Nintendo Download: 21st August (North America)

I can't pass up free Disney Infinity, though Mega Man 6 will be mine soon after!

Now I'm really upset. First time I comment about this... But, nothing really good for the last 3 weeks in NA? Come on, NoA!

Free? Y no love for Europe, Disney?

I have been waiting to check out Boulderdash XL-3D. I was a fan of the original way back in the day and now the price is right.

And that completes the nes megaman series 4 both consoles. Hopefully 7 and Bass isn't too far off.

Chasing Aurora for me!

@andrea987 It's not really "free" since you must get the portal and toys for playing.

womp, womp Another week with nothing I want to play. Disney Infinity isn't really free though, since you have to buy implements to play it.

Y no fire emblem?

I may get Xtreme Sports. EDIT: and Boulder dash at that price!

Disney Infinity is like getting a physical game on Xmas and not owning the console it plays on.

The NES collection for Mega Man is complete, maybe that means the new challengers sale will happen soon.

@Olmectron

2 weeks ago: Super Mario Kart, Mega Man 5, Cybernator
Last week: Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge, Double Dragon 2
This week: Mega Man 6, Life Force

Wow, you're hard to please. A Nintendo classic from the SNES, a well-reviewed Konami game, 2 NES Mega Man games, one of the best shooters on the NES (if not the best), a classic beat 'em up and some Mega Man battle game that people seem to love? I'd say these are 3 of the best weeks in a long time.

is disney infinity free for limited time ? or no ?

hmmmm nothing this week for me

I'll download Disney Infinity cause I won't have to put in the disk for the boys. I'm seriously considering Life Force because I played it so many hours way back when.

For Disney Infinity, approximately how much cost are the portal and a few figurines???

I'd get Disney Infinity but only for Gravity Falls!!!

I was also told by the rep on Miiverse Scram Kitty was going to have a sale this week. Still hoping that happens. That will be my choice.

Nothing for me.... this still can be so much better. How about some price drops on retail games on Eshop?!

@Krambo42 Gun-Nac is the best NES shmup by miles.

@bezerker99 You need playsets as well. (Or you can only use part of it).

@unrandomsam Well, fair enough, I'm not a big fan of the genre and I've never played that one. But even if it's not the best, Life Force is pretty awesome, and I know it's pretty well-respected and loved.

@Krambo42 Okay, I was rude. I'm sorry for that. However, this is the first time I commented like that. Got Super Mario Kart for $1.50 two weeks ago. I'm not really into Megaman or those other VC games.

Then, NoE will release GBA Fire Emblem remake for VC today, a game I would gladly pay full reatil price. But NoA won't.

free disney infinity? don't say you don't get anything north america i have no interest in buying the sequel but i would get some of the figures if they released it free in europe

bezerker99 - Portal is about $10 online but the figures and playsets are the more expensive part. You can buy them used or pay about $30 in store for a playset

Disney Infinity is free?! That's awesome. Granted I've already played it on PS3, but if the portal works on both consoles, I'll do it all again.

It is not that suprising disney infinity. It was free on pc and other online shops. The toys and the portals are where the money is coming from. So if they can sell more toys they will sell this free.

I've been meaning to get back into Infinity for the past few days. Glad to see they're offering a free version. Turns another one of my retail games to downloadable titles, and I'm cool with that.
I'm just hoping all the save data from my disk gets transfered to the DL version, but even then, it's not much. I wasn't a huge toy box builder.

@Olmectron Oh, no, don't worry about it...I didn't think you were being rude, just...I don't know...it seems to me that these last 3 weeks have been a lot closer to what people have been hoping for. Of all the times to complain, this just seemed like a weird time to me. If none of these games are for you, that's fine, but they've been releasing a good number of quality games lately. Even next week when Donkey Kong Jr. Math hits, I think we're supposed to get Mega Man X3, which is huge. We've been getting more quality, more SNES, just...more. I'd say things are looking up. Of course, we'll see if it lasts.

DANG! Went on the e-shop to download Infinity for free and realised this was for North American systems :/

@Krambo42 Just because these games appeal to you doesn't mean that they have to appeal to everyone else. Let people complain if they want. It's good to have different opinions of the same subject.

@Krambo42 I'm getting Layton x Ace Attorney crossover next week. I've been waiting for it since it was announced.

My angry comment was probably because I'm jealous for all of the discounts NoE on eShop has been doing because of SSB. And that's beacuse I'm going all digital, so even a 10% discount is very welcome for a Nintendo title.

Heh, sorry again anyway. And yes, we're getting many super games for Wii U and 3DS in September and October. Hope it continues.

