This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
One Piece: Unlimited World Red
Wii U Download
The Letter
Wii U Virtual Console
Bases Loaded
3DS Retail
One Piece: Unlimited World Red
3DS Download
Rabi Laby 3
Me & My Pets 3
3DS Demo
Jett Rocket II
3DS Virtual Console
Bases Loaded
eShop sales
Swords & Soldiers 3D – Rewrite history as you take control of various factions in their global quest to win the favor of the Gods. Starting today through 9 a.m. PT on July 31, Swords & Soldiers 3D is available at the discounted price of $3.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai – To celebrate the launch of the Nintendo eShop demo, Shin’en is offering the full version of Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai at the discounted price of $4.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. This offer lasts until 9 a.m. PT on July 24.
Witch & Hero – Starting today until 9 a.m. PT on July 31, Witch & Hero is 30 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
I’ve Got to Run! – For a limited time, I’ve Got to Run! is 40 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U. This offer is valid from 9 a.m. PT on July 11 until 9 a.m. PT on July 13.
Source: Nintendo PR
Nintendo has announced the first-ever Super Smash Bros. for 3DS tournament, which is set to take place at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Fans can have a shot at participating by visiting the Nintendo Gaming Lounge at the Marriott Marquis & Marina located at 333 W. Harbor Drive.
Here’s an overview as to how the tournament will work:
Starting at noon, there will be a preliminary round in which groups of four competitors battle it out, with the winner advancing. During the finals, players will duke it out one-on-one to determine the top smasher. Tournament slots are limited, and fans will be able to sign up the day of the event on a first-come, first-served basis.
Those who are not attending San Diego Comic-Con can watch the tournament live on Nintendo’s Twitch channel. News about additional Nintendo Gaming Lounge activities will be announced in the future.
You’ll find today’s official announcement after the break.
A special Nintendo Direct will air in Japan tomorrow, Nintendo has announced. The presentation will focus on third-party titles for 3DS.
The Nintendo Direct will kick off at 8 PM Japan time. That’s 7 AM ET / 4 AM PT.
The official Hyrule Warriors website was just updated with a whole heap of new screenshots in relation to the recent announcements regarding Skyward Sword and the additional DLC costumes. Check them out below! (Updating the post with more screenshots as they come through)
The Nintendo Zones located in the UK retail chain game have a special treat for Pokemon fans. You will have the ability to obtain a special X/Y Charizard that contains the Charizardite for the opposite game. The promo will be available from July 11th – August 10th.
Though it’s pretty early to work out what’s going on in-game, Chocoken 3DS is coming to Japan October 9. No doubt we’ll see some more details as we get closer to the date but in the meantime, check out the early promo video and commercial below.
Alternate costumes anyone? Today Sakurai shows off some unexpected alternates for some Nintendo mainstays!
Over on Twitter a fan asked Sega Developer Yosuke Okunari whether or not we could expect any SEGA games coming the way of Wii U, but it doesn’t look hopeful.
@okunari Just want to thank you for helping with the Nintendo Virtual Console. Introduced me to a lot of games on wii! Any Wii U VC plans?
@PBZReviews There is no such plan.
