The last Metroid is in captivity. The forums are temporarily at peace.
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Now that we’re dead in the cold, black heart of winter the downloads are slowing back down. The big release (especially in terms of price) is Space Hulk, which was delayed several months and finally hits Wii U to bring it a dose of Warhammer 40k action. On the low end, there’s the interesting Nindie title Near Earth Objects, which describes itself as a “neo –retro arcade shooter” and isn’t all that expensive for those in the US. There’s also a neat shooting gallery in Wicked Monsters BLAST! HD+, or some rolling action with The Perplexing Orb.
The 3DS eShop picks up a couple of titles of its own with Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails and Aksys Games’s latest eShop acquisition Slice It. The Virtual Console follows up last week’s heavy shooting with… well, more shooting in Metroid: Zero Mission.
Europe gets another 3rd party preload opportunity with Final Fantasy Explorers, a demo for beloved remake Etrian Odyssey Untold 2, and… holy cow, they made SIX Mega Man Battle Network games for GBA? And if you were jealous of North America for getting the Runbow sale, we’ve got some good news for you.
Next 3DS Virtual Console release February 27, and Nintendo won’t let you forget it.
Wii U eShop
Space Hulk (US$29.99/C$39.99)
Wicked Monsters BLAST! HD+ ($7.99/$10.99)
The Perplexing Orb ($3.99/$5.60)
Near Earth Objects ($2.99/$3.78)
3DS eShop
Slice It! ($5.99/$8.22)
Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails ($4.99/$6.99)
Wii U Virtual Console
Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA) ($7.99)
Demos and Trials
The Keep
Sales and Price Drops
Nintendo is throwing a "Winter Warm-Up Sale" for the next three weeks, with 30% games in specific genres (action, platforming, adventure).
Wii U
3DS
Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed (both Wii U and 3DS) is on sale until January 25.
Code of Princess and SMT Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker are on sale until January 25.
Knytt Underground is $9.09/$9.79 (from $12.99/$13.99) until January 21.
Neko Entertainment titles are on sale until January 28: Kung Fu Rabbit (Wii U/3DS) and Puddle are specifically on sale.
Sanuk Games titles are on sale until January 21.
EnjoyUp Games titles are on sale until February 11.
Family Tennis SP is $3.74 (from $4.99) until February 4.
Kung Fu FIGHT! is $1.49 (from $1.99) until January 18.
Cubemen 2 is $3.99 (from $7.99) until January 28.
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3DS Retail
Final Fantasy Explorers (€39.99/£34.99: preload, unlocks 28 Janiuary, free theme with pre-purchase)
Wii U Virtual Console
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar/Gregar (GBA) (€6.99/£6.29 ea)
3DS Themes
Animal Crossing: Winter Frolics (€1.99/£1.79: Friday)
Demos and Trials
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight
Sales and Price Drops
Runbow is €10.49/£8.24 (regular €13.99/£10.99) until 30 January.
Family Tennis SP is €3.74/£2.99 (regular €4.99/£3.99) until 4 February.
Cubemen 2 is €3.99/£3.49 (from €7.99/£6.99) until 28 January.
Neko Entertainment titles (Kung Fu Rabbit 3DS/Wii U, Puddle, Tetrobot & Co and Wooden Sen’Sey) are on sale until 28 January.
Sanuk Games titles (Bombing Bastards and Spot the Differences: Party!) are on sale until 21 January.
EnjoyUp Games titles (Fantasy Pirates, TOYS VS MONSTERS, VAN HELSING SNIPER ZX100, FullBlast, Rock ‘n Racing Off Road DX, Rock Zombie and Unepic) are on sale until 28 January.
