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It's the final Nintendo Download Update for Europe before Christmas, Xmas or 25th December, whatever you choose to call it. It brings a couple of popular retro Mario treats, a decent Wii U eShop title, a whole load of discounts and more besides. Let's get to it.

Wii U eShop

Kung Fu FIGHT! (Nostatic Games, €1.99 / £1.49) - The second release from this studio to make its way to Wii U, this has a similar visual style to The Quiet Collection but is a twitch-reaction runner; there are multiple difficulty modes available, too. We gave this a recommendation in our Kung Fu FIGHT! review.

Wii U Virtual Console

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Nintendo, €7.99 / £5.49) - This Squaresoft-developed title was the start of an era; RPG-style experiences featuring Mario are a regular occurrence nowadays, and they have this SNES release to thank. It's a thoroughly charming and memorable experience that we wrote about recently, and we'll bring you a review soon.

Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo, €9.99 / £8.99) - The original is often lauded as one of the greatest and most influential games of all time, and this re-make on DS was certainly a showcase for the portable's capabilities. This iteration introduced new content that included playable Luigi, Yoshi and Wario characters, though we felt it didn't live up to its source material in our original review.

Wii U eShop Temporary Discount

Darksiders II (Nordic Games, €12.49 / £9.99 /until 7th January, normally €49.99 / £39.99)

Legend of Kay Anniversary (Nordic Games, €7.49 / £4.99 until 7th January, normally €29.99 / £19.99)

The Swindle (Curve Digital, €6.99 / £5.49 until 7th January, normally €14.99 / £11.99)

Electronic Super Joy (Broken Rules, €6.99 / £5.99 until 7th January, normally €7.99 / £6.99)

Human Resource Machine (Tomorrow Corporation, €7.99 / £6.99 until 31st December, normally €9.99 / £8.99)

Roving Rogue (Padaone Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 7th January, normally €7.99 / £7.19)

Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party (KnapNok Games, €3.99 / £3.99 until 7th January, normally €8.99 / £8.00)

Tengami (Nyamyam, €3.99 / £3.49 until 10th January, normally €7.99 / £6.99)

TNT Racers - Nitro Machines Edition (Keen Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 14th January, normally €7.99 / £6.99)

Zombie Defense (Teyon, €3.99 / £3.59 until 7th January, normally €7.99 / £7.19)

3DS eShop

Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey to Kyoto (Sonic Powered Co., €1.00 / £1.00 until 7th January, then €14.99 / £12.99) - The latest entry in this series in which you gently guide your train around the rails, this may have some appeal to Nintendo fans as it takes place on the Eizan Electric Railway around the company's home city. Despite that potential charm, however, we were critical of this one in our review.

Ocean Runner (Teyon, €2.99 / £2.69) - With fish breeds that conveniently echo quite a few of those found in Finding Nemo, this is a runner (swimmer?) with a top down perspective and online leaderboards to boot. We'll take a deep breath and dive in for a review.

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, €22.49 / £19.99 until 7th January, normally €44.99 / £39.99)

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (Atlus, €9.99 / £7.40 until 7th January, normally €29.99 / £24.99)

Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven (Marvelous, €20.99 / £17.49 until 6th January, normally €29.99 / £24.99)

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked (Ghostlight, €11.99 / £9.99 until 7th January, normally €34.99 / £29.99)

Shingeki no Kyojin: Humanity in Chains (Atlus, €19.99 / £14.04 until 31st December, normally €29.99 / £34.99)

BIT.TRIP SAGA (Choice Provisions, €4.99 / £4.49 until 7th January, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Virtue's Last Reward (Rising Star Games, €12.49 / £9.99 until 7th January, normally €24.99 / £19.99)

Girls' Fashion Shoot (Rising Star Games, €4.99/ £4.99 until 7th January, normally €19.99 / £19.99)

Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi (Rising Star Games, €11.99 / £11.99 until 7th January, normally €29.99 / £29.99)

Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns (Rising Star Games, €9.99 / £8.99 until 7th January, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Hometown Story (Rising Star Games, €7.49 / £7.49 until 7th January, normally €29.99 / £29.99)

Shifting World (Rising Star Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 7th January, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Jewel Master Cradle Of Egypt 2 3D (Rising Star Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 7th January, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Jewel Master Cradle Of Rome 2 (Rising Star Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 7th January, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Super Black Bass 3D (Rising Star Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 7th January, normally €19.99/ £17.99)

2 Fast 4 Gnomz (QubicGames, €2.99 / £2.69 until 21st January, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

AiRace Speed (QubicGames, €2.39 / £2.10 until 21st January, normally €3.49 / £3.10)

AiRace Xeno (QubicGames, €1.69 / £1.59 until 21st January, normally €2.49 / £2.29)

Banana Bliss: Jungle Puzzles (Teyon, €1.99 / £1.79 until 7th January, normally €3.99 / £3.59)

Chat-A-Lot (Teyon, €3.99 / £3.59 until 7th January, normally €7.99 / £7.19)

Excave (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 7th January, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D (Teyon, €0.99 / £0.89 until 7th January, normally €1.99 / £1.79)

Governor of Poker (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 7th January, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Groove Heaven (Teyon, €1.99 / £1.79 until 7th January, normally €3.99 / £3.59)

Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 7th January, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 7th January, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Iron Combat: War in the Air (Teyon, €3.49 / £3.14 until 7th January, normally €6.99 / £6.29)

Robot Rescue 3D (Teyon, €1.49 / £1.39 until 7th January, normally €2.99 / £2.69)

Skater Cat (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 7th January, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Coaster Creator 3D (Big John Games, €4.70 / £3.90 until 7th January, normally €7.25 / £6.00)

Cube Creator 3D (Big John Games, €5.00/ £3.50 until 7th January, normally €7.50 / £5.25)

Cube Tactics (Big John Games, €2.49 / £2.24 until 7th January, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Crash City Mayhem (Ghostlight, €7.99 / £6.99 until 7th January, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Crazy Construction (Joindots, €5.59 / £3.99 until 7th January, normally €6.99 / £4.99)

Funfair Party Games (Joindots, €4.99 / £3.69 until 7th January, normally €6.99 / £4.99)

Jewel Match 3 (Joindots, €4.99 / £3.99 until 7th January, normally €6.99 / £4.99)

Safari Quest (Joindots, €4.99 / £3.99 until 7th January, normally €6.99 / £4.99)

Secret Agent Files: Miami (Joindots, €5.99 / £4.49 until 7th January, normally €7.99 / £5.99)

Cubit the Hardcore Platformer Robot (Coderchild, €1.99 / £1.80 until 7th January, €2.99 / £2.69)

Zombie Incident (Coderchild, €1.49 / £1.35 until 7th January, normally €1.99 / £1.99)

Fairune (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.59until 14th January, normally €2.99 / £2.39)

Glory of Generals (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.19 until 14th January, normally €9.99 / £7.99)

Parking Star 3D (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.69 until 14th January, normally €2.99 / £2.49)

Quell Reflect (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.79 / £2.20 until 14th January, normally €3.99 / £3.19)

Samurai Defender (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.59 until 14th January, normally €2.99 / £2.39)

Swords & Soldiers 3D (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.29 until 14th January, normally €6.99 / £5.59)

KORG DSN-12 (Detune, €14.99 / £12.49 until 7th January, normally €29.99 / £24.99)

KORG M01D (Detune, €12.49 / £9.99 until 7th January, normally €24.99 / £19.99)

Snow Moto Racing 3D (Zordix AB, €3.99 / £3.59 until 31st December, normally €7.99 / £7.19)

3DS HOME Themes

Pokémon: Poké Crests & Kokeshi Dolls (Nintendo, €1.99 / £1.79)

Pokémon: Peeking Pokémon Friends (Nintendo, €1.99 / £1.79)


There you have it, the full update coming to Europe. Let us know what you're planning to download in the poll and comments below.

What will you be downloading this week? (you can choose multiple options)

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