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New Nintendo eShop releases: Assassin's Creed 4, Sonic, Phoenix Wright, Batman
Yar, thar be plenty of AAA releases on the Nintendo eShop this week. The Wii U picks up Batman: Arkham Origins tomorrow, and both Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Sonic: Lost World on Tuesday, October 29. Meanwhile, Phoenix Wright makes his 3DS debut today with the eShop exclusive Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies. The Dark Knight and the Blue Blur also stop by the 3DS, with Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate swooping in tomorrow and Sonic: Lost World dropping on Tuesday. Joining Phoenix and Sonic will be the WayForward developed Regular Show: Mordecai & Rigby in 8-Bit Land.
New Nintendo eShop releases: Deus Ex Director's Cut, Mighty Switch Force 2, Hometown Story
It's a pretty big week for the Wii U on the eShop. New downloadable releases for Nintendo's console this week include Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut and Mighty Switch Force 2. Mighty Switch Force 2 is available now, while Deus Ex will drop on October 22. The Wii U Virtual Console also picks up Clu Clu Land and the "classic" Urban Champion. The 3DS isn't left out in the cold, though (winter is coming, y'all). Natsume's Hometown Story hits the 3DS eShop this week, as does Pinball: Revenge of the Gator, a delightful Game Boy game from Smash Bros. and Kirby developer, HAL Laboratory. And, if you need a break from Pokemon X and Y, you can watch some TV with Hulu Plus. Finally, there's also a sale running on Steamworld Dig. You can nab it for 20 percent off until 9am PT on October 20.
New Nintendo eShop releases: Splinter Cell Blacklist, Galaga, Donkey Kong
Sam Fisher infiltrates the Wii U's eShop next week in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist, joining a Virtual Console release of Namco's arcade classic Galaga. The NES version of Donkey Kong arrives today on the 3DS's Virtual Console, meanwhile, and players can look forward to snuggling canines and equines alike in the one-two pet-sim punch that is Barbie Groom and Glam Pups and My Western Horse 3D.
New Nintendo eShop releases: DuckTales Remastered, Dream Team, Spin the Bottle
On this week's eShop menu, there's a fine-looking Wii U dish in DuckTales, which has been Remastered for modern tastes. Maybe pick that up with a 2013 vintage of Spin the Bottle, which we recommend sharing with a few lively friends. If you'd prefer something to go, you could always try a double helping of Italian with Mario & Luigi: Dream Team on 3DS. Wii U DuckTales: Remastered (Capcom, 1 player, available August 13) Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party (KnapNok Games, 8 players, $8.99) Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (Tecmo Koei, 8 players, $7.99) 3DS Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Nintendo, 1 player, available August 11) Smash Bowling 3D (Big John Games, 1 player, $4.99) SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form, 1 player, $8.99) Tangram Style (Moving Player, 1 player, $6.99)
New Nintendo eShop releases: Pikmin 3, Cloudberry Kingdom, Kirby's Dream Land 2
It's a pretty full week on the Nintendo eShop, especially for the Wii U. The console picks up the stupidly difficult Cloudberry Kingdom, and Virtual Console adds Harvest Moon. Pikmin 3 also marches onto the Wii U eShop on August 4 (be sure to read our review!). Meanwhile, the 3DS grabs Kirby's Dream Land 2.
New Nintendo eShop releases: Animal Crossing, Yoshi, Sengoku 3
The biggest news on the Nintendo eShop this week is definitely the release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It hits the eShop on June 9 and, in case you didn't hear, we really enjoyed it. Meanwhile, Wii U Virtual Console picks up Spelunker today, and it gets Yoshi – the NES puzzle game – on June 12. The Wii also gets some Virtual Console love with Sengoku 3. Trine 2: Directors Cut for Wii U is on sale for $9.99 until 9am Pacific on June 27. Finally, Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth has received a permanent price drop to $29.99.
Nintendo eShop blows out some sales before May 9
The Nintendo eShop is doing some spring cleaning, throwing a handful of games up for sale today through May 9: 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure, Dillon's Rolling Western, Pushmo, Fluidity: Spin Cycle and Tokyo Crash Mobs. Also on sale right now is Code of Princess, down from $40 to $30, and Level-5's Guild 01 collection is still cheap now through May 30. Kirby's Adventure and Pushmo are each $5 (originally $7), Dillon's is $7 (originally $10), Fluidity is $8 (originally $11), and Tokyo Crash Mobs is $5 (originally $6). The Guild 01 collection includes Liberation Maiden and Crimson Shroud – each $5, down from $8 – and Aero Porter, which is $3, rather than the $5 standard.
