January 6th, 2012

Nintendo sends out updates for eShop games and applications

117 Comments

Nintendo has apparently sent out updates for games and applications from the eShop. There are patches for Netflix, Pushmo, Super Mario Land, and Kirby’s Adventure as a 3D Classic. To check if any of your games or apps can be updated, go to the “Your Downloads” section in the eShop settings.

  • Szayel

    A nice cup of DLC anyone?
    And david, how come you took off the option where I could click on a link to my favorite game, and all the blog posts for it would come up? It made keeping up with games I;m interested a LOT easier.

    • OnCallParty

      Yeah!!!! That was a lot easier David.

    • Total911

      You forgot to mention The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX as an updated title.

    • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

      Legend of zelda dx? what is the update for?

    • Dunkelheit

      And Super Mario Land 2, Gargoyle’s Quest, Avenging Spirit, Zen Pinball, Freakyforms are having updates too. Eurosport too.

  • Szayel

    Also, you said that you suck at marioKart.

    That is the biggest lie I have ever heard.

    Ever.

    • SPG

      who are you talking to

    • http://passid.ca/FoB Free of Birth

      I said the same thing

    • Szayel

      David.

    • holonboy

      He practiced, probably. Some of us played him on his community.

      I’ve heard he was a Mario Kart God.

    • my name is of no importance

      i would like to play against david, but its a shame theres diferent time zones :(

    • my name is of no importance

      David is my boyfriend.

    • Redlixer289

      I have a question about going online. For my Mii, I want to use my personal one, but should I make an online Mii which has my username and such? Or should I just leave it as is and have it show my actual name?

  • Scott

    I’m downloading an update for Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX.

    • Luke

      That is a fun game

  • Mitchell

    So what do these updates actually do? do they give us anything noticeable? :)

  • http://www.passid.ca/murphy blueeyes7

    Checked Netflix after downloading the update… Not quite sure what they changed.

    • adrian12369

      hope it fixed all the freezing

    • holonboy

      Probably.

  • FalconPuncher

    Wonder what they do? It’d be nice to have a new Pushmo puzzle right now, haven’t played it in ages.

    • holonboy

      Or maybe we can send puzzles over SpotPass. Who knows? I’ve yet to check.

    • MegabusterLegends3

      Never mind its been out for less than a month.

    • Infernite

      If you want new Pushmo puzzles, just check out the Nintendo 3DS Facebook page.

    • Zed

      pushmo.3dsfans.com

      You are welcome. You can upload straight from the 3DS browser, too.

    • http://www.csfgpapercraft.com/wp Seb

      http://pushmo-pullbox.deviantart.com

      Also has some nice ones.

  • Dan

    Honestly it’s probably just optimizing the games a little. Small updates to work better with new firmware.

  • knightboy

    i got all the updates does anybody know what they do?

    • No name

      Probaly fixed upcoming glitches

  • vakundekel

    They should fix the glitch in Mario Kart.

    • http://passid.ca/joshm Joshua

      I’ve heard that Nintendo is working on one.
      Correct me if I’m wrong.

    • http://passid.ca/joshm Joshua

      By ‘working on one’ I mean update or patch.
      (Not another glitch, XD)

    • this guy

      i had sent an email to nintendo about that last week i hope it does it ruined mario kart online

    • miiworld2

      what kind of glitch are y’all talking about?

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      Is it that Maka Wuhu exploit? I hated that.

    • http://about.me/superenigmation SuperEnigmation

      I agree.

      @miiworld2 they’re talking about the shortcut glitch in the Maka Wuhu track in Mario Kart 7.

    • http://www.youtube.com/user/dudesonicah22 Rummy

      I hate that bug.

    • ColorblindMonk

      I dislike the people who use the exploit more than the issue itself.

    • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

      @miiworld2 it was the way mikeS got that record.

