Wii U eShop

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Infinity Runner finally came to the Wii U eShop today. Take a look at the video below for a bit of gameplay footage.

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IGN recently caught up with Zordix for an Aqua Moto Racing Utopia gameplay session. Come watch some footage below.

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More footage of Star Fox 64 on the Wii U Virtual Console is now available. Check out the latest gameplay below.

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Nintendo brought Star Fox 64 to the European Wii U Virtual Console today. Take a look at a few minutes of footage below.

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Update (3/24): In addition to the maintenance below, Wii U and 3DS maintenance is also taking place tonight for 90 minutes. Here are the times:

– 10 PM PT (Thursday) – 11:30 PM PT (Thursday)
– 1 AM ET (Friday) – 2:30 AM ET (Friday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Friday) – 6:30 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Friday) – 7:30 AM in Europe (Friday)

Original (3/23): Nintendo maintenance will be picking back up early next week. Shop maintenance is scheduled for Monday, as well as downtime for Wii U and 3DS which impacts online elements.

Here’s the complete maintenance roundup:

Wii U / 3DS eShops / Wii Shopping Channel / DSi Shop

– 1 PM PT (March 28) – 3 PM PT (March 28)
– 4 PM ET (March 28) – 6 PM ET (March 28)
– 9 PM in the UK (March 28) – 11 PM in the UK (March 28)
– 10 PM in Europe (March 28) – 12 PM in Europe (March 29)

Wii U / 3DS (online play, rankings, etc.)

– 4 PM PT (March 28) – 7 PM PT (March 28)
– 7 PM ET (March 28) – 10 PM ET (March 28)
– 12 PM in the UK (March 29) – 3 AM in the UK (March 29)
– 1 AM in Europe (March 29) – 4 AM in Europe (March 29)

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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.

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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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