Nintendo has released several new games on their download service Thursday, including new 3DS eShop games, a 3DS Virtual Console title from the Game Boy, a new WiiWare title and a DSiWare title. Take a look at the fill list below.
3DS eShop
Pokémon Dream Radar
Action | Nintendo. | Rated:E | TBD
Get ready for Pokémon Dream Radar, a Nintendo 3DS title coming to the Nintendo eShop on October 7. Use various features of the Nintendo 3DS system, including the 3D camera and gyro sensor, to chase down hard-to-get Pokémon. You can also transfer the 2D Pokémon you catch into the Pokémon Black Version 2 or Pokémon White Version 2 game for the Nintendo DS family of systems.
Cave Story
Action, Adventure, Platformer | Nicalis, Inc. | Rated:E-10 | $9.99
Take control! Stop the delusional villain! Cave Story takes you into a rare world where a curious race of innocent rabbit-like creatures, called Mimiga, run free. You wake up in a dark cave with no memory of who you are, where you came from or why you’re in such a place. Uncovering Mimiga Village you discover that the once-carefree Mimiga are in danger at the hands of a maniacal scientist. Their only hope rest squarely on the shoulders of a quiet, amnesiac boy who can’t remember his own name. Take control and learn the origins of this world’s power, stop the delusional villain and save the Mimiga!
Samurai G
Action, Adventure | UFO Interactive Games | Rated:T | $1.99
Become the Shining Samurai of legend! Samurai G is a non-stop action game that will challenge players of all levels! As Tetsuo, you must collect as much of Tengu’s Gold as possible before the evil Warlord Fuma’s assassins do. Tengu’s Gold is rumored to possess the power of Tengu, the harbinger of war himself! Activate Golden Mode to harness the power of Tengu’s Gold and see why this power must not fall to the wrong hands! Defeat Fuma’s assassins and avoid deadly traps on your quest to becoming the Shining Samurai!
DSiWare
Academy: Chess Puzzles
Puzzles, Strategy | Gamelion | Rated:E | 200 Points
Whether you’re an advanced chess player or you’ve just started the adventure with this exciting game – you will spend hours finding solutions for 750 brain-twisting chess puzzles. Three difficulty modes: Easy, Medium, and Hard will keep you busy and achievements and extra skins for the chessboard and pieces keep you playing. Appealing, clear graphics and jazz music help you stay focused on solving the next puzzle. Two modes (Puzzle and Quiz) and intuitive stylus and button controls guarantee an enjoyable, addictive, and satisfying adventure with Academy: Chess Puzzles. This title is also available on the 3DS for $1.99.
3DS Virtual Console
Dr. Mario
Puzzles | Nintendo | Rated:E | $3.99
If you suffer from boredom, Dr. Mario has the cure. Join Dr. Mario for intense puzzle challenges. Mario throws multi-shaded vitamin capsules into a bottle that contains an ugly variety of nasty viruses. You can move, shift or spin the capsules as they fall. Arrange them to align with other capsules on top of a virus. If you can get four or more of the same shade in a row – poof! – they disappear. Destroy all of the viruses in the bottle to progress to the next round, where things get even more difficult.
3DS Demo
Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Fashion Contest Demo)
Puzzles | Nintendo | Rated:E | FREE
Experience the excitement of a professional fashion contest in this fun downloadable demo. Create an outfit based on the contest theme, style your model’s hair and makeup and send her down the runway. You’ll be battling your in-game rivals for the fashion crown. May the hottest look win!
WiiWare
Drop Zone: Under Fire
First Person, Action | Selectsoft | Rated:E-10 | 500 Points
The year is 2070. Humanity has taken to the stars, leaving Earth defenseless when alien robots invade. Now Earth’s few remaining human inhabitants have formed the Return to Earth Defense Force to rebel against the robot overlords. As part of the elite DropZone Team, your mission is to sky dive at high speed through the alien defenses and deliver vital supplies.
New Downloadable Course Packs
New Super Mario Bros. 2 – All-new downloadable course packs that extend the coin-collecting fun of New Super Mario Bros. 2 are now available for purchase exclusively from within the game. Players’ coin tallies are set to skyrocket as each new pack contains three new courses for Coin Rush Mode.
Free Game Giveaway from Club Nintendo!
Get Donkey Kong: Original Edition Free – Purchase and register the downloadable version of select Nintendo eShop titles and get Donkey Kong: Original Edition free! This special version of Donkey Kong has never been seen in the U.S. and is not available for purchase. Don’t miss out! Offer ends Jan. 6, 2013.
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Full retail games available for download:
– Crosswords Plus – Crosswords Plus offers more than 1,000 professionally designed crossword puzzles at multiple skill levels to challenge all types of players. Use the stylus and touch screen to input your answers.
– Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! – Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! offers art lessons and art-on-the-go for everyone. An in-game tutor walks you through step-by-step lessons as you explore art theory and concepts behind drawing and painting.
Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS™/Nintendo 3DS XL 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.
