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With the start of another week we have the European Nintendo Download Update details, and this time around there's plenty on offer. We have some highly promising options on the Wii U, while the 3DS has a major release from Capcom and a trilogy of SNES releases on the New 3DS Virtual Console. Throw in a lot of discounts and there's plenty of choice, so let's take a look.

Wii U eShop

Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games, €13.49 / £10.79 until 15th September, normally €14.99/ £11.99) - A well-regarded title that Nintendo is promoting as one of the key 'Nindie' releases this month, it adopts an overhead view as you battle to prove yourself to the Gods. It has eye-catching visuals and is steeped in Norse mythology, and certainly looks promising; we'll bring you a review but, in the meantime, we had a chat with the developers just before E3 that you can check out.

140 (Double Fine Productions, €7.99 / £5.59) - This has a minimalistic aesthetic for its blend of puzzle platforming. Developed by Carlsen Games / Abstraction Games this seems to be oozing style, and has a nice soundtrack to boot. We'll see whether it all adds up well in our review.

Vektor Wars (Super Icon Ltd, €7.99 / £7.99 ) - A first-person shooter with stylised vector-based visuals, this has '9 world zones' in which you blast away at a variety of robot foes. We rather like this for some intense arcade-style action, as we explain in our Vektor Wars review.

Rorrim (Nitrolic Games, €4.52 / £4.09) - A Princess gets sucked into a mirror and a world of dungeons, and you have to guide her through maze-like areas from a top-down perspective. The twist here is that the GamePad and the TV show 'Mirror' and 'Real' viewpoints, so you need both to solve the puzzles and make progress. We'll go on a rescue mission and let you know what we think.

Alice in Wonderland (Brave Rock Games, €4.52 / £3.78) - This appears to be a narrated visual novel with some illustrations as you read along and listen. We'll see whether it does a classic book justice in our review.

TOUCH SELECTIONS (RCMADIAX, €2.99 / £2.69) - This combines two previous releases in one download: PEG SOLITAIRE and AVOIDER.

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts

Mighty No. 9 (Deep Silver, €15.99 / £14.39 until 15th September, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Mighty No. 9 - Ray Expansion DLC (Deep Silver, €3.74 / £3.37 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £3.99)

Dragon Skills (Joindots, €7.19 / £6.11 until 22nd September, normally €7.99 / £6.79)

Island Flight Simulator (Joindots, €7.19 / £5.39 until 22nd September, normally €7.99 / £5.99)

Sweetest Thing (Joindots, €4.89 / £3.84 until 22nd September, normally €6.99 / £5.49)

Bird Mania Party (Teyon, €0.99 / £0.89 until 29th September, normally €1.99 / £1.79)

Zombie Defense (Teyon, €1.49 / £1.49 until 29th September, normally €1.99 / £1.99)

Baila Latino (O2 Games, €12.90 / £11.90 until 5th October, normally €29.90 / £24.90)

Fit Music for Wii U (O2 Games, €12.90 / £11.90 until 5th October, normally €29.90 / £24.90)

Luv Me Buddies Wonderland (O2 Games, €12.90 / £11.90 until 5th October, normally €29.90 / £24.90)

360 Breakout (nuGAME, €5.00 / £4.00 until 6th October, normally €7.00 / £6.00)

Wii U eShop Permanent Discount

Canvaleon (OXiAB Game Studio, €4.95 / £4.49, previously €6.95 / £6.29)

3DS eShop

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice (Capcom, €29.99 / £24.99) - The latest in the series to make its way to the West as a download, this one features an extended cast of familiar faces, a mystical location and new features and twists such as séance trials. We're working on a review, but until then you can check out our impressions of the E3 demo.

Kingdom's Item Shop (CIRCLE Ent, $5.00 / £4.79) - A quirky premise in which you run an item shop in a fantasy land, catering to heroes and their needs. You're supposed to set out and find new ingredients and goods to sell, however, and we suspect this one will aim to be as charming as possible. We'll open the doors on a review soon.

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

Final Fight (Capcom, €7.99 / £7.19 or buy 2 get the 3rd free on New 3DS VC Final Fight trilogy) — This is one of the earlier arcade conversions to the Super NES, and an iconic beat 'em up that's certainly welcome on the New portable's Virtual Console. Though this beat 'em up port lacks the co-op play that made the arcade a classic it's still enjoyable, as we explained in our New 3DS Virtual Console Final Fight review.

Final Fight 2 (Capcom, €7.99 / £7.19 or buy 2 get the 3rd free on New 3DS VC Final Fight trilogy) — This second entry rights some wrongs of the first, including multiple playable characters and two-player co-op (the description for this New 3DS version does mention you can "have a friend join the fight"), though perhaps disappoints with some gameplay elements. You can see what we thought in our Wii U Virtual Console Final Fight 2 review, while we'll take to the streets again to take a fresh look.

