Nintendo Download: 17th October (North America)

I'll pass yet again.

YES! YES! YES! Urban Champion. I've been waiting for this game!

The only way Urban Champion can be considered a goodie is if Nintendo pays you the 5 dollars to download it.

I personally haven't tried Urban Champion, but it looks like the kind of game that isn't worth the asking price.

The system is almost a year old. What's the hold up on getting some N64 games, and perhaps some GameCube titles?

Nothing this week ( considering Hometown Story is next week).

Not getting anything this week... I'll get Deus Ex in physical form once the price drops.

My guess is beggining next year Nintendo will announce GBA and N64 title to be release on wii u eshop .......... Please?

Nintendo, why can't you just release SMB3 on the 3DS already?

Apparently Nintendo missed to put the price of our game Snow Moto Racing 3D in their Press Release....its 5.99 for the first two weeks.

And dont understand with a link between worlds why they didnt release one month before a link to the past to get even more hype ...

@darthmawl I think we'll see it right around the time ALBW releases.

Steamworld Dig, Deus Ex and maybe Mighty Switch force 2 when I see what it looks like.

@QBertFarnsworth i know right, and they promised gameboy advance games, geesh..

interested in MSF games but i was expecting a sale on the first one to celebrate the release of this one. ah well.

The lack of N64 on VC makes me wonder whether they are going to re-release all their 3D games as HD remakes instead....

.....or something I'd find less offensive would be if they offered games like Mario 64 or Mario Kart 64 as DLC to SM3DW and MK8.

lego marvel wasn't comming oct 22?

sigh Still waiting on Super Mario Bros. 3. And N64 and GBA Virtual Console games. Good thing I have Mario & Luigi and Pokemon Y to keep me busy (with Sonic Lost World on the way to boot).

Revenge of the Gator is the only thing that even remotely interest me... isn't there still a boatload of other VC games for the Wii U and 3DS that...........oh never mind....it's the same complaint as every week.

I would be getting Hometown Story, but I preordered a physical copy on Amazon yesterday for the Ember Plush lol.

Man, I'm so sick of Nintendo re-releasing Wii VC games as WIi-U games. Why, oh why, can't Nintendo start releasing NEW VC games for the Wii-U? There is a massive, massive backlog of titles that were never released for the VC, including innumerable arcade titles, and yet we get the same garbage again and again and again. Nintendo is ridiculously lazy.

Both of these games were fine additions to my collection 20 years ago, not now though

Lego Marvel demo? The game comes out next Tues. in the US and PS3 got the demo this past Tues. So did the Xbox360.

http://marvel.com/news/story/21358/download_the_lego_marvel_super_heroes_demo_check_out_9_new_screenshots?utm_campaign=rss_feeds&utm_source=headline_news&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=story-21358&

The Wii U, neither this gen nor next. I wonder what system people will buy the game on, the 2 systems w/ the demo or the one w/o it?

A week with great quantity but low quality. Maybe next week will be better.

@rjejr Probably on the system they own and use the most. I do wish they were better at putting demos on the system and remove the silly "you can only play it X number of times" policy.

Where's Sonic?

I would think we will start getting additional quality VC games once the main titles are finished. I'm guessing all hands on deck right now to get out the SMB, Wii party U, Sports Club titles for the holiday push

Steamworld Dig on sale for sure. Game has a ton of great reviews. I hope the 47% that said "nothing for me this week," already own it! Can't wait to download.

Definitely getting Steamworld Dig...assuming that sale lasts until after Ace Attourney 5 comes out...but if not, I'll probably pick it up full price. $9 sounds fair.

I'll probably get the pinball game when I get another e-shop card.

I've been eyeing Steamworld Dig for a long time. Looks like I will be getting it today.

No Sonic Lost World demo...

I see 3DS is killing it with quality releases.

STILL no Sonic demos? Really? Nothing for me then.

Let's get back to the Capcom Wii U releases, these Nintendo releases are lame.

i really hate indie games and the 3ds store is filled with them, also most are ports of mobile phone games that cost pennies but nintendo wants 5 bucks and tax

Boy, they brought out the "heavy hitters" for the VC services, didn't they? 😜 I guess it's progress for 3DS, though. I think it had 3 or 4 weeks without a VC release.

I'll probably get Clu Clu Land. Animal Crossing GCN made me fall in wub wiff it.

Seriously, what's the hold up with the North American Sonic Lost World demos?

I wish the Sonic Lost World demo came to America....

@GN004Nadleeh Guess I'd be sad to be you then...

@Hyperstar96 It's not so much that it's bad as much as it's a very average game that's been ported a zillion times by now for no apparent reason when there are tons of better games that have yet to be ported.

