Yesterday we hear that a test download of New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the eShop (in the U.S.) resulted in a wait of over 40 minutes. It seems that the first test might have struggled due to that person's internet issues. Here's what IGN had to say about their download.
We just tested a download of New Super Mario Bros. 2 from the eShop - 13 minutes. That's not bad at all.
13 minutes is a lot better than over 40 minutes. As long as you have decent internet, you should be able to grab the game in the better part of 20 minutes.
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We just tested a download of New Super Mario Bros. 2 from the eShop - 13 minutes. That's not bad at all.
13 minutes is a lot better than over 40 minutes. As long as you have decent internet, you should be able to grab the game in the better part of 20 minutes.
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I think nintendaan said something similar as well. Too bad sites have already posted the original test as fact :/
Considerably better... A tie breaker test now.
@NeroSuferoth Nintendaan got 15 minutes.
And I got 25-30 mins. Case closed. Verdict: The original tester had a very crappy connection.
@Rilf or something went wrong. There was a 3ds eshop title that stopped downloading for like 20 min, something similar might have happened to this guy
@LegendofSantiago That is also a possibility. I'm guessing they weren't keeping watch on the 3DS... I mean it has an animation and shows the progress of the download!
I've tried McDonald's wireless and my university's wireless, both suck and took like 10 minutes to download a demo.
BitBlock took 25 minutes. It honestly all depends on your connection. https://twitter.com/TheBitBlock/statuse ... 2954397696
If it's only a few hundred megs in size, 13 minutes is still pretty bad considering the likes of IGN would have fairly decent internet.
I'm not willing to pay $40 for this game. $30 and nothing more.
I think mine would take about 20-30 minutes, but as I said, I not willing to pay $40 for this mini-game.
@OmicronTurtle rich said he did not test it at the office
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What the hell makes you think this is a mini-game? 8 Worlds, with about 8 levels each, with 3 star coins to collect in each level, not to mention coin rush mode and you've got a pretty long game, provided you don't use a guide for the star coins.
I just don't think the price is fair...
less than 400 MB, if that takes longer than 5 min, then it's taking to long.
also, nintendo's network drivers are craaaaaaaaaaap for regular tcp/ip.
Considering that 3DS games average at $40 a pop, it's not like they are price gouging for this particular title.
This was very, very obvious.
Give Nintendo at least a little credit. Downloads haven't been notoriously long, at least.
Much better, but even with the 40 minute mark all you really have to do is start the download and go do something else during that time. It isn't like you have to stare at the screen as it downloads.
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