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The Nintendo 3DS, a portable, 3D-enabled gaming device, is getting its own crop of free demos and downloads, Nintendo announced on Thursday.
Starting Jan. 20, players can head to the Nintendo eShop to download a demo for Resident Evil Revelations with more demos to follow, such as Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Rayman Origins and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D.
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It's a good sign that the demos aren't just in-house titles from Nintendo, but include titles from Capcom, Konami or other third-party developers. Nintendo has a strong roster of characters, such as Super Mario and Link (from the Zelda games). It's come under fire, especially with its Wii console, for relying too heavily on milking these products instead of encouraging outside development. The 3DS and its eShop offerings look to at least partially assuage those critics.
Nintendo has stayed tight-lipped about other games that might hit the eShop. Nintendo's main portable competitor, the PlayStation Portable, has had demos for some time. Games on iPhone and Android don't have "demos," per se, but many of the top games are either free-to-play or based on a freemium model.
Nintendo has hosted demos on its Wii but the announcement marks the first time that free demos will be made available for its wildly popular portable device.
Parents concerned that their kids will download inappropriate or violent games can exhale. The Nintendo 3DS' parental controls can also manage what kinds of demos and downloads children can access.
This story originally published on Mashable here.
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