    • Nathdnath

      How do you do the glitch? *cough*Um,not that I’ll use it…*cough*

    • http://bit.ly/coolernow123 coolernow123

      But i like the glitch!…oh shit now im gonna get hate

  • lukethegreat20

    Also updates for Lets Golf and Eurosport app in UK

    • RicardoSForever

      Not just in UK, I got the upgrade, and I’m in Portugal, so it was probably for all European 3DS.

  • Mitchell

    Okay so the updates Australia has recieved are; Mario Land 1 and 2, 3D Kirby’s adventure, Let’s Golf, Links awakening, Fortified Zone, Avenging Spirit, Freaky Forms, Pullblox and Zen Pinball. We do not yet have Netflix :(

    • R2-D2

      you don’t have Netflix??????????
      WOW even Latin American has it how that even posible?

    • Soeroah

      Netflix is American.

      Rest of the world doesn’t get Hulu, either.

    • CBNS

      But you can be happy to be australian 3DS owner. Russian 3DS Eshop doesn’t have any games. Only Eurosport and Pokedex. :(

  • Waseem Khalil

    Were is super Mario 3D land? I want to update it.

    • holonboy

      There’s an update for Super Mario Land, the Game Boy game, not Super Mario 3D Land.

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  • me

    i also noticed that links awakening had an update….is this one old or new?

  • Dantheman1119

    Link’s Awakening DX also has an update.

  • Gamerbro

    This is awesome but whats it do!? :)

    • http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID20836/images/ex_beyonce_red_carpet(2).jpeg Beyonces1ndonly

      I honestly dnt no… no one else seems to know yet, Im sure that once david knows, hell post that information.

  • Nanoline

    Anyone know what these do yet? I’ve downloaded them for Super Mario Land 1 and 2, Kirby’s Adventure, Netflix, and Link’s Awakening. No idea what they do yet though.

    Also, you probably will want to point out to people that this is NOT an update to Super Mario 3D Land, there seems to be some confusion judging by the comments.

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    AWWWWEEESSOOOOMMEE!!!!!!!

  • El_Bano

    Getting the updates right now. I don’t understand why they don’t put them under “Updates” tab though. It would make things easier instead of checking and scrolling through your downloads.

  • Super Kario

    When are they going to fix the mario kart 7 glitch that everybody keeps abusing?

    • Manny

      The one in maka wuhu?

    • Super Kario

      Yes that one

    • Boomdiers

      Not sure

  • Roxas

    Thank you soooi nuch XD

    • Bizzyb

      RE: Several eShop DL games/apps available for updates
      Date Posted: 1/5/2012 10:09:PM

      Hey guys, I seem to notice that after the update, Super Mario Land 2 and Links Awakening DX seem to run MUCH better. They run smoother, more fluid, and in Mario’s case, there is much less slowdown that affects the game. Normally having a few coins and more than 1 moving enemy would cause the game to slowdown, now it takes a bit more for the game to slow down.

      This makes the games that much more enjoyable to play.

      I haven’t noticed anything with Netflix yet and I haven’t tried Let’s Golf yet.

      • Bizzyb

        Yes, also the games have Manuals now

      • AM

        For me I noticed Netflix does not freeze as much (though it still does freeze on a few occasions) I also noticed that it runs faster and it has new keypad shortcuts.

  • Morton Koopa Sr.

    What in the Koopa Nation are the updates for? By the way, there is also an update for The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX.

    • epicgameturtle

      I am the leader of the Koopa Nation! Now bow down and SMELL MY CHERRIES!!!

    • Morton Koopa Sr.

      How dare you mock me! I hereby, kick you out of the koopa troop. And Epic Frog or whatever you are, you are now disintegrated. That ought to teach ya to backsass me, you son of a blooper!

    • Elctric

      those are small red cherries you got down there.

    • epicgameturtle

      Why do you have to be like that?! I was only kidding. And my cherries are not small! What’s wrong with you degrading a guy like that?!

