Starting tomorrow, North American 3DS owners will be able to download a free playable demo of Resident Evil: Revelations. Following that demo, one for Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games will be made available for download on January 26th. In time we’ll also get Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D and Rayman Origins. Hopefully these demos come out fairly regularly!
Press Release:
FREE NINTENDO 3DS GAME DEMOS HEAD TO NINTENDO ESHOP
Resident Evil Revelations Demo Available Tomorrow
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 18, 2012 – Nintendo 3DS™ owners soon will be able to play free downloadable demo versions of select games. Starting tomorrow, owners can go to the Nintendo eShop to download a free demo version of Resident Evil® Revelations from Capcom. A free demo version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™ published by SEGA will launch on Jan. 26. The Nintendo eShop will be periodically updated with new game demos.
“The demo program allows Nintendo 3DS players to be among the first to test-drive select games,” said Tony Elison, Nintendo of America’s senior director and general manager of Network Business. “Players can try out new genres or series, often weeks before the full versions are available in stores.”
Additional demos coming soon include Rayman® Origins from Ubisoft and METAL GEAR SOLID® Snake Eater 3D from Konami Digital Entertainment. Specific dates and other games in the demo program will be announced at a later time.
Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
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