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Important: The following information was sent in by NintendoStar, a reader of the blog, but I’m unclear on the source. Please do not take it as truth until I can find a source. I like to report on rumours because they’re fascinating and it’s exciting. There’s every chance in the world they’re inaccurate though.

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Nintendo has unveiled the NES and GBA titles to be made available for free via the Ambassador Program for early adopters of the 3DS. They’ve also confirmed that the GBA titles will be available on December 4th, and re-iterated that the NES titles will be available on September 1st. Mario Kart: Super Circuit and WarioWare Twisted are set for a public release in 2012. The NES titles will see a public release on October 15th.

The full list of games is after the break.

Update: Okay, to kill the buzz, here’s a few inconsistencies with the rumour:

  • It was strongly hinted that Super Mario Bros. 3 would be on the list, but it’s not there.
  • A lack of wireless functionality does have a pretty big impact on Pokemon Emerald.
  • Minish Cap and Pokemon Emerald for free seem too good to be true.
  • A public release for all the NES titles within a single day seems odd.

Feel free to share other inconsistencies in the comments below.

NES

  • Super Mario Bros.
  • Donkey Kong Jr.
  • Balloon Fight
  • Ice Climber
  • The Legend of Zelda
  • Metroid
  • Super Mario Bros. 2
  • Kid Icarus
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
  • Kirby’s Adventure

GBA

  • Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
  • Mario Kart: Super Circuit
  • Metroid Fusion
  • WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong
  • Pokemon Emerald
  • The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap
  • Kirby And The Amazing Mirror
  • Super Mario Ball
  • WarioWare Twisted (Up To Date 3DS Motion Controls)
  1. Santiago

    ME GUSTA!

  2. Shockwave527

    POKEMON EMERALD? YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

    1. FAIL

      HI 5 MAN

    2. Shockwave527

      HI 10! I own both emerald and sapphire and just replayed sapphire, but, even though I can’t trade from it, this is amazing! I love playing the games multiple times but don’t like to delete files, so THIS IS F***ING AMAZING!

    3. Glitchmastermario

      Too bad we cant connect with anyone :(

    4. NintendoStar

      Pokemon Emerald will also be released to the public along with Mario Kart: Super Circuit and WarioWare Twisted. Pokemon Emerald and Mario Kart: Super Circuit will both be updated with Multiplayer modes in the near future, with a World Wide January release date..

    5. ColorblindMonk

      I dunno about Pokemon Emerald. I’ve heard of all the features for GBA VC titles (or lack thereof ), such as no wireless support of any kind or any option to transfer caught pokemon to any of my DS versions, so I won’t be able to trade or battle anyone, thus cannot truly catch them all.
      http://bit.ly/nfwqdm

    6. tom mcsalad

      OMG THATS EXCITING!!!!

    7. :lol: epic awesome

      you mean: F**K YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    8. DimeraX

      i high five my brother hard when i read emerald, kid icarus,& kirby (x2)

    9. SAY IT AGAIN!!! WOOHOO!!!
      it will come with a WIFI something! for players to connect!! HAHA

    10. Animal Crossing

      I KNOW! HOENN FTW!!! HOENN IS BETTER THEN ALL THE OTHER REGIONS IN POKEMON COMBINED!

    11. Ebocyg353

      Too bad they didn´t put Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga…

  3. kenneth

    that is a pretty nice list cept i wish it was super mario brothers 3 instead of super mario brothers 2 but not bad and 3 zelda games sweet!

  4. FAIL

    KIRBY WOOOOOOOOOOTTTTT

    1. FAIL

      MINISH CAPPPP TOOOOOO

    2. Kirby5588

      Kirby and minish cap woooooot :D

  5. pokemon emerald!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. redhood56

    I am very very pleased

  7. I thought it was SMA 4 with SMB 3??? That’d make sense…

  8. Auzzie Wingman

    Holy Shit! This list is awesome!

  9. Toko

    No source means fake.

    1. BSoD

      And that’s why it’s called a rumor.
      It’s the first time i post something with my 3DS :D

    2. Belinni

      I really have a feeling this is fake. Why would they bring Wario Ware: Twisted along side Wario Ware: MMG? Why take the time to upgrade the motion controls on a game that’s technically already there instead of bringing some other Nintendo franchise into the spotlight?

      And why bring Pokemon Emerald if there won’t be any multi-player?

      I’m not one to complain about good games coming out for free but this seems really inconsistent.

  10. Shockwave527

    Also Minish Cap! Kirby’s adventure! THANK YOU GOD- I mean, NINTENDO!

    1. BSoD

      Maybe Nintendo is a god :3

    2. Cosmo Black FTW

      No maybe. Nintendo=God

    3. i bet Nintendo>=GOD

  11. bmcj199

    I hope the rumor is true. I love Super Mario 2!!!

    1. PrincessZeldaOfHyrule

      seriously? smb2?! that game is horrible!!! im looking forward to minish cap. ive never played it and ppl say its rlly gud!! P.S this is my first time commenting on my 3ds :)

    2. Infernite

      I loved Super Mario Bros 2, it was the first Mario game I ever played! It is a pretty good game!

    3. JMAN

      super mario 2 was a good game, I actually think its greatly underated.

    4. drwill439

      Starting to feel kinda sleighted. No SMB 3 and no Lost Levels? I was looking foward to those.

  12. monkee

    POKEMON EMERALD FTW!!!

  13. Jimmy

    Great list. What’s sad is that I recently bought Minish Cap…Ah well, it was amazing. It’ll be good to have it anywhere IF this list is even legitimate.

  14. James Rath

    POKEMON <3333 enough said :)

  15. FJ Link

    Aww. So now I won’t be able to play Minish Cap on my 3DS until… well, who knows.

  16. Joel

    I’m skeptical of Nintendo releasing all 10 of those NES games on the same date (for people paying for them) they seem to like to space those out.

  17. Dystus

    I doubt this is legit, at least warioware: twisted. Nintendo said peripherals would not be supported, so we couldn’t have that game.

    1. PhoenixElite

      It clearly says in the article “WarioWare Twisted (Up To Date 3DS Motion Controls)”. You clearly wouldn’t need peripherals -_- It’d just use the built in gyroscope, instead of having to add one on like the GBA required.

    2. Glenn

      The 3DS has motion controls (ex.: Pac-Man Twist) besides, it says it uses the up-to-date controls.

    3. moose

      ^^ you both realize the article this came from has no source and has lots of conflicting info

    4. Lucas

      I also think its fake, because, i dont think they will update the gba games,I mean,its nice and all but I thought they were releasing virtual console titles not 3dsware…

  18. mejjos

    Do not forget about Zelda: The 4 Swords too, free on eShop and DSiware.

    1. Cailum

      That has nothing to do with the Ambassadors Program.

    2. Craig

      That’s to do with Zelda’s 25th anniversary

    3. JMAN

      he knows that! hes just saying ambassadors get the 20 free GBA/Nes games ALONG with another free GBA game available to everyone (4 swords)

  19. Colin

    Seems legit. Although if they’ve got Emerald, that would lead me to believe they’re either not remaking RSE, or they made a terrible choice and should do FRLG instead. Or maybe they’re remaking the Hoenn games AND the Kanto games!

    And, assuming this is true, I’m pretty disappointed with the remaining GBA games. No Fire Emblem? No Mario and Luigi? :’c

    1. MrKoopan

      well, they never remade crystal version, mabye they’ll make eshop emerald and remake ruby and saphire :)

    2. Craig

      They never remake the third one… FireRed and LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver… I’m guessing something like EarthRuby and SeaSapphire lol it usually depends on what those characters represent like Lugia and Ho-Oh being about Heart and Soul.