  • Lv.5 Jacob

    oh noooo, 3DS software isn’t perfect upon release! This desperate cover-up by Nintendo (covering up terrible incompatibilities that they probably caused THEMSELVES) obviously marks their downfall as a gaming company, and proves that Sony has better people making better software for better systems.

    • http://about.me/superenigmation SuperEnigmation

      Oh, so Sony NEVER had to release updates or patches for games? Seriously? You think games are PERFECT when they’re released? #lol

    • SPG

      even though your a troll, im going to say it anyways, your a dumbass, nintendo said they wouldnt give paid dlc so they can still do this. and every system has firmware updates (and some games) to make it “better” sony has done it before microsoft has done it before and so has nintendo, so your wrong with everything you have just said

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      I called it. People actually thought that I meant that.

      No, I don’t actually think this is a bad thing at all. It’s good that Ninty can do patches and whatnot for the 3DS. This is a really minor update in the grand scheme of things. Maybe the add-on slide pad is a big thing, but this certainly isn’t.

      It looks like my troll impression was just too accurate. I apologize for misleading you.

    • GameCollector44

      While I do know you’re a troll (you even said you were. o3o) I will say this… PlayStation Vita launch glitches. Google/Youtube it. That is all. :)

    • Malamite Ltd.

      Interesting.

      Tell me, what kinds of online games did you get to play between April and May last year?

      Oh wait, you couldn’t, because hackers attacked the network and forced the service to shut down for a full month, costing the company more than $170 million as a result.

      I know it’s easy to forget despite there being a Wikipedia article SOLELY for that situation.

    • D-man

      Lol. I have a PS3 and a 3ds. The PS3 has had frequent updates n patches over the yrs. 2 days after MW3 was released they sent out a patch. Followed by another one a week or 2 later. Lol. It’s all about facts kid.

    • epicgameturtle

      How many times has the PSP had an update? I’m thinking like 8? You trolls have no clue what CHERRIES SMELL LIKE!!!

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    • Lv.5 Jacob

      we read the responses, don’t we? I admit to imitating a troll, not to being one. I figure my impression was too close the real thing, with no communicated notion that was absurd enough to make it obvious I wasn’t serious.

      I have made quite a few posts here in the past, many of them made to counter actual trolls. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Comb through the archives for a little bit.

      But you know, if that was me making a random attempt at pretending to be a troll, I bet I could make a good one if I put my internet-back into it.

    • Ty

      @epicgameturtle

      Yeah, the PSP has definitely had more than “like 8 updates”, mainly due to the homebrew scene- both for the system, and the games. There have been several games that needed to be updated due to exploits which compromised Sony’s security measures.

  • http://EricPreslik.com Eric

    They are indeed up, but does anyone know what they’re do exactly? I’m downloading them, while trying to find some sort of patch notes online.

  • http://NintendoWorlds.net TurboPikachu

    Pushmo? I wonder why that needs a patch. I don’t see any problems when I play it.

    • komicturtle92

      Probably for the “slow down” when you have so much filled up in a level. Some of the levels I made drop in frame rate because of how immense they are, so it causes slowdown. I hope the update is for that and not just “nothing”

  • are you into it?

    Thanks for sending that i would have never known to update it without this! Thanks!

  • 3DS Strider

    Does this mean I can get 2-player and color on my virtual console games?

  • Mike Ramos

    Hey all you already know that when you hit the back of your 3ds not harder just whit your finger a little bit the icons in menu jump??? Its not useful but maybe you dint know it, I dint know it only when you blow it but not when you hit it on back :)

    • vakundekel

      Blow into the microphone for the same effect.

    • vakundekel

      I didn’t even read your whole post…

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  • SonicHyuga

    So why do they have ‘Updates’ section if they never use it? Would be easier. :U

    • Jose

      I don’t know. Nintendo probably forgot about it.

  • tob2007

    This is a great idea. I have one question, however. Will this delete my save-data? I don’t want to lose anything on Pushmo or Freakyforms.

