Happy 26th Anniversary, everybody!
To celebrate the new year of the Zelda franchise Nintendo just removed the Zelda Anniversary channel from the eShop and with it the Four Swords Anniversary Edition. You can't even purchase the game, it's just gone. With that right now Four Swords just became the hardest to play Zelda game again, unless of course you have a DSi or a 3DS with the game installed. I guess those units will be very valueable in a few years unless Nintendo decides to rerelease the game for purchase.
It even appears that I can't redownload the game in case I delete it. It's listed in my downloaded games, but instead of a blank download button (like with the other downloaded software) you only get a message saying "currently not available". Well, I haven't tried deleting and redownloading the game, I would be extremely stupid to do that.
Update: It appears that you can redownload the game.
Of course it might be that Nintendo rereleases the game because of "popular demand" and sell it for eight bucks or whatever. Removing the game increases the interest in it, because it now suddenly turned from a "boring free game" into something rare. They could also release a new version of the game minus the "Anniversary Edition" brand, maybe even with some new content. But it's doubtful and it would raise the question, whether everybody (including people who got the Anniversary Edition) has to pay for it or not.
Well, I'm happy that I got Four Swords installed on my 3DS, because I certainly wouldn't want to miss it. Of all the anniversary stuff this is my favorite, with the Realm of Memories stage you can play through all four generations of 2D Zelda (NES, SNES, GameBoy and GBA), all in one experience. And the Hero's Trial is the most badass challenge in the entire Zelda series. It's definitely not the best Zelda game, but it's enjoyable, both in mutliplayer and singleplayer.
To celebrate the new year of the Zelda franchise Nintendo just removed the Zelda Anniversary channel from the eShop and with it the Four Swords Anniversary Edition. You can't even purchase the game, it's just gone. With that right now Four Swords just became the hardest to play Zelda game again, unless of course you have a DSi or a 3DS with the game installed. I guess those units will be very valueable in a few years unless Nintendo decides to rerelease the game for purchase.
It even appears that I can't redownload the game in case I delete it. It's listed in my downloaded games, but instead of a blank download button (like with the other downloaded software) you only get a message saying "currently not available". Well, I haven't tried deleting and redownloading the game, I would be extremely stupid to do that.
Update: It appears that you can redownload the game.
Of course it might be that Nintendo rereleases the game because of "popular demand" and sell it for eight bucks or whatever. Removing the game increases the interest in it, because it now suddenly turned from a "boring free game" into something rare. They could also release a new version of the game minus the "Anniversary Edition" brand, maybe even with some new content. But it's doubtful and it would raise the question, whether everybody (including people who got the Anniversary Edition) has to pay for it or not.
Well, I'm happy that I got Four Swords installed on my 3DS, because I certainly wouldn't want to miss it. Of all the anniversary stuff this is my favorite, with the Realm of Memories stage you can play through all four generations of 2D Zelda (NES, SNES, GameBoy and GBA), all in one experience. And the Hero's Trial is the most badass challenge in the entire Zelda series. It's definitely not the best Zelda game, but it's enjoyable, both in mutliplayer and singleplayer.
I nabbed it on my DSi
ReplyDeleteHow do you redownload it? I can't find a page which lists all the games that I already downloaded from the eshop.
ReplyDelete@above:
ReplyDeleteClick on the Menu icon in the upper left corner. Then select "Settings / other" at the end of the list. Here go down to "Your Downloads".
how do we get it because i cant get it anymore please someone give me a link to get it for my computer (not a rom) for my 3ds
ReplyDeletehow do we get it because i cant get it anymore please someone give me a link to get it for my computer (not a rom) for my 3ds
ReplyDeletecan anyone upload the file for "four swords',many of us that got a 3ds after feb 20 cant play that amazing game :(
ReplyDeletesomeone help!!!!!