Topic: Metroid II Hitting North American eShop Thursday

[NWR_Neal]

Also, Pushmo set for December, and Sakura Samurai is coming in January.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28509

Metroid II: Return of Samus is coming to 3DS Virtual Console on Thursday, and two new original eShop titles are on the way soon, according to a Nintendo press release.

We already reported on Metroid II's European release, which was also confirmed via press release this morning. Metroid II originally came out in North America almost exactly 20 years ago.

Pushmo, known in Japan as Hiku Osu, is coming out in December. It's a 3D block-pushing puzzle game from Intelligent Systems. It came out in Japan in early October and you can check out some impressions of the game here.

Lastly, Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword was confirmed for a North American release. This samurai combat game came out in Japan last week under the name Hirari Sakura Zamurai. You can read first impressions of the game from our team in Japan here.

[Ras]

Cool.  I want Pushmo.  They should have called it Puzzle Bobble in the US. 

[TJ Spyke]

Cool.  I want Pushmo.  They should have called it Puzzle Bobble in the US. 

Considering Square Enix owns that name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle_Bobble), that wouldn't be possible.

[Ras]

Just a joke on the idea that Puzzle Bobble is a much better name than Bust a Move, and that it's not even unrelatable to a Western audience.

[AV]

On Nov. 24, Nintendo will release the original 2D version of Metroid™ II: Return of Samus™. 

What else would they release a NEW 3D version? 

[TrueNerd]

Metroid II is the Metroid I've spent the least amount of time with. All I recall is that sweet song in the first section. Totes gonna download it.

[UltimatePartyBear]

That sweet song is the only one in the game until the credits roll, unfortunately.  Most of the music is ambient sound effects.  It's fitting, but a bit of a let down if you base your expectations on that one piece.