Category Archives: eShop

CollegeHumor’s BearShark animated series has been turned into a game on Nintendo 3DS, courtesy of developer Silverball. It’s out now in the States.

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Nintendo has updated its eShop offerings for North America with all sorts of Virtual Console goodies such as Pac-Man, Balloon Fight, and Mega Man. There’s also items available for 3DS users, so head below for your full update.

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The Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Waves is coming to North America via the 3DS eShop.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told investors that around 10% of Japanese consumers are willing to opt for digital versions of title available on Nintendo systems.

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It may be all doom and gloom for the Wii U and Nintendo’s financials in general, but the eShop is just coming into its own, with tremendous growth in downloadable sales on the big N’s first properly supported digital platform.

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Offerings through Nintendo’s North American eShop this week are a bit slim, so we’ll just get right to it. The promised Challenges mode is available for Rayman Legends on Wii U; Mega Man 4 us available through 3DS Virtual Console; SENGOKU has hit Virtual Console on Wii, Crazy Construction is available for 3DS, and Color Commando can be yours on both DSi through DSiWare and on 3DS.

Nintendo is offering 3DS owners the chance to pick-up a free game when they register three titles from a list of eight top releases. The promotion is aptly named, “So Many Games!”

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Nintendo has announced that Rayman Legends Challenges mode will be released for free on April 25 on Wii U and it’s free to boot.

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High-street retailer GAME has become the first retailer in Europe to sell Nintendo’s eShop codes online and in stores. The retailer is selling a number of Wii U and 3DS titles through its website, with six Wii U titles ranging from Singstar at £32.99 to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge and New Super Mario Bros. U for £41.99.

Thanks, Joystiq.

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GAME has announced a partnerships with Nintendo in which eShop codes will be sold through the retailer online and in-store starting today. The agreement will allow GAME to be the exclusive retailer to sell the codes, which will be issued via till receipt for in-store purchases or email when purchased online. Once activated, codes can be entered into the Nintendo eShop through 3DS or Wii U. For customers in the UK, GAME is also offering an extra 25% trade-in value on selected game trade-ins against Nintendo eShop purchases in store.

LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins won’t be available through the eShop until Sunday, but it’s part of this week’s North American Nintendo Downloads, so you need to be aware fo it. Also, starting today, Guild01 titles Liberation Maiden, Crimson Shroud, and Areo Porter are on sale. You also have until April 19 – tomorrow – to get Pokédex 3D Pro for cheap. Hit the break for your full update.

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Nintendo hosted Nintendo Direct sessions in both North America and Europe today, announcing a new installment in the Mario Party series for 3DS, release dates for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the Virtual Console release of Earthbound or Mother 2 if you will, and a 2014 release for Bravely Default: Flying Fairy in the west.

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The King of Fighters ’99 has been listed by the Australian Classification Board, to be published by Nintendo. The classic fighter got a Virtual Console release in Japan in December, but has so far not been announced for a western re-release. It looks like that might change, although somewhat mysteriously, it’s listed for release on DVD rather than Wii U. Wouldn’t be the Board’s first clerical error, though.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is now available at retailers and in the Nintendo eShop in North America. The new release of Soul Hackers is exclusive to thesystem, and is available for $39.99. To celebrate the release, Atlus has posted some screenshots which we have in turn added below. Enjoy.

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Cut the Rope was announced for 3DS during iDEAME Spain this past weekend, according to Nintendo World Report. It will be handled by Abylight, with original developer Zeptolab pubishing it through eShop. It will contain the extra levels added with the PC and Mac versions, various achievements and online leaderboards will also be added. Pricing and a release date were not announced. but GoNintendo was able to get a video of it in action, and it’s below.

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Nintendo has published its weekly list of eShop downloads for Europe, with a full retail download of the superb Fire Emblem: Awakening leading the week. If you enjoyed Advance Wars you should just buy it, basically.

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A 16-minute gameplay video featuring three Guild02 titles has been posted by 4Gamer.

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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and Kirby’s Adventure are the big ones heading up Nintendo’s download contents this week. Granted, neither titles land until April 16 and April 17, respectively, but at least Nintendo has given you the option to plan ahead. For those who need something now, Dillon’s Rolling Western: The Last Ranger is available for 3DS, alongside Soccer Up 3D and Clash of Elementalists. Hit up the break for the full line-up.

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Along with Flashback, Ubisoft has announced will digitally publish Pwnee Studios’ Cloudberry Kingdom. The platformer, which was a successful Kickstarter project back in May 2012, contains with randomly generated levels. This means each one is new and never seen before. The difficulty level can match any need, “from the casual to the hardcore,” and will land on Mac, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U, and Xbox 360 this summer. A developer diary is below.

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Nintendo has released its weekly list of Wii U and 3DS digital offerings, and fans of the indie scene will have much to look forward to.

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