The update for Super Mario Bros. from the Ambassador Program that adds a host of features to the game is now available in North America. There’s no word on a release for the update in Australia just yet. You can click here to read more about the update which went live in Europe a couple of days ago.
Nintendo in Europe has released an update for Super Mario Bros. from the Ambassador Program. The update adds Restore Points and a new icon for the home menu. Check out the “Titles You’ve Downloaded” section in the eShop to get your update. You can click here to read a complete list of features.
The Game Boy Advance games from the Ambassador Program are now available for download for Europe and they also seem to be trickling into North America. If you don’t see them, be patient. They may take time to appear on your eShop.
Nintendo of Japan has revealed that the games mentioned below will be the free Game Boy Advance games given to members of the Ambassador Program. The people in this program purchased the 3DS before the price drop went into effect. They’ll be available on December 16th in Japan.
What do you think of the selection?
Update: These games have also been confirmed for Europe, and they will also be coming out on December 16th. This appears to be a consistent, worldwide launch. (Thanks to Kyle for letting me know.)
In regards to the rumors that the Game Boy Advance games for the Ambassador Program might have been delayed to next year, a spokesperson for Nintendo said this:
The forthcoming 10 GBA Virtual Console titles available for registrants of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Programme, will be available before the end of December 2011. We will make further announcements in due course.
So, there you have it. It was all a mistake by the looks of it. Now all we have to do is wait for Nintendo to announce what the Game Boy Advance titles are and when we can get them.
Nintendo of Spain’s official site has the free Game Boy Advance titled for the Ambassador Program listed for release next year. But given that Nintendo made a similar mistake this week and every other official Nintendo site says differently, it may be an error. We won’t know until Nintendo makes an announcement.
Apparently a few folks have received SpotPass messages informing them at some point they’ll receive a SpotPass message with the details about the free Game Boy Advance games that anyone who is a part of the Ambassador Program will be receiving this year. So yes, this is an announcement of an announcement, but that isn’t too strange of a thing for Nintendo to do. It’s also a bit of non-news, but at least this gives me a chance to remind people that we don’t know the games we’re getting, nor do we know the release date.