It's that time, as always, for the North American Nintendo Download Update. This week features a range of titles across Switch, 3DS and Wii U, along with some first-party retail DLC. Check out all of the details below.
Nintendo Switch eShop
ACA NeoGeo Last Resort (HAMSTER, $7.99USD / $9.87CAD) - This SNK-developed 1992 shoot 'em up is a little less familiar than some of the other ACA releases as it didn't seem to get the Wii Virtual Console treatment in the past. We'll explode all of the things and let you know what we think in a review.
3DS eShop
Of Mice and Sand (CIRCLE Entertainment, $7.99USD / $11.99CAD) - Developed by Arc System Works, this seems like a quirky real-time management sim where you try to support mice working within a 'mobile fortress', improving facilities and capabilities to attract more mice to the vessel.
3DS Retail Download
Farming Simulator 18 (Focus Home Interactive, $29.99USD / $39.99CAD) - This series has an enduring popularity with annual releases, and continues its run on the 3DS with this latest entry. Available from 6th June.
3DS DLC
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Season Pass ($44.99USD / $63.49CAD, 22 pieces of content): The Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Season Pass includes all five DLC packs as they release. By purchasing the Season Pass, fans who want to receive all DLC will save more than 30 percent compared to purchasing all 22 pieces of content on their own.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - Rise of the Deliverance Pack (Nintendo, $12.99USD / $18.39CAD, four pieces of content) - Discover the previously untold history of Valentia in this Prologue pack. Complete with new story content and additional voice acting that details the rise of the Deliverance in Zofia, this collection of challenging maps includes new support conversations between selected heroes, as well as the ability to take command of a character players won’t be able to control in the main game.
Wii U eShop
Coqui the Game (Team One, $5.99) - This is a colourful action adventure platformer that apparently contains 47+ levels. Screenshots suggest it may be a little rough around the edges, but we'll see how it shapes up.
SWAP BLOCKS (Wizbyte Games) - This looks like a rather simplistic game where you match up tiles by, well, swapping the blocks around.
SPHERE SLICE (RCMADIAX, $1.49USD / $1.99CAD) - This utilises the GamePad touchscreen as you slice spheres (it's all in the name) by swiping your finger across the screen, an idea popularised by Fruit Ninja on mobile devices.
As always Nintendo of America wants you to browse the eShop and check out the official sales and deals website for discount details.
A number of options to consider in this week's update - let us know what you'll be downloading in the poll and comments below.
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Weak
Stink rotten!
Always amazes me that there are farm simulators. 18 no less. Nothing for me this week
Well done ham$ter
Last Resort is my First resort for the month
Better get at the very least that announcement about NBA Playgrounds. Better if there's an update.
Can't they finish the last of the Wii U vc? Gimme my smash 64!!
@Pahvi The RCMADIAX "game" does have caps,he hasn't let us down.SPHERE SLICE.Plus we now we have a new all-cap pretender on the scene,Wizbyte Games.
Wow, I really hope they're saving up some good stuff for E3.
Bah I hate weeks like this that are so boring. I've been waiting for a new switch game, or I'm hopeful one of these days in the future I am Setsuna will get a sale so I can pick it up.
How are we still getting more Wii U releases than Switch releases.
@Spoony_Tech
Right, hopefully has the update with the announcement and not another in a few days. I'm ready to to play some online and get more gold packs.
@Darius_Truxton With a name like yours, I would be shocked if it wasn't.
Cripes. Grim line up, particularly on the Switch for such a new console. Where would it be without Hamster?
WHERE IS SHOVEL KNIGHT UPDATE FOR 3DS?
@HeroponRiki
It will always be like that, so long as RCMADIAX is allowed to make "games."
@Bunkerneath
You mean Specter of Torment? It's been out for a few weeks now.
That Mice and Sand looks like that Fallout smart phone game except it's about mice looking for El Dorado so like 10000 times more inspired.
Minecraft for switch doesn't get dlc?
@Deadstanley As far as I know the Blaster Master Zero character DLC is still coming out today.
@GeminiSaint Europe is still waiting for it as far as I'm aware.I'll try it later on though just in case.
Can you please go back to listing the eshop deals as well? The Nintendo website lately hasn't been listing them on that page. They list the featured or publisher specific deals, but if you scroll down to 'price drops' it's empty.
