Nintendo News: Nintendo Download, Dec. 8, 2016: Turn Over a New Leaf!

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
  • Animal
    Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo – There’s more to
    discover than ever before in the Animal Crossing: New
    Leaf—Welcome amiibo game. This updated version of Animal
    Crossing: New Leaf adds new features and activities, as well
    as support for all Animal Crossing series amiibo figures and
    cards. Discover new villagers, explore the Campground, and
    interact with characters—all with the tap of compatible amiibo
    cards or figures.
  • Demon’s
    Crest – Firebrand must set off to recover the six
    magical stones of the Demon Crest before the realms of humans and
    demons fall into the hands of his evil nemesis, Phalanx. In this
    Super NES action platformer, breathe fire, claw walls and hover
    across seven intense levels as you fight to save the realms from
    eternal unrest.
  • Fire
    Emblem: Shadow Dragon – Discover the origin of classic
    character Marth in this Nintendo DS retelling of the original Fire
    Emblem game. Alternate turns with the enemy and shape your
    army to suit your strategy by selecting from dozens of units with
    unique spells, abilities and weapons. Each unit has its own
    strategic benefits, so guide them wisely or risk losing them on
    the battlefield.
  • Metroid:
    Other M – Join Samus for an action-packed space
    adventure that takes the best elements of first- and third-person
    gaming to create a seamless blend of gameplay, storytelling and
    cinematography. Players hold the Wii Remote controller sideways
    while navigating and battling in third person. However, at any
    moment, players can switch immediately to Wii Remote pointer
    controls to examine and explore the environments in a first-person
    perspective.

  Nintendo eShop sales:

  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • Great deals this week include Brunch
      Panic, The
      Keep and Rorrim,
      plus several more. Check out the full list of deals on Nintendo
      3DS and Wii U available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.

    Activities:

    • My Nintendo Celebrates The Legend of Zelda – The latest
      My Nintendo rewards are inspired by the 30^th anniversary of
      the Legend of Zelda franchise. Fans can redeem My Nintendo
      points for discounts on digital games like The Legend of Zelda: A
      Link to the Past (Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS) and The Legend of
      Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii U). There is also a commemorative 30^th
      anniversary Home Menu theme for the Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS
      system. On top of that, enjoy the incredible music of The Legend of
      Zelda with orchestral music videos. Head to https://my.nintendo.com
      to check out the rewards.

    Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

    • New themes this week include:
      • Disney Tsum Tsum
      • Mickey & Friends Holiday Season

      Also new this week:

      • GALAXY
        BLASTER (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
      • Teslapunk
        (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
      • Bridge
        Constructor Playground (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)

      In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also
      offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their
      systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop on the Wii U
      console, the Nintendo 3DS family of systems and the Wii^™ Shop
      Channel for the Wii console.

      Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of
      content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users
      can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or
      purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code
      from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop
      on either Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used
      in either Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo
      Network account.

      The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points^™,
      which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi^™
      Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points^™.
      Click here
      for details about the recent Nintendo DSi Shop service change.

      Remember that Wii U, Wii, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL,
      Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and Nintendo DSi feature
      parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their
      children can access. Nintendo 3DS players who register a Nintendo
      Network ID gain access to free-to-start games and free game demos from
      Nintendo eShop, and also get the latest news and information direct from
      Nintendo. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
      or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

      Note to editors: Nintendo press materials are available at http://press.nintendo.com,
      a password-protected site. To obtain a login, please register on the
      site.

      Contacts

      Golin
      Eddie Garcia, 213-335-5536
      egarcia@golin.com
      or
      Rich
      George, 415-318-4342
      rgeorge@golin.com