Is Boulder Dash worth it? Especially at that low a price?

Nice to see the Virtual Console is picking up the pace with 2 WiiU VC titles, (even if they're already on 3DS) and the first new Gameboy Color VC game for 3DS in a loooong time.

For curious games on the games on sale:
Nano Assault is a lot of fun if you like SCHMUPS, its not bullet hell by any means.

Abyss is a quick fun. Takes some patience to learn the controls, but I really enjoyed it.

World Conqueror 3D I have been having fun with b/c I enjoy the game Risk, so Euro Conqueror 3D might be up your alley if you like Risk.

Like how there is some solid VC love again this week, and I already read one review giving Demon King Box a 9/10. Will wait for NLife review as well, but that looks like it might be a steal of an RPG for $4.

Demon King Box looks really cool, and hard to pass up at that price. Will probably also get Nano Assault Neo while it's on sale as I've had my eye on it for a while.

@gp993 I bet it is forever.

I really hope Life Force makes it to Europe soon. Shm'ups make up a big part of my Wii VC collection despite the "risks" due to the lack of a central account system. Still cheaper than getting a the system(s) and games.

If only Sega could get some Saturn & Dreamcast games on the Wii U VC. I'd sell a kidney for Hyper Dual and Zero Gunner 2.

@Sadodi I'm not saying they have to appeal to everybody. Obviously not every game appeals to everybody. But there has been a noticeable improvement in the quality of games over the last few weeks. If people don't like Mega Man, for example, that's fine. But I don't think anybody would argue that they are bad games totally undeserving of being on the VC.

@Olmectron Ha, yeah, I don't like to argue either. I was just surprised to see somebody say these last three weeks had "nothing really good".

Layton vs. Ace Attorney should be pretty awesome. I'm a big AA fan. Enjoy!

Definitely getting Blazblue and likely will pick up Xtreme Sports one day. But for now, my wallet rests because next week will have PLxPWAA, Tappingo 2, and Azure Striker Gunvolt.

Everybody should download Disney Infinity for the Free Club Nintendo coins, of course.

@Prof_Clayton Oh man! It's so easy to forget about that. Thanks for the reminder

Why free? I don't see how they would make money doing that

Nothing this week. Kind of hoping for a Smash Bros eShop sale here in the US, but we'll see what happens.

@Mega719 It's reasonable to think Disney makes more money on the toys than anything else.

Disney Infinity for free is a great idea? Why? It's a digital copy. It's on your console. That's nice.

There's no other real use for it unless you somehow get your hands on a base station (which could happen pretty easily once 2.0 comes out and everyone will have an extra).

Still, it will be nice to have it on console without having to put the disk in and wait.

Also, for anyone interested go look at retail for Disney Infinity. Target had the base set on sale for $30. That's the base station, the game, and three figurines for $30. Plus, if you want it on your console now you can download it for free, too.

Xtreme Sports sounds cool. Will also keep an eye on Demon King Box.

@chiefeagle02 yeah i guess but someone would still have to buy the Portal and figures just to play the game, i don't know if Disney sells the portal individually. Skylanders Swap Force was a much better game yet that isn't free on Wii U

am I missing something? when I go to the eshop it shows Disney Infinity as retail only no download.

Argh...Why does Mega Man X3 have to be saved for the last week? It's my most anticipated one...It's like Mega Man Xtreme 2 all over again.

Also waiting for a sale on Steel Empire.

Free Disney Infinity for me will pick up the portal and stuff later. I'm all about Lifeforce though that game is good. I didn't want it on my 3DS. Konami shooter here I come

Fire Emblem please? Oh wait, this is NOA. We're still about 7 months out for that to show up

Disney Infinity is free... ARGH! I could have just bought a portal off of eBay or something... Honestly I wouldn't be upset about spending a hundred dollars when it came out, if I enjoyed the game more. It seemed like something I would really enjoy, but for whatever reason I just couldn't really get into it... Oh well.

@torch1784 It updates at 9AM PT. That means 1 hour and 15 minutes left.

well, the figures are not free, and thus it still require you to purchase the figures for the game.

@Olmectron thanks I thought I was going crazy.

Going to grab Disney infinity for sure, if nothin else to get the club Nintendo points. Also thinking about boulder dash

@Mega719
The portal is not sold separately. You'd have to get it used... but then that person selling it would probably want to sell the game with it too.

I think this is just a way to get it installed on your console... but as I said, once 2.0 comes out (soon) since it's the portal always comes with that version of the game, people will then have an extra portal laying around they might want to get rid of it.

