I am getting the physical version of this game.
i like having the box and card. with a physical copy, i can let family/friends borrow it and i can sell it. with digital, i still pay full price and have to buy a memory card for it. i dont understand y people like digital
Just mario? No other game will be online-buy able?
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I’m going retail, that way I could trade it in if I wanted to.
Retail. I don’t want to take away a good chunk of space on my SD card. I average 1-2 digital games a month on my 3DS.
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Replies here are mixed. I buy both, but my preference for my 3DS is retail. :)
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