It's that time again, dear readers, for the North American Nintendo Download Update details. This week has some promising download-only titles across Wii U and 3DS, and of course there is a new Metroid Prime game for 3DS for you to consider. Let's get to it.
Missed the European Nintendo Download Update details earlier in the week? Don't fret, the information you need is still right here.
Wii U eShop
Poncho (Rising Star Games, $9.99) – Make your way through a world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: Who is Poncho? This open-world game offers a unique twist: Players can shift at will between three layers of depth, creating all kinds of challenges to overcome. We really like what we've seen of this Fez style 2D platformer so far. Watch out for our upcoming review.
Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition (Ratalaika Games, $2.99) - Trouble in Antarctica! The Black Hand of Fate, an international Terrorist Group has constructed a secret base within the heart of a Volcano, and have built a massive army of bio-engineered soldiers and genetic monsters to take over the world! You are the only one that can put a stop to their dastardly plans. You are the Blasting Agent! This sounds like it could be quite interesting, watch out for our upcoming review.
Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games, $9.99) - Enjoy six brand new POWGI word puzzles with this bumper collection of games. This time, the games share a common theme of logic and deduction. Solve hundreds of pencil-and-paper style puzzles using the stylus and a choice of intuitive touch-screen controls or handwriting recognition. We'll see how this shapes up in our review soon.
Adventure Party: Cats and Caverns (E-Regular Games LLC, $12.99) - Old school tabletop RPGs too overwhelming? This gives a similar experience without all the setup that is usually needed. Adventure Party is a unique story driven role playing party game where one player plays as the Storyteller. The Storyteller uses the Wii U GamePad to control the world and interact with the other players. We have to say that the game's premise sounds intriguing, if in doubt watch out for our review.
Armikrog (Versus Evil, $8.99) - Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood. Unravel the mysteries of the fortress that holds Tommynaut and his blind alien talking dog Beak-Beak captive through exploration and puzzle solving. We'll get started on our review ASAP for you lovely people.
Collateral Thinking (Astrosaurus Games, $2.99) - Collateral Thinking is an arcade-style action platformer for Wii U that's all about beating up alien ghosts, recovering blueprints, and rescuing billionaires on a tight schedule (and budget). Each level is a self-contained screen that gives you one of three specific tasks to complete in 30 short seconds – to "Avoid" all the hazards, to "Bust" all the enemies, or to "Collect" all the blueprints. Watch out for our upcoming review.
MikroGame: Rotator (Studio de la Torre, $1.99) - Are you good at platform games? Because in MikroGame: Rotator awaits you a new arcade-style challenge! Build up combos by pressing the correct button combination but don't forget to look for the next Platform or you will face a Game Over! A trained eye–hand coordination and concentration will be your key to success. We'll be sure to test out our platforming skills in our upcoming review.
Ziggurat (Milkstone Studios, $14.99) - Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots! Ziggurat is the best combination of First Person Shooter and Rogue-LITE you have ever seen. Find out if it lived up to the hype inn our Ziggurat review.
Wii U Virtual Console
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo, $9.99) - The third installment in the action-packed Pokémon Ranger series lets players take on the role of a Pokémon Ranger who protect nature and help people and Pokémon in need. But other folks aren't so keen on keeping the peace! The Pokémon Pinchers are a suspicious group of people who seem to always be causing trouble by chasing and capturing Pokémon for their own purposes. Check out our Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs review to see what we thought of this DS game.
3DS Retail
Metroid Prime: Federation Force (Nintendo) – The galaxy is not at peace. The war between the Galactic Federation and the Space Pirates is far from over. Enlist with the Federation Force to join a four-player local or online squad in this co-op sci-fi shooter. Fight alongside teammates in your specialized Mech to eliminate the Space Pirate menace and any threat that stands in your way. You can make it a solitary mission or join up to three friends for increased firepower and deeper strategies. This slightly controversial entry into the Metroid series will be available from tomorrow, along with our review.
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward (Nintendo) – Show off your sense of style and dominate the fashion world across five exciting careers. Manage your own boutique, design clothes fit for a fashionista, style some wicked hair, master the art of make-up and even become the next top model. The world is your runway in this fun fully outfitted fashion game. Our resident fashionista Morgan really loved this in our Style Savvy: Fashion Forward review.
3DS eShop
Power Disc Slam (Chequered Cow Games, $7.49) - Power Disc Slam is no simple park throw about with your dog. It's an intense arcade sports game pitting you against the best. Choose your favorite character and take to the court to show off your skills. Learn to slide, spin and trick your opponent. Check out our Power Disc Slam review to see how this shaped up.
Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition (Ratalaika Games, $2.99 - not content only to be on the Wii U eShop, this game also blasts it's way onto the 3DS eShop this week.
Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games, $9.99) - free if you buy the Wii U eShop version, or vice versa.
Brick Race (RCMADIAX, $1.49) - Time to RACE! In BRICK RACE quickly turn left or right to dodge traffic and collect a HIGH SCORE! Easy pick-up and play action that everyone can enjoy. Endless fun on the go! Grab a high-score, then share it on Miiverse with the community to see how it stacks up. Developer RCMADIAX can be a bit hit and miss with the quality of their relentless barrage of eShop games, we'll review this one for you lovely people soon.
Kingdom's Item Shop (CIRCLE Ent, $5.00) - Kingdom's Item Shop is a game that simulates running an item shop in a Fantasy Role-Playing Game Universe. You are the new owner of the item shop. Your target is to run your property and make it the most popular item shop of the Kingdom. The premise of the game sounds a little bit similar to another CIRCLE published game, watch out for our upcoming review!
Touch Battle Ninja (Agetec, $4.99) - Move your vehicle using the Circle Pad, aim and fire using the stylus – you have the same touch-battle feeling as always - but your vehicle has become a ninja. Make full use of jumps and ninja techniques to take care of the swarming hordes of demons. Yep, we have no idea what to expect either... but we'll find out in our upcoming review.
eShop sales
- 1001 Spikes (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Cave Story (Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Nicalis are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 29.
- 3D Game Collection (Nintendo 3DS), Queen's Garden (Wii U) and more games from Joindots GmbH are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
- 99Moves (Wii U), Darts Up 3D (Nintendo 3DS) and more from Enjoyup Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 15.
- U Host is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $7.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 25.
- Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is 50 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
- Explody Bomb and Hold Your Fire: A Game About Responsibility are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
- Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 24.
- Art of Balance is 25 percent off (reduced from $8.99 to $6.70) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 8.
- Inside My Radio is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $9.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
- Hot Rod Racer is 50 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
- Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $8 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept.15.
- Carps & Dragons is 50 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 16.
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 29.
- Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 6.
Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS
- Style Savvy: My Room
- Monster Hunter Generations Hunter's Journey
- Monster Hunter Generations The Fated Four
- Ashley's Recipe
That's everything for the North American Nintendo Download Update this week - let us know what you're planning to download in the comments below.
Comments 91
Poncho looks like a very good game.
I'm getting metroid tommorow even though I'm a old school die hard fan waiting for a new entry just as much as anyone. But I still enjoy playing triforce hereos with a couple friends despite almost as long of a wait for a new Zelda. Even metal gear has a co-op shooter coming. More fps for my new3ds is not a bad thing.
Yes! Finally 3DS VC Street Fighter...oh...I see.
Why is Nintendo releasing 2 3DS titles on the same day? And why did we not get POKEMON SNAP?
Nothing to see here, folks.
Noooo I was looking forward to Pokemon snap (((
Shame no Pokemon Snap. Might pick up Pokemon Rangers if it ever comes on sale.
No survey and it's tagged with Europe
@Obito_Sigma @dings Given NoA said about summer of Pokemon VC, I think NA will get Snap next week.
Federation Force - will wait for the review tomorrow to decide.
I will wait for "Poncho" reviews before committing.
Where is pokemon snap?! Reggie wth did you do??
Being a complete mystery about when VC games will show up is the only consistent thing Nintendo does anymore.
I really wish they'd continue adding to the 3DS Virtual Console, but maybe they're just waiting for NX at this point.
No poll? Anyway, nothing of interest here. Hasn't been for a long time. I'm almost certain my 3DS has seen the last download already and that was months ago.
What no poll?! Anyways maybe I'll get the Pokémon Ranger game.
I am getting Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Getting Federation Force retail and same with Style Savvy 3. I might download Guardian Signs. I still have the cart but I'm not sure if it still works.
Ziggurat is out, yay !!
The age of the Poll is over...
Wait, @RCMADIAX made a 3DS game? Nor is the title in ALL CAPS?
Nintendo Life: "A new Metroid game for you".
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@majinx07 It is clearly evident that Thomas is on vacation with no poll. Just look at the chart for the Japanese top 20 and consoles lol. We miss you already @ThomasBW84!
Why is EU getting 2 VC games while NA is getting only 1?
Is there a reason that they are only giving us the Pokemon Spin offs? I couldn't care less about those.
@RCMADIAX Cool!
