Of course, the big focus this week on the eShops is the various sales. Although half the eShop isn`t on sale right now, it just SEEMS like it. But there are a couple of new titles for your perusal before the football games kick off. On the Wii U, the sole newcomers are a Cuite Pets title and the VC release of the week, Konami Krazy Racers. Remember when Konami’s mascots WEREN’T being slammed into pachinko machines? The Virtual Console does. The 3DS gets the surprisingly pricey Pet Hospital. But really, it’s all dressing for next week’s mech-sized elephant Xenoblade Chronicles X.

Europe has a big week as far as the NES is concerned, and one might sense a theme here as we`re heavy into the “beating people up” category. Double Dragon II, Ninja Gaiden 2 and 3 and the Virtual Console debut of The Adventures of Bayou Billy all drop in PAL regions, which includes the first 3rd party Zapper title. Also, seven hundred and seventy five million Hello Kitty themes (or some illegal amount).

North America

39 weeks without a 3DS Virtual Console release: next release scheduled for February 27, 2016

Wii U eShop

Cutie Pets Jump Rope ($1.99)

3DS eShop

Pet Hospital ($29.99)

Wii U Virtual Console

Konami Krazy Racers (GBA) ($6.99)

Demos and Trials

I Love My Pony

Sales and Price Drops

All Black Friday sales, including the Nintendo Cyber Sale and others, can be found here.

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures is $4.99/$6.25 (from $9.99/$12.50) until December 2.

Skylanders SuperChargers Portal Owners Pack is $29.99/$39.99 (from $49.99/$59.99) until December 4.

Nordic Games titles including Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune are on sale until December 3.

Jett Rocket II is $6.70 (from $8.99) until December 17.

Rock 'n Racing Off Road is $2.99 (from $5.99) until December 31.

Real Heroes Firefighters 3D is $4.99 (from $9.99) until December 3.

Europe

Wii U Retail

Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (€29.99/£24.99)

Monster High: New Ghoul In School (€29.99/£24.99)

3DS Retail

Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (€29.99/£24.99)

Monster High: New Ghoul In School (€29.99/£24.99)

Fireman Sam To The Rescue (€29.99/£24.99)

Wii U Virtual Console

Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES) (€4.99/£3.49)

Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES) (€4.99/£3.49)

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES) (€4.99/£3.49)

The Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES) (€4.99/£3.49)

3DS Themes

Splatoon: Squid Sisters (€1.99/£1.79)

Yoshi’s Woolly World: Yoshis on Parade (€1.99/£1.79)

Hello Kitty: Merry Christmas, Crystal Princess, Gingerbread, Ice Skating, Sweet Winter, Once Upon a Time… (€0.99/£0.89, bundle available for €3.99/£3.59)

Demos and Trials

I Love My Pony

Johnny’s Payday Panic

Sales and Price Drops

The Nintendo Daily Deals are on from 27 - 30 November:

• Friday: Super Mario 3D World €35.99 / £30, The Wonderful 101 €29.99 / £24, Super Mario 3D Land €26.99 / £23.99, Puzzle and Dragons Dual Pack €17.99 / £14.99
• Saturday: Pikmin 3 and Donkey Kong Country Returns Tropical Freeze €29.99 / £23.99, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Ultimate NES Remix €23.99/£20.99
• Sunday: Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush / Kirby Triple Deluxe €27.99 / £24.49, Game and Wario / Codename STEAM €23.99 / £20.99
• Monday: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii U) €9.99 / £8.99 (3DS) €26.99 / £23.99, Kid Icarus Uprising €19.99 / £16.99, Bayonetta 2 €29.99 / £23.99

Jett Rocket II is €6.70/£5.70 (regular €8.99/£7.66) through 17 December.

Toys vs Monsters is €0.99/£0.99 (regular €3.99/£3.99) through 17 December.

Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D is €4.99/£4.49 (regular €9.99/£8.99) through 3 December.

Joindots titles (Atlantis Quest, Undead Bowling) are on sale through 10 December.