The Oddest Place You Will Find Nintendo Digital Downloads

Nintendo Store on Amazon

Ever found it odd the one place you never found Nintendo digital downloads was Amazon. Why wouldn’t they want to leverage the brand strength they both have? Many people speculated this was the result of some type of dispute between Nintendo and Amazon. But all that seems to be changing.

Until recently, Amazon didn’t even stock Nintendo consoles itself, rather just opting to handle fulfillment from other retailers on its site. Amazon has begun selling the 3DS XL and some other bundles, which they had not done for a number of years.

And Nintendo has also responded by launching a new digital download store on Amazon. This gives US Amazon users another way to purchase downloadable games like Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U rather than through Nintendo’s eShop only.

According to the information on Nintendo’s new Amazon store page, you can purchase one of the more than 60 titles listed, including Mario Kart 8, Splatoon and Yoshi’s Island, then just click the Nintendo Network link on the ‘thank you’ page. From there, the content code will be automatically redeemed and the game sent directly from Nintendo to your Wii U or 3DS console.

As far as we can tell, pricing on Amazon is the same as Nintendo’s eShop — Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 on Wii U are $59.99 on both sites. But it remains to be seen whether Amazon will have any special sales or deals, but stay tuned.

The good news for both Nintendo, Amazon, and their customers is that any dispute, real or imagined, seems to be history.

Check out the Nintendo Digital Downloads page on Amazon

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