    3. Colin

      Well my point is that it’s still a Hoenn game, so there isn’t much point. Releasing FR/LG makes much more sense.

    4. BOB

      Even if it IS true, that would mean ambassadors only get it, meaning its possible for a remake, as a new audience will be getting the 3ds but with no emerald IF THAT’S TRUE, seeing as there is no source. Personally, I don’t care about emerald or sapphire, I only care about my beloved ruby. But emerald and minish cap and mariokart super curcuit and metroid… If the first two, emerald and minish cap are coming… oh boy… we’re in for a treat…

  20. ManByMyles93

    Twisted is undoubtly the best WarioWare game in the series! Pure fun.

    1. Craig

      I loved the Wii game, until it went into Nunchuck mode.

  21. turtwig96

    so basically all the NES are epic win :D

  22. Cailum

    I just had a Nerd Gasm

    1. SaulGingR

      LOL

  23. Tim

    hmm i hope the rumor isn’t true. i wanna see super mario world for a free game o.o

    1. David

      That was the SNES and not the NES, there is a difference

    2. tpt9000

      why dont they have snes eshop games??? that doesnt make sense theres lots of great snes games!!!

    3. children

      i think he ment super mario advance 2: super mario world for the GBA

  24. Kenny

    Super Mario Ball? is that even a game?

    1. Roxas

      I think that’s the PAL name for Mario pinball land really hope this list is true been a while since I’ve played emerald

  25. Some Random Guy

    Very satisfied with the list,but what is super mario ball?

    1. awesomeguy88

      yes, its a pinball game with mario characters in it. it was my first gba game

  26. Roxas

    take that! late 3ds buyers!

    1. ManByMyles93

      Gee, thanks. Anyway I don’t care about playing classic games. I’m getting the 3DS for 3DS games.

    2. Jack

      Yeah! Ambassadors unite!

  27. MML3Revival

    POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN EMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

    1. MML3Revival

      TAKE THAT PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE 3DS TODAY WE GET POKEMON EMERALD :P

    2. MML3Revival

      IF THIS IS REAL

    3. Requiem

      I sure hope we dont, that’s a waste of a game

  28. jjalepeno55

    ewwwwwwwwwwww
    super mario ball D:

    1. kidtendo

      haha, I agree 100% xD

      I don’t get why they’d add that in there..

  29. Marsalis

    Decent list. Oh snap, Pokemon Emerald and Minish Cap??? Awesome!

  30. N

    I hope this list isn’t true. No “Super Mario Bros. 3″. ):

  31. Brendon

    I would seriously LOVE to believe this list but…….I don’t think its real. For one, its is extremely odd that SMB3 is not included. That is one I would surely think Nintendo would give. And then there is Pokemon Emerald. We already know that these GBA ambassador games will not support wireless multiplayer stuff. It wouldn’t even be worth it to release this game without a trading or battling function. Thirdly, there is WarioWare Twisted. Now I want this game to be on the list A LOT! Seriously, I would absolutely love if Nintendo brought it with updated 3DS motion controls. Unfortunately, if i’m being realistic, I feel like Nintendo wouldn’t do that. Prove me wrong Nintendo! Lastly, WTF is “Super Mario Ball???” So yeah, I feel like this is most likely fake but again, I would love to be proven wrong :)

    1. Shockwave527

      1. Super Mario Ball is another name for Mario Pinball Land. I own the game, and it is actually extremely fun.
      2. They wouldn’t release mario 3. Think about it. Sure, we’d be happy, but it would be much smarter to release it paid only. All the hardcore ninfans bought the 3ds early, so they know we’ll go and buy the game. It would be stupid for them to release it for free, since it’s one of their best games and many people are going to buy it.
      3. Pokemon Emerald is a great game, and they probably would not re-release it otherwise.

      I hope you understand my point. I see your objections, but most of them do not stand on firm ground.

  32. ZeroChrome

    I take back what I said about the Ambassador Program! I am really pleased!

  33. Cosmo Black FTW

    I hope this is true and not someone’s wishlist.

  34. Bryan

    If that’s true, then they are ripping us off with metroid, considering that when you beat fusion there is a version of the game unlocked.

    1. Truth

      you unlock the nes version of metroid for the gamecube game when you beat fusion and connect to a gamecube…

      You can only unlock the nes metroid in the other gba game zero mission. This is why zero mission wasn’t on the confirmed list.

      :pats your head:

      Anyway I think the list posted is fake. Rule one: Aways have a source NintendoStar

    2. Matt Eriks

      well i think Metroid will do well with Restore Point

  35. Some Random Guy

    Super mario ball is apparently super mario PINBALL.

  36. Dae

    I SO HOPE THIS IS RIGHT.

  37. Peter

    Yeah it’s cool but having Pokemon Emerald ,eqans no way of transferring your pokes with this lack of wireless mess. I for one would not like a Pokemon main game in this list.

  38. MML3Revival

    SUPER MARIO BALL SUCKS. THE REST ARE GOOD.

    1. MML3Revival

      oh and i really don’t like super mario bros. 2. they should replace that game with super mario bros. 3.

    2. Shockwave527

      Mario Ball is actually a good game. It’s not their best, but do you think anyone would buy it if it WASN’T released for free?

    3. MML3Revival

      I have terrible memory’s of the game. I really doubt a lot of people would buy it if it wasn’t released for free.

  39. Dystus

    Come on guys, these are just rumors :P
    I really doubt we would get pokemon emerald because of the lack of wireless function, same with WW: Twisted for the lack of peripheral support

    1. Glitchmastermario

      I know, 50% of joy I have for pokemon is to connect with other people.

    2. Some Random Guy

      The 3ds has a gyroscope for a reason…

  40. Deric

    Wow nice rumor. fuckin fail. you just love posting rumors.

    1. David Turnbull

      …yeah, I do? This site started as a rumour site and it will continue like that. Rumours are what I find fascinating.

    2. Tell em’ David! lol

    3. awesomeguy88

      So What? u FAIL

    4. MrKoopan

      Wow nice troll. fuckin troll. you just love being a troll (be happy with the site, or leave)

    5. MrKoopan

      no offence though, i’m just sick of all the hate

    6. Toko

      This site isn’t a blog anymore most of the time. It ha become a boring, slow news site. Returning to the roots of this BLOG is a good idea, David.

  41. POKEMON FUCKING EMERALD! HOPE THIS IS TRUE!

  42. NintendoStar

    Pokemon Emerald will also be released to the public along with Mario Kart: Super Circuit and WarioWare Twisted. Pokemon Emerald and Mario Kart: Super Circuit will both be updated with Multiplayer modes in the near future, with a World Wide January release date.

    1. COLE TRAIN

      Source or don’t say random things. David has this is a rumour yet you seem sure.

    2. Jack

      if everything your saying is true, you are my hero. If your lying, then shame on you jerk.

    3. COLE TRAIN

      If this is fake and it probably is, don’t come back to this site posting rubbish. You gave the info to David and he’s treating it as a rumour, but you’re comment makes you look like that you think it’s fact wothout giving us any source. There’s no way you should be able to pull something from your a** and get away with it on this site.

      That said, if it is real. I take that all back but the GBA titles listed here have major features taken out and inconsistencies like Emerald’s not having every pokemon available due to version exclusives fron Ruby and Sapphire and the Gamecube games. I hear that The Amazing Mirror would be pointless without multiplayer. The selection also seems very odd and I don’t see 10 NES games being released to the public on the same day. Also, what happened to the heavily hinted Super Mario Advance 4?

