The Nintendo 3DS eShop is the focus this week with a ton of new games available from full retail releases to new eShop titles.
EA Sports latest game in the FIFA series arrives on the 3DS with FIFA 14 hitting the eShop arriving on September 24th. Other full retail releases arriving include Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure and Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi.
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker 3D is also available this week with the digital version preceeding the retail release which won’t be in stores until a few weeks.
Elsewhere Super Mario Bros. has been released in the Wii U Virtual Console while Solomon’s Key hits the 3DS eShop.
Other eShop titles released include Mahjong 3D – Essentials, AiRace Speed and Star Wars Pinball. Add that to a couple of Edutainment titles on DSiWare and there is a lot to see this week.
Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.
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Nintendo Wii U Full Game Download
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Action, Adventures | Nintendo | Rated: E-10
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker makes its glorious return on the Wii U console with gorgeous HD graphics and enhanced game features. In this definitive version of the Nintendo GameCube™ classic, players can experience the game in gorgeous 1080p graphics and manage their inventory and view maps on the Wii U GamePad controller. With the new Tingle Bottle feature, players with broadband Internet access can connect with others over Miiverse. Comments or screen shots posted on Miiverse will wash up on the shores of other players’ games. And if the TV is already in use, no worries – players can play the entire game directly on the Wii U GamePad. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD will be available at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 20.
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
Puzzles, Strategy | WB Games / 5th Cell | Rated: E-10 | $59.99
Super power your imagination as you battle the mightiest villains in an exciting, action-filled adventure through GOTHAM CITY™, METROPOLIS™, ATLANTIS™ and other iconic locales from the DC Comics Universe. Enjoy addictive replayability with new, dynamic puzzles that continuously generate different missions every time you play it. Then bring out your inner super hero (or super villain!) with the all-new Hero Creator by crafting completely original objects out of parts of existing DC Comics characters. Assign unique properties to your creations and use them to solve puzzles, or share them online with friends – which they can use in game or further modify as they like. Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure will be available on Sept. 24.
Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console
Super Mario Bros.
Action, Adventure | Nintendo | Rated: E
Do you have what it takes to save the Mushroom Princess? Rediscover Mario and Luigi in their first great adventure! One day, the Mushroom Kingdom was invaded by the Koopas, a tribe of turtles famous for their black magic. The quiet, peace-loving Mushroom People were turned into stones, bricks, and even plants, and the kingdom fell into ruin. The only one who can undo the magic spell is Princess Toadstool, the daughter of the Mushroom King. Unfortunately, she is in the hands of evil king Bowser. Mario learns of the Mushroom People’s plight and sets out to free the Mushroom Princess from the Koopas and restore the fallen kingdom. Jump, kick shells, and throw fireballs through eight action-packed worlds in this iconic NES classic!
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Action, Adventure | Capcom | Rated: T | $29.99
Discover the epic world of Monster Hunter as you journey through more than 200 exhilarating quests, battle larger-than-life monsters, and create hundreds of weapons and armor. Hunt with your two AI companions in single player quests or connect the Wii U system with up to three friends in four player online battles. Visually stunning 1080p HD graphics and online voice chat make this the best Monster Hunter experience to date.
Get ready to hunt! Download Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U at 50 percent off until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 22.
Chasing Aurora
Action, Adventure | Capcom | Rated: E | $4.99
Chasing Aurora is a 2D aerial action game about the dream of flight. Players will compete in three different multiplayer game modes and a single player challenge mode. The Wii U GamePad is used for local asymmetric gameplay. Ride the wind from peak to peak. Fight for Aurora’s Gem. Fly your bird to victory in the breathtaking scenery of the Alps.
Play against your friends or race against the clock in Chasing Aurora, the aerial action game that lets you fly like a bird. Download Chasing Aurora on Wii U at a discounted price of $4.99 until 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 3.
