Nintendo Download: 3rd July (North America)

What about the Mutant Mudds update?

nothing for me this week...

Nintendo of America wants the Wii to live

Get Etrian Odyssey guise! >:0

@Giygas_95 That's not a new game lol

It seems really odd that Karaoke Joysound was released rather than Wii Karaoke U.

@MrV4ltor I know, but I believe they mentioned it the last time Mutant Mudds got a free update.

Edit: Yep, they did. See?

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/10/nintendo_download_25th_october_2012_north_america

Maybe it was an oversight.

Gucamelee is SUPER AWESOME! And Armillo is sure to be tons of fun!

Bombing Bastards looks interesting. I hope it comes to Europe soon.

Is Mario Tennis: Power Tour the one with RPG leveling up elements made by Camelot or is that the GBC one, I remember playing one but I forget if it was on the GBC or GBA?

Rise from your Grave Wii Ware

@MrWalkieTalkie Gucamelee certainly is great, but I own it already on several Platforms, and even that super edition I just got for free on my Xbone so ... nothing at all for me.

Don't think I bought anything this year so far besides Bravely Default and Crashmo .. last year I think I made like 1500 points at Club Nintendo Oo
Well, as soons as my WiiU get's here I'll get MK8, so there is that ^^

Kung Fu Rabbit on sale?? I might have to finally get that.

Also, Guacamelee! STCE~

I now realize @ThomasBW84 that there should be a choice for undecided as I have no clue this week what I want.

It's nice to see there are so many more releases per week now. Most people should be able to find something.

POKER DICE SOLITAIRE FUTURE is going to be my first purchase, but there are a few other game I may also pick up down the road. Great week!

Where is Snake Eater 3D?

Psh, Guacamelee, of course. I'll be very happy to start playing that, tonight. Already downloaded, but I need to head off to the worky-type place.

@SMEXIZELDAMAN I second what this person says!

@vamkar These things...... they take time

Serious week for the eShop on both systems. Wii U still needs demos though. I honestly don't think it has gotten a single demo in 2014, the last one was Sonic Lost Worlds. Why have a category on the eShop for them. If they are afraid to scare off customers for new games they could at least have the store kiosk demos for older games - I played Game and Wario in Gamestop and Mario and Sonic at the Olympics in Target. Those games sales could not suffer from demos at this point, and the demos already exist.

Will get Guacamele at some point, will probably get Aaarillo cause I'm a sucker for sales and I have $5 DDP from WW HD, which I got for free w/ MK8, which also came w/ a free $5 GC and $10 MK8 wheel. And I paid for MK8 w/ $45 in GC. MK8 really is the gift that keeps on giving.

Everyone should buy Guacamelee! Amazing game with amazing graphics and great music. Must own for any Wii U owner!

Downloaded Guacamelee and I like it

DLed TomoLife demo yesterday. Already updated the thread. All I have to do is see the new eShop designs for the week.

@vamkar The games aren't even released yet, have some patience, man...

Guacamelee. The Metroidvania tag certainly has me interested, but with already having a huge backloggery, I'm cautious of spending $15 on it.

Any word on the Squids Odyssey cross-buy promotion coming to America?

This week is great. Getting Armillo and Guacamelee, Bike Rider 2 and the Kung Fu Rabbit and EO discounts (wish I knew the price for those) will make me spend a lot.

@rjejr

When you get demos in the update and still people say "nothing for me this week" it makes me wonder if the Wii U eShop really needs demos

Also nice to hear that the WWHD also nets you an extra $5 coupon, maybe I will not be spending much of my cash after all this week, as I have an unredeemed previous credit.

Armillo, guacamelee and maybe even bombing bastards with a good review.

However I'll inject some negativity and point out Nintendo is still too light on the VC for my tastes.

Its an ok week but nothing i HAVE to have right now.

@sinalefa - "Also nice to hear that the WWHD also nets you an extra $5 coupon"

Wait, I thought you're the one who told me that?

Another great week. I'll be getting Armillo and Guacamelee today. Probably Bombing Bastards too since I loved Super Bomberman.