Classic games available for 30 cents on Wii U eShop, Balloon Fight up first
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo will make one game available on the Wii U eShop every month for $0.30 between now and July. Each NES or SNES game will be available at the discounted price for 30 days.First up is Balloon Fight, which is available right now on the eShop at the discounted price. The next six are listed in the picture above. Remember, you only have 30 days to grab each game for $0.30. Virtual Console games will arrive on the Wii U in greater numbers following the spring system update.
Ubisoft Uplay app now on Wii U
Been playing Ubisoft Wii U games without accruing the publisher's invented Uplay currency like some kind of chump? Now's the time to feel better about yourself, because the Uplay app is now available for download through the Nintendo eShop.If you've signed into Uplay with your info through any Ubisoft game on Wii U, the app will automatically detect your information. Through the Uplay app you can view your achievements, spend your Uplay bux on content for various Ubisoft games and perhaps ponder why you put so much stock in imaginary economies.
PSA: Nintendo 3DS firmware update now live in North America
If your 3DS' home screen is looking a little too cluttered, then today's your lucky day. Nintendo is rolling out the firmware update that adds folders to your folder. (You've gotta fold the console closed, geddit?) The only other change evident so far is a redesigned eShop interface that makes better use of the screen's real estate, but pssh, who cares? It's all about the folders for us.
VVVVVV arrives on the 3DS eShop on December 29
Terry Cavanagh's great platformer VVVVVV is heading to a 3DS near you as promised: The game has been set for release on the Nintendo eShop next week. Starting December 29, you'll be able to grab the game (published by Nicalis, the company behind Cave Story and its various iterations) for a price of $7.99 on your 3DS, and take on the game's many frustrating yet ingenious challenges for yourself. Or, if you've never played the title before, you could go try out the free Flash version, or play it on PC or Mac as you wish. It's a great and well-made experience for sure, but bring all of the patience you have. You'll need it.%Gallery-136044%
Nintendo completes 3DS Ambassador program, delivers ten GBA games to early adopters
If you've still got the 3DS price drop blues, perhaps a fresh (and final) infusion of free games will help. Early adopters that signed into the Nintendo eShop before August 11th will find ten GameBoy Advance games tacked on to their handheld's purchase history, retrievable via the same clunky redownload system that delivered the 3DS Ambassador program's NES titles. Thankfully, the unintuitive process is relatively simple -- just hop into the eShop's menu, scroll down to "Settings / Other", and select "Your Downloads," to claim your (potentially-exclusive) games. Short of having a 3DS guide us through the Louvre, we can't think of a better use for Nintendo's fledgling handheld.
Nintendo Video's 3DS app plays coy, is / is not launching in the US today
Is Nintendo Video launching in the US, or is it just coming soon? Someone over at the house that Mario built needs to make up their mind -- Reggie knuckle sandwich, anyone? The application was quietly announced this morning via Nintendo Download, then listed as a non-downloadable item on the eShop and featured on the company's official site with a release dated today. So, where is it then? Your guess is as good as ours. When it finally hits your parallax display, expect this 3DS only app to update weekly with fresh content, promising limited-time only 2D and 3D comedy, action and adventure shorts. Head to the eShop right now, and you'll be treated to a music-backed, text-only tease of the service and a College Humour video, apparently. If a curated experience from the makers of the Wii U fits your bill, then go right ahead and set that Spotpass to download.
Nintendo GDC keynote roundup: Netflix and free AT&T WiFi coming to 3DS this summer!
We survived the keynote address here at GDC 2011, where Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Aime just got done revealing a veritable cornucopia of info about the 3DS. On the video content front, the 3DS will get Netflix this summer along with the ability to pause a video on your handheld and continue watching on your Wii -- though we presume you may recommence your cinematic experience on an XBox or PS3 too. The addition of Netflix wasn't the only announcement by Iwata, however. Get the rest after the break.
3DS Virtual Console getting Game Gear and TurboGraphx-16 games, coming late May
In addition to select, hand-picked Game Boy and Game Boy Color classics, the 3DS's Virtual Console will also play host to titles from two slightly surprising sources: The Sega Game Gear and TurboGraphx-16 handhelds. No specific entries from the two devices were named during Reggie Fils-Aime's presentation at Nintendo's GDC keynote today -- though we've got our fingers crossed for the speedy arrival of Sonic Chaos. Fils-Aime also confirmed the late May arrival of the Virtual Console via a system update, which wiill also introduce a handful of the device's other online features, including: DSiWare (and the ability to transfer DSiWare games from a DSi or DSi XL), the web browser and eShop. It's likely to be the same update that will add Netflix and some 3D video features, too.
