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Ubisoft Puts Select 3DS Titles on Sale

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Jason Nason

Ubisoft has put a selection of games on the Nintendo 3DS on sale for the next week. The games are full retail titles which are also available for download in the 3DS eShop. The games are all available for the discounted price until August 27th.

All six of the games regularly retail in the Nintendo eShop for $29.99 and are already available for the discounted price of $20.99. Take a look at the full rundown of games below:

  • Rayman Origins
  • Rayman 3D
  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
  • Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
  • Rabids Travel in Time 3D
  • Petz Fantasy 3D

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Nicalis to Bring JRPG to Nintendo 3DS eShop

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

It seems that a JRPG may be coming to the 3DS.

On August 6th @nicalis hinted at something coming with the tweet “JRPG+SNES style music+3DS.” That tweet was preceded by one asking their twitter followers where they could find a good SNES style composer.

Tyrone Rodriguez from Nicalis also remarked in Twitter, “I really enjoy playing a good eShop JRPG on my 3DS.”

According to a posting on Destructoid, Nicalis, the developer behind NightSky, will publish the former 16-bit style RPG Android title Grinsia for the Nintendo 3DS.

The game was originally released by Kemco.

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August 15th Nintendo Download

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Jason Nason

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist arrives on the Nintendo Wii U next Tuesday and will be available for download in the eShop the same day. Also available for the Wii U is a new Virtual Console entry in Galaga. Plus two games have been put on sale including Trine 2: Director’s Cut.

Over on the Nintendo 3DS there are five new downloads available including Donkey Kong for the Virtual Console. New eShop titles include 10-in-1: Arcade Collection, Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D, My Western Horse 3D and Barbie: Groom & Glam Pups.

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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August 8th Nintendo Download

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Jason Nason

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team will hit retail stores and the 3DS eShop on Sunday August 11th but that’s not the only highlight for the 3DS. Three eShop titles hitting the digital marketplace today include Smash Bowling 3D, SteamWorld Dig and Tangram Style.

Plus escapeVektor is now on sale for 50% off through August 22nd.

On the Wii U, Capcom and WayForward’s remastered Ducktales: Remastered makes its long awaited release and new party title Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party arrives.

Finally Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV Wall of Fire has been added to the Wii U’s Virtual Console

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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Club Nintendo Rewards – August 2013

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Jason Nason

The month of August has brought four new downloadable game rewards for Club Nintendo members, including Mario Golf.

The game is one of two that are available for the Nintendo 3DS, the other is Brain Age Express: Sudoku!! The two games for the Nintendo Wii this month are a couple of NES Virtual console titles in NES Play Action Football and Wario’s Woods. All four titles are available until September 1st.Read More

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August 1st Nintendo Download

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jason Nason

Kirby’s Dream Land 2 hits the 3DS Virtual Console this week as well as three new eShop games. My Farm 3D, Family Kart 3D and Bike Rider DX are all new releases.

On the Wii U front Pikmin 3 will be released in retail and digital download versions on Sunday as does Disney’s Planes, which will be available on August 6th. The 3DS version will also be available next Tuesday.

Finally Harvest Moon is now available on the Wii U Virtual console and Ubisoft’s Cloudberry Kingdom is available in the Wii U eShop.

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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July 25th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Jason Nason

Another virtual console release has come the way of the North American Wii U with the release of Kid Icarus. The classic Nintendo title, which spawned a 3DS sequel a few years back, was made popular once again when the titular character was made as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros series.

Also released in this lean week of digital releases are a trio of games for the 3DS including digital only releases Chain Blaster, Angler’s Club: Ultimate Bass Fishing 3D and PICROSS e2.

Finally good ol’ Nintendo DSi has another DSiWare release in Cute Witch! Runner from EnjoyUp Games.

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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July 18th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jason Nason

The wait is finally over for North American Nintendo fans as Earthbound has finally been released. The game, which has never seen a release this side of the Pacific, was released on the Wii U Virtual Console.

Other releases include Game Boy Colour title Shantae, which spawned a DSiWare sequal a few years ago. Also owners of the 3DS will get to go bowling with zombies, rescue robots in 3D and brave through an attack of monsters in Tokyo.

Take a look at the full list of releases below.

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2013 Club Nintendo Elite Rewards

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jason Nason

It’s that time of year again when Nintendo rewards all their loyal Club Nintendo users with special thank you gifts. Throughout the year every time you purchase and register Nintendo hardware platforms, select games made by Nintendo and titles purchased from the eShops, you are rewarded with coins.

Coins are awarded for purchasing and registering some things while additional bonus coins can be earned by completing post-play surveys.

The big N has just released the list of rewards available to gold members (earning 300 coins between July 1 – June 30) and platinum members (earning 600 coins during the same period). Platinum members can choose from any of eight rewards, which include some real-life goodies. Gold members can select from six rewards. Gifts need to be redeemed by August 15th.

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July 11th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jason Nason

The heavily anticipated Shin Megami Tensei IV will arrive in stores and on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on Tuesday. We’ve played the game and it’s fantastic. Click the sidebar for our review of the game.

Also hitting the eShores are a couple of Virtual Console titles on the Wii U in the original Metroid and Donkey Kong. Down the way of the 3DS you can also go retro with another serving of the Mario game. Super Mario Bros. 2 is this week’s helping.

The upcoming Dreamworks Picture Turbo has its very own game on both the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. The game hits retail and eShop on Tuesday. Also after the Marvel crew got their own virtual tabletop game, the Star Wars franchise gets its own version of Pinball. Take a look at Star Wars Pinball on the Wii U.

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June 20th Nintendo Download

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jason Nason

There is a ton going on this week with another slew of Virtual Console titles both on the Wii U and on the 3DS. Mario Bros., Wrecking Crew, Tails Adventure and Mega Man 6 are just a few of the title being released.

Add in the digital release of New Super Luigi U as well as Game & Wario and you have a lot to look at this week. A couple of sales in the mix and the anticipated release of Level 5’s BUGS vs. TANKS should be one to check out! Take a look at the full list of games below!

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