Thought I was going to get Guacamelee, but yet another title raised in price in Canada which means I don't have enough money to buy it in my account. Sure I could add more money, but I won't buy on principle.

@rjejr

Nope, it wasn't me. I haven't even registered MK8 yet. This week I will have today's games to keep me busy (along with Steamworld Dig that I started yesterday so I can complete its survey that expires July 11th) so I guess I will do so after the World Cup is over, freeing some of my spare time.

@RCMADIAX

I know a lot of people who either are satisfied by the demo (specially if it does not have a limit) or that get a wrong impression of the game because of a demo (W101 comes to mind) so I can see the point.

@RCMADIAX - I don't see how a demo of Mario and Sonic at the 2014 Winter Olympics is going to hurt that games sales any. Winter 2014 is over. Well unless your Nitendo and still planning to release SSB in Winter 2014

I understand how demos of upcoming games could hurt sales - people play it, don't like it, they don't buy the game. But there are probably people who got a Wii U for Christmas who might not even know about Game and Wario which came out June 2013. Giving it a demo would give it some exposure. I think a month or so after release is probably a good time for the demo. So this would be a good week for the MK8 demo I played in Target, while the free game promotion is still going on.

Yay, Guacamelee! Won't be able to get it until September, though...

Unfortunately nothing for me this week

...ugh my backlog. Stupid Summer sales.

@Kilroy i'd say it's worth it. it's a great game!

Think I'll get Guacameelee later today. Now that its a new Nintendo year, its time to start building up towards platinum again.

One of the best weeks ever for Nintendo digital platforms. I already got Guacamelee, which I'll start when I finish Shovel Knight. Then, Armillo and Bombing Bastards will get into consideration.

@RCMADIAX

Think of the word of mouth. Let's say I spend 5 tries playing the game, and then I have a friend coming over to play. I should be able to show him/her the demo to see if he/she is also interested.

But I agree that sales are the best channel to have people buying a game they are not sure about. My favorite is the early bird discount.

Do nintendo only issue press releases on the day the shop updates or was this posted elsewhere? Also what are the Etrian Odyssey discounts?

wants
Squids Odyssey but wont pay 17 bucks for it. for a short game (heard you can beat it in 5 hours

Hmmm... lots to choose from but nothing I've been clamoring for.
The Virtual Console needs some adrenaline... maybe an N64 or Gamecube release to get us pumped about it again.
But the indie support is cool to see.

Nothing for me..

Bike Rider DX was a lot of fun so I will get the new one first. I will in all likelihood get Guacamellee and probably other stuff as reviews come out to gauge my interest.

Still working on my backlog, so nothing this week, but Guacamelee is on my radar.

Probably gonna have to check out Armillo at some point. And I'll also be downloading the demo of Tomodachi Life. I don't think the full game is for me at all, as it looks like a glorified mobile title, but i'll give the demo a go, and maybe if the game ever gets a decent eshop discount, i'll get it if i like the demo.

Guacamelee, Armillo and kung fu Rabbit.

so many games!!!

@RCMADIAX - "Would bring in far more revenue than a demo would, sadly."

Wouldn't a sale coupled w/ a demo be optimum? To me the demo should come first, like I said about a month after a game releases, don't wont to scare off Day 1 early adopters, and then the sale could come later. And sales usually only last a week or 2, once a demo is up it stays up, so as more people buy Wii U - I'ld like to think Wii U hasn't reached half it's lifetime sales yet and that MK8 recently sold a bunch - demos give those old games continuous exposure.

I know game companies - on Sony's PSN at least - have to pay to host their demoes, and companies have to put in the work to make the demos, but Ntinedo owns Game adn Wario, MK8 and probably Mairo and Sonic and those games already had in store demos, so I thnik the amount of extra money and work to get them on the eShop would be minimal so that even a few sales could justify the cost. And I think they also did Pushmo World. A demo of that could get people to buy the 3DS versions as well. Just have a few levels in the demo, bu not the level editor.