    4. Broblerone

      If you’re going to lie, at least lie effectively. As already stated, major features will be left out of some of those games, and you just further dug yourself in the hole with this comment. Nintendo has no plans of making the GBA games available outside of the Ambassador program. Doesn’t it seem kind of odd for Nintendo to go back on not one, but two things they stated, both pretty recently?

      I’m gonna say this is just a pile of bull.

    5. MrKoopan

      WHY ALL THE HATE ON THIS SIGHT, until I hear otherwise I believe what he/she says, not 100% but alot of it makes a lot of sense too, give him/her at least a little bit of respect, I mean come on, if it was you guys and everyone hated on you, you would secretly be really mad. And what if he/she is right, then you’ll all feel like total assholes, so get the hell off his/her back already!

    6. Craig

      I hope you’re not looking for some attention by posting this and feeling glorified for bringing news and having it posted… It does NEED to be true.

    7. Truth

      @MrKoopan: I’m not sure where you get the idea that people are hating on this person. They are just asking for the source and the rumor poster hasn’t posted anything of any weight whatsoever. Thus why people are saying that this person more than likely made most of it up.

      I don’t see the hate in any of that. Personally, I’m going to ignore the rumor simply because of the lack of any weight to NintendoStar. The poster literally came out of nowhere. Until I see something confirmed by this poster’s words [or predictions, random guesses, if the other posters here prefer to call it] I’d take it with a grain of salt and common sense.

      Just ignore the other posters if they upset you. Nothing is that important to get upset about.

    8. BOB

      TWISTED AND SUPER CIRCUIT WONT! DIDN’T YOU READ WHAT NINTENDO SAYS THESE GAMES ARE EXCLUSIVE!

    9. pokegod912

      this “guy” commented saying the exact same thing earlier im sensing a bot

    10. pokegod912

      im talking about NintendoStar

    11. MrKoopan

      @truth, not just him, a lot of people are getting hate for no good reason(David Hoyle)

  43. Josh Reichman

    YESSSSSSS POKEMON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  44. Pokemon Emerald is the best Pokemon game ever, so far.

    1. Josh Reichman

      Agreed!! Emerald FTW!!!

    2. Glitchmastermario

      Yep, too bad we can’t connect with anyone

    3. I still hope they remake Emerald for the 3DS, even doe I’m an Ambassador. Since April 7th (even doe I didn’t get the eShop till June 6).

    4. Shockwave527

      They won’t remake it. They never remade yellow or crystal. If anything, they’ll remake ruby/Sapphire.

  45. COLE TRAIN

    Since you say this is a rumour, I doubt Emerald will be on the list. We can’t connect to anyone meaning no trading or battling so we can’t get every pokemon.

    1. CBNS

      I think we can collect some pokemons early and later trade & battle wirelessly when game updates are ready.

    2. COLE TRAIN

      Yeah but there’s still Pokemon that you couldn’t get in Emerald, even by trading like Pokemon Colosseum and XD exclusive Pokemon. Kind of contradicts the main purpose of the game. Also, what do you mean by getting Pokemon early?

      Thinking about it, was this list even from a remotely reliable source? Does NintendoStar have a website or anything?

    3. COLE TRAIN

      Not to mention version exclusives. There were some Pokemon from Ruby and Sapphire that you can’t get in Emerald so I can’t see this being legit.

  46. randomguy

    If they let me trade over Pokemon via pal park, I’ll be psched. If they let me battle wirelessly, I’ll be uber psyched.

  47. Dan

    EMERALD AAAAAAND MINISH CAP? HOLY****

  48. Seth

    I was hoping they’d give us 15 choices of which we’d pick 10…

    1. tpt9000

      yeah that would be better. WAAAAY BETTER!

  49. Sean

    whats super mario ball?

    1. Shockwave527

      Super Mario Pinball Land.

  50. CBNS

    Awesome GBA titles. Only strange thing is that there is nothing about SMB3 for NES but i keep my fingers crossed. :)

  51. Minish Cap and Pokemon Emerald!? YES!!! Hopefully this is true. If Super Mario Bros. 3 could be on the list, this would be a dream come true.

  52. cj

    OMGdoubleHKP (i dont kow what that means) but i feel it totally fits!
    3 legend of zeldas, 2 kirbys, 5 marios, 2 metroids, ice climber, 2 wariowares, ballon fight, kid icarus, yoshi, and POKEMON!!!!!!!!!
    OMGdoubleHKP I LOVE NINTENDO!!

  53. Jbluna

    uh…can someone do a real quick check on the eshop NEWS section for me real quick. The Ambassador Program Story seems to have disappeared, how odd

    1. Some Random Guy

      It happened to me and my friend (both ambassadors) but i don’t think that means we got kicked off,i think they erased it to save space for more news.

    2. DimeraX

      i checked midnught on friday and it was gone so i guess it is so non-ambassadors dont see it

  54. Jbluna

    Shouldnt warioware twisted be taken off? d

    1. PhoenixElite

      Why should it be taken off?

  55. Requiem

    As I said in another post, I really hope that Pokemon emerald is NOT on the list because(as I also said in that post) it will suck to only be able to catch the pokemon available in the game and not be able to trade with anyone(no wireless).

    1. pokegod912

      if pokemon emerald really is on the list it will most likely have wireless capability like four sword when it comes out for dsi ware and even if it doesnt that game is still way fun without wireless

  56. Mezut360

    No mario and Luigi superstar saga?
    :(

    1. kidtendo

      I know, right? D: if this is real.. they chose some poor game choices… I mean, some of them aren’t that bad but there’s so many better ones they could’ve chosen like Mario & Luigi (like u said) and Golden Sun :(

  57. EpiclyEpic

    Kid Icarus? Metroid? Zelda II? Kirby’s Adventure?

    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

  58. Thomas

    I wish there will be a Final Fantasy in the list. Especially Final Fantasy VI because I loved that game, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. :(

    1. kidtendo

      these all are only going to be 1st-party (officially from Nintendo) titles.
      Final Fantasy is owned by Square Enix

  59. MML3Revival

    No Golden Sun :(

  60. kidtendo

    Also: why 2 Wario-Wares…?

    They should replace one of those with Golden Sun!!! :(

    1. MrKoopan

      nah..Fire Emblem

    2. MML3Revival

      Nah golden sun

    3. MML3Revival

      said that wrong. I want golden sun.

    4. MML3Revival

      said that wrong. I want golden sun.

  61. 3DSNINJA!!

    YAY!!!!

  62. roopn

    FAAAAAAAKE

  63. Pizzakoe

    lack of wireless functionality does have a pretty big impact on [b][i] Kirby And The Amazing Mirror[/i][/b]

    Fix’d

  64. Maybe they’ll release GoldenSun for everyone.

    But I think they’re gonna make all the GBA games into 3D classics(because almost all of the work has been done in the original format for GBA games).

    That’s why the GameBoy Advance SP had a 3D screen with a built in backlight, but in the end they never utilized it back then.

    1. I got that info about the GBA SP and GBA games from reading Iwata ask.

    2. Okami

      Sorry, but you are wrong. They only made a 3D screen, but never included it in the SP. So I doubt that any GBA games, except some used for testing the 3D screen, were made in 3D.

    3. Thanks for the correction.

      I love this site.

      Because we always fact check each other for accuracy.

    4. And I meant the very basis of the programming, as in they won’t have to do the programming from scratch because they intended to make them all in 3D, even doe they never did the rest of the programming required for the 3D part (unlike ExciteBike 3D, which was remade from scratch with none of the original programming being used at all).