I'm interested in reading the review of Metroid Prime Federation force
@Crono1973 Probably to maximize sales for those lesser titles during the Pokemon Go boom and when they are done going back to the spinoff well, maybe you will finally see a main series game or two go up.
@Kellanved
While it is true that Nintendo may be waiting for new console(s).... to allow its customers to throw money at them for games that are in most cases -decades old and bought and re-bought buy lots of on previous systems/eShops - however for many of us, they should have sold us games when we wanted them.
I, for one -though not alone, will not be following them to a new console, through at least the next generation -possibly ever. The past several years (like... 6, maybe?) have been inexcusable for a company with "1000000 billion" (or whatever) "in the bank".
dun dun dun another one bites the dust
**Also, keep in mind they have been very weak at retail releases this entire generation too, so that makes the digital/virtual shop even more important to some of us.
Honestly one of the most entertaining aspects of following Nintendo now is to see how the giant falls. From a business and cultural angle, as well as a longtime Nintendork, it is pretty interesting but all too deserved. Other companies would have been down and out, and deserted by its fans by now.
Hopefully they will get us Pokemon Snap soon. I was ready to throw down some coin on that goodness.
Can't WAIT for all the Fed Force reviews to come in. I'm dying to know
@Crono1973 Game Freak hates home consoles so main series games on Wii U VC is an automatic no, at best you'll see Gold/Silver/Crystal on 3DS VC later this year.
I really think they would have been better off making that Federation Force game a non metroid title it wouldn't have gotten the heat it did. I just have zero interest in the game because they used the metroid title and it doesn't in any way really look like a metroid game. I also hate that art style as well i don't like it on any 3DS games they use that style on.
I hope G/S/C does make the eshop later this year
....Remember when these days used to be exciting?
What a huge array of garbage. Which one shall I choose?
Oh, my...Style Savvy Fashion Forward.
My first 100% Girlie game. Hopefully i can enjoy the game like the other girl players did.
I think people really need to start thinking about whether their eshop purchases will work on the NX before they buy more off of the eshop.
@Joeynator3000 Yeah but that was when I had hope for good SNES RPG's hitting the VC.
I always checked out the poll. I would always be curious to see what other people are into. Sometimes I've found something that people really love in the poll and checked it out myself and really enjoyed it.
I'm a little interested in Adventure Party: Cats and Caverns, mostly to see exactly how the game shapes up. Hopefully it's more than just mad-libs styled RPG setup, but I get the feeling it may very well be, as it does call itself a party game.
On the flipside, U-host got a price drop, which would be nice if I got off my lazy bum and streamed a quiz like I said I would. Would be fun for once, since i'm a no-name streamer on Twitch.
Isn't there supposed to a Nintendo Summer Savings sale this week too?
Blasting Agent looks fun, and yay, that MHGens theme I wanted is finally here!!! Definitely getting that. It's probably going to be expensive though.
Might pick up Hot Rod Racer and will be interesting to see what the Federation Force reviews will be tomorrow.
They can ruin their IP all they want. They can't ruin Super Metroid for me
@msvt dynamite comment. Could not agree more.
NoA Headquarters, WA
Intern: Sir, Nintendo of Europe is releasing Pokemon Snap this week! Could we-
Manager: Yes! More Pokemon! We'll launch Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs this week!
Intern: But sir, why not release Pokemon Sn-
A trapdoor opens, and the intern's distant screams are heard....
Nothing for me this week.
According to the eShop listing, Neverhood 2...Ahem 'Armikrog' isn't releasing until next week. Just wanted to let you know.
This week sucked tbh
RCMADIAX starting to making 3ds games LOL
@Trinexx I feel that was the case for Mario Kart 64 and Star Fox 64 as well.
Where is the poll?! I'm not telling what stuff I want without a poll!
@Spoony_Tech This site really does go downhill when Tom's away. Imagine if he left...
Style Savvy looks okay. Havent tried one of those. I'd prefer to see if they release it as part of a 2DS bundle like they're doing in europe as I'd like it to match my Pink 3DS.
Outside of that, may get the oddworld game since it's on an alright sale. That or EO:U since I dont have it but love all things atlus.
On that note, anyone who doesnt have devil survivor 1 or soul hackers should get that immediately
and all of the 3D Classics. Or at least streets of rage 2 and gunstar heroes because they're amazing
I'll likely download Metroid Prime: Federation Force before month end. Despite all the criticism, it looks like a game I would enjoy. After all I enjoyed Triforce Heroes and got 83+ hours out of it and I remember the hate that got.