@McGruber
Ditto. I've had to check price drops on my own through the systems' eShops.
Ekoro for Blaster Master Zero!
Lol at the "Nothing for me this week" percentage.
Whoa... terrible week. Feels like the Wii U winter of 2016 all over again.
It's not listed here, but there's Ekoro character DLC for Blaster Master Zero that's free for 2 weeks, so I'm getting that.
@GeminiSaint sorry got this one mixed up with Europe
@VR32F1END @McGruber
"As always Nintendo of America wants you to browse the eShop and check out the official sales and deals website for discount details."
Nintendo doesn't provide the details on price cuts and sales anymore in their release notes.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Wait, are you in Europe or America? You posted the same exact thing in both updates, and I highly doubt both of them apply to you. It's like you enjoy being negative, regardless of whether something affects you or not.
Nintendo Europe treats its fanbase so much better than NOA. Thanks, Reggie.
Bad week for Switch! Cmon Nintendo pick it up!!
This week is pretty weak. Next week has GoNNER and I assume Shantae Half-Genie Hero though!
@Li_Bae I still maintain that Reggie should be fired!! He's awful!!
Still haven't made it far enough into FE Echoes to decide whether I want any DLC or not, everything else is a no
74% on nothing for me this week says it all!!
FE Season Pass.
@Bunkerneath It's been out for a good while now, dude. Just go to the 3DS eShop and download the update.
Astro Duel Deluxe technically came out this week, but was part of last week's update PR.
Games that come out on Tuesdays are really inconsistent with which week's PR they're a part of.
Getting Farming Simulator 18. I've gotten the last 2 games on Vita, but decided to buy the latest one on 3DS so that I can do some farming on either handheld.
@MegaMari0 The number doesn't refer to how many there are. There hasn't been 18 Farming Simulator games.
@McGruber i think you can find those at perfectly nintendo
Would be nice if Pocket Rumble had a release date....ever
@Kayfios
This week deserves a double negative.
Still hoping to see New Super Mario Bros. Wii come out for Wii U VC. Each week that hope dies a little more.
@MegaMari0
I took the farm sim plunge back when there was a sale just out of curiosity. I can keep an open mind and have fun with quirky games.
Here's my take; I played it for a while realising theres depth to it I havent explored and things going on I still have to figure out. It's kind of complicated to play. The controls were sort of difficult however and man was this a boring slog. So uninteresting to this city guy that I deleted it. I didn't want to figure it all out or sink more time into it. However I did entertain myself first by trying to crash all the equipment and plough zigags in the cornfield.
It just occured to me how cool a crop circle making game would be. Imagine this premise, You are a hoaxer making crude crop circles, when an alien arrives signaled by your attempt and teaches you the right way how. Alien makes one and then you have to copy it and the designs get more and more complicated.
Somebody hire me. I have tons of these ideas.
Tough going in the 3DS Eshop lately. Talk about a ShovelWare extravaganza! Are they even doing quality checks anymore? I guess I shouldn't complain the Wii-U shop looks even worse.
I did finally crack and bought Minecraft for Switch this week. My first time playing ever. It's alot of fun so far. I wish the game had come out on cartridge though. I hate downloading retail. I hope we don't have to get used to this
Don't forget that the update for VOEZ with the free 18 songs also went live today.
I know I'm getting that by default.
Is it sad that I've developed an aversion to titles in all caps? That may be my netiquette in motion as well.
15% of 493 votes is around 33. That seems about right for shmups fans. I'll take it!
What's RCMADIAX playing at? Is this some plot to take over the world?
@dougphisig Have you tried Disgaea? It's a slow start demo but I played it expecting little and found it to be amazing.
@tonyp1987 It did, it just wasn't shown. I have some of it, it's pretty cool. Stupidly overpriced mash up pack, though.
There should be a option for Mega Man Legacy Collection. Anyways, thats what I got. I think the price is just too good to turn down.
You would think they would support the Wii U Virtual Console at least for a little while longer since they have yet to meet demand for the Switch.
They're quickly reaching the point to where I just stop looking.
I remember when that happened on the Wii Shop (and in the stores) where I thought, "Nope.. Just more junk. No need to look."
I think @RCMADIAX is trying to sort of recreate the Game & Watch, only modernized.
It's his life's mission to rebirth the simplistic glory of 1980's gaming.
woo
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