  65. Fred1712

    Crap..I was hoping for Advance wars or Advance wars 2

    1. Seth

      I was hoping for those titles as well.

  66. Pokeneon7

    Super Mario Ball? The source isn’t a US Source for sure….

  67. kidtendo

    In my opinion, the GBA list seems too sad to be true :(

    But something I feel even more sad about:
    Does anyone else think that it’s possible Nintendo purposely doesn’t want the most popular games to be on the list of free games that way they’ll have people PAY for it once it’s released on the eShop’s Virtual Console instead? :(

    1. Shockwave527

      Definitely. This is a business, not a dream. They KNOW people plan to pay for e-shop mario 3, so why would they release it for free?

  68. David

    Yeah, there are some major holes in this.

    As said, Pokemon Emerald with no wireless is weird, but still manageable. However, Mario Kart and Kirby and the Amazing Mirror are completely useless without multiplayer.

    WarioWare gets it’s very own gyroscope emulation, but they couldn’t get some simple wireless on other games? Two GBA WarioWare games is pretty suspicious already.

    1. Nivedevino

      Yes but Mario Kart has already been confirmed

  69. JTA777

    Fake list.

  70. cgkrazz

    I love everything about that list, except that Emerald needs to go. If it has no wireless abilities i don’t care to have it. replace it with the Super Mario Bros 3 GBA.

  71. koops

    Dont get youre hopes so high but this is a nice list

  72. noodl

    NOOOO NOT ZELDA II ZELDA II SUCKS!!

    1. Zelda II lover

      Fuck you

    2. Andy

      Looks like someone couldn’t beat the first palace. Zelda II FTW!

  73. I’m pretty sure it’s fake. The fact that it has Zelda 2 and Super Mario Bros. 2(both very strange titles) and what pretty much confirms it fake is that wario ware twisted has motion controls. The GBA games will be run on GBA emulation from the DS mode(like a DS lite playing GBA games), so no 3ds features will be available(which is why you can’t use restore points or close it, or play multi-player) with that said… I really hope it is true :p

  74. KnightRider25

    The NES list is ok, something I can see being happening, except replacing Super Mario Bros 2 with Super Mario Bros 3.

    The GBA list seems too good to be true. I’ll die if it actually has Warioware Twisted and Minish Cap. Also, what is Super Mario Ball? Is it Super Mario Pinball Land?

  75. Friesmaker

    OMG POKEMON EFFING EMERALD

  76. Avery

    While this would be a great lineup, I don’t buy it. Didn’t Nintendo say the GBA games would be exclusive to the Ambassador program? So why would Mario Kart and WW: Twisted have a public release?

  77. Dystus

    Nintendo says there is no peripheral support, NintendoStar says warioware will have it. I’m gonna trust the direct source other than the random person with no source

    1. David

      I assume by peripheral support they mean external things like link cables and such.

  78. banjo3dsie

    As much as I want this to be true so badly.
    Pokemon Emerald seems to be odd since the whole point of pokemon is hte ability to trade with other people and we dont get wireless functionality.
    BUT if it DOES get in, please count it for pal park on the DS games.

  79. Axelt

    and were is super mario bros. 3? I hope that this is a fake!

  80. COLE TRAIN

    Wait isn’t Kirby’s Adventure already on the eShop? The list is looking mote fake by the minute.

    1. Requiem

      I’ve been thinking that for quite a while. I also don’t understand why people have been asking for that game… When the free games are supposed to be new releases that are exclusive to ambassadors(at least temporarily exclusive); so Kirby won’t be on the list.

      So that pretty much confirms the list is fake, at least in my eyes .

    2. COLE TRAIN

      Actually I’m wrong. Kirby’s Dream Land is on the eShop. Is KA a port of KDL? I still think this list is fake though

    3. Requiem

      Yeah you’re right it’s dream land, but yeah I believe adventure is a port of dreamland in color.

    4. MasterBalls

      WROOOOONG. Kirby’s Adventure is a sequel to GB’s Dream Land, and the first game where Kirby can steal enemy powers. Do your research boy.

    5. Sam

      Kirby’s Dream Land is on eShop.

    6. Requiem

      Lol masterball is a troll

  81. Skawtz0rz

    The list is lacking without Mario & Luigi but otherwise great games.

  82. EpicLight

    I think the Nintendo is trying their best to get any zelda games for the Ambassador’s program since it’s the 25th anniverssary of zelda

  83. Ryan

    Nah, if this was real, there’s absolutely NO way that nintendo would release the best of the best for the consoles.

  84. The Shiny Gengar

    Dude, if this was confirmed and true, I would fly over to Japan and give whoever made this decision a hug.

    But yeah, Minish Cap and Emerald seem too good to be true, but we can dream, right?

  85. Scio

    They “might” release pokemon emerald with the lack of connectivity? That’s absurd. If they decided to add a pokemon game such as this than they must have connectivity. Ignoring my negative statements I highly belive the games would have connectivity with other players.

  86. David Cecil

    This list is 100% fake. It is far too good to be true and this jerk is far too quiet to be reliable.

    1. COLE TRAIN

      Exactly. He made one post about more so-called info. I replied to him twice but he’s been silent. The GBA games on the list seem way off due to no peripheral support and no wireless communication.

  87. Bubbab5

    No not pokemon I’m not allowed to play pokemon Id like to see Mario and lugi RPG instead

    1. COLE TRAIN

      Wait what? Why not? Your games would be in download form so you wouln’t get caught lol. Also this list is more than likely fake anyway. I’d actually like Mario and Luigi. The only one out of the 3 I haven’t played.

    2. Some Random Guy

      i got 2 guesses as to why,maybe your parents dont let you,or that you live in saudi arabia (pokemon was banned in that country)

    3. socialsimon64

      Are your parents anti-Darwinists

  88. Nivedevino
    1. Okami

      Uhm, that site use this site as a source for their article, so that could hardly be treated as a source for this article.

  89. Nivedevino

    I think it would be better if they released FRLG and let them trade with eachother but those are just my thoughts

  90. hell yeah emerald

  91. thomas

    (It was strongly hinted that Super Mario Bros. 3 would be on the list, but it’s not there)…..it was never hinted that smb3 was on the list…the facebook pic the other night was simply to display a image that said TIMES UP..for the closing of the ambassador program…ppl read to heavy into things

  92. CrispyGoomba

    If this is true I’d jizz my pants.

  93. jack

    minish cap = BEST ZELDA GAME EVER!!!

    1. Animefan7

      A link to past is the best Zelda game ever. P.S I am writing this from my 3ds.

  94. its a rumour….. we dont know yet

  95. Matthius

    Im probably gonna get shot for this but ive never actually played pokemon emerald. Its the only game in the ENTIRE series i havent played and i think it would be a good experience for me.

    1. Holonboy

      Nobody’s going to shoot you. We feel bad for you.

      Emerald was an amazing game, and I loved the story variation compared to Ruby and Sapphire.

  96. Jab

    Imma go ahead and call BS on this list.

  97. Tyler

    I hope this rumor is real for the gba at least i think it would be cool if they changed the nes selection a bit though because odds are most people already own most of those games but even if they are true i am super happy especially pokemon emerald it was my first and fav pokemon game unfortunatly it got stolen and i was devestated so it would be cool to play it again :)

  98. Dustman

    Umm gimme gimme.

  99. David Cecil

    Everyone, stop wishing for Golden Sun, Advance Wars, or Fire Emblem.

