Topic: Nintendo Downloads - August 20, 2015

[Shaymin]

You can credit and/or blame the Box Hunter for one game on the day's list.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/40979/nintendo-downloads-august-20-2015

It's a heavy week for the North American side of the downloads, as usual. Despite Freedom Planet having its release held to squash more freeze bugs, there's a couple of strategic sequels on the Wii U Virtual Console as Hardcore August rolls on, and several indie titles including a game that you might already own thanks to crossbuy if you bought into the Humble Nindie Bundle.

The 3DS brings some quality classics of its own this week with 3D Gunstar Heroes, and the first Nintendo published retail game since Splatoon with Little Battlers eXperience. Our review is forthcoming.

Europe picks up an intriguing indie title as 2014's ZaciSa's Last Stand gets a more accurate title to go along with its major improvements: ZaciSa: Defense of the Crystal Dimensions! For the curious, the week's Virtual Console game for Europe is not a Dana Carvey movie.

North America

3DS Retail

LBX: Little Battlers eXperience (US$39.99/C$44.99: preload available)

Wii U eShop

The Bridge ($9.99)

Factorum ($9.99)

Woah Dave! ($4.99: crossbuy with 3DS version)

Mortar Melon ($5.99)

Crab Cakes Rescue ($7.99)

3DS eShop

3D Gunstar Heroes ($5.99/$7.59)

Wii U Virtual Console

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (GBA) ($7.99)

Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Grey Wolf (SNES) ($7.99)

Demos and Trials

Splatoon Testfire (active Friday to Sunday, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. ET)

Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX

I Love My Cats

Sales and Price Drops

Senran Kagura Burst is $19.99 (from $29.99) until September 15.

Capcom titles will be "up to 66% off" from August 24 - 31: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is explicitly named.

Life of Pixel is $6.99 (from $9.99) until September 3.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is $19.99 (from $29.99) until Monday.

Ping 1.5+ is $3.99 (from $4.99) until September 3.

Tileicious: Delicious Tiles is $2.99 (from $5.99) until September 10.

Super Destronaut is $0.99 (from $1.99) until September 3.

Zordix games (Aqua Moto Racing 3D, Snow Moto Racing 3D and Real Heroes: Firefighters 3D) are on sale until September 3.

Hazumi will be reduced to $2.99 (from $3.99).

Europe

Wii U eShop

The Bridge (€9.99 / £8.99)

ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimensions! (€2.99 / £2.29: 50% off until 27 August)

3DS eShop

3D Gunstar Heroes (€4.99 / £4.49)

Cube Creator 3D (€7.50 / £5.25)

Wii U Virtual Console

Wario: Master of Disguise (DS) (€9.99 / £8.99)

Demos and Trials

Splatoon Testfire (active 22 - 28 August)

Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX

I Love My Cats

Sales and Price Drops

Hazumi has been permanently reduced to €2.69 / £1.99 from €3.99 / £3.20

2 Fast 4 Gnomz is €2.99 / £2.69 (from €4.99 / £4.49) through 17 September.

EnjoyUp Games titles (Rock Zombie, 99 Moves and Abyss) are on sale through 17 September.

Zordix AB titles (Aqua Moto Racing 3D and Real Heroes; Firefighter 3D) are on sale through 3 September.

[azeke]

GUNSTAR HEROES!

[ClexYoshi]

in case folks were wondering, it seems the Freedom Planet patch to fix the Retail Wii U crashes didn't work perfectly, so they've said the game is indefenatley delayed. Not a long indefinatley, but they just don't know when they'll be able to get the game out exactly.

[AlphaBeard]

I have been meaning to play gunstar heroes for a while, would this be the way to play it? Would I be missing out a lot by not getting to play multiplayer?

[ejamer]

I'm still sorely disappointed we aren't getting Xenoblade re-released on Wii U yet, but some good games nonetheless. 


Was Woah Dave! confirmed to be free for people who already own the 3DS release?

[ejamer]

I have been meaning to play gunstar heroes for a while, would this be the way to play it? Would I be missing out a lot by not getting to play multiplayer?

Multiplayer is good, and it's a shame if there is no option to play with friends.
But the 3D effect will probably be good too.


One of the rare cases where I don't think there is a wrong choice as long as you just play the game. 

[UncleBob]

Was Woah Dave! confirmed to be free for people who already own the 3DS release?

According to what I read on Reddit, it is.  Yay, crossbuy!

Fun game too.  Intentional or otherwise, it's very nearly a Mario Bros. 2

[fred13]

I'm buying Advance Wars 2!!!! It was an awesome game. I recently conquered the 1st on Wii U now I'm rip roaring and ready to go with the second!!!