[by JC Fletcher, joystiq.com]
When Nintendo finally flips the switch on the 3DS eShop, it’s got a pretty solid plan for enticing users into the service. During an investor briefing, president Satoru Iwata announced that Nintendo plans to offer a free downloadable version of Excitebike through the eShop, for a limited time starting at launch.
It won’t just be Excitebike — it’ll be 3D Excitebike. This freebie will be 3DS owners’ first experience with the “3D Classics” line, in which classic games are updated with new 3D effects. So when some anonymous racer knocks you off your bike, it’ll be more … exciting. Iwata didn’t specify a region for this release, so there is a possibility that it might be restricted to Japan.
See the original post here: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/