Nintendo Video Game News: Wii U, 3DS, 3DS XL, eShop & More
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About Nintendo eShop:
Nintendo eShop on Wii U or Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo 3DS XL offers a variety of free and paid for software, as well as videos, user reviews and more information about Wii U and Nintendo 3DS software. On Wii U, users can download free game demos and Wii U Download Software or watch videos. On Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo 3DS XL users can download free game demos, Nintendo 3DS Download Software, classic games for Virtual Console, Downloadable Videos and Nintendo DSiWare. Download versions of selected Wii U Disc software or Nintendo 3DS Card software are also now available. Funds to purchase software can be added using a credit card or through Nintendo eShop cards which can be found at retail stores.
About Wii Shop Channel & Nintendo DSi Shop:
The Wii Shop Channel & Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo Points which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel & Nintendo DSi Shop, as well as in selected retail stores. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
About Nintendo:
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U & Wii home console, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo has sold more than 4 billion video games and more than 651 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL, as well as the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Super NES, Nintendo® 64 and Nintendo GameCube systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in Europe.
| Title | Platform | Available on | Price Point | Further Info Contact | ||
| Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version (Zordix AB) | Nintendo 3DS (Download Software) |
Nintendo eShop | €9.99 (£8.99 UK Only) |
Matti Larsson matti@zordix.com |
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| Game Description: Face the heat on the frontline as you assume the role of a rookie firefighter destined to become a hero on Nintendo 3DS. Operate the tools of the trade. Aim jets of water, swing axes and prise open doors. Adding to the already intense drama is an impressive cast of voice actors. Become that rarest of commodities – a real hero! | ||||||
| Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed™ (SEGA) |
Nintendo 3DS (Card/Download) |
Nintendo eShop | €39.99 (£29.99 UK Only) |
Kerry Rizzo krizzo@sega.co.uk |
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| Game Description: Sonic and the All-Stars cast line up on the starting grid once again to battle for supremacy in the ultimate race. Compete across land, water and air in incredible transforming vehicles that change from cars to boats to planes mid-race. Master your driving skills as you drift, barrel role and boost to overtake your rivals, or use your weapons tactically and unleash your All-Star move to gain the winning advantage. | ||||||
| Fractured Soul Demo (Endgame Studios) |
Nintendo 3DS (Demo) |
Nintendo eShop | Free | Grant Davies grant.davies@endgamestudios.com |
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| Game Description: Old-school platforming on two screens! 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, and exclusively for Nintendo 3DS, Fractured Soul literally adds a new dimension to this much-loved genre. | ||||||
| MEGA MAN™ 2 (CAPCOM) |
Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) |
Nintendo eShop | €4.99 (£4.49 UK Only) |
pr@nintendo.co.uk | ||
| Game Description: Regarded as one of the greatest action games of all time, Mega Man 2 improves upon its already superb predecessor. With even more stages and Robot Masters, its sheer size and scope are enough to get gamers’ hearts palpitating. The year is 200X. Dr. Light’s super-robot, Mega Man, has succeeded in defeating the nefarious Dr. Wily, and peace reigns over the planet. However, Dr. Wily returns with a new army of Robot Masters to challenge our hero. Can Mega Man save the world again? | ||||||
| The Beet Party: Jurassic Fridge (Redrover) |
Nintendo 3DS (Download Video) |
Nintendo eShop | €0.99 (£0.89 UK Only) |
Thom Chapmant.chapman@toonboxent.com | ||
| Game Description: The Beet Party: Jurassic Fridge is the second in a series of 3D short videos available for download on Nintendo eShop. The two-minute interstitials target four to six year olds and follow the adventures of the five coolest beets around as they explore, experiment, celebrate and communicate with beat-boxing sounds when something new arrives in their fridge. | ||||||
| SENGOKU 2 (D4 Enterprise) |
Wii (Virtual Console) |
Wii Shop Channel | 900 points | Shinta Ogura ogura@d4e.co.jp |
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| Game Description: Originally released in 1995, Sengoku 2 is a side-scrolling beat ’em up game. The characters are warriors that have been summoned by a sorceress princess to take down a dark lord while battling through various epochs. As in the previous version, you can transform your characters, but unlike its predecessor, you don’t have to save your ally to be able to transform into them, but rather you can change among the Ninja, Tengu and Ninja Dog freely right from the beginning. Furthermore, one of the new elements to this version is the incorporation of build-up attacks and defence, giving a more tactical twist to this action brawler. | ||||||
