Web eShop Incoming?

[The Shoemaker]

It looks like Nintendo might be implementing a web version of the eShop pretty soon; they've opened up an under the rader website where you can enter download codes and download them directly to your Wii U/3DS.

https://eshop.nintendo.net/redeem#/

I've tried it for both my Wii U and 3DS and it works. Games download without any input from you so long as your Wii U is set to recieve updates and 3DS is in sleep mode. Pretty handy actually.

[MerlinDrazziw]

Read about it elsewhere, but haven't checked it out. Don't have any downloadcodes to try, so I'll just wait for an official opening of the web eShop.

[The Shoemaker]

Read about it elsewhere, but haven't checked it out. Don't have any downloadcodes to try, so I'll just wait for an official opening of the web eShop.

I just used a couple Club Nintendo codes, but I suppose that's a NA thing :/

[kitroplious]

Games download without any input from you so long as your... 3DS is in sleep mode. Pretty handy actually.

For a brief second, I suppose. I hadn't noticed this until yesterday, but it may have been implemented a couple previous 3DS system update versions...

You can finish the download of any game without relaunching the Nintendo eShop (and going into sleep mode) if you redeem a download code [from that site], or tap "Download Later" from the eShop and close that.

[The Shoemaker]

Games download without any input from you so long as your... 3DS is in sleep mode. Pretty handy actually.

For a brief second, I suppose. I hadn't noticed this until yesterday, but it may have been implemented a couple previous 3DS system update versions...

You can finish the download of any game without relaunching the Nintendo eShop (and going into sleep mode) if you redeem a download code [from that site], or tap "Download Later" from the eShop and close that.

Yeah I noticed you posted that on Twitter. Must have been with the new update, I had to download Smash Bros. in sleep mode.

The 3DS also gives you eShop notifications when you have stuff to download like it does when a friend is online. A little notification pops up on the top screen telling you to close your system to download.

[The Shoemaker]

Another thing kitroplious found; you can now pre-order some digital games on Nintendo`s website. You`d think you could just pay for it and it would download automatically on the release day, but instead you get emailed a code on release day to punch in. I suppose it`s a little more convenient using the website code input discussed earlier, but really that whole step could have just been skipped
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Fg ... VuaXjPWhnD

[kitroplious]

Another thing kitroplious found; you can now pre-order some digital games on Nintendo`s website. You`d think you could just pay for it and it would download automatically on the release day, but instead you get emailed a code on release day to punch in. I suppose it`s a little more convenient using the website code input discussed earlier, but really that whole step could have just been skipped
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Fg ... VuaXjPWhnD

As I mentioned to RMC earlier, I hope this gets expanded to games already available in the Nintendo eShop (Virtual Console; Nintendo eShop retail & original downloads), not just pre-ordering them.

Interesting point is that you can only use credit/debit cards (VISA, MasterCard). There is no way to add funds by an eShop card from the website (via logging in to your NNID... at least, not yet)

[The Shoemaker]

Another thing kitroplious found; you can now pre-order some digital games on Nintendo`s website. You`d think you could just pay for it and it would download automatically on the release day, but instead you get emailed a code on release day to punch in. I suppose it`s a little more convenient using the website code input discussed earlier, but really that whole step could have just been skipped
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Fg ... VuaXjPWhnD

As I mentioned to RMC earlier, I hope this gets expanded to games already available in the Nintendo eShop (Virtual Console; Nintendo eShop retail & original downloads), not just pre-ordering them.

Interesting point is that you can only use credit/debit cards (VISA, MasterCard). There is no way to add funds by an eShop card from the website (via logging in to your NNID... at least, not yet)

I hope so too, that way you could actually gift games for people again. And that is interesting, I guess they only want to deal with exact currency.

[kitroplious]

Nintendo has officially opened up a "Buy Digital" hub page. At the time of this post, there are at least 93 games available to buy digitally on Nintendo's website.

[MerlinDrazziw]

Doesn't seem to be available here yet. Would be nice if it got here though.