    Have you not noticed that all of the confirmed games are 1st party? Nintendo isn’t going to release another developer’s game for free. It’s just not going to happen. They’d have to pay the developer for it. They’re using existing, dated IPs for a reason.

    1. TheEclipse

      Metroid Fusion is developed by the same guys that worked on Advance Wars and Fire Emblem.

    2. TheEclipse

      Just saying.

    3. David Cecil

      According to my sources it was developed and published by Nintendo. Whereas those two games were developed by Intelligent Systems.

    4. Holonboy

      Golden Sun, Advance Wars and Fire Emblem are all first-party games.
      Nintendo owns the rights to them and each franchise.

      The developer to the Advance Wars and Fire Emblem games is a first-party studio, so technically speaking, they are a part of Nintendo.

      The developer to the Golden Sun series is a second-party. Only a part of the studio belongs to Nintendo in terms of stocks, but they share a close partnership with each other.

    5. Truth

      Thanks for that Holonboy, I was just about to post the same thing lol.

      Also David Cecil, either you are trying too hard, or you are trolling. This is probably the tenth post you’ve made like this. it would be understandable if you accepted the fact that you were wrong, but the way you word things suggest otherwise.

    6. David Cecil

      First, you’re right. Intelligent Systems is within Nintendo.

      Second, you’re wrong. Camelot owns the rights to Golden Sun.

      Third, it doesn’t matter, because we’re not going to see those games. If we do, I’ll eat my words.

      Fourth, this is the first post I’ve made about this. What are you talking about? Find a previous quote about this from me. Please.

    7. Truth

      David Cecil, I said that you usually make posts like this. I have said nothing about you making more than one post about golden sun.

      Your posts are written in the same style, not the same subject. ‘Like’ and ‘about’ are two different words.

      I’m just going to ignore you until you learn how to read.

  100. Youngster Joey

    I doubt Emerald. We all know that ruby saphire remakes are on the way, why would they release Emerald?

    1. O_o

      Because they never remade crystal did they? So they probably won’t remake emerald.

    2. Holonboy

      They didn’t remake Crystal, but they did remake Gold and Silver. They remake the original pairs, but not the third. They could probably be saving a remake for the third for future generations.

      Ruby and Sapphire remakes are bound to come. A remake for Emerald will come long into the future, maybe.

  101. Ed

    Kid Icarus! :P

  102. I just got the notification on the eShop, that There’ll be a website to check all the ambassador thing. During the next week, they said.

  103. Colin

    Another inconsistency: Pokémon Emerald would be a terrible choice, because RS remakes are inevitable. It would make much more sense to go with FireRed and LeafGreen, because remakes of remakes aren’t too likely, and this is still another plausible way to share Kanto with the current generation of young gamers.

    Yet another: All of the games above are regarded as pretty good in the eyes of fans and critics. Super Mario Ball, however, was met with “mixed to negative” reviews. One bad game in a pile of great ones seems less than likely. This also applies for WarioWare: Twisted, but the 3DS controls do make perfect sense.

  104. they need metroid zero freaking mission. then metroid 2 in the eshop now. i hope the games wont be blurry like ds games and dsiware games.

    1. Okami

      Every game that doesn’t run in the same resolution as the 3DS will boot stretched (blurry) However, evero one of those games can also be booted in native resolution (with black bars or in the case of GameBoy games, with a nice Gameboy frame around. All you have to do is press and hold select or start while booting the game.

    2. i know that. but its super smaller.

  105. outlaw

    MARIO & LUIGI SUPERSTAR SAGA +10
    MARIO BALL -1000000000

    1. Milun

      I like this guy.

  106. Luke

    The Reason I Think Its Fake Is Because I Think Theres A Big Maybe Huge Chance They’ll Put In Mario Tennis Or Mario Golf They Usually Always Gotta Have A Sport Title Usually A Mario Sport Title

  107. James

    i have 7 of these :(

  108. Crossfire

    …Did that say Pokemon? FRIGGIN’ POKEMON?!

    Nintendo, if this is true, I will love you even more than I do now.

    1. Holonboy

      But it’s probably not true.

  109. Holonboy

    I have many doubts on Pokémon Emerald. The Houen region games are probably being remade by GameFreak for a Generation V release as we speak. Releasing Pokémon Emerald for free will just interfere with sales.

    1. Not at all. People who liked the original will want a remake even if there is the original as download. Please take a look at the e-shop, you can buy Cave Story original as download.

      Anyway remember that if they are doing a remake it won’t be emerald but it will have everything from emerald like Soul Silver and Heart Gold had from Crystal, except some differences that are gonna be made like point of view, thinking like this… To make two points of view featuring one of the Teams as main like in R/S but to keep everything from emerald would be some AWESOME work like almost doing two complete different games… And remember that every remake has it’s own awesome extra things, so expect it to be so good it will make a downloadable emerald not a real threat… =D

    2. Youngster Joey

      I agree 100% and i posted it here as well!

    3. Youngster Joey

      To you Holonboy

  110. Matthew

    OMG THANK THE LORD! but no mario 3 :( epic upset. Hopefully it will be in the Eshop!

  111. Milun

    NES lineup… acceptable. I do like me some Zelda and Mario II.

    GBA Lineup, not bad. I woulda liked Mario & Luigi RPG, but oh well. Unfortunately, this gets a thumbs down because no multiplayer kills a few of those. Mainly Emerald.

    1. Some Random Guy

      The NES lineup was great,in my opinion,half of the NES games are from the simple era of the NES 1985-1987 and the others are in am evolved age of NES 1988-1993,and the GBA lineup is nice,but id like mother 3 take the place of mario pinball land

    2. deomasta1

      Mother 3 will never see the light of day in America though ;_;

      D*mn you Reggie!

  112. Parker

    Wow those are amazing games. I wasn’t expecting games like that! Thanks Nintendo<3

  113. Mikayyy

    POKEMON EMERALD :D EEEEEP

  114. Mikayyy

    People are probably sad they didn’t release super mario bros 3 or super mario advance 4 (i think thats the one) But I am happy because I recently bought it on the Wii virtual console! :)

  115. Holonboy

    If a Pokémon GBA game is going to be available for free, it definitely won’t be Emerald, Ruby nor Sapphire.

    Pokémon Pinball RS maybe? (Never got to beat that game as a kid since the game card broke; was quite addicting though)

  116. Please, just keep it like this and add wireless multiplayer to GBA, and Nintendo will have my soul… D:

  117. Jbluna

    A reading from the “Ambassador Program Update article from the Eshop News section. ahem

    “Nintendo 3ds Customers who performed the latest system update or connected to the Nintendo Eshop before 11:59pm Eastern time on August 11, 2011 were automatically registered in the Nintendo 3DS ambassador Program

    Durring the Week of August 15th, Nintendo will launch a website that will allow customers to enter their Nintendo 3ds serial number tti check their eligibility. Once the website is live, you will receive a message with the link.

    Starting Spetember 1st, 2011, Ambassadors will be able to download 10 NES™ Virtual console™ games at no charge from the Nintendo Eshop. By the end of 2011, Nintendo will also provide 10 Gameboy Advance Virtual console games. To download these games, Ambassadors will need to connect to thhe Nintendo eShop. We will be announcing more invermation and instructions for how to download them soon.”

    1. Holonboy

      Umm, just wondering, but where’s the “update”?

  118. inurFaze

    SMB3 wasn’t realesed here because it might become a 3D classic

  119. Sillstaw

    Two WarioWare games would be heaven.