Regarding Deus Ex, I saw this on Amazon UK today, looks like a few people have pre ordered..

Yet another disappointing week in terms of VC titles...

The only thing is Hulu from me... Hopefully I can get Club Nintendo coins for it

UGH! By the time a decent library hits the Wii U VC, the console will be outdated! Truth be told, it's already starting to feel dated, but, I'll enjoy Nintendo's games regardless.

This has to stop:
1. ROM dump everything except N64 onto the Wii, that'll give some access on the Wii U, blame any minor dysfunction on the Wii, and just update them later,
2. Then focus on the POPULAR titles for the Wii U's VC.

@HyperSonicEXE Agree and disagree. They are banking on Mario and the holidays selling a bunch of consoles, which is a reliable expectation. They're also expecting that next year the double release of Smash and Kart are going to really push the install base.

I think they're waiting for that time to start dumping a lot of classics. Those old games are profitable no matter what, but if you can advertise the hell out of 'em and really maximize the profit, then Nintendo is essentially getting an extra game on their release schedule.

Now that the 3DS has a really healthy install base, Nintendo is surely going to put LTTP on 3DS VC before Nov. 22. Similarly, once a whole bunch of people have purchased Super Mario Land, I'm sure Nintendo will announce an impending release of SMB 3 on the Wii U VC.

VC should be cheaper, in an ideal world, but this is a world where Nintendo needs to make every last cent.

@GN004Nadleeh The developers want 5 bucks and the government wants tax

I'm not seeing any of the new titles on the eshop yet

I was almost going to say what a crappy week till I seen Revenge of the Gator! Its about flipping time.

@zerotheclown They are posted at 12 ET/9 PT

@zerotheclown and you won't for another 19 mins either!

Ninjad by the Scrooge!

@Mytoemytoe
I'd love to know just how profitable the VC games are, if indeed there is this much QA going on.
VC would be helpful now and the down months of Q1 and Q2 next year. But that means they need to rush to get some really heavy hitters from the past ready.

Cowabunga on the username, by the way!

One more week to go!
One more week til Phoenix!

Wha? Urban Champion is back!?

ah! thanks @ScroogeMcLz

just bought steamworld dig! sleep mode downloading now!

Awesome, another 101 pets

@QBertFarnsworth With N64 I hope it is because they have decided to use low level emulation this time so it is a better approximation of the real thing. Gamecube no idea. (Basically run unmodified - Maybe they have decided to do what they did with Windwaker for all of it).

Steamworld time

Just Hulu for me. Nintendo drops the ball yet again. Where's Link to the Past?

Another cruddy week for the eshop. Thank goodness for Pokemon.

let's just face it the Wii U VC just sucks. you really can't put it any other way. what Nintendo should have done was to integrate the existing Wii VC on the Wii U. so gamers would play all of their old titles on the gamepad. some wiiware motion games wouldn't but they are not the majority of games.

this way Nintendo could have focused on bring NEW titles to the Wii U VC, you know like Gamecube, GBA and the like.

but NO

Nintendo wants to bleed every dollar they can out of their LOYAL fans and giving us pretty terrible titles like Vegas Strikes, Golf, Tennis, Urban Champions and the like. and when they do release a good game they force us to pay $1 or more just to play a game we already own on the gamepad.

I'm sorry but Nintendo is just being greedy and the Wii U VC is suffering because of it.

Getting Jewel Master. Pre-ordered Hometown Story through Amazon.com so should have it sometime in November (live in Canada).

Mighty Switch Force 2 is only $5.99. Can't argue with that price, HD or not. Not sure if it's just a limited time introductory sale. I was expecting $10-$15. Though, something doesn't seem right since it's file size is only 100MB

Also, its pretty insulting to us that they're trying to sell a primitive NES Tennis game for $5 when we'll have Wii Sports U Tennis next couple of weeks for only $10. the WiiU VS has just gotten atrocious in quality.

Steamworld Dig is on sale??? Stop having sales on games I'm already trying to resist buying! I'm not made of money! DX

I'm fairly certain Nintendo either hates its VC fans or has put a blind person in charge of the release schedule.

Best game ever released... Urban Champion! Everyone should buy this classic.

YAY GATOR! FINALLY! If only I had the money...
I hope Star Soldier comes out soon too!!

I know it's not hugely popular, but I'm happy to grab Clu Clu Land.

@grekkoo To retail for now, eShop later.

The 3DS eShop sure has gotten a lot of shovelware lately. I guess all of the shovelware developers have now migrated over from DSiWare. Some of this stuff would make great Angry Video Game Nerd material. Speaking of bad games, what's the deal with Urban Champion getting re-released so much? Somebody needs to tell Nintendo of America that nobody likes that stinker of a game.

