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New Super Mario Bros. 2, the sequel to the much acclaimed New Super Mario Bros. for the DS, is coming to the 3DS through digital distribution, a first for a mainstream full-priced Nintendo title. In order to build hype for the upcoming platformer, Nintendo is providing massive discounts on other downloadable Mario titles. Calling the promotion “The Month of Mario” Nintendo will put one 3DS Virtual Console game on sale each week, starting this Thursday and ending on August 19th with the launch of NSMB2.
Hopefully this promotion will bring people’s eyes to the downloadable game space, making them less hesitant to buy New Super Mario Bros. 2. If this works, then Nintendo will have taken a huge step toward a new age of digital distribution. By Angelo M. D’Argenio |