  120. Link

    Yes! Minish cap is my favorite Zelda game on the game boy and 2 kirbys :)

  121. MGS Gamer

    Pokemon Emerald and The Legend of Zelda is uber-exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

  122. Roman

    I had Metroid and Metroid Fusion on my gba when i was a little kid. Im so happy im going to play them again, good memories

  123. kyle

    minish cap ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  124. Vidal

    when i can dowload those games? before august 12 ore on another maybe not-nown date?

  125. Spartan M117

    it would be awesome if they could make a 3ds halo game :)

    1. PrincessZeldaOfHyrule

      No, no it wouldn’t.

  126. Nintendofan

    Still hoping for Advance wars or fire emblem

  127. HyperJerk

    Because Pokemon emerald is there, I’m not taking notice of this, without the ability to trade the game would be hindered a lot.

    BUT, then again, since the game may not be released again it may work if you forgive it for that flaw just to play some Pokemons.

  128. fantasma413

    I’m hoping this list is false.
    Mainly cause i want to see a super smash game on there and also because i already played pokemon emerald.

    1. Some Random Guy

      smash bros was NOT on the GBA or the NES.

    2. Cosmo Black FTW

      lol what a fail

  129. black-leg jex

    I’d rather there was at least either Advance wars or fire emblem

  130. Angelo

    I’d rather have Metroid Zero Mission instead of the original Metroid.
    I wonder if the restrictions on the GBA games will be removed if they release them for the public, pretty much like with the NES games… they did say they weren’t going to release them as of now, but it’s hard to believe that they wouldn’t put the GBA games on the Virtual Console, sooner or later.

  131. Rafael-animal

    Pokemon Emerald
    The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap

    AWESOME!!!

  132. Rich

    Winning!

  133. fooooood!!!!

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! My 3ds’s internet adapter broke, so I can’t get theses games!!! pkmn Emerald is my fav in the series!!!

  134. MKUltra

    They better not give away Minish Cap! I only bought a cart of it the other week :P

  135. squirtle

    no 3rd party games :(

  136. Lia

    PLS.

    PLS K.

    THE LIST

    YES.

    I don’t want this to be a rumor UHDDD.

  137. Ryu Shoji

    Another point: Nintendo said that the GBA games would never be released for the public. I’m calling fake on these.

    1. chris

      you idiot, this games will be released for early 3DS adopters, not for everyone. do you know what this topic is about?

    2. Sean

      never is a VERY long time.

      I’m pretty sure what they said was they had no plans to release them to the public. That doesn’t mean never.

    3. Avery

      Still, “No plans to release to the public” means they shouldn’t already be saying there’s a public release for two of them. Eventually, sure, but not as soon as they announce the full list.

  138. Sean

    Pokemon Emerald :3

    This BETTER be true.

    Super Mario Ball…there’s an odd one, didn’t see that coming.

    1. Sean

      One thing that makes me uncertain though is the Wario Ware Twisted updated for 3DS motion controls…..it just feels odd that with all the bare bones theme that seems to be going with these GBA games that they would do anything special for a gba game.

      Although I guess it’s probably not that taxing to sort out….

    2. Sean

      Also, I wouldn’t really call “Minish Cap & Pokemon Emerald” being free too good to be true.

      I don’t think any of us even expected 20 free games did we?

  139. im fine with having the original vertoins of these at launch. and then getting updated vertions later. there still kick ass games to play , and 20!!! YEAH!

  140. DashYoshi

    Where did NintendoStar get this from?
    Why didn’t he/she mention his/her source?
    I don’t really believe this, I’m afraid.
    But if this IS the actual list, I will be SO HAPPY :D Especially about Pokemon Emerald ^^

  141. Blah

    they said free GBA games won’t be on sale, ever

    so minish cap is (sadly) not in option

  142. aweil

    I think its fake.
    1st-no source shoud be an obvious one
    2nd-it seems like to many games in the same franchise. (6 mario games, 3 zelda games, 2 metroid games, 2 kirby games, 2 warioware games.)

  143. aweil

    every1, if you go to news in the nintendo eshop it says a website will be released next week about the ambassador program and youll be able to enter your 3ds serial number next week to veiw your ambassador account. Hopefuly the website will list the free games

  144. Elizabeth

    I hope this is true.

    1. ...

      Emerald with no connectivity would be no big deal for me. I played Sapphire for 8 years with no way to trade or battle with anyone else. It doesn’t ruin the game without it. It can stand alone. …at least, in my eyes. :)

    2. ...

      …Oops, didn’t mean to reply to you Elizabeth… just meant to comment. n_n;;

  145. M3rror

    To all of those saying Emerald will be a waste is not entirely true. Trading and battling will be unavailable yes and same for the Pal Park in Gen 4. However, there is another possibility. First off, Gen 4 (seeing as Gen 5 removed the Pal Park) are DS games. DS games did not feature 3DS stuff so obviously just having the game on your SD card is not enough for the game to think it’s in the GBA slot. Mainly because even if the game reads the SD card, there could be tons of GBA games in that one slot which would require a rewrite of the games in order to sort them out and select the right one. Nintendo can do two things 1) Have it so that when your at the main menu, you can put a GBA game in a virtual GBA slot. This will allow you to access GBA features in DS games. In this case, Pokemon. But this would also require a massive addition to the firmware and would be to much work for such old games. Which brings me to my next theory. Upon Game Freak’s next game (whether it be Grey or Gen 3 remakes and implying they will be for the 3DS) they could simply add a feature in that reads the SD card for any pokemon titles and transfers them over. Obviously theory 2 sounds much more plausable than theory 1.

    Or none of this could be true and Emerald is probably not even on the list. As this is just a rumor. Oh and also look at it from this standpoint: The GBA games have no plans of being released to the public, however, if Emerald is able to use the 3DS’ wireless features then there is a high chance we could see the rest of Gen 3 on the eShop for the general public. Emerald would just be for Ambassadors. Maybe not so much Ruby and Sapphire though seeing as they lack the Wireless Adapter feature that FR/LG/E had and there is a possibility of a R/S remake. But FR/LG could show up. Nintendo makes a profit. Has theory 2 like I stated for the next game. And this easily turns into a win situation for Nintendo. But I am very disappointed in Nintendo for not releasing the game list before the price drop. I’ve had a 3DS since launch, but for some it was either price cut or 20 free random games that could suck terrible or be really good (And the GBA only had a few good ones). We only knew a few of them at the time being Metroid Fusion, MarioKart, and Yoshi’s Island. Only time will tell.

    1. David

      i agree i wanted a virtual GBA slot but it looks impossible and with the horizon of Pokemon gen 5 remakes etc i want a feature similar to what you have described but wireless not available just doesnt sit right with me i would love to play through the gba games with wireless like the adapter for FR/LG had but Nintendo still seems like they are working out the kinks and while i hope that add it i am very unsure

  146. jeremy molko

    FACT: Nintendo is not a god seeing as though the translation of the japanese word “nintendo” means leave luck to heaven which makes perfect sense because when nintendo was founded in the late 1800′s they made playing cards….thats a bit of history for ya!

  147. Gemma

    :awwyeah:

  148. Twix

    Hope it doesn’t change too much! Like 90% of the games. :)

  149. random guy

    yes pokemon emerald and mario kart so glad im an ambassador

  150. manowar

    please be real please be real please be real please be real please be real oh and make it to where i can put all my pokemon on white or diamond or platinum or heartgold

  151. BOB

    It has to be a lie, they wouldn’t release both minish cap and emerald, if they did, i would be one HAPPY camper.

  152. Zero

    Pokemon Emerald!!!!

