Gaming Ambassador Titles?

[MaximeSt-Hilaire]

I know it's noob but....what is ambassador? And how do you know if you are or not?

 

[chavosaur]

I know it's noob but....what is ambassador? And how do you know if you are or not?

If you bought a 3ds when it first came out and cost 250$ then your an ambassador. However im not sure if you are still able to recieve your games or not. If you didnt redeem them that is.

 

[JulietStMoon]

If you bought a 3ds when it first came out and cost 250$ then your an ambassador. However im not sure if you are still able to recieve your games or not. If you didnt redeem them that is.

My understanding is that if your 3DS has accessed the eShop before the price drop (which was in August 2011, I believe), you are eligible for downloading the ambassador titles permanently.

 

[RyuKisargi]

It's too bad I didn't get a launch 3DS, but I didn't have the money then.

Oh well, they'll all eventually be on the eShop, they're proving that now. I just hope GBA titles launch soon, 'cause I want SMB3.

 

[MaximeSt-Hilaire]

Thanks!

 

[EMP Knightmare]

I recently bought a 3DS at a yard sale, checked the serial number on the back and found it was an ambassador 3DS. Called Nintendo and ask them if I could get the ticket for the 20 free games, they sent it the same day. All of this happened within this week, so it doesn't appear to be a deadline as to when you can claim them as long as you have an ambassador 3DS.

 

[Redhorse]

I recently bought a 3DS at a yard sale, checked the serial number on the back and found it was an ambassador 3DS. Called Nintendo and ask them if I could get the ticket for the 20 free games, they sent it the same day. All of this happened within this week, so it doesn't appear to be a deadline as to when you can claim them as long as you have an ambassador 3DS.

Whoever owned that 3ds last must have accessed the eshop before that date. Otherwise you would not be able to get those. I know people who bought them on day one, never accessed the eshop and got/get nothing. So, you simply got lucky I suspect. The "dealine" was for the eshop sign on, not the download.

Also, most (early buyers) people don't/didn't realize that you can take your 'Ambassador--ship (certificate) onto your next 3ds... you can transfer it. Many sold them without doing so. The 3ds it is transferred from becomes non ambassador, (So I suspect they didn't transfer it or didn't know in the first place. Not all buyers were well read on these topics. There is much mis-information floating around out there from people who only thing they know...

I have already transferred once. I can again when I get my 3ds XL. N allows transfer up to three times, though I heard someone else say 5 so that may have increased. OR One number may refer to ambassador games and the other to regular obtained eshop games. I'm uncertain which is which.

 

[EMP Knightmare]

I recently bought a 3DS at a yard sale, checked the serial number on the back and found it was an ambassador 3DS. Called Nintendo and ask them if I could get the ticket for the 20 free games, they sent it the same day. All of this happened within this week, so it doesn't appear to be a deadline as to when you can claim them as long as you have an ambassador 3DS.

Whoever owned that 3ds last must have accessed the eshop before that date. Otherwise you would not be able to get those. I know people who bought them on day one, never accessed the eshop and got/get nothing. So, you simply got lucky I suspect. The "dealine" was for the eshop sign on, not the download.

Also, most (early buyers) people don't/didn't realize that you can take your 'Ambassador--ship (certificate) onto your next 3ds... you can transfer it. Many sold them without doing so. The 3ds it is transferred from becomes non ambassador, (So I suspect they didn't transfer it or didn't know in the first place. Not all buyers were well read on these topics. There is much mis-information floating around out there from people who only thing they know...

I have already transferred once. I can again when I get my 3ds XL. N allows transfer up to three times, though I heard someone else say 5 so that may have increased. OR One number may refer to ambassador games and the other to regular obtained eshop games. I'm uncertain which is which.

OK I see further details are needed, you see everything you said would hold true if the 3DS wasn't completely formatted. You see all of the data (including all eshop data) was erased, in which I also stated to Nintendo. Upon asking me for the serial number to the formatted 3DS they said it wouldn't be a problem, I had also brought up the exact same thing you stated. Again I was told it wasn't a problem at all and I would hear from them in 1 to 3 business days, so you see the eshop data really has nothing to do with it (which was also stated to me in a lovely email from Big N themselves) Now you can debate this or not but to be honest I'll take Nintendo's word over someone on a forum, not saying your information is incorrect............just half right in a sense.

Oh just in case there's the oh so common "Well how do you know it was formatted?" Simple! I'm the one who did it granted I didn't think it was going to effect it, and again as stated before Nintendo assured me it was not a problem.

 

[RyuKisargi]

I got my 3DS, and I got Zelda, Tetris, Link's Awakening, Super Mario Land 2, Dragon Crystal, and a few of the old $2 DSIWare games. I also got Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Zelda OOT, Tales of the Abyss, and my 3DS came with Pilotwings. I was gonna get Pushmo, but Gamestop was out of codes.

I think, with them releasing the initial Ambassador titles, even though they said they weren't gonna, we'll get 'em all eventually. I'm hoping by the XL launch, they'll announce GBA VC games, starting with LTTP. (( I didn't like Mimish Cap too much, it was OK, but I liked LTTP )).

 

[gusmento01]

I got my Nes Ambassador Titles by January this year, so I don't think there is a deadline.

 

[Pleng]

Oh well, they'll all eventually be on the eShop, they're proving that now. I just hope GBA titles launch soon, 'cause I want SMB3.

