Impressed by what they saw, Nintendo upped its investment to 49 percent of the company with hopes that the Stampers could spin CGI gold out of their catalog of characters. Nintendo discovered that this was because the company had invested its Battletoads money into Silicon Graphics workstations that vaulted the studio into the technical elite of its day. Run by brothers Chris and Tim Stamper, the company had made a splash with the previous NES system with their popular Battletoads game, but had been mostly quiet during the 16-bit era. Looking beyond its horizons, the company decided to purchase a 25 percent share in a British company known as Rare. Nintendo could stand to lose bloodthirsty teenagers, but not kids. It seems like this move is another experiment to test how to coax players to purchase games through its online shop, without offering discounts from the brick-and-mortar price.More than the bloodiness and gore of Mortal Kombat, Nintendo worried about a game that had come out the previous year on the Genesis: the adaptation of Disney’s Aladdin, which looked and felt like an interactive cartoon. If you were already planning on getting one of those games digitally, score.Ĭlub Nintendo offered an incentive for digital purchases of New Super Mario Bros 2 as well, in the form of double-value on Club Nintendo coins. The titles include Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Crosswords Plus, Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone, and Style Savvy: Trendsetters. If you get an eligible game through a digital purchase on the eShop by January 6, you'll get a download code for Donkey Kong 3-4 weeks after purchase. You'll need a Club Nintendo account and you'll have to buy a game, first.Ī Club Nintendo account (via Tiny Cartridge) is required to get the bonus. If you want to get your hands on this rare bit of Nintendo history, you have your chance.

Deep in the annals of Nintendo history is a special edition of Donkey Kong, titled the 'Original Edition.' It included the Cement Factory stage absent from the NES title, and it's never been offered for sale.

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