Nintendo Power (cartridge service)

Not to be confused with Nintendo Power magazine

Nintendo Power logo

The Nintendo Power (Japanese: ニンテンドウパワー) cartridge service was a service for downloading new games on to special flash RAM cartridges, including the Game Boy Memory Cartridge for the Game Boy line and the Super Famicom Memory Cassette for the Super Famicom, typically for cheaper than the standard retail price.

Prior to release, the service was tentatively named Game Kiosk (Japanese: ゲームキオスケ) and the copier devices were known as GK Writers.

The service operated in Japanese Lawson convenience stores, using a special Loppi Nintendo Power copier device. On August 31, 2001, the service was partially terminated and players would need to send their cartridges directly to Nintendo to install new games.

On February 28, 2007, the service was terminated completely.

(Formally) exclusive Nintendo-published titles

Game Boy Memory Cartridge

• Balloon Fight GB*
• Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (Japanese version only)*

Super Famicom Memory Cassette

• Derby Stallion 98
• Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori**
• Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut***
• Picross NP Vol. 1
• Picross NP Vol. 2
• Picross NP Vol. 3
• Picross NP Vol. 4
• Picross NP Vol. 5
• Picross NP Vol. 6
• Picross NP Vol. 7
• Picross NP Vol. 8
• Power Lode Runner
• Zootto Mahjong!

*: Re-released on Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop Virtual Console. The former is an enhancement of Balloon Kid only released in Japan.

**: Re-released on Japanese Wii Shop Channel and Wii U eShop Virtual Console

***: Re-released on at least Japanese Wii U Virtual Console

External links

• Game Boy list of Nintendo releases (Nintendo Database)
• SNES list of Nintendo releases (Nintendo Database)

References

This article is a stub. You can help NintendoWiki by expanding it.

Retail hardware Super Nintendo Entertainment System / Super Famicom • SNS-101 Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition Other hardware Super NES Counter Tester • Super Famicom Box Components / Other Internal: CIC Media: Game Pak (DSP • OBC-1 • S-DD1 • SA1 • Super FX (2)) • SF Memory Cassette (see also: Nintendo Power service)  • Satellaview 8M Memory Pack Mode 7 • SoundLink Controllers and accessories SNES Controller Score Master • Super NES Mouse Super Scope Add-on devices Super Game Boy • 2 Satellaview • SNES-CD* * - Cancelled Retail games (Player's Choice) • Satellaview broadcasts