Kong Jr., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber and The Legend of Zelda, which were
announced alongside the Ambassador program late last month.3DS Ambassadors will
also receive ten downloadable Game Boy Advance titles, five of which have been
revealed so far: Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Mario Kart: Super
Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames and Mario vs. Donkey
Kong.Unlike the NES titles, these Game Boy Advance games will not be available
to NBA 2K18 MT
for individual purchase from the 3DS eShop at a later date.All ten NES titles
will be available to Ambassadors starting September 1, with the Game Boy Advance
downloads reportedly coming before the end of the year. All 3DS owners who
signed in to the 3DS eShop on NBA Live Coins or before August 11 are automatically eligible for
the free downloads.
While some say the social gaming bubble is bound to burst, a new study
released this week said the North American social gaming market is poised for
notable growth in the next few years.Research firm SuperData said in a new study
released this week that the North American social gaming market will grow 35
percent this year to $1.4 billion, with total consumer spend on social games on
track to hit $2.4 billion by 2014 on the continent.The findings are part of a
larger SuperData report, "
Game Market 2011: North America," which gathered data from 1.9 million unique
transactions by 231,000 users across 20 different social games and 20 different
social networks.On the world stage, a recent study by nba18mt Newzoo found that emerging
markets such as Brazil and Russia are growing at a significant rate, and
reaching parity with major Western markets thanks to increased online and social
spend.
