amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits, a Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition demo and Paper Mario on Wii U’s Virtual Console lead this week’s Nintendo Download for North America.
Elsewhere, Star Wars Pinball is expanded with Heroes Within and Star Wars Rebels downloadable content, and the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Hunter’s Weapon Gallery 3DS HOME Menu Theme becomes available until July 1st. The Nintendo 3DS itself is treated to three new arrivals in Springloaded’s Heart Beaten, CIRCLE Entertainment’s Karous – The Beast of Re:Eden, and Gamers Digital’s My Horse 3D – Best Friends.
Special Offers (Wii U)
* Kung Fu Rabbit is 70 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $1.49 each) until 7th May 2015.
* Little Orbit: How to Train Your Dragon 2, Monster High: 13 Wishes and more titles are on sale between 1st May – 31st May 2015.
* RCMADIAX: Pentapuzzle, Toss N Go and other titles are up to 50 percent off until 24th June 2015.
* Shin’en Spring Sale: Big savings on select games from Shin’en for spring! Check out these great deals in the Nintendo eShop between 30th April – 21st May 2015.
* TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition: 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 14th May 2015.
* Zacisa’s Last Stand: 65 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.69) until 14th May 2015.
Special Offers (3DS)
* AeternoBlade: 46 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $7.99) between 1st May – 17th May 2015.
* CIRCLE Entertainment: Castle Conqueror Defender, Demon King Box and Quell Memento are on sale until 21st May 2015.
* Joindots: 3D Game Collection, FunFair Party Games and Murder on the Titanic are on sale until 14th May 2015.
* Kung Fu Rabbit is 70 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $1.49 each) until 7th May 2015.
* Little Orbit: How to Train Your Dragon 2, Monster High: 13 Wishes, Young Justice: Legacy and more titles are on sale between 1st May – 31st May 2015.
* Shin’en Spring Sale: Big savings on select games from Shin’en for spring! Check out these great deals in the Nintendo eShop between 30th April – 21st May 2015.
* Shin Megami Tensei IV: 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) between 4th May – 11th May 2015.
* Tiny Games – Knights & Dragons: 50 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.49) until 14th May 2015.
* Winter Sports: Feel the Spirit: 40 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $5.99) until 1st October 2015.
Virtual Console (Wii U)
* Paper Mario, Nintendo – $9.99
After Bowser steals the Star Rod and kidnaps Princess Peach, Mario plots to rescue the seven Star Spirits and free the Mushroom Kingdom from the Koopa’s rule. The turn-based battle system of this classic Nintendo 64 RPG will make fighting Bowser’s baddies equal parts strategy and timing.
Wii U Add-on Content
* Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within, Zen Studios – TBC
* Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels, Zen Studios – TBC
Wii U Download Software
* amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits, Nintendo – Free
Discover definitive moments from classic Nintendo games. Download the free amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits application in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and tap any amiibo figure to the Wii U GamePad controller to unlock scenes from select NES and Super NES Wii U Virtual Console games. At least one amiibo figure (sold separately) is required to use this software.
3DS HOME Menu Theme
* Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Hunter’s Weapon Gallery, Capcom – TBC (Available 1st May – 1st July 2015)
3DS Download Demo
* Adventure Bar Story, CIRCLE Entertainment – Free
Adventure Bar Story is an RPG set in a fantasy world in which you go on adventures with party members and manage a bar. Your Bar is facing a hostile take over by a rich Restaurant Owner – Gustav. Gustav is a powerful man and he will try to drive you out of business and force you to sell the bar!
* Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition, Nintendo – Free
Download the free demo version of Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition before the full game launches in stores and in the Nintendo eShop. Intuitive drag-and-match puzzle game play and classic Mushroom Kingdom characters combine to create one of the most unique puzzle/RPG games ever.
3DS Download Software
* Heart Beaten, Springloaded – $2.99
What if someone loves you, but your only desire is to get away from them as fast as you can? Heart Beaten: the Anti-Valentine, is a game in which you battle against the advances of an unwanted lover. Crush their heart in a series of 15 epic challenges: Take to the skies in a spaceship, drive a car, or take on the role of a shotokan karate master! All in the name of crushing someone whose only desire is to make you feel loved!
* Karous – The Beast of Re:Eden, CIRCLE Entertainment – $6.99
Two sisters escape their fate as research subjects and fight to survive using aircrafts of war. Karous -The Beast of Re:Eden- is a 3D vertical shoot ’em up game. This game allows players to design their own aircraft by letting them choose which weapons and items they take with them into battle. The player’s aircraft can use shields, different shots, bombs, and swords. Each of these will also level up the more they’re used and increase in power. Additional weapons and items will unlock as the player progresses, as well.
* My Horse 3D – Best Friends, Gamers Digital – $4.99
Your new best friend will depend on you, and let you ride him, but only if you care for him properly and build his trust. Enter beauty contests and jumping tournaments where you must work together to win, and so much more! Choose your dream horse from a wide range of warm, cold and full blood horses such as Arabian, Friesian or Freiberger breeds.
