Nintendo prepaid cards and download cards for "Super Mario Bros. 3" commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Famicom will go on sale at approximately 1,000 TSUTAYA stores from September 19th.

2013.09.04 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Entertainment Business Division

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of both TSUTAYA and Nintendo's Family Computer™ (Famicom) this year*1, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.'s Entertainment Business Division will begin selling Nintendo prepaid cards (original Nintendo prepaid cards with Famicom designs) with designs commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Famicom's birth and download cards for Super Mario Bros. 3 from September 19th.

The original Nintendo prepaid card with a Famicom design is a prepaid card that can be used to purchase paid downloadable software and other items on Nintendo network services such as the Nintendo eShop. Two types of cards are available: "Controller I" and "Controller II," both of which are 1,000 yen prepaid cards. The "Super Mario Bros. 3" download card allows you to download the Virtual Console version of "Super Mario Bros. 3," a game for the Famicom released in 1988. You can download the software by entering the listed "download code" into the Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo 3DS.

In addition, ahead of the launch of original Nintendo prepaid cards and other products, the number of TSUTAYA stores that accept POSA-type prepaid cards*2 will be expanded from the current 509 game software stores to approximately 1,032 stores nationwide starting September 6th. This will allow stores that did not previously sell video games to start selling downloadable versions of video games.

TSUTAYA offers lifestyle suggestions through movies, music, books, games and more, and in order to meet the diverse entertainment needs of its customers, it has positioned POSA prepaid cards as a new way to propose lifestyles, and will continue to expand the range of products and stores that carry them.

*1 TSUTAYA opened its first store, TSUTAYA BOOKS Hirakata, in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture on March 24, 1983. The Family Computer was released on July 15, 1983.
*2 POSA type prepaid cards are a general term for prepaid cards that are activated when payment is confirmed at the POS register. They are popular as a payment method for downloading game software and other purposes without the need to register a credit card, and are popular as gifts or for use by children.

・Famicom design original Nintendo prepaid card 1000 yen (controller 1)
・Famicom design original Nintendo prepaid card 1000 yen (controller II)
　Sales price: 1,000 yen each

・Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console "Super Mario Bros. 3" download card
　Compatible models: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS LL
　Free space on SD card required for download: Maximum 20MB (160 blocks)
　Sales price: 500 yen (tax included)
　*You must download within 150 days of purchase.


・Number of stores: 1,032 (Availability of each store varies)HereYou can check it at

・Products handled
　Game software retailers (existing retailers): 509 stores　
　Nintendo Download Cards, Nintendo Prepaid Cards, PlayStation Network Cards, etc. - 66 types in total

・New stores (starting sales on September 6th) 523 stores
　23 types in total, including Nintendo download cards, Nintendo prepaid cards, PlayStation Network cards, and iTunes cards

Family Computer and Nintendo 3DS are trademarks of Nintendo.

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Nintendo prepaid cards and download cards for "Super Mario Bros. 3" commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Famicom will go on sale at approximately 1,000 TSUTAYA stores from September 19th.

Inquiries regarding this matter
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Entertainment Business Division
Public Relations Officer: Yuta Takahashi TEL: 03-6800-4764