Just Bike Rider DX and the Mutant Mudds update for me. Loved the 1st Bike Rider very disappointing it hasn't sold more...go buy the 2nd one now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOO ARMILLO! Been waiting for this to come out for months, especially after 2 delays. Can't wait to download it right after work. Mario galaxy gameplay with an adorable armadillo ball? Yes Please! (btw no interest in guacamelee, never heard of it)

Nothing for me this week. The Wii U eshop games don't do it for me and I already own Tomodachi Life. I may however download something previously released because I have $10 in digital deluxe promo codes screaming to be used.....Scram Kitty, Earthbound, or a GBA game perhaps.

@rjejr I think the problem is a bad demo turns people off a possibly good game. I thought the MH3 demo was awful and didn't get the game because of it. I've heard similar things about the wonderful 101 demo. A badly done demo of a good game can spell disaster, so perhaps they are just avoided. Old demos for old games, though. Can't argue with that!

I can confirm I got 399 points on the digital deluxe promotion for wii party u, which was enough to snag another $5! So it seems you get the eshop price of the game (I already had the other 3)

Guacamelee! over heeeeere. Been itching to play it for a good, long while now.

Also on the "Wii U eShop Temporary Discount" is Chubbins, which is %50 off ($2.99) through 7/10.

Sorry we didn't give you guys a heads up, @ThomasBW84 - our first time putting something on sale so we weren't sure if the eShop made it obvious or not.

Got Guacamele on xbone for free and already played mutant mudds on vita couple of years ago, guess I might go for bike rider or kung fu rabbit.

@dahkuToby

So Chubbins is also on sale? I have been intrigued by that one, so I will add it to my list. Thanks for letting us know.

Posssibly Armillo..
maybe Tomadachi Life demo if I'm really bored.

Still want to check out Etrian Odyssey, never got around to that

Anyone know how much Etrian Odyssey is discounted? I liked the demo so I might buy it if the price is right.

Guacamelee! should be the only game I should get this week.

Finally Guacamelee came out, can't wait to find all those awesome easter eggs that are in the game.

Truly a bonanza of games this week.

@rjejr Most studies show games hit 90% off their lifetime sales in the first 6 months. Except Nintendo games, those have long legs. In any case, demos would potentially convince gamers who weren't already buying it, so waiting until after the first 6 months so as to not interfere with sales sounds like the way to go.

So I agree with your point, but think the demos, if any, shouldn't release sooner than 6 months, maybe longer. Perhaps wait a year, THEN throw one out there as a potential pick-me-up

BIKE RIDER DX2 freaking awesome!

OH no guys. You didn't censor Bombing Bastards title! Think about the childreeeeeeeeen!

Anyways Armillo for me and as much as I want it I can't even afford Shovel Knight so I'll have to wait for Guacamele.

I'm waiting for a review for Glory of Generals... it at least sounds intriguing to me.

Wiiware is alive!!! Now Nintendo MUST to put a "quick buy" button in Wii U eshop to enter the Wii shop so more people know there exist a second store (with a better VC) in their consoles.

So... I still see North America hasn't gotten their first DS Virtual Console game yet. But then again, according to Reggie, "It's such a process to put each game on there".

@Rawk_Hawk
Welcome to your doom,WiiWare!

Nice week, but I'll have to pass. 1) waiting for One Piece Unlimited World Red and 2) too much games on backlog which should conflict with reason 1 now that I think about it.

Bombing Bastards, as soon as I get the credit on there. I'm still getting Guacamelee, and upset at how long Watermelon took to update info on Pier Solar (Tengami and Teslagrad have missed their proposed June releases by over a week now, for what it's worth) but before I commit to the Guac, I need to advance a little further into Shovel Knight. Great game and pretty challenging too.

There is a lot I like bombing bastards but I will wait for a review. I want a summer RPG darn it.

I didn't care for the EO: Millenium Girl demo at first but the second time around, I enjoyed it (even if I did get killed lol). If it's priced the same as the current Atlus discounts then I may go for it.

Got Armillo, and will likely get Guacamelee in the next few days.

@HeroOfCybertron

Both Mario Tennis GBC and GBA were made by Camelot and had RPG elements. The GBA game even used the Golden Sun graphics engine.

Help! ANYONE! I don't know what to get! Armillo, Mario Tennis, Bombing (not typing in the second part )!!?? GAAAHHH!! They all seem really good!! HURRY UP AND SAVE THE DAY NINTENDO LIFE!! D'X (kidding, take all the time you need).

