This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Affordable Space Adventures
Wii U Virtual Console
Yoshi Touch & Go
WarioWare: Touched!
3DS Retail
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (New 3DS XL only)
Etrian Mystery Dungeon
3DS Download
Pokemon Rumble World
DOOORS
Runny Egg
3DS Themes
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: Mechonis
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: Monado
eShop Sales
eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
Super Spring Sale! Got some time this Spring Break? Check out these deals in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U starting April 9 at 9:00 a.m. PT until April 20 at 8:59 a.m. PT. Whether you’re planning a getaway or a “stay-cation,” pick up select great games for up to 30 percent off! Check out http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.
Wii U
Tetrobot & Co. is 70 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 12.
99Moves, 99Seconds and Abyss from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 7.
3DS
3D MahJongg, Gardenscapes, Jewel Match 3 and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 23.
WRC Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship is 42 percent off (reduced from $34.99 to $20) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 16.
Snow Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 16.
Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D is 80 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 23.
Price Reductions
Watch_Dogs on Wii U has been reduced to $29.99 (from $59.99).
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham on Wii U has been reduced to $29.99 (from $39.99).
LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids on Nintendo 3DS has been reduced to $19.99 (from $29.99).
Tri-Strip on Wii U is reduced to $1.49 (from $1.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on April 9.
Activities
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Four Score” Tournament
See how your Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with their friends and around the world. The new “Four Score” tournament runs through April 12. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications on future tournaments. Good luck, agents!
New Pokémon Shuffle Opportunities
Blastoise Competitive Stage – Do your best in a competitive stage featuring Mega Blastoise, available to play until 10 p.m. PT on April 12. Players will be ranked based on the score that they receive on this stage. All those who place in the top 20,000 will be awarded a Blastoisinite, the Mega Stone needed to Mega Evolve Blastoise. You can attempt the competitive stage as many times as you like each day. For more info, please visit http://www.pokemonshuffle.com/en-us/connectivity/#blastoise-launch.
Rayquaza’s Special Stage – Rayquaza’s stage will be available to play until 11 p.m. PT on April 19. Rayquaza can only be caught through this special stage, so use this chance to catch it!
Rayquaza’s Dragon Talon Skill – If you catch Rayquaza, you will be able to use it as one of your own Pokémon. Rayquaza’s skill is Dragon Talon, which will give your attack 1.5 times the regular damage when you clear Rayquaza from the puzzle area.
Source: Nintendo PR
5pb. announced today that Corpse Party: Blood Covered …Repeated Fear launches in Japan on July 30. Pricing is set at 5,800 yen.
5pb. will make a limited edition available, which includes the following items:
– Heavenly Host Elementary School Paper Feed (Reprint) – Originally included with the PSP limited edition of Corpse Party: Blood Covered …Repeated Fear for PSP. A lot more has been added to the illustration pages.
– Exorcism Music record (Reprint) – Originally included with the PSP limited edition of Corpse Party: Blood Covered …Repeated Fear for PSP. This soundtrack CD includes the theme song “Shangri-La” (short version), as well as two newly added tracks.
Read more at http://gematsu.com/2015/04/corpse-party-3ds-dated-in-japan#557zA8mTvBXccRzu.99
Update: We’ve added a bunch of posts to the site throughout the day. Here’s a roundup:
Announcement video
Out on September 27, more details
Pre-orders
Various images
Warner Bros.’ new toys-to-life game is official. A leak spotted on Reddit reveals that LEGO Dimensions is heading to Wii U.
LEGO Dimensions allows players to scan characters into the game. Batman, Gandalf, and Wyldstyle are included in Dimensions’ Starter Pack, which includes a copy of the title, LEGO Toy Pad, LEGO Gateway building bricks, the 3 LEGO minifigures, and LEGO Batmobile vehicle.
Here’s LEGO Dimensions’ description:
Fossil Fighters: Frontier is coming to Europe on May 29, Nintendo has announced. The game previously came to North America on March 20.
To read up on today’s announcement in full, continue on below.