Kingdom's Item Shop looks interesting but I'll wait for some type of impression/review/gameplay video before committing.
Dang. There's no Pokemon Snap. I wanted to relive some memories. Nothing for me this week.
@Kellanved they added on last week.
I think I'll pick up Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty and Armikrog.
Poncho. Binding of Isaac is a must.
Five hours until Metroid "Prime" Federation Force reviews are officially published:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/metroid-prime-federation-force
Power Disk SLAM launch sale, Metriod, and Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition
...don't hate me wallet..
Time to brace ourselves for disappointment with Federation Force.
All I'm buying is a mountain of popcorn for tomorrow's review comments...it's gonna be a bloodbath!
Nintendolife Reviewer: We likey! 8/10
Comments: You're wrong! This ain't Metroid!!! We've waited 6 years etc etc fire Reggie! Weak hardware! I'm allowed an opinion!
Looks likes a good price for the 3DS "Oddworld New 'n' Tasty". Does anyone have it? I see the Wii U review up but not the 3DS verison. If it is in 3D I just might snatch it up.
Shame to see no one mention Armikrog. I was just thinking whatever happened to that the other week,I assumed it was cancelled.There was a articles on here years ago about it and an interview with the dev who were also the creators of Earthworm Jim.Very curios to see how it's turned out.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the Virtual Console service for classic games? Why put readily available easy to find DS games on WiiU? More effort should be put into NES, Gameboy, GBC, Gamegear, TG16 and SNES (on older models soon I hope!) instead. As far as Federation Force, no.
I'll keep my money. Better luck next week, Nintendo.
Im looking forward to the federation force review tomorrow..... (I need to see how good or bad it will be)
So I guess I will be deciding which SNES VC or GBA VC game I will be purchasing this pay period. Need to decide between Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Mystical Ninja starring Goemon, or Yoshi's Island.
Armikrog is seriously and finally out?? Geeeeez...... that was long.
@Savino Embargo is over at midnight eastern time.
No Wild World or Pokemon Snap D:
i'll wait for a review for Metroid: FF before a final judge on getting it.
I'll be getting the retail version of federation force
Well, time to see how good Federation Force really is.
Being that I'm playing Monster Hunter Generations, Im already in the mood for 4 player co-op
I'll be picking up Federation Force. Odd that there's not a 3DS home theme to go with it.
Rip in pizza poll, butt NOTHING FOR MII THIS WEEK!...besides some sales, been lots of nice sales recently, and probably gonna upgrade my copy of Cave Story.
Really want to buy 3 2DS systems and some Federation Force... but not with the NX potentially being portable or having a portable component. Not enough time and already too many games. Also, I have no money at the moment.
I really would like to give a try as our family loves playing Metroid Blast together in Nintendo Land and as much as the characters look a bit goofy it's not as weird as Blast.
Oh for **** sake I finally caved and got Ziggurat for PS4 last week. I had been waiting for it to come out on Wii U and gave up.
****! Perfect game to play on the gamepad trying to get to sleep.
Swear words!
Aww, no more weekly poll?
Only thing I'm getting is Armikrog. which I backed on Kickstarter. Been waiting three years! And it's actually not out until next Tuesday.
Didn't know Armikrog was coming to Wii U, I wasn't gonna pick it up for (I think?) $25 on PC but for $9? hell yeah. Just unfortunate it won't be available until next week...
How many more Pokemon games are left to get out of the way so we can actually move on to other VC games?
Gee whiz, I backed Armikrog for HOW MUCH and now it's selling for $9?
The MH theme, Hunter's Journey, is great. I've been waiting forever for that to come to NA. I love the artwork and the animations when you scroll. I may get the other too with the bubble dragon.
What happened to Pokémon Snap!?
@Captain_Gonru Thanks for the heads up. That's sad. I guess it saves me some money
There was an article on this very same site saying that Pokémon Snap would be available for the NA eShop this week.
@Ralizah You've got to be kidding me. Some people are just never happy until they get the exact specific game they are personally waiting for...
come on reggie give us twerkbound 3!
@KeeperBvK Sorry I don't like the same games you do, random internet person.
With that said, I'm happy as a clam. I just picked up Soma, Layers of Fear, Final Fantasy V, and Dark Cloud 2 for under $30.
Jesus Christmas can we upload any virtual console games besides Pokemon?!?!? So sick of it now!!
@speedyboris thank you thank you very much!! Never liked Pokemon much and they're killing us with it!! At least throw Pokemon snap up there too and get it over with!! Here's an idea....How bout some more turbographx 16 games?? Unbelievable NOA is!!
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