  • Shadower137

    Lets Golf must be a major update download because it is over 1500 blocks!!!!

    • J. Severe

      IT’S OVER ONE THOUSAND!!1!!

    • http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID20836/images/ex_beyonce_red_carpet(2).jpeg Beyonces1ndonly

      psht! glad i ddnt get tht!

    • http://passid.ca/FoB Free of Birth

      o.o Same here

  • AM

    I am actually glad they are patching stuff now on the console. Hopefully games on cartridges can also be patched. I remember the Metroid other M problem on the Wii where you needed to send your save file to Nintendo to fix. So I think this is a step up. Plus the patch I got for Netflix fixed a lot of the freezing problems (though freezing while suspending the app and going to the browser has not yet been fixed) and it added button shortcuts to the menu.

    I just have two questions about patches and update:

    1. Why was the update not available in the update section of the eShop?

    2. Can cartridge game be updated as well or is it just online games (I realize that this time only online software was updated but this something that I have just been pondering about)?

    • AM

      Also sorry for my spelling and grammar, I am writing this on an iPad (using its touch keyboard) with autocorrect turned on (which oddly enough makes spelling and grammar a lot worse).

    • Robotortoise

      1: Nintendo probably will add these here eventually, as they haven’t even acknowledged the updates via SpotPass yet.

      2: Some will be, some won’t.
      If a game is programmed for DLC (aka it came out after the last major firmware upgrade) a patch might be feasible. I’m not sure about the “older” games, though….

      But I don’t work at Nintendo, so I don’t know.

  • AM

    I guess this gives me time to upgrade my 3DS’s memory to 8 GB. I have almost filled up the 2GB Nintendo packed in.

    • AM

      Whoops meant to put this comment in the Resident Evil Demo article.

  • http://bit.ly/coolernow123 coolernow123

    I really liked the MK7 Maka Wuhu glitch :D
    *braces self for troll comment replies*

    • http://gravatar.com/elffcc Big E

      I’m lost as to what glitch everyone is talking about.

    • reggie fils-aime’s back up clone

      Yup this is as good as the troll comments are gonna get :-/

  • komicturtle92

    They also have an update for the “Thriller” video..

    • Sparky Kitsune

      Why would that need a update?

  • Robotortoise

    I think these might’ve just been manual updates.
    Literally, the game e-manual.

    But maybe they fixed other things. Is it just me, or does Mario’s death animation play more instantaneously than before?

  • Caligvla

    I noticed in Pushmo It greyed out the option to skip to the next level…..not sure if it was the update or what but thats all I’ve seen so far!!!! As for the others no clue. Curious why they didn’t use the update button?? Im in the U.S. and hope to get the free 3d Classics Kid Icarus as Ive bought most games on the list funny how it shows R.E. Rev. as one of the games when its yet to be released ANYWHERE!!!!!

    • Kayube

      That option isn’t available until you spend a lot of time in a row on the same level without solving it.

  • Clubmini123

    What is Pushmos update?

  • http://hybrilynx.net/ Hybrilynx

    are you freaking kidding me? do i really have to look through all of the games i have just to see if there is a update for it? seriously what the heck is this crap. theres even a “Updates” button for the games you downloaded, and it doesnt show any games. i rather just forget about it. downloading all the updates would probably take me 30 minutes. im saying that becuz idk what updates there are or how long they take, and that i have 109 downloaded stuff on my eshop.

    • najee

      the 3ds will keep it current memory i tested it out ^–^

  • Sparky Kitsune

    These updates didn’t really make any big differences. They just…use up an unnecessarily large amount of memory -_-

  • Boomdiers

    and also for some 3ds games patches liek zen pinball 3ds

  • miahruh

    i thought u would need to go on available updates

  • Mega

    neflix works better for me kinda cool wish we have DLC.

  • Nintendork

    What do the patches do?
    Just fix bugs?
    ????