Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (1/14/16, North America)
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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.
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Video: A look at Word Puzzles by POWGI’s support
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Word Puzzles by POWGI is one of the first indie titles to make full use of the various amiibo that are available. An official video from the title’s developer has gone live showing it in action – view it below.
eShop “Winter Warm-up Sale” – week 1 discounts
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Over the next three weeks, digital games on Wii U and 3DS will be discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are being discounted by up to 30 percent.
The first set of deals are now up on the North American eShop. Here’s the lineup of deals:
Wii U
Badland: Game of the Year Edition – $8.39 (was $9.99)
F-Zero Maximum Velocity – $4.89 (was $6.99)
Injustice: Gods Among Us – $6.99 (was $19.99)
Knytt Underground – $9.09 (was $12.99)
Mega Man Battle Network – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Ninja Gaiden – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Punch-Out!! – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Race the Sun – $6.99 (was $10.00)
Sin & Punishment – $8.39 (was $11.99)
3DS
Gunman Clive 2 – $1.99 (was $2.99)
Little Battlers eXperience – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Mega Man Xtreme – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Mighty Final Fight – $3.49 (was $4.99)
One Piece: Unlimited World Red – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Retro City Rampage: DX – $6.99 (was $9.99)
Siesta Fiesta – $3.99 (was $5.99)
Star Fox 64 3D – $27.99 (was $39.99)
These deals are valid until January 21 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.
eShop maintenance taking place in a few hours
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You may have some trouble accessing the Wii U and 3DS eShops later today. That’s because Nintendo has pencilled in maintenance, which will be held for roughly two hours.
Here’s when the maintenance on both eShops is scheduled for:
– 4 PM PT – 6 PM PT
– 7 PM ET – 9 PM ET
– 12 AM in the UK – 2 AM in the UK
– 1 AM in Europe – 3 AM in Europe
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Nintendo Download (1/14/16, North America) – Metroid Zero Mission, Space Hulk, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Near Earth Objects – $2.99
The Perplexing Orb – $3.99
Space Hulk – $29.99
Wicked Monsters BLAST! HD+ – $7.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Metroid: Zero Mission – $7.99
3DS Download
Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails – $4.99
Slice It! – $5.99
3DS Demo
The Keep
eShop Sales
Wii U/3DS
p Winter Warm-Up Sale! – Warm up your new year with three weeks of savings in the Nintendo eShop! You’ll get up to 30 percent off select games in a new genre each week, including action, platforming and adventure. Don’t miss out – check back each week to see what’s on sale. This week’s deals start Jan. 14 at 9 a.m. and end Jan. 21 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
– Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 25.
– Kung Fu Rabbit (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Puddle and more games from Neko Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
– Spot the Differences: Party! (Wii U), Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages (Nintendo 3DS) and more from Sanuk Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.
Wii U
– Family Tennis SP is 25 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.74) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.
– Cubemen 2 is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
– Knytt Underground is 30 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $9.09) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.
– Kung Fu FIGHT! is 25 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 18.?
3DS
– Toys vs Monsters, Fantasy Pirates and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.
– Code of Princess and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 25.
Activities
You have a new client waiting! Louie is looking for a home designer to help decorate his place. In the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game, you can fulfill Louie’s request and receive new and unique items for your catalog. This gorilla, who is a fan of the Mushroom Kingdom, is available for a limited time via the SpotPass feature, so check the in-game Nintendo 3DS system on the second floor of Nook’s Homes to meet him and take him on as a client.
Source: Nintendo PR
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EDGE #289 review scores, 2015 awards, top 5 games
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This month’s EDGE review scores are now available. Here are the full verdicts from the latest issue:
Rainbow Six: Siege – 6
Amplitude – 8
Nuclear Throne – 8
Dirt Rally – 8
Earth Defence Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair – 6
EVE: Gunjack – 6
SteamWorld Heist – 8
FAST Racing Neo – 6
Guns Up – 3
EDGE also has a piece outlining its awards for 2016. Nintendo was chosen as top publisher, while Splatoon was selected as the best Nintendo game.
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Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge coming to Wii U and 3DS
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Nintendo has just announced Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge, which is coming to Wii U and 3DS in Japan this month. You can watch a video promoting the title below.
Those who purchase an amiibo figure starting on January 28 can download (with codes) Mini Mario & Friends at no extra cost. Nintendo is making it so consumers can obtain the game for both of its platforms. There are also plans to distribute Mini Mario & Friends on the eShop for free at some point in the future.
Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge takes up 322MB on Wii U. The 3DS download is 2,400 blocks.
Here are some concrete details:
– Touch an amiibo and characters from the toys will appear
– Use the touchscreen to lead them to the goal
– Can use any amiibo
– If you use anything other than Mario and Donkey Kong series (Kid Icarus, Link, etc.) the toy character will default into a generic robot named “Mini Spec”
– Using amiibos from Mario and Donkey Kong series will generate unique toy characters
– The toy character will automatically move forward in courses riddled with traps like pitfalls and enemies
– Draw bridges, add/remove pipes and blocks, etc. to help toys reach the goal
– Some amiibo have special abilities
– There are also special stages that can only be accessed with these special abilities
– Ex: there’s a special goal in a stage that is only reachable with Mini Mario’s wall jump
– When you reach this goal, you’ll go through a special stage exclusive to Mini Mario
– The total number of stages here is over 60
– Mini Mario: Can wall jump
– Mini Luigi: Can jump higher than other toy characters
– Mini Peach: Can float for a short distance
– Mini Toad: Can shrink himself, allowing to pass through small gaps
– Mini Donkey Kong: Can climb steep hills
– Mini Diddy Kong: Can cling on platforms when falling then climb back to it (Note: does not apply to platforms of the same height before falling)
– Mini Bowser: When falling from a cliff, will do a stomping jump (which seems to destroy fragile bricks)
– Mini Bowser Jr: Can walk on spikes
– Mini Yoshi: Can eat some enemies
– Mini Rosalina: Can do a super jump next to a wall
Famitsu review scores (1/12/16)
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Update: Bumped to the top Some notes from the review:
– Clear time: 15 hours until Legend Mode is cleared
– Over 500 hours with replay value
– Most of the reviewers were surprised that the 3DS can show this much of Warriors series’ sense of bustling
– More enemies than they expected on screen
– The game has more volume (content)
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS) – 9/9/8/10
Yakuza: Kiwami (PS4/PS3) – 8/9/9/8
Just Cause 3 (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/9/8
FAST Racing Neo (Wii U) – 7/7/7/9
Escape Adventure 7 (3DS) – 7/7/8/8
Seisen Chronicle (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Drop Zone Under Fire (3DS) – 6/7/6/5
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Yacht Club says the studio would be “silly” not to make another Shovel Knight game
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The latest episode of the 8-4 Play podcast contains an interview with Yacht Club Games’ Sean Velasco and David D’Angelo. While speaking about Shovel Knight, the two developers mentioned that they’re still developing more content for the game. Once that’s done though, the team would be “silly” not to make a sequel. It was also reiterated that a follow-up title could be another NES-style game or something more in line with the SNES or Nintendo 64.
Pokemon Shuffle update: Infernape, Dusknoir and Arceus
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
It’s Tuesday, which means Pokemon Shuffle gets a new update today. First of all, the Mega Swampert competition ended last night, so make sure to check in to claim your prizes.
Infernape got added as a new special stage and will be available until January 26th.
Also, two Pokemon are getting repeat runs – Dusknoir will be available until January 19th and Arceus will be available until January 26th.
