Granted, it’s a slow trickle of demos, but it’s certainly better than the “nothing” that fans of Nintendo handhelds are more accustomed to when looking to try out prospective future purchases. Then, at some nebulous point in the future, the eShop will also see demos for Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D and Ubisoft’s Rayman Origins. Come January 26, they’ll be able to sample Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Even more pleasant is the initial slate of big-name demos the company has revealed for the service.Īs of Thursday, January 19, 3DS owners will be able to download a trial version of Capcom’s Resident Evil: Revelations. Thus, this news comes as a pleasant surprise.

Presumably this sort of thing was an inevitability from the second Nintendo revealed the online functionality of the 3DS handheld, but who can actually tell what Nintendo ever has planned? Diving further into the internet age, Nintendo has revealed plans to stock the Nintendo 3DS eShop with actual game demos.

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