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System: Nintendo 3DS (what a shock)
Release Date: October 3, 2014
Developer: Sora Ltd/Bandai Namco Games
Publisher: Nintendo

Author: Patrick

The long-awaited fourth entry in Nintendo’s crazy crossover series is finally out, but it finds itself on a curious platform – the 3DS. A multiplayer fighting game is a strange fit for the portable console, but this new instalment retains the addictive style of fighting and throws in a few new ways to battle. Even on the 3DS, the frenetic pace of previous entries is still present (to an extent – this ain’t Melee) and Smash is still very much an experience accessible to both newcomers and seasoned players, with plenty of weird Nintendo references, of course. As a sequel, the game promises more of everything: more characters, more items, more assist trophies, more stuff to collect… the problem is that in some cases Smash on the 3DS feels like a lesser game than the ones that’ve come before it. Make no mistake, the game is still an incredibly enjoyable time, especially with a few friends, but the series makes the jump to the 3DS with a couple of compromises.

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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Hyrule Warriors
2. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
3. Kirby Super Star
4. Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
5. Pikmin 3
6. Kirby’s Dream Land 3
7. Super Mario World
8. EarthBound
9. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
10. Super Mario Bros. 3
11. Castlevania Dracula X
12. The Legend of Zelda
13. Donkey Kong
14. Shovel Knight
15. Zelda: The Minish Cap
16. Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
18. The Letter
19. Mega Man 7
20. Super Mario Bros.

Videos

1. Hyrule Warriors TV Commercial
2. Hyrule Warriors Features Trailer
3. Super Smash Bros. – Looks like we don’t have a choice
4. Deluxe Digital Promotion Video
5. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – E3 2014 Trailer
6. Hyrule Warriors Cucco Trailer
7. Mario Golf: Advance Tour Trailer
8. Super Smash Bros. – The Crest of Sword, Magic and Flame
9. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Breaking the Ice
10. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Trailer
11. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 Video
12. Disney Infinity 2.0 Big Hero 6 Trailer
13. Mario Party 10 E3 2014 Trailer
14. Hyrule Warriors Direct 8/4/14
15. Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8 DLC Trailer
16. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
17. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Red, Blue, Yellow
18. Mario Kart 8 From the Pit Ep. 2
19. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2014 Trailer
20. Castlevania Dracula X Trailer

Source: Wii U eShop

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Images have emerged showing the two Japanese Smash Bros. GameCube controller boxarts. View them below:

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Four new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:

Dig Dug (Famicom, 514 yen)
Street Fighter 2010 (Famicom, 514 yen)
Contra (MSX, 823 yen)
Super Mario Advance 3 (GBA, 702 yen)

The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on October 15.

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