Twilight looms over this week’s Nintendo eShop update for Europe, heralding the arrival of Wii U exclusive The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD.
Link’s remastered adventure is accompanied by Advance Wars: Dual Strike on Wii U Virtual Console, with other releases coming in Chasing Dead, Grumpy Reaper and U Host.
The Nintendo 3DS sees a slightly quieter week, adding the LEGO Marvel Avengers season pass, Musicverse: Electronic Keyboard and Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas.
Special Offers (Wii U)
- Blok Drop U, RCMADIAX – £0.30 (€0.35) until 31st March 2016, normally £1.29 (€1.49)
- Resident Evil Revelations, Capcom – £7.99 (€9.99) until 17th March 2016, normally £39.99 (€49.99)
- Tabletop Gallery, RCMADIAX – £0.65 (€0.70 until 31st March 2016, normally £2.69 (€2.99)
Special Offers (3DS)
- 10-in-1: Arcade Collection, Gamelion – £0.89 (€0.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £1.79 (€1.99)
- 4 Elements, MSL – £2.69 (€2.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Adventure Bar Story, CIRCLE Entertainment – £3.19 (€3.99) until 17th March 2016, normally £3.99 (€4.99)
- Azada, MSL – £2.69 (€2.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Castle Conqueror Defender, CIRCLE Entertainment – £2.79 (€3.49) until 31st March 2016, normally £3.99 (€4.99)
- Crazy Kangaroo, Gamelion – £0.89 (€0.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £1.89 (€1.99)
- Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robo, Coderchild – £1.80 (€1.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £2.69 (€2.99)
- Fairune, CIRCLE Entertainment – £1.59 (€1.99) until 17th March 2016, normally £2.39 (€2.99)
- Hazumi, Gamelion – £0.99 (€1.29) until 31st March 2016, normally £1.99 (€2.69)
- Hidden Expedition Titanic, MSL – £3.59 (€3.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Jewel Quest 4 Heritage, MSL – £3.59 (€3.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Jewel Quest Mysteries 3 – The Seventh Gate, MSL – £3.59 (€3.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Jewel Quest The Sapphire Dragon, MSL – £4.49 (€4.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- League of Heroes, Gamelion – £1.79 (€1.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £3.59 (€3.99)
- Luxor, MSL – £3.59 (€3.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Monster Shooter, Gamelion – £1.60 (€1.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £3.20 (€4)
- Mystery Case Files Dire Grove, MSL – £3.59 (€3.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst, MSL – £3.59 (€3.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst, MSL – £4.49 (€4.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- Parking Star 3D, CIRCLE Entertainment – £1.69 (€1.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £2.49 (€2.99)
- Pick-A-Gem, Gamelion – £1.29 (€1.49) until 31st March 2016, normally £2.69 (€2.99)
- PIX3D, Gamelion – £1.79 (€1.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £3.59 (€3.99)
- Quell Reflect, CIRCLE Entertainment – £2.39 (€2.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £3.19 (€3.99)
- Rage of the Gladiator, Gamelion – £3.09 (€3.49) until 31st March 2016, normally £6.29 (€6.99)
- Resident Evil Revelations, Capcom – £7.49 (€8.99) until 17th March 2016, normally £24.99 (€29.99)
- Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Capcom – £3.10 (€3.49) until 17th March 2016, normally £8.99 (€9.99)
- Secret Mysteries in London, MSL – £2.69 (€2.99) until 24th March 2016, normally £10.79 (€11.99)
- SpeedX 3D, Gamelion – £1.29 (€1.49) until 31st March 2016, normally £2.69 (€2.99)
- SpeedX 3D Hyper Edition, Gamelion – £0.89 (€0.99) until 31st March 2016, normally £1.79 (€1.99)
- Zombie Incident, Coderchild – £1.35 (€1.49) until 31st March 2016, normally £1.99 (€1.99)
Virtual Console (Wii U)
- Advance Wars: Dual Strike (Nintendo DS), Nintendo – £8.99 (€9.99)
Confront the deadly Black Hole Army’s invading forces, in tactical battles that play out across both of the DS’ screens. New Commanding Officers join familiar faces – with a total of nine new characters, now you possess even more options in battle. Taking full advantage of the DS’ capabilities, there are two kinds of battle, Normal and DS. In Normal mode the battle map appears on the touch screen while you use the top screen to keep tabs on key information about your units and your enemies! DS Battle mode lets you take a more all-encompassing view, using both screens to display the action as you and Black Hole clash in mortal combat.