@Hyperstar96
I agree. The hatred towards Urban Champion present on this site is pretty much overblown.

I'm downloading the Hulu Plus app, but mostly just to get the Club Nintendo Coins. Anyway, I am too busy playing Pokemon X to care about anything else.

Been planning on getting Steamworld Dig for a while. I guess now's the time!

The reason Nintendo didn't bother just moving over the Wii VC, or modifying it to be accessible to both Wii/WU users, is, as some above me have said, Nintendo wants to make those extra profits. It's really a shame, though nothing new, that greed, as usual, has ill effects. I'd get MSF2 if i owned a WU.

I think Hulu Plus for me!

@Knuckles: LMFAO! priceless.

Anyway, 4 weeks in a row we are left w/o any 3DS NES VC games; while EU gets a 4th title we don't have(City Connection). C'mon Nintendo, wtf?

Dual Destinies! One more week! Gah!

I bought Steam world dig and Brunch panic.

Nothing. Unless I cam find good reason to get steam world dig or pinball

Nintendo only put these VC games out after last week to make Golf and Tennis look better.

Nintendo only put Clu Clu Land out with Urban Champion to make Clu Clu Land look good.

Ahh, Urban Champion. The absolute nadir of the Nintendo catalogue...

I refuse to pay more then $4.99 for a Jewel game. Will get Brunch Panic

@mariobro4 what on earth is wrong with you that game is terrible.

Be warned, once the onslaught of indie games starts on the Wii U eShop, which should be starting pretty soon, there will only be one or two major VC releases for a LONG time. Basically we'll be getting SMB3 and ALttP, and then nothing else for a long time.

Also, I don't think Nintendo will release GameCube games on the Wii U VC because the majority of the big name releases can be played on disc on the Wii U. Pikmin and Pikmin 2 were released on Wii as part of the "New Play Control" series. Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 were updated and released on Wii as part of Metroid Prime Trilogy. We just got Wind Waker HD. Twilight Princess was a GC/Wii multiplat. I'm willing to bet that Super Mario Sunshine will get an HD remake. The other games like Melee, Luigi's Mansion, Eternal Darkness, and F-Zero GX Nintendo will just ignore.

When did Nintendo change the music in the Wii U eShop? I like the new music.

Buying Deus Ex physical copy. Other than that, nothing yet again. Straight garbage again. I don't even get my hopes up any more.

I miiight get Pinball: Revenge of the Gator.

Hulu plus Playa's Turn Up!!!!!!! XD steam world dig

@JaxonH

Are you talking just about the Wii U E-Shop or both the U and 3DS? Because I feel like the 3DS usually has solid weeks.

Nothing again for me, Nintendo needs to revamp the nintendo wii u eshop with a totally new look like the psn or xbox live shop, and stop promoting all there games on the main page that are older releases and let the newer 3rd parties and indie games have the spot light some. They need to start putting the games size in the details page instead of having to click on the purchase button to see how big each game is to download, plus if you don't have a CC linked to your eshop or have the eshop funds on your account you can't see the games size. They need to start putting up more demos for games that are coming out and get rid of the stupid limited times that you can play the demo.

I'm going to start checking the 3DS eshop once every 3 months, that way I'll probably be able to get a game or two that are worthwhile. There is so much shovelware/crap being put out it's ridiculous, especially considering how many amazing games they could be releasing on the VC from the gb/gbc/gba/64 libraries. Instead we get "Brunch Panic"....get out of here.

Mighty Switch Force 2 price is incorrect. It is not $5.99 it is $7.00

@grekkoo that's what im wonderong too

Will Lego Marvel be downloadable anyone?

I bought Urban Champion only once for the e-Reader. I learned my lesson after that. If only NintendoLife had existed then.

@Knuckles At least they put some effort into 3D Classics: Urban Champion.

Same cannot be said for this NES rerelease.

Steamworld Dig is great also.

Revenge of the Gator was my first GB game when I was kid, then I sold it years later. It is an instant buy to me. Great memories!

Clu CLu land, regrettably...

Should I get Steamworld Dig?

Dangit, I'm a huge pinball fan! Somehow I overlooked it. Any way to change my vote to revenge of the gator?

I downloaded Steamworld Dig yesterday. It really is a simple but engaging, fun and clever game and I recommend it to everyone.
I live in Europe and don't really understand why on the eShop Nintendo charges the USD price in EURO equivalent. I mean, this game costs 7.19 € that are 9.82 $ by current change rate. I see why it happens with retail games, but even digital downloads? That's kind of unfair...

@Cohort There is a WiiU section in the amazon.co.uk page but they put this in the Wii section... non wonder it's selling (in preorders) better than old Wii games...

REVENGE OF THE GATOR.