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Nintendo 3DS Full Game Download
FIFA 14
Sports, Racing | EA Sports / EA Romania | Rated: E
Authenic football, 8 different modes FIFA 14 Legacy Edition on Nintendo 3DS delivers unmatched authenticity that reflects the current football season with updated kits and rosters but no updates to gameplay or game modes. FIFA 14 is the most authentic football game on Nintendo 3DS with over 30 officially licensed leagues, 50 real-world tournaments, 500 authentic clubs and 12,500 players wearing official kits. Play traditional 11 versus 11 matches or free your game in epic 5-v-5 street matches with full 3D effects. Play as a real-world superstar or re-create yourself and compete in 3D Street Football Mode. Optional touch screen controls deliver pin-point shooting and passing at your finger-tips.
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
Puzzles, Strategy | WB Games / 5th Cell | Rated: E-10 | $39.99
Super power your imagination as you battle the mightiest villains in an exciting, action-filled adventure through GOTHAM CITY™, METROPOLIS™, ATLANTIS™ and other iconic locales from the DC Comics Universe. Enjoy addictive replayability with new, dynamic puzzles that continuously generate different missions every time you play it. Then leverage the 3D’S Street Pass functionality to see all of the creative solutions to puzzles used by other players. Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure will be available on Sept. 24.
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi
Role-Playing | Aksys Games / Idea Factory | Rated: M |
The Men of Hakuoki Are Ready to Romance! Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi includes new story content, and gives players the chance to take a photo with their favorite characters from Hakuoki! At a time when shogunate and imperial forces clashed for supremacy over Japan, Chizuru travels to Kyoto in search of her missing father. She runs into the Shinsengumi, a band of samurai warriors sworn to protect the shogun. Chizuru learns that they are also looking for her father. Their journey becomes more complex as they face off against imperial soldiers and the supernatural! But in the midst of all this madness, will innocent Chizuru find love?
Shifting World
Puzzles, Strategy | Aksys Games | Rated: E | $29.99
Originally released April 24th, 2012, Shifting World is first of the SHIFT series to adapt the famous puzzle gameplay to full 3D.
Shift the world, from black to white and white to black. Use that to your advantage to overcome the game’s obstacles and find your way out of the room.
A new layer of puzzles: switch from 3D to 2D and from 2D to 3D with a button. Over 60 levels total in Adventure Mode and Time Attack Mode!
Features
– First of the SHIFT series in full 3D!
– Shift the world to conquer stages!
– 2D & 3D shifting
– Over 60 levels!
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Solomon’s Key
Puzzles, Strategy | TECMO KOEI GAMES | Rated: E | $3.99
Use magical powers to unlock Solomon’s scroll of secrets! As Dana, a skilled and talented hero, you must strategically maneuver through over 40 stages using mysterious block-creation skills and other magical powers. Free the captive Fairy in each stage by finding the Bell, and escape by grabbing the Magic Key. Use quick thinking and magical firepower to discover hidden items and evade numerous enemies as you race against the clock! Solomon’s Key also features over 10 secret levels and multiple endings you can unlock! Do you have what it takes to unravel the secrets of Solomon’s Key?
Nintendo 3DS eShop
Rage of the Gladiator
Fighting, Action | Gamelion | Rated: T | $6.99
Rage of the Gladiator is a fantasy-based fighting game where you must fight for your life in the arena. Prove yourself by conquering all opponents! Amazing 3D graphics, animation, lighting, shadows, and special effects. Full voice acting: Each boss has its own personality, and taunts you mercilessly! Insane finishing moves: Summon a fiery meteor or savage tornado, or transform into a hulking colossus 10x your size! Customize your character and specialize in skill trees – Offense, Defense, or Magic – to gain new powers! Improve your gear! Epic music: Enjoy masterpieces of blood-pumping music by legendary composer Sean Beeson! Great replay value: Beat the game to unlock new difficulty levels, where bosses are much tougher with all-new abilities!
AiRace Speed
Racing, Arcade | QubicGames | Rated: E | $4.99
Race on 18 adrenaline-fueld tracks. Fly extreme speeds with 5 advanced jets. Take the ultimate 3D challenge.
Let your Nintendo 3DS discover the true meaning of speed and adrenaline with AiRace Speed.
Take the challenge and pilot the most advanced and powerful jets as you compete to beat your best time. Race on stunning high-speed tracks featuring extremlely difficult tunnels, spectacular halls and hidden shortcuts.