Wii U Download Software
- Chasing Dead, 2020 Venture – £24.99 (€29.99)
The game begins with a strange phenomenon in which another Earth appears in our skies. Curiosity and fear of a doppelganger planet initiates multiple missions in order to make contact with the duplicate Earth. A team of agents, astronauts, and scientists were sent 955,600 miles across space by NASA and the US Military, however all contact is lost a few hours after their arrival. You play as a marine named Jake, who is sent on a mission to retrieve any research and data left behind by the original survey team while fighting off hostile forces. As Jake, you must traverse the zombie-ridden lands of the alternate Earth as you battle endless hordes of the undead, frightening mutants and insane soldiers.
- Grumpy Reaper, EnjoyUp Games – £4.49 (€4.99)
Grumpy Reaper is an arcade-style game that includes elements of skill in different playing modes. Death’s granddaughter has stolen the keys to the Underworld to unleash creatures on the world! Take on the role of Grumpy, mow the lawn and find the lost keys to help Death solve this problem through multiple time trial, nocturnal and survival levels! Death has not left you on your own! Improve your lawn mower to turn it into a lethal weapon against the monsters. Control tornadoes, turn yourself into a Zombie, wear armour to survive and restore peace… if you can…
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Nintendo – £39.99 (€49.99)
Travel between the worlds of light and dark to save the land of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD for Wii U. This definitive edition of the beloved adventure game for Nintendo GameCube and Wii features revitalised visuals that will further immerse players in its stunning landscapes and epic story. You play as Link, a farm hand who is chosen by the gods to free the kingdom of Hyrule from the clutches of the King of Shadows, Zant, who has cursed the land with a perpetual twilight. To help him take on this new menace and break the curse that has transformed him into a wolf, Link will team up with the mysterious and mischievous Midna, a creature from a corrupted dimension called the Twilight Realm. Use the Wii U GamePad touch screen to equip items and view maps without pausing the game, aim your Hero’s Bow and more using intuitive motion controls, or enjoy all the action on just one screen with Off-TV Play.
- U Host, Bear Box Media – £8.99 (€9.99)
Have you ever wanted to create your own Game Show? Well now you can! Grab up to 4 friends or teams, and throw them head first into the game show of your making! Host your own Quiz with a choice of over 1000 questions from 10 categories, or better yet, create 2 custom categories with the in-game question creator! Got an up-coming event, such as a party, baby shower, or birthday? Write some personalized questions, and add that extra touch to the event. The fun doesn’t stop at quizzes though! Play all sorts of multiplayer mini-games, and be as nice or as mean as you like. Remember, it’s your Game Show! You’re the Host!
3DS Add-On Content
- Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight: Treasures Untold, NIS America – £1.79 (€1.99)
- Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight: The Original Sin, NIS America – Free until 11th March 2016, normally £2.69 (€2.99)
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Season Pass, WB Games – £7.99 (€9.99)
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Avengers Adventurer, WB Games – £0.79 (€0.99)
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: The Thunderbolts, WB Games – £1.69 (€1.99)
3DS Download Software
- Musicverse: Electronic Keyboard, Abylight – £7.19 (€7.99)
Share your musical genius using Musicverse: Electronic Keyboard! Record the melody stuck in your
head wherever you are and show it to the world, no limits with Miiverse, Facebook and Twitter! Listen and play the creations of Miko in Japan, John in Canada and Magnus in Europe… Everyone just a note away! Both if you are an expert or playing for the first time, Musicverse guides you easily through all the possibilities just at your fingertips in your Nintendo 3DS.
- Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas, CIRCLE Entertainment – £3.99 (€4.99)
Hitomi Akeneno is a 16 year old high school student with a little secret – she has not one, but two psychic powers! After receiving an invitation, she boards a luxury cruise ship with her friend, Chisono Shio. As soon as she enters a suite room, a loud explosion sounds…and she finds herself stuck, unable to get out. Is this an accident? Or something far more sinister…? The only way to find out is to escape with the help of her powers.
