LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has been shown off on consoles since its reveal, but don’t forget that handheld versions are also in development for the 3DS, DS, and PS Vita.

Thus far, Warner Bros. has yet to reveal any details or media for the portable release. The publisher has only said that they’ll offer “something different” – whatever that means.

We did at least recently come across one nugget pertaining to the handheld editions. According to GameFly listings, the 3DS, DS, and PS Vita games will be called “LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril”.

This implies that the experience will be different on the portable systems, which is understandable. Maybe TT Games’ approach to LEGO Marvel will be comparable to the differences between LEGO City Undercover (a console game, being on Wii U) and LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (a handheld game, being on 3DS).

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Don’t expect big sales from The Wonderful 101 when the game launches in Japan in a few days.

According to Japanese retail blog Sinobo, Nintendo will ship a measly 30,000 copies of the game. For a new, exclusive, and Nintendo-published release, that’s pretty darn low.

You can definitely say that Nintendo is playing it safe with The Wonderful 101’s initial shipment. If nothing else, the game should see a high sell-through rate.

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A whole bunch of additional 3DS downloads have come to UK retailer GAME. Consumers can now purchase codes for numerous Virtual Console and eShop exclusive titles.

Here’s the full lineup:

3DS Virtual Console Downloads

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins — £3.59
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX — £5.39
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages — £5.39
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons — £5.39
Super Mario Bros. — £4.49
The Legend of Zelda — £4.49
Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels — £4.49
Super Mario Land — £3.59
Donkey Kong — £3.59
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link — £4.49

3DS eShop Download-Only Software

Pokémon Dream Radar — £2.69
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis — £7.19
HarmoKnight — £12.99
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move — £8.99
Pullblox — £5.39
Splash or Crash — £2.69
Pokédex 3D Pro — £13.49
Fallblox — £7.19

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Plenty of Wii U titles have supported downloadable content. However, indies using the Nintendo Web Framework have been out of luck – until now.

A new version of the tech, announced at GDC Europe earlier today, will provide eCommerce support. This will allow developers to monetize additional items such as DLC.

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In Japan, more copies of Conception II will be available for the PlayStation Vita and the 3DS. Publisher Spike Chunsoft will send out 60,000 units for Vita and another 30,000 units for 3DS.

As far as the split goes, Siliconera points out that there are more games on Sony’s handheld geared toward the “otaku” userbase as opposed to the 3DS, which Conception II fits into. The original Conception was also a PSP-only release. Spike Chunsoft could be banking on consumers upgrading to Vita and supporting the sequel.

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IRVINE, Calif. – Aug. 19, 2013 –
Beginning today, the vast majority of the ATLUS catalogue for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, which includes Soul Hackers, Code of Princess and Etrian Odyssey IV, will be on sale for $10 off. This sale is for a limited time and is only valid for digital purchases from the Nintendo eShop in North America. After Aug. 31, each game will revert to its normal price.

Code of Princess – On sale for $19.99
Blending frantic fighting with elements of classic arcade side-scrolling beat ’em ups and the character development and growth of an RPG, fans of action will savor the game’s frenetic combat. Out-of-this-world multipliers punctuate the strategic demands of battling hordes of enemies on a three-railed battlefield.

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
6. ZombiU – Ubisoft
7. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
8. Batman: Arkham City – Armored Edition – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Game & Wario – Nintendo
10. Rabbids Land

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
3. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Nintendo
4. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity – Nintendo
8. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Nintendo
9. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
10. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive

Source: Chart-Track

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Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is in development for the Wii U, Threaks has confirmed. The “swimming platformer” just hit Steam a few weeks ago,.

Threaks’ Denis Rogic described the game to Nintendo Life as follows:

We have a music action-adventure. This means that we have a game that actually mimics the game mechanics with music and combines that, meaning that you have the actual action-adventure gameplay that you’d expect like puzzles, fighting and stuff like that, but at the same time, all those mechanics actually are music. By playing the game, you mix and remix the song and kind of interact with that music.

…We have rhythm elements, but they’re a really small portion of the game and they’re always interactive, so you expect a real freedom of movement, freedom of all kinds of things that you would expect from an adventure game, and then you have this additional layer of music in there. For example, there’s a game mechanic that’s a bass drum and the closer you get, the louder it gets and that means it’s a game mechanic. Just by moving through the level without any restrictions, you mix the song.

Expect Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians on the eShop sometime in the future.

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