No I think they have said that the GBA games won't be on the eShop

 

[EMP Knightmare]

I got my 3DS, and I got Zelda, Tetris, Link's Awakening, Super Mario Land 2, Dragon Crystal, and a few of the old $2 DSIWare games. I also got Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Zelda OOT, Tales of the Abyss, and my 3DS came with Pilotwings. I was gonna get Pushmo, but Gamestop was out of codes.

I think, with them releasing the initial Ambassador titles, even though they said they weren't gonna, we'll get 'em all eventually. I'm hoping by the XL launch, they'll announce GBA VC games, starting with LTTP. (( I didn't like Mimish Cap too much, it was OK, but I liked LTTP )).

Last I checked LTTP was a SNES title, if you mean the GBA LTTP/Four Swords pack you may be holding your breathe for a long time.

 

[Eerpow]

I hate NES games because of too many damn limitations (why the hell cant I go back in a level on SMB?)

That isn't a technical limitation.
I suggest that you look up some more games on the system before you judge it. Sometimes the limitations make the games better, like how Mega Man looks and sounds better in 8-bit.
Try out Castlevania 3, Magaman (any), punch out!, Gimmick!, Fire 'n Ice, Scatterhand, Darkwing Duck, StarTropics, The Guardian Legend, SMB3, Batman, DuckTales, Metroid, Gargoyle's Quest II...
I could go on for hours but you probably get the point.

 

[The Milkman]

I hate NES games because of too many damn limitations (why the hell cant I go back in a level on SMB?)

That isn't a technical limitation.
I suggest that you look up some more games on the system before you judge it. Sometimes the limitations make the games better, like how Mega Man looks and sounds better in 8-bit.
Try out Castlevania 3, Magaman (any), punch out!, Gimmick!, Fire 'n Ice, Scatterhand, Darkwing Duck, StarTropics, The Guardian Legend, SMB3, Batman, DuckTales, Metroid, Gargoyle's Quest II...
I could go on for hours but you probably get the point.

Only ome there I haven't played is Dark Wing. And personally I think Megaman looks and plays much better in the X and Zero series (and they both inherit their 8-bit origins difficulty.) I just don't like the NES as a whole. Not to say it doesn't have good games, its just I would prefer my games NOT to have broken or terrible password saving, practical features left out because of a button or two missing. That said I also didn't like the GB so much, but it was much more forgivable since it was a handheld and the GBC was awesome. I just don't like the NES, that's all to it. I really tryed to like it too. But I just couldn't. But I love the SNES, 64 and Famicom.

 

[JulietStMoon]

Only ome there I haven't played is Dark Wing. And personally I think Megaman looks and plays much better in the X and Zero series (and they both inherit their 8-bit origins difficulty.) I just don't like the NES as a whole. Not to say it doesn't have good games, its just I would prefer my games NOT to have broken or terrible password saving, practical features left out because of a button or two missing. That said I also didn't like the GB so much, but it was much more forgivable since it was a handheld and the GBC was awesome. I just don't like the NES, that's all to it. I really tryed to like it too. But I just couldn't. But I love the SNES, 64 and Famicom.

Even though I would probably never admit it otherwise, I kind of agree... I had a NES as a kid, but I only had 5 games (4, if you don't count the Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt cartridge as 2 separate games). But 17 years later, going through all different NES games via emulator to see what I've missed, I don't think I can name more than 10 games for that system that I truly enjoyed enough to even play sporadically, and only 3 that I liked enough to complete (SMB 1, 2, and 3). I wouldn't say I dislike the NES, but there are so few games that are genuinely worth it on there to me, even from a "these are old games, go easy on them" viewpoint.

 

[EZ-Megaman]

. But I love the SNES, 64 and Famicom.

The Famicom is the NES, though,

 

[Eerpow]

I hate NES games because of too many damn limitations (why the hell cant I go back in a level on SMB?)

That isn't a technical limitation.
I suggest that you look up some more games on the system before you judge it. Sometimes the limitations make the games better, like how Mega Man looks and sounds better in 8-bit.
Try out Castlevania 3, Magaman (any), punch out!, Gimmick!, Fire 'n Ice, Scatterhand, Darkwing Duck, StarTropics, The Guardian Legend, SMB3, Batman, DuckTales, Metroid, Gargoyle's Quest II...
I could go on for hours but you probably get the point.

Only ome there I haven't played is Dark Wing. And personally I think Megaman looks and plays much better in the X and Zero series (and they both inherit their 8-bit origins difficulty.) I just don't like the NES as a whole. Not to say it doesn't have good games, its just I would prefer my games NOT to have broken or terrible password saving, practical features left out because of a button or two missing. That said I also didn't like the GB so much, but it was much more forgivable since it was a handheld and the GBC was awesome. I just don't like the NES, that's all to it. I really tryed to like it too. But I just couldn't. But I love the SNES, 64 and Famicom.

Oh, that's fine, I thought you were one of those who just stayed away from the NES without giving it a proper chance.

 

[VmprHntrD]

. But I love the SNES, 64 and Famicom.

The Famicom is the NES, though,

Hah caught em.

I read his arguments against the NES, aside from possibly the lack of buttons being an issue, the other stuff, many games DID have, and every game long enough didn't have a password, many great games did not and you're clumping some quality stuff in with some cheap or bad design decisions. Do whatever you want of course, but it is your loss.

 

[The Milkman]

Let me clear up the Famicom thing. I only liked it because of Famicom Wars (the same series as Advanced and Battalion Wars) which is also the only game I have for it. And Tanooki, the NES games I do like (River City Ransom and Blaster Master) both used Passwords which turned me off of them rather quickly. As I said, most of the great games of the NES I played and still ended up pretty dissatisfied that's all.