  153. Mike

    FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE LET THIS LIST BE TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  154. Sawgg

    First time I’ve heard anything about Zelda 2 being on there. Doesn’t really mean much from me though

  155. pokegod912

    I really hate to kill everyone’s hopes(including mine) but this list is fake it says that 2 of the GBA games will have a public release in 2012 but on the e-shop it says all gba games will be exclusive to nintendo ambassadors therefore wont have a public release it stinks because i was really looking forward to pokemon emerald too

    1. Sean

      You do know that the whole gba “exclusive to ambassadors” things could just be a bunch of spokesperson waffle right?

      I don’t believe for one second that these gba games will be exclusive forever. Yeah right…

    2. Avery

      Sure the exclusivity could just be “waffle,” as you put it, and chances are, some of the games will be released down the road, but I wouldn’t expect announcements of public release for months, maybe even a couple years. Certainly not the instant the full list is announced.

    3. Requiem

      The 10 gba games that are going to be given to ambassadors are gonna be exclusive(or so they say). That doesn’t mean that all gba games would be exclusive; they could release other gba games to the public.

      That said though, I think(and hope)this list is fake

  156. Matt

    >Nintendo will launch a website that will allow customers to enter their Nintendo 3ds serial number tti check their eligibility

    PLEASE TELL ME THAT I ONLY HAD TO CONNECT TO THE ESHOP! The sticker on the back of my 3ds got worn down and eventually I just took it off. I’m going to rage if I can’t get these games! D’:

  157. CloseCMBT

    I realldy don’t care unless theres pokemon emerald

    1. DashYoshi

      Me 2. I really want Pokémon Emerald, it has been years ago since I’ve played it, brings up great memories :D

  158. David

    First reason why this is fake, the Wario game officially announced is:

    •WarioWare™, Inc.: Mega Microgame$

    http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/3ds/en_na/3dsambassador.jsp?menu=about&submenu=ctr-gi-amb-available-games

    And with no source I’m not buying this.

  159. peek-a-choo

    i swear when i read this on the home page my heart stopped for a minute! i was like, please let there be a GBA pokemon game PLEAASE! WOOHOO POKEMON EMERALD!!!!!!!!!!! i know this is a rumor, but the list seems very practical! cant wait <3

  160. WE GET ALL 20 GAMES!!!MAKE SURE TO LEAVE SPACE ON YOUR SD CARD!

  161. trev

    YES! I knew wario ware twisted would be one of the free games! i loved wario ware twisted and i still have the original cartridge!

    1. Drybones

      You do know the list is fake, right?

  162. Eric

    if this list is true, then Nintendo will release 4 free Zelda games. The 3 above and Four Swords Adventures later this year for DSi!

  163. JMAN

    aaawwww, i was really looking into getting mario+luigi RPG, i wish it was there instead of mario ball…. oh well, this list probably isnt real anyway

    1. BR!AN

      It is a rumor… thankfully.

  164. Dir En Gray

    I wonder.
    So does that mean I no longer need my DS lite to transfer Pokemon from my Emerald Version (GBA cartridge one) to Platinum version?

  165. Pit

    YES, I KNEW THEY HAD TO INCLUDE KID ICARUS!! :D

  166. Sam

    Did anyone take into account that Nintendo might add wireless features to those games? If you have facts to prove me wrong then tell me.I just don’t think it would be that hard for them to do that. Also I think putting out Pokemon Emerald would be great for business, what with the remakes of Ruby and Sapphire just on the horizon. You can’t tell me that when you heard that they were remaking Gold and Silver that you didn’t grab your old games and replay them. It is sorta like a advertisment saying “Here remember how great and fun the Hoen region games were? Well prepare to have some fun with these new remakes!”

  167. I was SO freakin’ excited for Pokemon Emerald… That’s my favorite GBA game…EVER. :C

  168. Twinboy16

    I want my metroid zero missin not mario pinball!!!!!!!!!!!!

  169. Drybones

    There’s no way this list is true, Donkey Kong Country should be on there. Considering Rare still make games for Nintendo portables. There not a single Donkey Kong on that GBA list. plus why would they have two Wario Ware games, not say Wario Ware sucks but they could have put a better game (Donkey Kong Country) there. It’s just made by a fan who want’s attention!

    1. Some Random Guy

      They shouldn’t add lots of remakes,and mario vs donkey kong and DK JR were all donkey kong games.

  170. I want Kung Fu for NES :-( not mario 2 I already have the GBA version collecting dust…..

  171. Brian

    Pokemon Emerald and Mario Kart will be getting free multiplayer update, right? Right?!

    1. BR!AN

      Sweet Name, lol

  172. peter

    i hate nintendo only 1 day now i cant get my 20 free games because i had my internet went out :(

    1. Battlefrog

      You should hate your internet provider.

    2. ABEzilla116

      you can sign up online and still get ambassador status with proof of purchase.

  173. Ben5292001

    Honestly guys, just saying “No source means fake” doesn’t mean that everyone else will think that as well. I could be fake, but i may be real. I am in the middle myself, but i will just hope that it is real, and will be excited, but also be prepared to hear that it is fake. It isn’t possible to know right now, but we will know soon enough.

    Also, I can’t see why nintendo can’t add wireless capabilities to Emerald, because they have added new things to remakes before. In the GBA remake of The Legend of Zelda, they retranslated quite a bit.

  174. BR!AN

    What the heck is super mario ball?

  175. Lili

    if only we can Poke Migrate or even poke transfer…

  176. Rafael BR

    How do we know that there aren´t multiplayer the zelda 4 swords will have multiplayer

    1. Roxas

      Zelda 4 swords is dsiware it isn’t part of the ambassador program

  177. Sam

    Did anyone take into account that Nintendo might add wireless features to those games? If you have facts to prove me wrong then tell me.I just don’t think it would be that hard for them to do that. Also I think putting out Pokemon Emerald would be great for business, what with the remakes of Ruby and Sapphire just on the horizon. You can’t tell me that when you heard that they were remaking Gold and Silver that you didn’t grab your old games and replay them. It is sorta like a advertisment saying “Here remember how great and fun the Hoen region games were? Well prepare to have some fun with these new remakes!”

  178. M.I.NTz

    1. Do something that makes you lose all your friends
    2. No multiplayer needed
    3. ?????
    4. Profit!

  179. PrincessZeldaOfHyrule

    OKAY i went to the nintendo website and these games were on there.

    NES,
    Super Mario Bros.
    Donkey Kong Jr.
    Balloon Fight
    Ice Climber
    The Legend of Zelda
    and 5 more titles

    Virtual Console Game Boy Advance titles
    Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
    Mario Kart: Super Circuit
    Metroid Fusion
    WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
    Mario vs. Donkey Kong
    and 5 more titles

    so either they have some good title that they dont wanna unviel yet or they havnt decided on the rest. so ya.

    1. NO MINISH CAP OR EMERALD!!!

  180. I hope this isn’t rumor. But some of these games do suck.

  181. SgtPhalen

    ok whats really weird is why would they include zelda II? that game was terrible and even Nintendo knows it

  182. NintyFan

    NintendoStar: None of the GBA games are going to be released to public, Ninty made that perfectly clear, the only games that are getting publicly released are the NES games

  183. Skitzofranticgamer

    if this is a rumor, and is proven wrong, I bet that Pokemon emerald will be the first to go. there are too many connectivity features involved to make this a good idea. (plus I wouldn’t be able to transfer the Pokemon to Pokemon Black or Diamond

  184. Shultz

    Are the Nes games going to be 3d classics???

  185. TheSpoonyBard

    YES!!! WARIOWARE TWISTED!!!

