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Informal writing, and the Nintendo Network didn't begin until 2012.
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====Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program====
====Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program====
All of these games are available as free downloads for consumers who purchased a Nintendo 3DS, logged in to their Nintendo Network account, and then restarted the console, for the original $249.99 price prior to August 12, 2011, where the price dropped to $169.99. For those who purchased a 3DS but did not log in before August 12, 2011, you could talk to a Nintendo Service Counter that you bought a 3DS before August 11, 23:59 PDT, but you didn't have time to log in to your NN account. The service counter will then ask for the proof of purchase date and price. If successful, Nintendo will then register the Ambassador Program to your account. If not, though, Nintendo knows you're sneaky and know which price tags and receipts are real and fake (e.g. you made one yourself), and will not activate the AP. The NES titles were first available in Japan on August 31, 2011 for these ambassadors, and available worldwide on September 1, 2011. The Game Boy Advance games were released in Australia on December 15, 2011, and worldwide on December 16, 2011. ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' became available in the Japanese eShop on December 22, 2011, making it the first Ambassador game released to the public. Currently, all NES titles offered by the Ambassador Program are available worldwide on the eShop. [[Nintendo]] has announced that GBA games will remain exclusive to 3DS ambassadors. GBA games have been released on the Wii U instead, and there are currently no plans for 3DS Virtual releases.  
All of these games are available as free downloads for consumers who purchased a Nintendo 3DS prior to the August 12, 2011 price drop. The NES titles were first available in Japan on August 31, 2011 for these ambassadors, and available worldwide on September 1, 2011. The Game Boy Advance games were released in Australia on December 15, 2011, and worldwide on December 16, 2011. ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' became available in the Japanese eShop on December 22, 2011, making it the first Ambassador game released to the public. Currently, all NES titles offered by the Ambassador Program are available worldwide on the eShop. [[Nintendo]] has announced that GBA games will remain exclusive to 3DS ambassadors. GBA games have been released on the Wii U instead, and there are currently no plans for 3DS Virtual releases.  
   
   
=====''Mario'' NES games=====
=====''Mario'' NES games=====