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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Kung Fu Rabbit – 600 yen
Fairune – 300 yen
Meiga to Tanoshimu Otona no Machigai Sagashi – 500 yen
Choco Inu no Chokotto Fushigina Monogatari Shokora Hime to Mah? no Recipe (retail title) – 5,184 yen (from 10/9)
Majinb?n Jikan to K?kan no Majin (retail title) – 6,145 yen (from 10/9)
Monster Hunter 4G (Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, retail title) – 5,990 yen (from 10/11)

Virtual Console
NA (no titles since 5/7)

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
NA

Virtual Console
Salamander (Life Force, Famicom) – 514 yen
Tsuppari ?zum? (Famicom) – 514 yen
Rockman X3 (Mega Man X3, Super Famicom) – 823 yen

Source

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General

Name: Swords & Soldiers II
Publisher: Ronimo Games BV
Developer: Ronimo Games BV
Platform: Wii U™ (Nintendo eShop)
Number of Players: 1 (Campaign mode), 1-2 (Skirmish mode)
Release Window: Q4 2014 – Q1 2015
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending

Gameplay

Genre: Side scrolling strategy
Playable Factions: 3
Campaign Levels: 20 Story missions plus Skirmishes
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPtF9-vdgxA

About Swords & Soldiers II
Swords & Soldiers II is the sequel to the award winning WiiWare game Swords & Soldiers, released in 2009 by Ronimo Games. Like its predecessor, the game is a side scrolling strategy game. It allows players to buy units, cast spells and build structures to overwhelm their enemy on a 2D battleground.

The Vikings make their return from the original game, once again led by their ever-hungry chieftain Redbeard. But this time they face two new enemy factions, the brutal and manaical Demons, and another as-of-yet unannounced faction. Joined by likely and unlikely allies it’s up to Redbeard to root out these new threats and restore peace to the lands.

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Game title: Affordable Space Adventures
Publisher: KnapNok Games
Release date: Q1 2015
Platform: Wii U™ (Nintendo eShop)
Players: 1-3 players
Legal Line: © 2014 KnapNok Games ApS

Game description:

Affordable Space Adventures is a 2D side scrolling spaceship simulator. You are using the Wii U™ GamePad as a “Heads Down Display” – spaceship cockpit, and you have to configure all the systems in order to fly around undetected on an alien planet. You can either play it alone, or fly as a crew of 2 or 3 players, requiring a lot of communication between the players.

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DEVELOPER: TOO DX
PLATFORMS: Wii U
WEBSITE: toodx.com
ESRB: E for Everyone
RELEASE DATE: TBA Q4 2014

Description:

Sportsball is an inviting local multiplayer game that entertains an entire room of friends. Up to four players take the reins of exotic birds where they will flap, tackle and dunk balls in to the field net for points and glory, leaving their opponents as feathery tarred balls of shame.

Features:

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Name: Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Publisher/Developer: WayForward
ESRB Rating: E10+, fantasy violence, suggestive themes
Target Release Date: Fall 2014
Platform: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U (Nintendo eShop exclusive)
Players: single player
Genre: Adventure/Quest/Platformer

Synopsis: Embark on a brand new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. When Shantae loses her genie magic, she must join her nemesis, the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from an evil curse. As a pirate, Shantae gains new weapons and tools to advance her quest, slay monsters, battle epic bosses …and hopefully get her magic back in the bargain! But can she really trust her most deadly enemy?

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Title: Woah Dave!
Developer: Choice Provisions
Publisher: Choice Provisions
Rating: E – Mild Fantasy Violence
Release Window: Fall 2014
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo eShop)
# of players: 1 player
Genre: Action

Game Description: In Woah Dave!, players gun for digital glory by slaughtering aliens, stealing their loose change, and racking up the highest score possible. Easier said than done, however, as everything on the map—including your own ammo—is trying to kill you. No one ever said being a Dave was easy.

The brave players who manage to survive the alien onslaught and collect the most coins will be rewarded with top placement on the leaderboard. Do you have what it takes to be the best Dave? Or will you end up playing second fiddle to another, more powerful Dave?

Good luck, and may the best Dave win.

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Developer 13AM Games (based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Genre Action Platform Racer
Release Date June 2015
Platforms Wii U (Nintendo eShop)
Players 1-9 local and online
Website http://runbowgame.com
ESRB RP

Description

Runbow is a platform racer with a unique art style and a never-before seen colour mechanic that will keep you running back for more. Up to nine players can race their way to victory, online or locally. Platforms and obstacles appear and disappear as the background colour changes, so if you can’t see something, it doesn’t exist. Whether you’re playing alone or with friends, Runbow is fast, frantic, and a lot of fun.

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Game Title: Xeodrifter
Developer: Renegade Kid
Platform: Nintendo 3DS™ / Nintendo eShop
Release Date: Q4 2014
Genre: Action, Adventure, Platformer
ESRB: E – Mild Fantasy Violence

Game Description:

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damages his warp core.

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