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:
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Nintendo eShop on Wii U
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Star
Ghost – Save the galaxy from the
Metagons in this explosive shoot-’em-up by former Rare and Retro
Studios developer Rhys Lewis. Star Ghost features
procedurally generated levels, a unique control scheme and an
atmospheric soundtrack from renowned composer David Wise. It is
available exclusively in Nintendo eShop on Wii U. Click here
to see the trailer.
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MEGA
MAN BATTLE NETWORK 6 CYBEAST FALZAR and MEGA
MAN BATTLE NETWORK 6 CYBEAST GREGAR – After moving
with his family to Cyber City, Lan, with the help of Mega Man,
must intervene before an ancient creature of enormous power
destroys the network and the world. Game content is the same for MEGA
MAN BATTLE NETWORK 6 CYBEAST FALZAR and MEGA MAN BATTLE
NETWORK 6 CYBEAST GREGAR, but NetNavi chips and other items
may differ.
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Blast
’Em Bunnies – Blast ’Em Bunnies
is an endless first-person shooter in which you must defend your
rabbit burrow using fun new types of weapons and ammo. From
Watermelon Machineguns firing sticky raspberries to Turnip Mortars
firing explosive Pepper Bombs (which release heat-seeking chili
seeds), you’d better get shooting those coins to buy all of the
upgrades. Click here
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BRAVELY
SECOND: END LAYER DEMO The Ballad of the Three Cavaliers
– Square Enix’s critically acclaimed Bravely Default game
is all set to enjoy a much-lauded sequel, and you can try a
portion of it right now, for free. In the BRAVELY SECOND: END
LAYER DEMO The Ballad of the Three Cavaliers, you’ll return to
the land of Luxendarc and embark on a bonus adventure not found in
the main game. Make sure to try out different jobs during your
adventure. Whether they’re formidable fighters and mages looking
to test their skills, giant trolls with a chip on their shoulder
or alien entities with a bent for drama, all of them pose a risky
challenge … along with the irresistible promise of great rewards.
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Fire
Emblem Fates: Revelation – This third path in the Fire
Emblem Fates story reveals many secrets not available in the Birthright or Conquest versions.
Players who own either Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire
Emblem Fates: Conquest can purchase Revelation for
$19.99 via the Dragon’s Gate in game. Once purchased, a third
option will appear at the Branch of Fate moment of the game:
“Refuse to Choose a Side.” Additional content will be released on
a weekly basis through April 21 and is all part of Map Pack 1
available now for purchase.
Nintendo eShop sales:
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Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
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Sonic
Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic
Boom: Shattered Crystal from SEGA are on sale until
8:59 a.m. PT on March 21. -
Jones
on Fire, Gardenscapes
and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on
March 24.
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VoxelMaker
is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) from 9 a.m. PT on
March 11 until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 21. -
KEYTARI:
8-bit Music Maker is more than 35 percent off (reduced
from $7.99 to $4.99) from 9 a.m. PT on March 13 until 8:59 a.m. PT
on March 26. -
Test
Your Mind is 33 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to
$1.99) from 9 a.m. PT on March 11 until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 25. -
Christmas
Adventure of Rocket Penguin is 20 percent off (reduced
from $1.99 to $1.59) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31. -
Art
of Balance is 25 percent off (reduced from $8.99 to
$6.70) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31. -
Mortar
Melon and Plenty
of Fishies from Nitrolic Games are on sale until 8:59
a.m. PT on April 30.
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Fantasy
Pirates, Toys
vs Monsters and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale
until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 7. -
Snow
Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99
to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 17. -
Code
of Princess is more than 65 percent off (reduced from
$29.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 21. -
The
Delusions of Von Sottendorff and His Square Mind
is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $7.99) until
8:59 a.m. PT on March 22. -
The
Keep is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $12.99
to $7.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 24. -
Big
Hero 6 Battle in the Bay, Disney
Frozen: Olaf’s Quest and more games from GameMill
Entertainment are on sale from 9 a.m. PT on March 11 until 8:59
a.m. PT on April 18. -
Classic
Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50
percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on
April 4.
Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:
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New themes this week include:
- Fire Emblem Fates: Two Kingdoms
- Blast ’Em Bunnies: Zombies
- Blast ’Em Bunnies: Western
- Blast ’Em Bunnies: Ninjas
- Blast ’Em Bunnies: Luchadors
- Blast ’Em Bunnies Bundle
Price reduction:
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Nintendo
Selects – Starting on March 11, some of the most popular and
critically acclaimed Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games become a part of the
Nintendo Selects program and will be available at a suggested retail
price of only $19.99 each. Newly priced games include Super
Mario 3D World, Donkey
Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Pikmin
3 and NES
Remix Pack for Wii U; The
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Yoshi’s
New Island, Donkey
Kong Country Returns 3D and Mario
Party: Island Tour for Nintendo 3DS; and Super
Mario Galaxy 2, Animal
Crossing: City Folk, Donkey
Kong Country Returns and Super
Mario All-Stars for Wii.
Also new this week:
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Grumpy
Reaper (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) -
Jewel
Quest (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) -
Rhapsody
– Music & Radio (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) -
Word Puzzles by POWGI – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Wii
U and Nintendo
3DS)
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 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.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.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
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