Another week and another Nintendo eShop update. This week’s bunch of downloadable goodies include a little bit of everything for 3DS and Wii U; there’s even some goodies via the Virtual Console for the lovers of games from years gone by. Oh how we miss those simpler days of gaming…
Below you’ll find what’s available, how much it costs and how you can get your grubby little gamer mitts on them.
Hyrule Warriors: Legends
(Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€39.99/ £34.99 / CHF 51.90
Game Description: Charge into battle with Hyrule’s mightiest legends in Hyrule Warriors: Legends. Cut down entire legions of enemies using powerful, over-the-top Dynasty Warriors-style moves, and switch between multiple fan-favourite characters to enhance your strategies. Enjoy all-new story elements and playable characters from The Legend of Zelda series and discover the ultimate Hyrule Warriors experience! The delicate balance of the Triforce has been disrupted, and Hyrule Kingdom is once again being torn apart by a dark power, this time led by Cia – The Dark Sorceress. Now it’s up to the legendary hero Link to face hordes of enemies and find the missing Princess Zelda.
Bonus for purchasing on Nintendo eShop: Download code for the theme “Hyrule Warriors: Legends” for Nintendo 3DS. Theme Description: Scroll to see various characters from Hyrule Warriors: Legends. Wake the system from Sleep Mode to hear a familiar jingle! (Download Code valid until 19/05/2016)
Download also includes a Download Code for the add-on content “Legend Character pack” for Hyrule Warriors on Wii U. The Legends Character Pack will give you access to all five new characters (Toon Link, Tetra, King Daphnes, Skull Kid and Linkle) and a new trident weapon for Ganondorf.
Hyrule Warriors: Legends: Legends of Hyrule Pack*
(Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
(Add-on Content for Hyrule Warriors: Legends)
Hyrule Warriors: Legends from 24/03/2016
€14.99/ £13.49 / CHF 21.00
Hyrule Warriors: Legends: Legends of Hyrule Pack (3DS/Wii U Bundle)
(Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
(Add-On Content for Hyrule Warriors™: Legends)
Hyrule Warriors: Legends from 24/03/2016
€16.99/ £15.29 / CHF 23.80
Get four AOC packs as they are released, and a costume for Ganondorf to enjoy now! (Nintendo 3DS only.)
This includes the Master Wind Waker Pack (exclusive to Nintendo 3DS), the Link’s Awakening Pack, the Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks Pack, and the A Link Between Worlds Pack. Plus, you’ll receive the “Wind Waker Robes” costume for Ganondorf as soon as you purchase.
The Nintendo 3DS/Wii U bundle includes a download code for the Wii U version of this add-on content to be used for Hyrule Warriors.
Donkey Kong Country
(Nintendo)
New Nintendo 3DS
(Virtual Console – Super Nintendo)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
Super Nintendo launch offers – Week Y:
€3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 for users who downloaded Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest using the same NNID, only until 31/03/2016.
Regular price:
€7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20
Game Description: In 1994, at the dawn of 32-bit consoles, one game blew players away with its pre-rendered 3D graphics, cartoon-quality animation and atmospheric music – on the 16-bit Super NES! Donkey Kong Country breathed new life into the character of Donkey Kong™, and introduced gamers to Diddy Kong, Cranky Kong and bad guys the Kremlings. Join DK and Diddy on a quest to recover their stolen banana hoard. Traverse more than 30 challenging levels, take a ride on animal buddies and survive the madcap mine cart sequences. You’d be bananas not to play Donkey Kong Country!
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (Nintendo)
New Nintendo 3DS
(Virtual Console – Super Nintendo)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
Super Nintendo launch offers – Week Y:
€3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 for users who downloaded Donkey Kong Country (New Nintendo 3DS) using the same NNID, only until 31/03/2016.
Regular price:
€7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20
Game Description: Donkey Kong has been kidnapped by the evil Kaptain K. Rool, who is demanding DK’s hard-earned banana hoard as a ransom! But there’s no way the Kongs are going to give it up that easily! In this pirate-themed sequel to the hit Donkey Kong Country, guide Diddy or Dixie Kong through eight wild worlds of comical action across the Kremling-infested Crocodile Isle. Discover new secrets, learn new abilities, meet new Kong family members, and take the reins of new animal buddies such as Squitter the Spider and Rattly the Rattlesnake.
Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward: Spring-Summer Styles Pack
(Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
(Add-on Content for Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward)
Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward from 24/03/2016
Free
Description: Great new styles from AZ-USA and Marzipan Sky await for New Style Boutique 2. Tap “Add-on Items” from the main menu, then tap “Select Add-on Items” and follow the instructions to get them.
