3DS gets Kirby’s Dream Land and Wii gets Final Fantasy III (known as FF VI in Japan). Classic digital downloads rule the roost this week.

I have to admit, the 3DS Virtual Console has surprised me. It was the one feature I thought I’d never use, and now I’m about to purchase my third title. There’s a moral here somewhere about gameplay over graphics, but let’s just move along…

Kirby, like Mario and Donkey Kong before him, is going for the Nintendo Superstar Rate of $3.99. Is it worth it? I vote yes: though lacking many of the features of later Kirby adventures, Dream Land offers a short but extremely fun romp through some classic Nintendo surrealism. The black and white graphics, as with GB Donkey Kong, are sharp, well-designed and entertaining. (more…)

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) are rather notorious for leaking titles before they were ment to be revealed, and thanks to them we now have a good idea of what to expect for next week’s eShop launch. The ESRB website has rated Super Mario Land and Alleyway for the Nintendo 3DS, giving each a rating of E for Everyone. No price has been announced for either title.

In other eShop news, Eurogamer has reported that Pokédex 3D will be a free eshop download and enable Pokémon trainers to view Pokédex data of their favorite pocket monsters. 16 Pokémon will be available initially, with more becoming available via SpotPass and QR codes. Pokémon data will also be trade-able, giving gamers another reason to always carry their 3DS.

No official word from Nintendo yet on any of these downloadables, so these titles may or may not  be available to download for the June 6 launch.

Good to see some info finally starting to break for Nintendo’s delayed online shop. Do any of these tickle your fancy?

June has a lot of things going for it. e3 starts next month, 3DS gets it’s first “must have” title, and the eShop finally launches for Nintendo’s newest handheld. Not to bad!

I always love revising old classics so the most exciting feature for the eShop, to me, is the virtual console support. As such, I would like to ask you, Infendo, what classic games are you hoping to be released on Nintendo’s virtual store?

For me, I can’t wait to play The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for the Game Boy, and the two Game Boy Color Zelda titles, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. I have never played the Game Gear so I cannot attest to that.

What about you, Infendo? What are you looking forward to?

Monday, May 16th, a big wish comes true for many game fans: Chrono Trigger, the original time-bending, actions-have-consequences, multiple-endings, medieval, futuristic, Tolkienesque, steampunk, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink Super Nintendo RPG classic arrives on Wii via the Virtual Console service.

Eight bucks for one of the best games ever created. Not a bad deal. Click here for more information from the horse’s (chocobo’s?) mouth.

It’s been a long time since I bought a VC title, but this one’s a must-have for me. How about you?

If NES games were around $5 on Wii’s Virtual Console, I’m going to take a guess that original black & white Game Boy titles will clock in at $3. To be honest, you probably would have a lot more sales if you just went with $1 each, though I doubt Nintendo would ever go that low.

How much would be willing to pay for classic Game Boy titles on the 3DS Virtual Console?