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With another week comes another set of Nintendo Download Update details for Europe, and this time around there are some rather tempting options on both Wii U and 3DS. The home console has a long awaited platforming arrival along with some other interesting options, while both Virtual Consoles are offering quality games. There are a number of strong discounts to consider, too, so let's get to the details.

Wii U eShop

Super Meat Boy (Blitworks, €11.20 / £10.40 until 26th May, normally €14.00 / £13.00) - After being originally planned for WiiWare before the services' restrictions helped to scupper the idea, Team Meat's iconic title has finally made its way to Nintendo hardware. Brutal difficulty but tight, satisfying platfoming are hallmarks of this one, and we gave it a strong recommendation in our Super Meat Boy review.

Color Symphony 2 (Remimory, €9.99 / £7.99) - A rather intriguing puzzle platformer that's previously made its mark on PC, this utilises changes in the colour of the stage to add and remove platforms and obstacles. The concept looks similar in principle to Runbow, albeit slower paced and with a different emphasis in its gameplay; we'll bring you a review soon.

PIXEL SLIME U (RCMADIAX, €2.99 / £2.69) - This budget title utilises a single button for jumping an dodging obstacles, with the green blob in question moving automatically. It's a score chaser with a few twists throughout its 40 levels, but a few issues meant we stopped just short of giving a recommendation in our Pixel Slime U review.

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Strikers Charged Football (Nintendo, €19.99 / £17.99) - A game that helped solidify the reputation of Next Level Games, and notable for supporting decent online play on Wii (which is unlikely to be supported here), this wacky take on football incorporates typical Mario shenanigans with solid arcade gameplay. We gave this a strong recommendation in our original Mario Strikers Charged Football review.

Wii U DLC

LEGO MARVEL'S Avengers: All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange Pack (WB Games, €2.99/ £2.50)

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts

Resident Evil Revelations (Capcom, €9.99 / £7.99 until 26th May, normally €49.99 / £39.99)

DuckTales: Remastered (Capcom, €5.99 / £4.79 until 26th May, normally €14.99 / £11.99)

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (Capcom, €4.94 / £3.95 until 26th May, normally €14.99 / £11.99)

Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games, €5.99 / £4.49 until 19th May, normally €7.99 / £5.99)

STEEL RIVALS (nuGAME, €4.99 / £4.49 until 19th May, normally €6.99 / £5.99)

3DS eShop

WordsUp! Academy (CoderChild, €2.99/ £2.69) - The 3DS has some solid options in terms of word games, and CoderChild is now making this pitch with a title that offers six different modes and multiple languages, with the added bonus of online leaderboards. We'll use our words to let you know what we think in a review.

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

Contra III: The Alien Wars (Konami, €7.99 / £7.19) — Originally known in Europe as Super Probotector: Alien Rebels, the U.S. version arrives in Europe once again on Nintendo's portable. It has plenty of manic run and gun action either in solo or co-op play, and is a stand-out action game from the Super NES era. We gave this an explosive recommendation in our Contra III: The Alien Wars review.

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

Resident Evil Revelations (Capcom, €8.99 / £7.49 until 26th May, normally €29.99 / £24.99)

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom, €3.99 / £3.59 until 26th May, normally €9.99 / £8.99)

Super Street Fighter IV 3D (Capcom, €7.99 / £7.19 until 26th May, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Capcom, €14.99 / £12.49 until 26th May, normally €29.99 / £24.99)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (Capcom, €9.99 / £7.99 until 26th May, normally €24.99 / £19.99)

Terraria (505 Games, €14.99 / £12.74 until 26th May, normally €19.99 / £16.99)

2 Fast 4 Gnomz (QubicGames, €2.99 / £2.69 until 9th June, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

AiRace Speed (QubicGames, €2.39 / £2.10 until 9th June, normally €3.49 / £3.10)

AiRace Xeno (QubicGames, €1.69 / £1.59 until 9th June, normally €2.49 / £2.29)

Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games, €5.99 / £4.49 until 19th May, normally €7.99 / £5.99)

Goosebumps: The Game (GameMill, €15.99 / £12.49 until 13th June, normally €24.99 / £19.99)

3DS eShop Demo

Witch & Hero 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, free)


That's your lot for the European Nintendo Download Update this week; let us know what you're planning to download in the poll and comments below.

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