Wii U eShop

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Update: Despite Nintendo listing EarthBound on its website for $7.99, the actual price is $9.99. We’ve updated our post to reflect this.

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Infinity Runner – $6.99
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge Director’s Cut – $9.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Yoshi’s Story – $9.99

3DS Retail

Hyrule Warriors Legends – $39.99 (available Friday)

3DS Download

Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey in suburbs #1 Vol.2 – $3.99
Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey in suburbs #1 Vol.3 – $3.99
Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey in suburbs #1 Vol.4 – $3.99
Witch & Hero 2 – $3.99

3DS Virtual Console (New 3DS only)

Donkey Kong Country – $7.99
EarthBound – $9.99
Super Mario Kart – $7.99

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates – New DLC Map – Hidden Truths (1 and 2) – The secret prologue to the world of the Fire Emblem Fates games, this two-map set is now available to download in the game for only $4.49.

Fire Emblem Fates – Map Pack 1 – As a reminder, anyone who owns either Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest can purchase Map Pack 1 in-game at Dragon’s Gate for $17.99 to get access to 11 DLC maps plus bonus content as it is released weekly through April 21. Map Pack 1 content is priced at more than $24 when purchased individually.

eShop Sales

Wii U / 3DS

– Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Nintendo 3DS), Resident Evil Revelations (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Capcom are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 29.
– Epic Word Search Collection (Nintendo 3DS) and Word Party (Wii U) from Lightwood Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 4.
– Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley (Nintendo 3DS), Ninja Strike: Dangerous Dash (Wii U) and more games from Natsume are on sale starting at 9 a.m. PT on March 25 until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31.
– SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), and SpongeBob HeroPants (Nintendo 3DS) from Activision are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 30.

Wii U

– Suspension Railroad Simulator is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $5) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 7.
– Life of Pixel is more than 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 11.
– Skylanders SuperChargers Portal Owner’s Pack is 50 percent off (reduced from $49.99 to $24.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 1.
– Maze and The Perplexing Orb are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31.
– Explody Bomb is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $.99 to $.59) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31.
– Adventures of Pip is 50 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $7.50) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31.?

3DS

– 3D Gunstar Heroes, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX and more games from SEGA are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 4.
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31.
– Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai is 25 percent off (reduced from $8.99 to $6.70) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 14.
– Japanese Rail Sim Journey in Suburbs #1 is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 7.
– Stella Glow, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight and more games from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 4.

Activities

Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge – For a limited time, get a download code for early access to the Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge game. Just buy any amiibo figure from a participating retailer between March 25 and April 27, and you’ll get early access to the game. Download this game for free on your Nintendo 3DS system or Wii U console, then tap any amiibo figure to get started. Click here: http://minimario.nintendo.com.

National StreetPass Weekend: Spring Edition – Swing into spring with Nintendo 3DS! From March 25 to March 27, collect up to six StreetPass tags from across North America when you stop by a Nintendo Zone location with your Nintendo 3DS family system. While you’re out and about, be sure to take advantage of the cool StreetPass features in many popular games. To find a Nintendo Zone near you, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/nintendozone.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Aksys Games previously announced a March 31 release date for Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus in North America. In Europe, the game is now confirmed to launch on April 7.

Aksys tweeted out that information earlier this week:

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Yoshi’s Story heads to the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. Check out the official trailer below.

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Mekazoo was announced for Wii U last February. Since then, we haven’t heard much about the game. That changed today with a new trailer, which you can find below.

Mekazoo’s initial release is slated for summer. The Wii U version should hopefully arrive soon after that.

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With Slain! seeing its initial release this week, a new trailer for the game has been posted. You can watch it below.

Slain! is expected to hit Wii U between May and July.

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Yoshi’s Story is set to arrive on the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. Previously, the download was made available to Japan users back in February.

Here’s an overview of Yoshi’s Story:

Baby Bowser has taken the Super Happy Tree and put a spell on Yoshi Island. It’s up to a few remaining Yoshis to restore everything to its rightful place as they run, ground-pound, flutter-jump, throw eggs, and traverse a colorful and crafted storybook-looking world. Complete a course in Story Mode, and then best your high score in Trial Mode!

You’ll be able to pick up Yoshi’s Story at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT tomorrow for $9.99.

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Chompy Chomp Chomp Party, which we first heard about in 2013, is nearly ready to land on the Wii U eShop. Developer Utopian World of Sandwiches has confirmed that Chompy Chomp Chomp Party is heading to Europe on March 31. The North American launch will take place soon afterwards.

Chompy Chomp Chomp Party is “a fast paced multiplayer party game for up to 9 players”. You can check out a new trailer for the game below.

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Stone Shire’s 1.1 update is making its way to PAL regions this week. It should be arriving in both Europe and Australia on Thursday.

North American players will need to wait a bit longer for Stone Shire’s update. It’s coming soon, but there’s no specific date yet.

Finger Gun Games wrote on Miiverse today:

You can find everything included in Stone Shire’s 1.1 update here.

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Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on March 30. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Party 2 (N64, 1,028 yen)
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

RV-7 My Drone – 500 yen

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Nintendo released official videos for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, and Cho Aniki on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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