9th April 2015 – Brave explorers – grab your excavation tools and prepare to head out into the wild world to dig up fossils, because on 29th May, Fossil Fighters Frontier is coming to the Nintendo 3DS family of systems!
In Fossil Fighters Frontier, play as a young Fossil Warden protecting precious Fossil Parks across the world from a cruel villain, Dr. Baron von Blackraven, who is intent on ruling the world using the power of Vivosaurs – extra powerful and extra colourful dinosaurs! Awaiting you in-game will be a huge 3D world with hidden riches to discover while travelling around in your customisable Bone Buggy vehicle. Track down precious fossils, excavate them, before watching them revive into Vivosaurs. You can then send these Vivosaurs – of which there are over 80 to discover in-game – into turn-based battles to take on your enemies.
We first learned that Masahiro Sakurai has been dealing with calcific tendinitis in his right shoulder about two years ago. His condition has improved at least slightly based on what’s written in his latest Famitsu column, though he’s still dealing with the physical problems.
Sakurai wrote:
“I still have trouble with my shoulder and the symptoms of tenosynovitis still remain, so I’m forced to use a special mouse that clicks by inclining for work. If I was to button mash, my arm would give out in 10 minutes.”
Sakurai is currently busy with downloadable content for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS. Mewtwo and Lucas are on the way, with more DLC characters to come.
Update: Iron Combat: War in the Air also due out next Thursday in Europe.
Two new games are heading to the European 3DS eShop next week. 3D Fantasy Zone 2 and Heart Beaten are both slated for April 16. Pricing is set at €4.99 and €3.49 respectively.
It was a tough choice for April’s Game of the Month, but with Nintendo announcing the push-forward of the Mario Kart 8 DLC, we’d be ridiculous not to make a spectacle of the game. So it is: April will feature Mario Kart 8-focused articles all month long from all of our writers, including– most likely– a look at the new DLC when it comes out in a couple of weeks here.
Look forward to it! And get pumped for 200cc.
~Austin
Podcast Crew: Austin (Twitter), Jack (Twitter), Laura (Twitter)
There was a Nintendo Direct today! Do you want to hear some people talk about it? Well, we’ve finally given in to the man and decided to talk about news.
Here are today’s chapters:
Shenanigans
1. Intro
2. Picture of the Day
3. Game of the Week: Wario’s Woods
4. Where is Steve?
What we played
5. Laura removes her own heart in The Sims 4
6. Austin vs. Donkey Kong (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)
7. Laura looks for cheap love in Story of Seasons
Discussion
8. Nintendo Directs us to Mario Kart 8 DLC, and more.
Shenanigans Redux
9. Freetures
10. Animal Crossing Music Break
Listener Questions Mail
11. The “right” way to play Fire Emblem?
12. Maybe microtransactions are just like modern arcade machines?
13. Jack’s favorite email about A Link to the Past.
Shenanigans Finale
14. Wario’s Woods Quiz
15. Devolution and Ending
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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Super Mario 64
2. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
3. Mario Party 10
4. Super Mario World
5. EarthBound
6. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
7. Super Mario Galaxy 2
8. Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
9. AVGN: Adventures
10. Metroid Fusion
11. Donkey Kong Country
12. Super Metroid
13. Super Mario Bros. 3
14. Golden Sun
15. NES Remix
16. Advance Wars
17. Yoshi’s Island DS
18. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. NES Remix 2
Videos
1. Mario Party 10 Launch Trailer
2. Super Mario 64 Trailer
3. Nintendo Direct: 4/1/15
4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Mewtwo Strikes Back
5. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Lucas Comes out of Nowhere
7. Mario Party 10 Trailer
8. Mario Party 10 amiibo Party Commercial
9. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2014 Trailer
10. Yoshi’s Island DS Trailer
11. Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters Suit Up for Wave One
12. Mario Kart 8 New amiibo Racing Suits Trailer
13. Mario Kart 8 200cc is Here Trailer
14. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Commercial
15. Mario Kart 8 Animal Crossing Course Trailer
16. Nintendo Minute – Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Let’s Clay
17. Splatoon Single Player Campaign Trailer
18. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Gameplay Trailer
19. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
20. Octodad: Dadliest Catch Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
