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.

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An hour of The Adventures of Bayou Billy Wii U Virtual Console footage

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The Adventures of Bayou Billy came to the North American Wii U Virtual Console last week. Another lengthy video showing gameplay is now available. Take a look at an hour of footage below.

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Metroid: Zero Mission Wii U Virtual Console trailer

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Metroid: Zero Mission is finally due out on the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. We have the official trailer below.

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Bizerta: Silent Evil screenshots

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Edrox Interactive sent out some new screenshots from Bizerta: Silent Evil. We’ve rounded them up below.

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Metroid: Zero Mission hitting the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow

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Metroid: Zero Mission is finally launching on the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow, according to a listing on Nintendo’s website. The game will be sold for $7.99.

Here’s a brief overview:

“Space bounty hunter Samus Aran is sent on a lone mission to infiltrate the fortified planet of Zebes. Traverse through the mazelike base of operations for the Space Pirates, gaining access to powerful upgrades and items for your weapons and suit. Locate Mother Brain, and put a stop to the replication of Metroids!”

North American fans have been waiting a long time for Metroid: Zero Mission on the Virtual Console. It came out way back in June 2014 in Japan, followed by Europe last March.

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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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Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar / Gregar Wii U Virtual Console trailer (Europe)

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Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar and Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar are due out on the European Wii U Virtual Console on January 14. View the official trailer for the two games below.

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Space Hulk hitting the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow

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Space Hulk is due out on the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow, a game page on Nintendo’s website reveals. It’ll be available for $29.99.

For those who haven’t heard of Space Hulk previously, this overview should come in handy:

The legendary Space Hulk comes to the Wii U in this epic turn based strategy game. Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, an intriguing story of legendary battles and heroic actions unfolds. Play as a small squad of fearless Space Marine Terminators who attempt to reclaim their honor by mounting an assault on a derelict space hulk infested by hordes of vicious tyranid Genestealers.
Take control of the Adeptus Astartes of the Blood Angel chapter and guide them towards glory, while battling fierce Xenos and uncovering ancient relics in the infested confines of the massive Space Hulk named “Sin of Damnation.”
The game is a 3D digital turn based strategy game that recreates the classic claustrophobic board game experience in both singleplayer and multiplayer.

You can find some screenshots of Space Hulk in the gallery below.

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Project Light targeted for Q4 launch

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Last year, we heard about Neko.Works’ Japanese-style RPG known as “Project Light”. The developer has now provided an update, indicating that the project is on track for Q4 of this year. Let’s hope the game continues to progress smoothly!

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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