BIKE RIDER DX2

Armillo also buying the rest of the Wii Sports Club games need Bowling,Boxing/Baseball and Golf as well as Buying Monkey Pirates.

He he, Bombing B@st@rds.

Atlus needs to make both of those Etrian games permanent discount. They keep having sales almost every single week

is the tomodachi life demo th same as the move in version?

@Captain_Toad

That's the whole point. By doing only temporary discounts, they guarantee a spot in the "price drop" category of the eshop, most likely one of the most popular categories for the casual and impulse buyers...and with some luck like this week, managing to appear on the weekly official PR. Discounting permanently the games would leave them buried with every other game...that is, most of the time only appearing to the people that search for them manually.

Something that I believe was missed (I didn't read through the comments but I did a page search with no results): Tappingo is on sale for $1.99 right now.

@JustinH Are you enjoying Armillo? There hasn't been too much news on it yet.

@sinalefa I agree on this weeks downloads. I'm buying at least 3 on that list.

I want Armillo, but i don´t know how good it can be, i just know the game has some framerate issues. I ´ll get Guacamelee in a few months on sale.

@shigulicious It's not bad. If you've got a real love for N64-era 3D platformers and really like Super Monkey Ball-esque rolling gameplay, give it a shot. If you have a kid, it's probably worth the $6 right there. If those points don't persuade you, though, probably best to sit this one out. It's fun but sort of indistinct in a lot of ways. With all the top-notch indies out on the system right now, the only things really separating Armillo are that it's largely in 3D, it clocks in at a really good price and it's more kid-friendly than something like Scram Kitty, Guacamelee or 1001 Spikes.

@SuperMikey Do you have Shovel Knight? If not the answer is Shovel Knight. Go get Shovel Knight.

@CrazyOtto I sincerely hope you were joking when you said that... NOA is certainly done with the Nintendo Wii. Seriously.

Anyway, if I were to get anything it'd be Shovel Knight.

@JustinH does Armillo have a good challenge or it's a very easy game?

@alex167 There's certainly a level of challenge to it, although I wouldn't call it hard. There are difficult moments but the game is pretty forgiving with checkpoints, health, extra lives and the like. You can set the difficulty to make it a little harder. But it's not Baby's First Platformer or anything like that.

@JustinH i've read the game has a shop, i'd like to know what items can be bought in there and how many power ups (in case there are ) Does Armillo have? thanks a lot for your answers.

@alex167 There is indeed a shop and you can buy some items to make the game a little easier like an extra health piece, an extra life (which permanently kicks in for every stage — your lives get reset to two or three every time you go into a new level). You have to earn the currency to buy stuff, though, which means doing pretty well in the stages. I'm only about a fifth of the way through the game so I don't know everything that's available. I just opened up a bunch of new stuff in the shop but didn't buy it yet.

Just bought Armillo, Guacamelee and Mario Power Tennis (GBA).

I haven't played the other 2, but Armillo exceeds expectations, let me just say. It's a crafty little game- for some reason it gives me the same vibes as Pikmin 3. Probably that similar menu soundtrack and the whole traveling through space thing. Idk why, but it's almost giving me nostalgia, even though Pikmin 3 just came out a year ago (I really loved that game though).

In any case, the gameplay is surprisingly great, actually! Addictive little game too. The moon levels and 2D bonus levels are top notch. I really like the 3D stages too though. It's all great. This is a nice little gem.

I've been putting off all my Wii U E-shop purchases for a little while now because of the Steam Summer Sale, but depending on how busy or bored I get this weekend, I may have to pick up something...maybe Guacamelee or Bike Rider DX Galaxy.

Hey, the wiiware game doesn't appear in Wii shop.

@JustinH

Actually, I'm trying to avoid 2D platformers so... Plus, it's not exactly the cheapest download game. Thanks for the recommendation anyways!

Picked up Glory of Generals, and I suppose it's a decent strategy title for the price on a platform that sorely lacks games of this genre. I'd much rather prefer a new Advance Wars title, but this will do for now... :/