No Paper Instruction Manual For Super Mario 3D Land On Nintendo 3DS

[Zekrom_cool]

It’s been confirmed that the Japanese release of Super Mario 3D Land won’t contain a traditional paper manual. Instead, players will be able to access the instruction manual digitally via the Nintendo 3DS. Expect future Nintendo releases to follow suit.

 

[jamesaa]

As long as it doesn't mean your forced to spend time playing a "tutorial" level or whatever crap then i'm fine with it, can't say i read them anyway.

Now they just need to remove the 1,000 health and safety leaflets they stick in every box ¬_¬

 

[KingVamp]

Yes, save money and go a little green.

b4,butiwantmymanual

Well you should still be about to download one from the internet.

Wonder if these digital manuals will still have advertisements at the end.

 

[DinohScene]

Was expected.
Everything paper will be digitalized, Plastic containers are being reduced.

The last DVD I bought had the recycle logo cut out of the plastic case.
Maybe Ninty wants to save on trees.

 

[BrightNeko]

I dislike this, I love big bulky manuals and they are being phased out slowly. Boxes feel so light and fragile now DX

 

[DeMoN]

Dang, I liked those instruction booklets, they're collectibles.

 

[retKHAAAN]

lol...I just bought the "new" Oblivion GotY Edition and it isn't packaged with a manual... For a Mario game I think I can get by, but for a deep game like Oblivion...wtf?

 

[Bladexdsl]

don't need them i never read manuals

 

[Yatashi Strife]

don't need them i never read manuals

For most people its more of a want than a need, like DeMoN said about collecting them. i actually dislike the game cases being lighter also because for some reason it feels like it holds less significance to me... its kinda weird but ill get used to it.

 

[T3GZdev]

i wonder if this will take a couple dollers off of 3ds games?

 

[ferofax]

lighter boxes feel like a rip-off, regardless of actual content. it's pretty much human instinct to shake the box and expect something good if it's huge, heavy and rattles. it'll take a while to adjust, but this is good, i guess. can you refer to the digital manual on the fly? or do you have to exit to the game's main menu to access the manual?

 

[RupeeClock]

This is practically the case for Tetris Axis too.
It's instruction booklet is literally 6 pages, 6.

 

[Yatashi Strife]

i wonder if this will take a couple dollers off of 3ds games?

dont hold your breath, i highly doubt it because its not like they are phasing out instruction manuals period, there are just using a new method to acess them. going green.

 

[FireGrey]

inb4 Sony are tree murderers.

I think that's cool, but I like the extra little bulk for some reason..
They should make the case fancier with that extra space, aswell as giving it more bulk.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

It kinda bugs me when games don't have a large physical manual. I usually never read them but they add weight to the package which I somehow enjoy. Maybe I'm a bit OCD with my games.

Still, it's a bit more "eco friendly" and saves on production costs, so it's a win-win.

 

[prowler]

Digital manuals are nothing compared to the real thing.

Why do they even bother with a digital manual anyway? In recent Nintendo manuals instead of a number to ring, they basically tell you to Google.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Digital manuals are nothing compared to the real thing.

Why do they even bother with a digital manual anyway?

better for the environment

 

[shadowmanwkp]

Digital manuals are nothing compared to the real thing.

Why do they even bother with a digital manual anyway?

better for the environment

Don't forget the reduced costs. Now they can simply put the manual on the cartridge

 

[The Real Jdbye]

But but, I always read the manual before I get home to play it... What will I do now while waiting for the bus?
If I start playing it I might get so into it I don't notice the bus stopping...

 

[indask8]

No manual but still as expensive I guess.

Gotta recover from those big financial loss Ninty.