  186. BOB
    1. spiderspud

      this did not come from go nintendo if you see it links back to this exact story so its all from this site so still no source

  187. EmbryonicBubble

    For those of you wondering, Super Mario Ball was actually released as “Mario Pinball Land” in the US and other English speaking countries.

  188. ShaDow

    Seems too good to be true but cool. I never played the NES games or SNES games so this would be nice. Oh Nintendo please make Super Metroid as a 3D remake on eShop

    1. ABEzilla116

      ive been saying super metroid since the eshop was announced… just hope they do it

  189. ValDiggity

    they better give us emerald. we deserve it, i woulda liked to see pokemon yellow for nes, but ok, i already have it anyways and its speshull pikachu edition <3

    1. DashYoshi

      I totally agree! I mean, if we are so important to them, the least thing they could give us is Pokémon, either FireRed/Leafgreen, or Emerald.

  190. Aero53

    sounds too good to be true…

  191. Perrie

    Whaaa?!?!?!? No Fire Emblem Sacred Stones Or “Fire Emblem” Now would be a perfect time for them to release Fire Emblem Sword Of Seals outside of japan (The 1 With Roy)

  192. Me1982

    i want super Mario brothers 3. This news makes my eyes rain. Even if it is only a rumor.

  193. MIxGamer

    there’s a news update on the nintendo eshop.

  194. drwill439

    A Pokemon game without the possibility of trading with your friends? I would delete this copy and play a regular old game pak (just pokemon)

  195. David

    Did anyone else notice how both Metroid AND Metroid Fusion are on this list? The original NES Metroid is an unlockable in Fusion!

    1. Brian

      umm.. you require metroid prime to unlock it…. wich is on the gamecube (as far as i know you need it)

    2. ABEzilla116

      youre both wrong. the original metroid is a metroid prime unlockable. you connect metroid fusion to metroid prime and you unlock it on metroid prime…

  196. Josh Miller

    Its a lie there’s no super mario bros 3

    1. DashYoshi

      Nobody said SMB3 would be in it, it’s not even ‘strongly hinted’ all Nintendo did is showing a picture of SMB3 which says; TIMES UP! I think they posted that picture because of the TIMES UP! But I’d rather see SMB3 then SMB2, so I do agree.

  197. Adam

    Do u think Pokemon Emerald will have online or at least local trading?

    1. DashYoshi

      I think Emerald won’t even be an actual free GBA game.

  198. MeaningOfLife

    EMERALD?! YESSSS!!

  199. Shadow_Stunt

    POKEMON EMERAD!?!?!?!?!?!? HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  200. DashYoshi

    I still think it’s weird, because there’s no source.

  201. Larslayer

    3 Zelda!
    2 Metriod!
    2 WarioWare!
    1 Mariokart!

    Man I hope this list is true! :D

    1. DashYoshi

      It’s not.

  202. go2_ars

    No battle city?

  203. Brian

    its so beutifull they should have snet a poet!

  204. squirrelguys

    looks like a fan made list.

  205. knil1

    I believe you Dave, some of these games do seem rather odd. I was always under the impression that most of the Pokemon could be caught in Emerald since it was the third release of Hoenn. But the other GBA games seem too good as well.
    Back to NES, I thought Kirby’s adventure was already released on the EShop…..

  206. aweil

    i kno evryones going to hate me for this but i hope there wont be any pokemon games on the final list

    1. DashYoshi

      You are right!

      We hate you.

    2. aweil

      i ont blame u, i just dont like pokemon

  207. lamp64

    ok even if this list is for the Ambassador Program, can we still buy it via eShop?

  208. zekrom pwns

    This list is amazing I hope emerald is real I never played it but the fact that it is on this possibly fake list made me pull out my old ruby and play it again

  209. ABEzilla116

    i find it hilarious how little people read and how many are accepting this as fact…

    1. Belinni

      And then when their dreams are crushed they blame Nintendo for this grave injustice. The cycle repeats itself every time.

  210. CRACK

    NINTENDO NEEDS TO MAKE THE GBA GAMES AVALIBLE TO BUY ON THE VIRTUAL MARET.

  211. Brandon D.

    New News From Nintendo Eshop!!!

    Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Update

    Nintendo 3DS customers who performed the latest system update or connected to the Nintendo eShop before 11:59 pm Eastern time on August 11, 2011 were automatically registered in the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program.

    During the Week of August 15th, Nintendo will launch a website that will allow customers to enter their Nintendo 3DS serial number to check their Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program eligibility. Once the website is live, you will receive a message with the link.

    Starting September 1st, 2011 Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors will be able to download 10 NES™ Virtual Console™ at no charge from the Nintendo eShop. By the end of 2011, Nintendo will also provide Ambassadors with 10 Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. To download these games Ambassadors will need to connect* to the Nintendo eShop. We will be announcing more information and instructions for how to download them soon.

    *Wireless broadband internet access required.

  212. Chance

    Advance Wars.

  213. Aly

    I don’t care much about anything else, as long as I can get the Minish Cap for free, I’m good. They BETTER keep that game on the list!!!

    1. Billiam

      They wouldn’t be changing anything on the list.. In my eyes, half the list is a lie, untless Nintendo confirms it.

    2. Billiam

      unless*

  214. David

    Damn Nin10DOH make it feel worthwhile that we early adopters of the 3ds paid more for your product… putting out VC versions of games with crappy features isnt appealing to me, if you want it to feel worthwhile make it to were we can use wireless and use sleep and all the stuff u should be able to do for crying out loud, and if there is a software conflict or a reason why you cant can you atleast tell us the damn consumer that bought your product! But i do love the selection of games you have and with the right features i wont feel like i wasted my time.. plz Nintendo i love you to much to feel disappointed

  215. Bucho

    This is fake people, stick to what nintendo says and thats it.

  216. Dante

    Yeeeeeeeeeeah!!

    pokemon emerald!!!!!

  217. Chance

    So, anybody hear from NintendoStar lately?

  218. it would be great if they put super mario bros. 3 the one where you become the raccoon somwhere on the list

  219. Awesomeluigi

    I like pokemon emerald but I think i like pokemon LG/FR a little better..

  220. KimCheeKing

    Nintendo needs to get at Konami and have Contra (NES) released in reiterated 3D! I’d also love to see SNES games, I would definitely fork over $10-$15 for a reiterated 3D Super Mario Kart with Wi-Fi multiplayer :D
    oh and with all the N64 remakes coming up…I’d would freakin love to have Paper Mario 64 3D and Conker’s Bad Fur Day 3D.

  221. #1 reason this list is lies – Zelda II. Nintendo would never give that game away as part of an apology package.

    1. MysticDude

      Thanks for making some sense out of this!

  222. Creature Cats

    Cheese

  223. MKUltra

    386 Comments… Emerald has 386 Pokemon… It must be true!

    1. MysticDude

      Really, you counted all of those comments?

  224. MysticDude

    Wow. I hope this is all true. I wanted to get Kirby games as one or a few of the free games. And I’m happy to see that the original Super Mario Bros. is actually going to be a free Ambassador game. This is coming from one of the 830,000 3DS ambassadors.

    1. DashYoshi

      MKUltra didn’t count those comments, in the top left corner of the article, you can see how many there are. But, I agree with you, I also really wanted 1 or more Kirby games :) But how do you know that there are 830,000 Ambassadors?

  225. Talal

    What the hell is wrong with you guys? There will be an update to these games with multiplayer, so if Emerald comes out then WE WILL HAVE MULTIPLAYER LATER ON! :D

  226. Reptillianman

    These are cool but I want to see Ninja Gaiden.

  227. shifty52010

    can’t you play the origional metroid on metroid fusion?