Star Fox 64
(Nintendo)
Wii U
(Virtual Console – Nintendo 64)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
Special introductory offer: €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 21/04/2016
Regular price:
€9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00
Game Description: Andross has launched an all-out attack on the Lylat System, and only Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team stand in his way. Jump into your Arwing fighter, Landmaster tank or Blue Marine sub, and blast Andross’s forces into atoms! Battle through 15 varied levels of air, space, land and undersea combat. Discover hidden paths in forward-scrolling missions and switch into All-Range Mode for full 360-degree manoeuvring. Star Fox 64 also features a VS. mode for up to four players to battle it out in three thrilling game types.
Infinity Runner
(Wales Interactive)
Wii U
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€6.49/ £5.89 / CHF 9.10
Game Description: The Infinity is the largest spaceship ever built by man-kind; flung into the void of space to secure humanity a new home amongst the stars. However, instead of discovering paradise, the inhabitants of The Infinity unlocked the door to a long forgotten nightmare. Deep inside this leviathan something terrible hunts, out of myth and legend the last werewolf stalks the ship. Infinity Runner centres on a prisoner desperately trying to escape the decaying ship and the clutches of the terror within. In Infinity Runner, the player controls the protagonist, the prisoner, from a first-person perspective as he is challenged to escape from the gargantuan spaceship. Infinity Runner packs a lot into one super slick sci-fi action game bundle and with it re-invents the running genre!
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut
(WayForward)
Wii U
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€9.99/ £6.99 / CHF 10.00
Description: Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut is a powder keg of high octane, hair-whipping, hip shaking action! Features thousands of frames of animation, huge multi-sprite bosses, and a quest so big it’s bursting at the seams. Guide “half-genie” Shantae through haunted wastes, burning deserts, enchanted forests, dripping caverns and deadly labyrinths. Discover magical attacks, brew zombie coffee, save golden babies, and master the art of belly-dancing to transform Shantae into more powerful creatures. Use your powers to foil the lady pirate Risky Boots and save Sequin Land from certain doom! With its infectious characters, flirtatious humour and deliciously outlandish action, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge offers up all the hair-whipping, belly-dancing action you can handle! Now with new features, including unlockable Magic Mode and rebalanced gameplay.
Ascent of Kings
(Nostatic Software)
Wii U
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€1.49/ £1.11 / CHF 1.49 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €1.99 / £1.49 / CHF 1.99
Sherry Patheal
Suspension Railroad Simulator
(Joindots)
Wii U
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€7.19/ £5.39 / CHF 7.19 until 07/04/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Word Party
(Lightwood Games)
Wii U
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€11.99/ £11.19 / CHF 16.50 until 07/04/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €15.99 / £14.99 / CHF 22.00
Beyblade Evolution
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€4.99/ £4.99 / CHF 7.00 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF 28.00
BIT.TRIP SAGA
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Girl’s Fashion Shoot
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€4.99/ £4.99 / CHF 7.00 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF 28.00
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€11.99/ £11.99 / CHF 15.50 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €29.99 / £29.99 / CHF 38.90
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Hometown Story
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€7.49/ £7.49 / CHF 9.50 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €29.99 / £29.99 / CHF 28.90
Jewel Master Cradle Of Egypt 2 3D
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€4.99/ £4.49 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €19.99 / £17.99
Jewel Master Cradle Of Rome 2
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€4.99/ £4.49 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €19.99 / £17.99
Super Black Bass 3D
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€4.99/ £4.49/ CHF 7.00 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Virtue’s Last Reward
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Card/ Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€12.49/ £9.99/ CHF 15.90 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90
Aqua Moto Racing 3D
(Zordix AB)
Nintendo 3DS
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
Epic Word Search Collection
(Lightwood Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 07/04/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai
(Shin’en Multimedia)
Nintendo 3DS
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€6.70/ £5.70 / CHF 8.30 until 14/04/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €8.99 / £7.66 / CHF 11.08
Johnny’s Payday Panic
(Office Create)
Nintendo 3DS
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€1.99/ £1.49 / CHF 2.00 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €3.99 / £2.99 / CHF 4.00
SADAME
(Rising Star Games)
Nintendo 3DS
(Download)
Nintendo eShop from 24/03/2016
€10.99/ £9.49 / CHF 15.75 until 31/03/2016, 22:59 UTC.
Regular price €14.99 / £12.99 / CHF 21.00
Daniel Perez