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Nintendo Download: Wii U Roundup, Zelda II, Crashmo, more
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Nintendo is dishing out a ton of new eShop content thanks to their first Wii U games update as well as a handful of 3DS, DSi, and Wii games.
This week, Wii U owners got the chance to download five eShop titles including the dreamy Chasing Aurora, the white-hot Little Inferno, the high-defintion remake Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, the twin-stick shooter Nano Assault Neo, and the puzzle platformer Trine 2: Director’s Cut. Almost two dozen Wii U retail games were also added to the eShop including New Super Mario Bros. U, ZombiU, Scribblenauts Unlimited, and more.
3DS owners have their own batch of games to be thankful including another puzzle platformer (Crashmo) and the underappreciated Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
Hit the break for more details on all of these games as well as this week’s new DSi and Wii downloads. (more…)
Nintendo Download: Epic Mickey Power of Illusion, Hotel Transylvania, Myst, More
For the final pre-Wii U update to the Nintendo Download, the publisher has decided to put a heavy focus on 3DS titles, including this Sunday’s Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.
If a Mickey sidescroller doesn’t thrill you, several other previously retail-only 3DS games are available to download today. They include movie tie-in Hotel Transylvania, brain trainer American Mensa Academy, and the ultimate adventure game, Myst. The 3DS eShop-exclusive Monster Shooter is also available today.
Two new additions have also made their way to the DSiWare Shop. There’s the N-like platformer Jump Trials and the puzzler Working Dawgs: A-Maze-ing Pipes.
More information on all of these games can be found after the break. (more…)
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Nintendo Download: Paper Mario Sticker Star (on Sunday), Pokedex 3D Pro, more
Welcome to your weekly dose of new Nintendo Downloads. Here’s what you’ll be able to download today (and one game on Sunday):
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS eShop) – Available Sunday, November 11. When an accident scatters stickers across the land, Mario sets off on an adventure to repair a torn world. Searching Forests, Deserts and Mountains, Mario collects stickers to solve puzzles and battle monsters. Flatten characters, roll out towns and walk through living, breathing dioramas.
Pokedex 3D Pro (3DS eShop) – The Pokedex 3D Pro application is an upgraded version of the original Pokédex 3D application, exclusively available in the Nintendo eShop for $14.99. It includes detailed information about more than 640 Pokemon from the Pokemon video game series. The Pokedex 3D Pro application also includes in-depth sorting, comparison and ranking tools, as well as comprehensive details about the moves each Pokemon can learn, and how and when each Pokemon evolves.
Johnny Hotshot (3DS eShop) – After being warped into the world of one of Johnny’s favorite arcade games, Cowboy Hotshot, Johnny must take on the role of sheriff and purge the town of the bandits led by Mr. Wang!
Dress To Play: Cute Witches! (3DS eShop) – Make a little witch and design her outfit in the dressing room. When you finish, get ready to set off on an adventure as your character flies away on her broomstick to a peaceful world inhabited by fantasy characters.
A demo of Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion has also been added to the 3DS eShop ahead of its November 18 release. Be sure and check it out along with the rest of this week’s Nintendo Download, which can be found after the break. (more…)
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Tagged 3DS, DS, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Wii
Japan getting 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII in February
Dragon Quest VII was one of the last major games to be released for the PlayStation in the US. And it was such a massive game (over 100 hours of gameplay, and that’s without completing any sidequests), that most people didn’t even finish it. But if you live in Japan, you’ll soon be getting a second shot, as Square Enix has announced that a Dragon Quest VII remake will be available for the 3DS on February 7, 2013.
The remake is being developed by Arte Piazza, who brought Dragon Quest IV, V, and VI to the DS in recent years. A decision on an American release hasn’t been made yet, but according to Joystiq, Square Enix is “currently evaluating the title for the Western markets.”
Hey Square Enix, if you’re doing a poll, put me down for a “yes.”
[Source: Siliconera]
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Tagged 3DS, Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Nintendo Download: Freakyforms Deluxe, 2 Fast 4 Gnomz, more
Today’s Thursday and that means another round of Nintendo downloads:
2 Fast 4 Gnomz (3DS eShop) – Four brave gnomes venture on a journey so epic, they don’t even know where they’re going. Join Bumb, Berzerk, Speedster and Uncle Time as they run, fly, bounce, glide and break their way through the magical lands of Gnomia to reach their mysterious destiny.
Spot It! Mean Machines (DSiWare) – In “Spot It! Mean Machines”, players race the clock to find the hidden objects in cleverly arranged scenes. The puzzles are based on the popular “Spot-It!” book series published by Capstone Press. See how many objects you can spot in 10 different puzzles. Vibrant graphics make spotting objects fun and challenging.
Cake Ninja 2 (DSiWare) – Slice and dice cakes.
Nintendo also plans to add Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! to the 3DS eShop (and retail store shelves) on Monday, November 5…
Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! (3DS eShop) – Create wacky creatures called “formees” and bring them to life on your Nintendo 3DS system to populate your very own planet. Choose from more than 600 different forms to complete your creation. The choices you make will determine what abilities your formee will have and how it will move around the world.
Get elected mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Nintendo is finally ready to talk about Animal Crossing on the 3DS and it sounds like it was worth the wait. Debuting during this morning’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, the game has officially been titled Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It’ll be available early next year and New Leaf casts players in a new role, the mayor. As mayor, Animal Crossing: New Leaf players will gain control of the entire town, placing landmarks, overseeing businesses, and “sitting in the big chair.”
New Leaf also promises plenty of new customization options including clothes, furniture, and decorations. All of these items can also be shared with other players thanks to the game’s built-in QR Code generator. Finally, Animal Crossing: New Leaf will contain “Paradise Island,” a place where players can take part in new minigames or just swim in the water.
You can get a good look at all of these new features (as well as DJ K.K. Slider) in the trailer above.
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Tagged 3DS, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Nintendo Download: Art Academy, Crosswords Plus, Cave Story, more
Nintendo is going big with this week’s Nintendo Download with seven titles are newly available to download today, and an eighth scheduled for release this Sunday, October 7.
This week’s two biggest additions are Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! and Crosswords Plus. The art tutor and the crossword puzzles collection are now available on the 3DS eShop… and in the same week the retail versions became available in stores. Not bad, Nintendo.
Purchasing either title through the 3DS eShop will also net you a downloadable copy of Donkey Kong: Original Edition, which features the never-before-seen-on-a-home-platform Cement Factory level.
There’s plenty of other new releases this week as well. So hit the jump for a full rundown of this week’s new Nintendo Downloads. (more…)
Nintendo Download: Fractured Soul, Mystical Ninja, more
After this morning’s Wii U blowout, you’re ready to find out which games Nintendo added to the 3DS eShop and DSiWare Shop today, right? At the very least, you should check out the trailer for Fractured Soul above. It looks like a good time.
And here’s a quick look at the rest of the games in this week’s Nintendo Download:
Fractured Soul (3DS eShop) – Fractured Soul is a classic side-scrolling platform game with a twist: It is played across both screens at once. Created by platform gamers for platform gamers, it literally adds a new dimension to this much-loved genre.
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (3DS eShop) – In this classic game from 1998, join Goemon and his friends Ebisumaru and Sasuke as they battle to save ancient Japan from the clutches of an evil gang and rescue their fellow ninja, Yae.
Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D (3DS eShop) – Gear up and join an elite Special Forces unit in Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D, an arcade-style on-rail shooter for Nintendo 3DS.
Bookstore Dream (DSiWare) – Ever had a dream of owning you own bookstore? Now you can! Bookstore Dream is a simulation game that allows you to manage your lovely bookstore.