Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems

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

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U
  • Minecraft:
    Story Mode – Episode 1: The Order of the Stone – This
    new episodic series was created by award-winning adventure game
    powerhouse Telltale Games, in partnership with Minecraft
    creators, Mojang. As Jesse, you’ll embark on a perilous adventure
    across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End and beyond.
    While at EnderCon, in hopes of meeting Gabriel the Warrior, you
    and your friends discover that something is wrong … something
    dreadful. You will drive the story through the decisions you make:
    What you say to people (and how you say it) and what you choose to
    do in moments of thrilling action will make this YOUR story. Click here
    to view a trailer for the game.
  • Mario
    & Luigi: Paper Jam – Paper Mario is jumping off
    the page and into the quirky adventures of Mario & Luigi! Become a
    super team of Mario Bros. to take on quests, take down enemies and
    untangle two classic gaming universes in this playful new entry in
    the Mario & Luigi RPG series. Mario & Luigi: Paper
    Jam will be available on Jan. 21 at 9 p.m. PT.
  • Super
    Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 – The Koopalings
    have been sent to wreak havoc in the Mushroom World. It’s up to
    Mario to recover the royal magic wands and restore the kings to
    their true forms. Access extra levels by selecting Level Card on
    the file-selection screen, or take a break from the journey and
    get in on some classic Mario Bros. action!
  • Zack
    & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros’ Treasure – In this
    swashbuckling Wii classic, explore seven vibrant and fantastic
    lands with Zack and Wiki, as they go on a quest to become the
    greatest pirates who ever lived. Use the Wii Remote controller to
    navigate, open objects, transform items or unlock new pathways as
    you solve puzzles and outwit a variety of enemies and bosses.

  Nintendo eShop sales:

  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • Winter
      Warm-Up Sale! – It’s week two of the Winter Warm-Up Sale!
      Save up to 30 percent off select games, and be sure to check back
      next week for a lineup of new deals. This week’s deals start Jan.
      21 at 9 a.m. PT and end Jan. 28 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
    • Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations (Wii
      U and Nintendo
      3DS), Barbie and Her Sisters Puppy Rescue (Wii
      U and Nintendo
      3DS) and more games from Little Orbit are on sale until 8:59
      a.m. PT on Feb. 12.
    • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
      • Super
        Toy Cars is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to
        $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
      • The
        Quiet Collection is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99
        to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 1.
      • Toon
        Tanks is 20 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.59)
        until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.
      • Fit
        Music and Luv
        Me Buddies Wonderland from O2 Games are on sale until
        8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 22.
      • Luv
        Me Buddies Wonderland is more than 45 percent off
        (reduced from $24.90 to $12.90) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.
      • Etrian
        Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight and Etrian
        Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl from ATLUS are on
        sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 1.

      Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

      • New themes this week include:
        • SEGA SG-1000
        • Animal Crossing: Winter Frolicking

        Also new this week:

        • PET
          INN 3D (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
        • A
          World of Keflings – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on
          Wii U)
        • Brunswick
          Pro Bowling (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
        • Cube
          Life: Island Survival – Demo Version (Nintendo
          eShop on Wii U)
        • SKEASY
          (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 the Nintendo eShop on the Wii
        U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the Nintendo DSi^™
        Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and the Wii^™ Shop Channel
        for the Wii console.

        The 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 the 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^™,
        which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop.

        Remember that Wii U, Wii, 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. For more information about
        this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
        or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

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        site.

        Contacts

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