Through a listing on Nintendo’s website, it’s now confirmed that Shadow Puppeteer will be available in North America next week. It should arrive on January 28 for $14.99. The European release is also planned for the same day.

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eShop “Winter Warm-up Sale” – week 2 discounts

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Another wave of digital games on Wii U and 3DS have been discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are on sale by up to 30 percent.

Here’s the lineup of sales for the second week:

Wii U

Donkey Kong Country – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Freedom Planet – $10.49 (was $14.99)
Game & Wario – $20.99 (was $29.99)
Rayman Legends – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Runner 2 – $4.99 (was $14.99)
Super Mario 3D World – $41.99 (was $59.99)
Teslagrad – $9.99 (was $14.99)
VS. Excitebike – $3.49 (was $4.99)

3DS

3D Classics: Excitebike – $4.19 (was $5.99)
Donkey Kong Jr. – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Mighty Bomb Jack – $3.49 (was $4.99)
OlliOlli – $4.99 (was $9.99)
Sonic Generations – $20.99 (Was $29.99)
SteamWorld Dig – $4.99 (was $8.99)
Toki Tori 3D – $1.39 (was $1.99)
Wario Land 3 – $3.49 (was $4.99)

These deals are valid until January 28 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.

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Mario Kart 64 Wii U Virtual Console footage

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Mario Kart 64 made its way to the European Wii U Virtual Console today. 14 minutes of footage can be found below.

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Nintendo Download (1/21/16, North America) – Minecraft: Story Mode, Mario Advance 4, more

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

Wii U Retail

Brunswick Pro Bowling – $39.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 – $7.99

Wii Download for Wii U

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure – $19.99

Wii U Download

Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1: The Order of the Stone – $4.99
SKEASY – $1.49

Wii U Demos

A World of Keflings
Cube Life: Island Survival

3DS Retail

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – $39.99 (available Friday)

3DS Download

Pet Inn 3D – $19.99

3DS Themes

SEGA SG-1000
Animal Crossing : Winter Frolicking

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Winter Warm-Up Sale! – It’s week two of the Winter Warm-Up Sale! Save up to 30 percent off select games, and be sure to check back next week for a lineup of new deals. This week’s deals start Jan. 21 at 9 a.m. PT and end Jan. 28 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
– Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Barbie and Her Sisters Puppy Rescue (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Little Orbit are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 12.

Wii U

– Super Toy Cars is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
– The Quiet Collection is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 1.
– Toon Tanks is 20 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.59) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.
– Fit Music and Luv Me Buddies Wonderland from O2 Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 22.

3DS

– Luv Me Buddies Wonderland is more than 45 percent off (reduced from $24.90 to $12.90) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.
– Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight and Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 1.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Asteroid Challenge heading to the Wii U eShop

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Magique Productions will soon be releasing “Asteroid Challenge” on the Wii U eShop. An exact date hasn’t been determined yet, but the team hopes to have its game wrapped up at the end of this month and launch later in Q1.

Asteroid Challenge is a shooter inspired by classic titles including Asteroids, Space Duel, Centipede, and more. Players will need to defeat waves of asteroids as well as enemy ships while overcoming obstacles. Power-ups, special weapons, and achievements are all in the game.

Here’s an overview of features:

– 1080p 60fps HD game play
– 3 retro graphics modes
– single player, single ship mode
– single player, linked ship mode
– two player, individual ship mode
– two player, linked ship mode
– 70 levels consisting of 7 sectors of 10 levels each
– Boss battles on the final level of each sector
– Power-ups and Special Weapons

You can find a trailer for Asteroid Challenge below.