Category Archives: eShop

Nintendo has published its full list of weekly digital wares for North America. HarmoKnight is there, and not much else of note.

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Nintendo is making an effort to reach out to indies these days, and another title has entered the Wii U fold. Or, rather, it will, a long time from now. In March 2014, Eden Industries will launch their quirky RPG Citizens of Earth in the Wii U eShop. Siliconera says it’s like Earthbound meets Little King’s Story. That is intriguing.

Nintendo has rolled out a new 3DS system update today, which revamps the online eShop and improves console stability.

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Nintendo business development manager and indie liaison Dan Adelman seems a little frustrated with how few independent develoeprs know how to get their games on the Wii U and 3DS eShop.

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Nintendo has posted its weekly European eShop update, bringing a full downloads of Luigi’s Mansion 2 and the incredible Rhythm Hunter: HarmoKnight to the region.

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Capcom has announced at PAX East that DuckTales Remastered is in development from WayForward. The remake of the 1990 title will be released on eShop for Wii U, PSN and XBL this summer. A trailer is below. Also announced was Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara which comes with Tower of Doom and Shadow of Mystara – which was outed last week – for PC, PSN, Wii U eshop, and XBLA. It is out in June and will boast four-player drop-in/drop-out online co-op.

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Code of Princess will release next week in Europe has part Nintendo’s weekly update. So, come March 28, you can nab the Agatsuma RPG through the eShop for €29.99 on 3DS. Thanks Nintendo Life.

Toki Tori 2 will be released on Wii U on April 4, Two Tribes has announced. The firm said the title is still in “the hands of Nintendo’s certification team,” and while normally a release date would be provided once it passed certification, the team said it is “confident it’ll pass in time.” Check out the new trailer for the game below.

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Nintendo has removed its restrictions on the sale of 18+ rated through the eShop in Europe.

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Scientifically Proven Entertainment has announced Blood of the Werewolf will be released through the eShop on Wii U. The action-platformer from former Activision and EA developers contains a dark atmosphere, with what Nintendo Life calls “punishing old-school gameplay”. It is also coming to PC, PSN and XBLA.

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This week marks the release of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity on the North American eShop. Well, technically the titles aren’t out until Sunday, March 24, but Nintendo has its own, special calendar, and has for years. While you will have to wait another couple days to get your hands on them, there are other titles available to pass the time with.

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Super Hang-On is the next Sega title to receive the 3DS treatment, following the rather neat Space Harrier 3D. It’s out in Japan next week.

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Urban Trial Freestyle developer Tate Multimedia has confirmed that its answer to Red Lynx’s Trials Evolution is heading to 3DS and iOS in spring.

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Nintendo has posted details of a Wii U eShop sale that kicks off today, and runs through to April 4. Check out the savings here.

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Nintendo has posted this week’s digital eShop offerings, with both the Wii U and 3DS receiving downloads of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and the Wii U Virtual Console receives a port of NES classic Punch Out!!

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Capcom has provided a list of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate goodness, which reveals the actual scope of the game’s size.

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HarmoKnight will release in Europe for 3DS at the end of the month. The rhythm platformer from Pokémon developer GameFreak, currently has a demo available through the NA eShop, and the game will be released in both regions through the eShop on March 28. The demo will be made available in Europe on March 21 (thanks, Gamesta).

Fire Emblem Awakening sold 180,000 units at North American retail, Nintendo has confirmed to Joystiq, making it the best first month sales in the history of the franchise. NoA also told the site that eShop sales were 63,000 units, which made up 35% of total sales. The last entry in the series, Shadow Dragon, has moved over 250,000 units in North America to date.

SteamWorld Dig is the spiritual successor to Image & Form’s quirky download game SteamWorld: Tower Defense. The studio describes it as a “hardcore platform mining adventure”, and it’s out on the 3DS eShop later this year.

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Zen Pinball 2 now has a solid North American release date on Wii U of March 21, having been delayed from an expected December launch. The eShop release is free and comes bundled with a couple of tables; the rest are offered as premium DLC, but all of them have free trials. Available tables include Zen Classics, Marvel characters and Plants vs Zombies. Check out a trailer through the break. Zen Pinball 2 is also available on PlayStation 3 and Vita.

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