Take speed to a whole new level and enjoy a frantic new gaming experience:
– Take the challenge – fly extreme speeds across 18 adrenaline-fueled tracks
– Stunning environments packed with challenging obstacles, tunnels, shortcuts and more
– Take control of one of 5 high-speed, futuristic jets powered with advanced technology
– High-performance graphics and immersive 3D effects that put you in the middle of the action
– Compete against fellow competitors around the world in online leaderboards
– Fantastic replay value with special achievements to be unlocked
– Third game of the successful and highly rated AiRace series
Mahjong 3D – Essentials
Puzzles, Strategy | TREVA Entertainment / Engine Software | Rated: E
Mahjong 3D – Essentials is just what you’re looking for! Fast and exciting fun guaranteed!
Do you love Mahjong, but don’t want to be part of the thrilling campaign in Mahjong 3D – Warriors of the Emperor? Then Mahjong 3D – Essentials is just what you’re looking for! Fast and exciting fun guaranteed!
Dive into an exotic world and experience the famous Chinese board game in breathtaking 3D! Be enchanted and enthralled by beautiful backgrounds – they make this Mahjong game a very special experience.
With Mahjong 3D Essentials, you get fast and exciting brainteasers for in-between times – 70 levels in three degrees of difficulty: easy, medium, and hard.
Build your own puzzles with the level editor – endless fun guaranteed!
Features:
– 70 exciting levels in easy, medium, and hard
– Level editor: Create your own Mahjong boards and have endless fun
– Be enchanted by the breathtaking 3D graphics and the exotic backgrounds
Star Wars Pinball
Arcade, Pinball | Zen Studios | Rated: E
May the Force be with you! Use the Force to guide the silver ball! Will you choose the Light or Dark side?
Feel the power of the Force in Star Wars Pinball! Set in a galaxy far, far away, each of the tables in this brand new pack lets you interact with the most iconic characters, and relive the greatest moments of the Star Wars universe: Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Boba Fett. May the Force be with you!
Influence the Balance of the Force! Join either the Light Side or Dark Side and take part in the epic struggle by simply posting scores for your chosen side!
Full list of features:
– Three brand new tables: Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett, and The Clone Wars
– Compete against other players to achieve the highest ForceScore™, and team up with your friends to increase your TeamScore™
– Hotseat multiplayer mode
– New tables released regularly through the Nintendo eShop
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Nintendo DSiWare
Tales to Enjoy! Three Little Pigs
Edutainment | Enjoy Gaming ltd. | Rated: E
Tales to Enjoy! The Three Little Pigs, is one of a collection of Interactive Stories for young children. Each book is filled with features to entertain children while helping them to learn and stimulate their imagination.
The game is a series of interactive activities based around the theme of the story about three little pigs who try to build their own houses and have problems with the local wolf. Which of the pigs you may ask gets the better of the wolf and gets to live happily ever after ……… Play the game and find out!!
– An easy to use interface allows the youngest of children to navigate through choices as the entire interface is voice-over guided.
– In one of the modes “Tell your own tale,” children can animate all objects in the story world and either tell the story or invent one of their own.
– Increasing difficulty of the minigames
– Interactive classic story
– Voice-over guided interface and storytelling for the youngest children
– Studio recorded voice over’s with professional actors
Tales to Enjoy! The Ugly Duckling
Edutainment | Enjoy Gaming ltd. | Rated: E
Tales to Enjoy! The Ugly Duckling, is one of a collection of Interactive Stories for young children. Each book is filled with features to entertain children while helping them to learn and stimulate their imagination.
The game is a series of interactive activities based around the theme of the story about three little pigs who try to build their own houses and have problems with the local wolf. Which of the pigs you may ask gets the better of the wolf and gets to live happily ever after ……… Play the game and find out!!
– An easy to use interface allows the youngest of children to navigate through choices as the entire interface is voice-over guided.
– In one of the modes “Tell your own tale,” children can animate all objects in the story world and either tell the story or invent one of their own.
– Increasing difficulty of the minigames
– Interactive classic story
– Voice-over guided interface and storytelling for the youngest children
– Studio recorded voice over’s with professional actors
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Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS™/Nintendo 3DS XL system, to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console and games for the Nintendo Wii U console at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Thursdays.