Final Fight 3 (Capcom, €7.99 / £7.19 or buy 2 get the 3rd free on New 3DS VC Final Fight trilogy) — Rounding off the Super NES trilogy of titles hitting the New 3DS VC this week, this one includes more brawling on the streets but also the option of an automatic two player mode where you play with the CPU. By our reckoning this third entry is probably the best of the group, as explained in our Wii U Virtual Console Final Fight 3 review.

3DS DLC

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Spirit of Justice Costume Bundle (Capcom, €0.99 / £0.89)

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

3D Fantasy Zone (SEGA, €2.45 / £2.20 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

3D Gunstar Heroes (SEGA, €2.45 / £2.20 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

3D Out Run (SEGA, €2.45 / £2.20 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (SEGA, €2.45 / £2.20 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

3D Space Harrier (SEGA, €2.45 / £2.20 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

3D Streets of Rage (SEGA, €2.45 / £2.20 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

3D Streets of Rage 2 (SEGA, €2.45 / £2.20 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

3D Super Hang-On (SEGA, €2.45 / £2.20 until 15th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven (Marvelous, €17.99 / £14.99 until 22nd September, normally €29.99 / £24.99)

Adventure Bar Story (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.19 until 29th September, normally €4.99 / £3.99)

Castle Conqueror EX (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.39 until 29th September, normally €3.99 / £3.19)

Fairune (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.59 until 29th September, normally €2.99 / £2.39)

World Conqueror 3D (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.19 until 29th September, normally €4.99 / £3.99)

Rytmik Ultimate (Cinemax, €6.99 / £5.99 until 29th September, normally €17.99 / £15.99)

The Keep (Cinemax, €3.99 / £3.49 until 29th September, normally €9.99 / £8.99)

Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot (Coderchild, €1.99 / £1.80 until 29th September, normally €2.99 / £2.69)

WordsUp! Academy (Coderchild, €1.99 / £1.79 until 29th September, normally €2.99 / £2.69)

Zombie Incident (Coderchild, €1.49 / £1.49 until 29th September, normally €1.99 / £1.99)

3D Game Collection (Joindots, €4.99 / £3.59 until 22nd September, normally €6.99 / £4.99)

Secret Agent Files: Miami (Joindots, €4.99 / £3.75 until 22nd September, normally €7.99 / £5.99)

Atlantic Quest (Joindots, €3.49 / £2.49 until 22nd September, normally €6.99 / £4.99)

Banana Bliss: Jungle Puzzles (Teyon, €1.99 / £1.79 until 29th September, normally €3.99 / £3.59)

Bird Mania 3D (Teyon, €0.79 / £0.70 until 29th September, normally €0.99 / £0.89)

Bird Mania Christmas 3D (Teyon, €0.79 / £0.70 until 29th September, normally €0.99 / £0.89)

Chat-A-Lot (Teyon, €3.99 / £3.59 until 29th September, normally €7.99 / £7.19)

Crazy Chicken: Director's Cut 3D (Teyon, €0.79 / £0.70 until 29th September, normally €0.99 / £0.89)

Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D (Teyon, €0.99 / £0.90 until 29th September, normally €1.99 / £1.79)

Cube Tactics (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 29th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Excave (Teyon, €3.49 / £2.99 until 29th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Governor of Poker (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 29th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Groove Heaven (Teyon, €1.99 / £1.79 until 29th September, normally €3.99 / £3.59)

Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 29th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 29th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Iron Combat: War in the Air (Teyon, €3.49 / £3.09 until 29th September, normally €6.99 / £6.29)

Ocean Runner (Teyon, €1.49 / £1.34 until 29th September, normally €2.99 / £2.69)

Robot Rescue 3D (Teyon, €1.49 / £1.34 until 29th September, normally €2.99 / £2.69)

Skater Cat (Teyon, €2.49 / £2.24 until 29th September, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Steel Empire (Teyon, €9.99 / £8.99 until 29th September, normally €15.99 / £14.39)

Luv Me Buddies Wonderland (O2 Games, €9.90 / £9.90 until 5th October, normally €24.90 / £19.90)

3DS HOME Themes

AA: Spirit of Justice: Athena Cykes Pixel Art (Capcom, €1.99 / £1.79)

AA: Spirit of Justice: Main Characters (Capcom, €1.99 / £1.79)

At School with Miffy by Mercis (Mercis / CPLG, €0.99 / £0.89)

Drawing with Miffy by Mercis (Mercis / CPLG, €0.99 / £0.89)

Miffy learns to write by Mercis (Mercis / CPLG, €0.99 / £0.89)


That's everything 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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