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Nintendo Downloads - May 17, 2012

by James Dawson - May 17, 2012, 9:25 am EDT
Total comments: 2

The Virtual Console finally returns to the 3DS eShop.

This week we see the return of the 3DS Virtual Console, a new DSiWare title, and the arrival of a long-awaited 3DS demo. Additionally, Mario Kart 7’s much-needed online patch is also available on the eShop this week.

After a long hiatus, the Virtual Console is finally back on the 3DS, this time in the form of Kirby’s Block Ball for the Game Boy. In Kirby’s Block Ball, you take control of a paddle and use it to send Kirby tumbling into blocks and enemies alike. This Kirby-filled Arkanoid clone is available for $2.99 on the eShop.

The demo for this week is the long-awaited Rayman Origins for the 3DS. Just like its console counterparts, Rayman Origins for the 3DS is a platformer with a unique and colorful art style, starring everyone’s favorite limbless hero, Rayman. Rayman Origins is currently slated for release on June 5, 2012.

Lastly, the DSiWare offering this week is Chronicles of Vampires: The Awakening. A sequel to last year’s Chronicles of Vampires: Origins, The Awakening continues where the first game left off. In addition to its vampire-filled story, this adventure game offers numerous puzzles to solve, mini-games to complete, and hidden objects to find. Chronicles of Vampires: The Awakening will set you back $4.99 on the eShop and 500 points on the Nintendo DSi Shop.

Nintendo Download - May 17, 2012

Nintendo Download


Nintendo eShop
Mario Kart™ 7 update
now available 
 
Visit the Nintendo eShop to download the update forMario Kart 7. This update is required for online multiplayer mode. For more information, visithttp://mariokart7.nintendo.com
/announcement/

(For Nintendo 3DS™) 

Nintendo Video
Men in Black™ 3 in 3D (available May 18 at 
6 a.m. PT) 

They're back! Men in Black hit Nintendo Video™ this week with the trailer for the latest installment in this epic franchise. (For Nintendo 3DS)

Wiiware
Kirby's Block Ball™ 
Kirby™ takes center stage in this frenzied, block-clearing free-for-all. Use the paddles on all four sides of the screen to bounce Kirby around and destroy the blocks and enemies. (For Nintendo 3DS)


Nintendo Video
Rayman®Origins 
(demo version)
 

Meet the new crazy. Rayman Origins is a comic adventure set in a lush world with more than 60 levels, teeming with secrets and crazy enemies. Taking advantage of the StreetPass™ feature, you can share your progression, number of collectibles, time played, unlocked achievements and avatar with others. A demo version is now available in the Nintendo eShop. 
(For Nintendo 3DS)

Also New This Week

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS™ system, to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Thursdays. 

The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service and features games, applications and videos in both 2D and 3D. Users can add money to their virtual wallets using a credit card or by purchasing a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. 

The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points™, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points™, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points Card™ and Nintendo DSi Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems. 

Remember that Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visithttp://www.nintendo.com/wiihttp://www.nintendo.com/3ds or http://www.nintendo.com/ds/.

Talkback

PajamasMay 17, 2012

There's also a section on the eshop that gives a heads up as to what will be on sale next week.
Game & Watch Gallery 2 inbound! The drought is over!

Sidescroller64May 17, 2012

I was shocked at how bad the Rayman Origins demo was. The graphics are much worse than the Wii version and there were very noticeable audio irregularities. The gameplay is still much the same thank goodness and  it does have 3 full and unique stages to select from to give newcomers an idea of the game's diversity. I will still buy it, but my initial impression is very disappointed.

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