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It’s amazing how a situation can turn around in the span of a generation. Whereas developers were constantly down on Nintendo’s handling of WiiWare, praise couldn’t be higher when it comes to the eShop.

Capybara Games’ Nathan Vella is the latest to speak positively about Nintendo’s approach to indies. Vella told VG247 that the company is ” making a big move to try and get smaller, unique, independent games on Wii U downloadable.” Vella also spoke highly of Dan Edelman who is essentially in charge of all things downloadable at Nintendo of America.

Vella said:

“I’ve seen personally, first-hand, Nintendo making a big move to try and get smaller, unique, independent games on Wii U downloadable. They have a really great team there; Dan Edelman who runs that division is one of the raddest dudes in video games, and I would say easily one of the most respected people by the independent community. Nintendo is reaching out and trying to do something. They’re playing catch up, obviously, and that’s a hard spot to be in when it comes to getting the new stuff, but they’re really putting in.”

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

3DS retail

Animal Crossing: New Leaf – €39.99 / £34.99
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns – €29.99 / £24.99
4 Elements – €12.00 / £10.79
Petz Fantasy 3D – €19.99 / £17.99
Luxor – €11.99 / £10.79

3DS VC

Sonic the Hedgehog – €4.99 / £4.49
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine – €2.99 / £2.69
Shining Force: Sword of Hajya – €3.99 / £3.59
Columns – €3.99 / £3.59

Wii U VC

Mario & Yoshi (US version) – €0.30 (£0.30) until 12/7/13, 23:59 CEST – will be €4.99 /£3.49

Wii VC

The Path of the Warrior Art of Fighting 3 – 900 points

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What better way is there to start a Nintendo conference than with a live Zelda performance? That’s exactly what attendees were treated to in 2011. A full-blown orchestra performed a medley of tunes from the Zelda series, capped off with new footage from Skyward Sword.

A series of Zelda announcements followed: Link’s Awakening 3DS VC release that very day, Four Swords for DSiWare, Skyward Sword’s gold Wiimote, symphony concerts, and music CDs.

The 3DS received the spotlight next. Nintendo unveiled new trailers for Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. Time was also taken to highlight Star Fox 64 3D.

What followed was all Wii U – the system’s name, GamePad reveal, overview trailer, and games. The very mention of Smash Bros. earned a huge reaction.

And who can forget how Nintendo closed its conference? With now-former EA CEO John Riccitiello coming on stage to announce the publisher’s “unprecedented partnership” with Nintendo. Oh how quickly things can change…

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Mighty Switch Force! 2 could make its way to the Wii U much like its predecessor.

Speaking with Nintendo Force this month, WayForward’s Matt Bozon said that the studio will “certainly look into it.” But don’t expect a Wii U version immediately – “it would have to be at a later date”, according to Bozon.

“For now, Shantae is taking the front seat. If we did MSF2 in HD, it would have to be at a later date. However many fans have been asking us to consider deploying the pixel-based 3DS game to Wii U. That’s possible, so we’ll certainly look into it.”

Mighty Switch Force! originally started out as a 3DS eShop game. Nearly a year later, WayForward ended up bringing an HD version to Wii U in time for the console’s launch.

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Rumor has it that Nintendo Network ID functionality will be expanded to the 3DS. News about the account system, as well as Hulu support for the platform, is allegedly due later this year.

The speculation comes from Emily Rogers, who has maintained a fairly decent track record when it comes to Nintendo rumors.

Rogers tweeted a short while ago:

The Wii U currently incorporates a Nintendo Network ID, which connects to the Nintendo Network. It is used for Miiverse and friend mechanics.

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