Punch-Out!! is coming to the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console next week, or at least in Japan.

Punch-Out!! is one of the most beloved classics from the 8-bit Nintendo era, and for good reason. Though a little graphically primitive by today's standards, this boxing game starring the plucky Little Mac is still a blast to play through--and gosh, is it challenging.

Nintendo is asking ¥500 for the download, which translates into about $6.00 USD. There's no word of a North American release just yet, and it doesn't seem as if the title will be receiving the 3D Classic treatment, which is a shame. Still, Punch-Out!! is good, solid fun, and it'll be a happy day if (or when) it makes its way to the North American 3DS Virtual Console.

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If you have plans to visit a US Best Buy location sometime soon, make sure you bring your Nintendo 3DS along for the ride. If you connect to a Nintendo Zone inside Best Buy, you may be able to download a barcode that will chop 50% off the retail price of select 3DS games.

Nintendo hasn't released an official list of what's on sale, specifically, but according to Best Buy shoppers, some of the discounted titles include Rayman Origins, Pilotwings Resort, Steel Diver, Asphalt 3D and Madden Football.

If you spot any additional Nintendo Zone deals in the wild, I'd love to know!

Source: CAG, Nintendo of America

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If you enjoyed 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Chunsoft's interactive novel for the Nintendo DS, then you might already know that the same team has a sequel in the works for the Nintendo 3DS. The game, Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die (a translation of its Japanese title), seems to play much like its predecessor.

It also features a great deal of animation and voice acting, as can be observed in this subtitled promotional trailer. The trailer, which offers about 12 minutes of plot setup, was posted to YouTube last month, but seems to have kept a low profile! Make sure you have annotations turned on so you can read the translation, and beware of coarse language.

Good People Die will hit Japan in February, but no English translation has been announced--yet.

Source: Vividnecromancer via TinyCartridge

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