NINTENDO DOWNLOAD HIGHLIGHTS NEW DIGITAL CONTENT FOR NINTENDO SYSTEMS – JAN. 12, 2012

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

Nintendo eShop
Zen Pinball 3Dâ„¢ Zen Pinball 3D for Nintendo 3DSâ„¢ brings an incredible stereoscopic 3D experience to the acclaimed video game pinball series for the first time, featuring four original, beautifully crafted tables. (For Nintendo 3DS)

Nintendo eShop and Nintendo DSiWareâ„¢
Hip Hop King Rytmik Edition – Create rhythmic and melodic themes or compose whole songs using more than 170 carefully selected sound samples of drums, percussion, bass, melodic instruments and phonograph scratches. (For Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo DSiâ„¢)

Nintendo Videoâ„¢
Kirby: Right Back At Ya! Volume 1 (available Jan. 14 at 3 p.m. PT)   – Kirby’s ready for action in part one of this special, two-part 3D episode of Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (For Nintendo 3DS)

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In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DSâ„¢ system, to the Nintendo DSiâ„¢ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the Wiiâ„¢ Shop Channel for the Wii console at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Thursdays.

The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service and features games, applications and videos in both 2D and 3D. Users can add money to their virtual wallets using a credit card or by purchasing a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card.

The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Pointsâ„¢, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Pointsâ„¢, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points Cardâ„¢ and Nintendo DSi Points Cardâ„¢ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii, http://www.nintendo.com/3ds or http://www.nintendo.com/ds/systems/dsi.