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Europe has had to wait a long time for Alien on the Run. The 3DS eShop title came out in North America over two years ago, but PAL players will finally be getting it next week. Alien on the Run should arrive in Europe on August 4 for €4.99.

Here’s an overview:

Escape from an alien UFO, dodging tractor beams that patrol the ship and making use of alien devices!

Delude was an alien on a faraway planet doing his usual alien-like business when all of a sudden a UFO whisks him off into outer space. Desperate to get back to his own planet he begins his escape from the UFO where he is being held captive.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Dragon Skills – €7.99 / £6.79
3Souls – €3.60 / £3.20
Secret Files: Tunguska – €4.99 / £4.49 until August 4, then €9.99 / £8.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Bonk’s Adventure – €5.99 / £5.39
New Adventure Island – €5.99 / £5.39
R-Type – €7.99 / £7.19

3DS Download

Power Disc Slam – €11.99 / £9.99
Psycho Pigs – €7.99 / £7.19

3DS Demo

Crazy Construction

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console (buy 2, get 1 free until August 11)

Street Fighter Alpha 2 – €7.99 / £7.19
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting – €7.99 / £7.19
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers – €7.99 / £7.19

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates: IV: Light’s Sacrifice – €1.99 / £1.79
Fire Emblem Fates: V: Endless Dawn – €1.99 / £1.79
Fire Emblem Fates: End: Lost in the Waves – €1.99 / £1.79

Power Disc Slam has finally been dated for Europe. The game is just a few days away from release, as it should be out on July 28 for €11.99.

Here’s a brief overview for those who haven’t been keeping track of Power Disc Slam:

“Power Disc Slam brings elements of air hockey and throws human players into the mix to create a macro version of the classic game. A wealth of power ups and special challenge levels stir up the gameplay to bring air hockey screaming into the 21st century.”

Power Disc Slam doesn’t have a date in North America as of now, but it should drop soon hopefully.

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Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Sunday’s updates.


Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.

Here’s what’s on tap for the week of July 18:

July 18

– 12 Monster Hunter panels
– 12 Mario Kart panels
– 2 Animal Crossing panels (2 days left)
– 4 Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash panels (1 with 1 day left)
– 1 free play

Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

Wind-up Knight 2 made its way to the 3DS eShop yesterday as a New 3DS title. Take a look at the launch trailer below.

SmileBASIC was taken down from the 3DS eShop earlier this month after a homebrew exploit ad been discovered. Thankfully, this is only temporary.

In a website post, SmileBoom said its app will return after Nintendo approves an update. Here’s the full message:

“SmileBASIC is now unavailable on Nintendo eShop because it has been reported that SmileBASIC is used for a wrong purpose to abuse Nintendo 3DS system. We have already found a root cause of this security breach and already took necessary fixes preventing SmileBASIC from unwanted access to the system. As soon as the update is approved SmileBASIC will be back on Nintendo eShop. We know that many of SmileBASIC users are concerned about this happening. We always try to make SmileBASIC safe and secure for our true fans and we will never leave any kinds of exploits and breaches. Thank you for your support.”

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The Gurumin Twitter account is currently hosting a fan Q&A session, and has shared some new details in the process. We’ve rounded up the information thus far below and will add in new tidbits assuming more are posted.

– Fully 3D
– “some redrawn help stuff”
– New lower screen
– Could come to Wii U or NX if the game does well
– Not using the same textures as the PC version since it’s technically impossible
– Moving a traditional 3D platforming game to true stereoscopic 3D has been the greatest challenge
– Can switch headgear on the lower screen
– Will support the C Stick on New 3DS
– 30 FPS
– Based mainly on PSP version (which has more costumes)
– 3DS theme is “very likely”

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Update: It appears that severs for this “special demo” will only be up for a certain period. However, online functions will still be available in the full Metroid Prime: Federation Force game.


Here’s a big surprise. Metroid Prime: Blast Ball is out on the 3DS eShop, and it’s completely free. The last we heard, this was to be a mode included in Federation Force, but it looks like Nintendo had a change of plans!

Blast Ball supports up to six players. Online play, local play, and Download Play are all supported. It’s 1,563 blocks / 195.375MB.


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