The 3DS Ambassador Program compensates previous Nintendo 3DS owners who bought the handheld at $250 instead of the current $170 with 20 free downloadable games. Recently, people who qualified for the program were able to download 10 free downloadable Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. Here are the details:
Nintendo [offers] Ambassadors with 10 Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. These include games like Yoshi’s Island™: Super Mario™ Advance 3, Mario Kart™: Super Circuit, Metroid™ Fusion, WarioWare™, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and Mario vs. Donkey Kong™. These games will be available exclusively to Ambassadors, and Nintendo currently has no plans to make these 10 games available to the general public on the Nintendo 3DS.
[Previously], Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors download[ed] 10 NES™ Virtual Console™ games at no charge. These games, including Super Mario Bros.™, Donkey Kong Jr.™, Balloon Fight™, Ice Climber™ and The Legend of Zelda™.
Now players can download the 10 Game Boy Advance downloadable games. Check out the following current program list below:
F-Zero™ Maximum Velocity
Fire Emblem™: The Sacred Stones
Kirby™ & The Amazing Mirror
The Legend of Zelda™: The Minish Cap
Mario Kart™ : Super Circuit™
Mario vs. Donkey Kong™
Metroid™ Fusion
Wario Land™ 4
WarioWare™ , Inc.: Mega Microgame$
Yoshi’s Island ™ : Super Mario™ Advance 3
Save states and digital instruction manuals will reportedly be offered in the future.
How to Determine if You Are a Nintendo 3DS AmbassadorInformation:
- Nintendo 3DS owners are eligible for the Ambassador Program if they connected to the Nintendo eShop or performed the latest system update before 11:59pm Eastern August 11, 2011.
Nintendo 3DS Ambassador EligibilityTo verify that you are eligible for the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program, enter the serial number in the box below. The serial number for a Nintendo 3DS is located on the bottom of the system – just below the barcode – and starts with the letters CW followed by 9 digits. (Be sure to include the “CW” as well as the last number in the box.)
How Do I Download Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Games?Important Note! The games are available only to systems that are eligible for the Ambassador Program. For more information, click here
Information:
- From the Nintendo 3DS HOME menu, select the Nintendo eShop icon.
- Scroll left and select “Settings / Other.”
- Scroll down and select “Your Downloads” to view a list of transactions.
- The NES game will be listed here once it is available to download.
- Tap “Redownload,” then “Download.”
- The game will now be downloaded to the SD Card.
How to Accept the Ambassador CertificateImportant Note! If you delete the Ambassador Ticket or associated Extra Data, or the touch screen says “Don’t Receive Notifications,” you will not receive updates on the Ambassador Program.
What to Do:
- Download the Ambassador Certificate from the Nintendo eShop. (How To)
- Select the icon to unwrap it and tap “Open.”
- A message will scroll across the upper screen in English, Spanish, and French.
- Tap “Notifications” then “Receive.”
- The button should now say “Receive Notifications.”
