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With The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass hitting the North American Wii U eShop today, we wanted to take one more look at the Virtual Console release. Here’s 20 minutes of gameplay:

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

8Bit Hero – $4.99
Color Symphony 2 – $9.99
Queen’s Garden – $6.99
Super Meat Boy – $11.20
Tachyon Project – $9.99

Wii U Virtual Console

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – $9.99

3DS Retail

Disney Art Academy – $29.99 (available Friday)

3DS Download

WordsUp! Academy – $2.99

3DS Demo

Witch & Hero 2

DLC

Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Super Mario Mash-Up Pack – After downloading this free update, players who own the Minecraft: Wii U Edition digital game, which launched last December, will have immediate access to new skins, a Super Mario-themed pre-made world and a set of Super Mario-themed music and item textures. All this new content is inspired by games in the iconic Super Mario series, such as Super Mario World, Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine.

Fire Emblem Fates – New DLC Map – II: Realms Collide – The youths of Nohr must assist a wild dragon. Part 2 of Heirs of Fate is now available for $1.99.

Fire Emblem Fates – Map Pack 2 DLC – Across dimensions, other versions of the Hoshidan and Nohrian children are under attack. Born and raised in the Deeprealms, these fledgling warriors must now rise up to save themselves and their parents as they unravel the mystery of their adversaries. In this six-map series, units leveled up in the main game cannot lend support. Devise a strategy using a fresh team and reap the rewards, but only if all of your units survive. You can receive all six maps as they are released by purchasing Map Pack 2 for only $7.99.

3DS Themes

Pokémon Radiant Collection
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon: Here Comes Ash-Greninja

eShop Sales

Wii U / 3DS

– 99 Moves (Wii U), Soccer Up 3D (Nintendo 3DS) and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 2.
– 3D Game Collection (Nintendo 3DS), Island Flight Simulator (Wii U) and more games from JoinDots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 19.
– Word Search by POWGI (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 19.

Wii U

– Tap Tap Arcade, Blok Drop U and more games from RCMADIAX are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 30.
– Midnight is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to 99 cents) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 2.
– Jewel Quest is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 1.

3DS

– Toys vs. Monsters, Fantasy Pirates and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 5.
– My Pets is 60 percent off (reduced from $24.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 5.
– 2 Fast 4 Gnomz, AiRace Speed and more from Qubic Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 2.
– Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 18.

Source: Nintendo PR

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is slated for the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow, Nintendo’s website reveals. You’ll be able to purchase the game for $9.99 on the eShop.

Here’s an overview from the official listing:

Many months after the events of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Link must return to the open seas and solve the mystery of the Ghost Ship. Explore neighboring islands for useful items, such as the Phantom Hourglass, and solve innovative puzzles by using intuitive touch-screen controls.

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A couple of new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on May 18. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Yoshi Touch & Go (DS, 950 yen)
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (GBA, 702 yen)

Source

Nintendo released official videos for Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3 & 4 on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Super Meat Boy – €11.20/ £10.40 / CHF 15.60 until 26/05/2016, regular price €14.00 / £13.00 / CHF 19.60

PIXEL SLIME U – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Color Symphony 2 – €9.99/ £7.99 / CHF 10.00

Mario Strikers Charged Football (Wii) – €19.99/ £17.99 / CHF 28.00

Wii U DLC

LEGO MARVEL’S Avengers: All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange Pack – €2.99/ £2.50 / CHF 3.70

3DS Download

WordsUp! Academy – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 3.99

3DS Demo

Witch & Hero 2

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

Contra III The Alien Wars (SNES) – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20

eShop Sales

Wii U

Word Search by POWGI – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 19/05/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

DuckTales: Remastered – €5.99/ £4.79 / CHF 8.40 until 26/05/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99/ CHF 21.00

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – €4.94/ £3.95 / CHF 6.90 until 26/05/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 21.00

STEEL RIVALS – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 6.99 until 19/05/2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.99 / CHF 9.90

Resident Evil Revelations – €9.99/ £7.99 / CHF 11.80 until 26/05/2016, regular price €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 59.00

3DS

Word Search by POWGI – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 19/05/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – €9.99/ £7.99 / CHF 12.75 until 26/05/2016, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90

2 Fast 4 Gnomz – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 09/06/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

AiRace Speed – €2.39/ £2.10 / CHF 3.39 until 09/06/2016, regular price €3.49 / £3.10 / CHF 4.89

AiRace Xeno – €1.69/ £1.59 / CHF 2.39 until 09/06/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50

Goosebumps: The Game – €15.99/ £12.49 / CHF 19.99 until 13/06/2016, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90

Terraria – €14.99/ £12.74 / CHF 18.71 until 26/05/2016, regular price €19.99 / £16.99 / CHF 24.95

Resident Evil Revelations – €8.99/ £7.49 / CHF 11.67 until 26/05/2016, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90

Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 26/05/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Super Street Fighter IV 3D – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20 until 26/05/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

Source: Nintendo PR

Five new SNES games have just launched on the Japanese New 3DS Virtual Console. The lineup includes
Mega Man 7, Mega Man X, Contra III: The Alien Wars, Super Mario Kart, and Donkey Kong Country 3. Trailers for each title can be found below.

Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

Super Punch Out!! is now available on the New 3DS Virtual Console. Take a look at a trailer for the game below.


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