It's just Abyss for me this week, might grab a few older releases I havent picked up.

As for Disney Infinity, it seems completely worthless as a promotional piece if people would still need to buy a portal and figure.

You had me at free, Disney. You had me at free.

@aaronsullivan still a lot of work and money wasted. They would still have to buy another costly starter pack just to play this one, they might as well stick with 2.0 if they can't get their hands on one. Not to mention the figures which are still pretty expensive to buy if you want a lot of them and playsets. I found a site where you can get 6 Skylanders figures for both Giants and Swap Force for $9.99 (plus shipping)

It's like when I bought Mario Kart. Had the 4 games NoA was offering, so I chose one I had only on disc and sold the disc. Although maybe this time I won't be able to sell the disc alone. Sigh... At least it's more comfortable to not change discs.

Oh well, next week for sure I'm gonna spend some money. Gunvolt and I think Tappingo.

@Olmectron I assume it's for people who buy 2, they can get some cheap DI1 stuff.

Argh, I want that Demon Box! Hurry it up, CIRCLE! Someone in Europe is waiting! Also, screw Infinity, wouldn't even play Disney trash if I got paid.

@aaronsullivan or if you buy 2, you have a portal for 1.

But it still says retail only on the eshop. Are they going to make this downloadable later?

Cool I already have the platform and an army of figures lining my wall. So do we have an estimate on what time these will go live?

I never played Disney Infinity,so I guess I'll download it to check it out.

@Shy_Guy you still need to buy the portal, playsets, and figures from somewhere

Boulder Dash XL 3D for me today. Only have $2.90 in my account, and the value for a $1.70 sounds incredible!

@Mega719 Really? Oh,well nevermind then

@Spoony_Tech Scram Kitty was on sale last week: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/nintendo_download_14th_august_north_america If you check the eShop now, it could still be on sale.

@andrea987 what about the big smash bros eshop deal eh were is the love for N/A

@Kilroy I was just informed by a friend of this. I must of miss read the quote from the rep. I was made to believe it was this week it was going to happen. When last I checked it wasn't on sale yet but the was some time last week. It might not of updated yet when I checked. Thanks though for that post!

DI will get more play in my house now that I can play it without swapping discs..... Yup, I'm that lazy.

@Mega719 @aaronsullivan @Everyone The portal is $20 on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Infinity-Replacement-Wii-PS3-U/dp/B00IA4KH3S

I think this is mainly for those that have the PS3 or Wii version. It's like cross-buy in a way.

Since when is Disney Infinity on the e-shop anyways? The Canadian e-shop still lists it as 'Retail Only' ...

A "Free" game?; ""It's Free!"", XD
I just kidding, XD, well, Maybe, I will check this game, but, I have other 2 options in this moment.

@C-Olimar yeah they should be making the retail bundle free or heavily discounted not its sudden retail release. This won't help newbies

Im definitely getting blazeblue. I just got disney infinity a couple days ago because the target sale and im seriously enjoying the game so far its a lot of fun.

I will grab the free Disney Infinity when I get home and start looking around for a portal. I can grab the Cars and Toy Story playset and they will be happy.

It appears the PC version is also free on their website now (Disney Infinity 1.0) and comes with a digital starter pack of the Incredibles. Instead of needing a portal you just digitally purchase the characters you want. Perhaps this is what the Wii U digital version will do also.

EDIT: As stated below, this is a free upgrade for Wii Disney Infinity owners.... Sad, as I wouldn't mind the game for my children, if I didn't need to have the statues and other crap all over the place.

That Demon King game looks interesting. Not going to pick up any mega man till I see if NOA is going to get with the discounts. Hopefully this means it's time for Firebrand to shine!

@Shy_Guy nevermind C-Olimar resolved that problem. Now you just need Playsets and figures

So, Europe gets fire emblem GBA
we get this....

No desirable downloads here for me.

'Nothing for me this week' seems to get the highest vote each week but I can't find it in the eshop.

To sum up on Disney Infinity being free. Here's why:
If you want to upgrade to Wii U from Wii version (or PS3/Xbox). Free.
If you want to buy the $20 portal on Amazon (don't do this)
Even if you have it retail already, digital on-console is convenient and free.
It's possible (but very unlikely) that it will have dlc and not need figures like the PC and iPad version. Edit: NOPE
NEW IDEA: It's possible that this is also a way to make sure 2.0 buyers can also play the old playsets. (Toy box 2.0 will work with all figurines, but not sure about playsets)

Why not buy the base station from Amazon? You'd be much better off getting the 1.0 Starter Edition at heavily discounted at retail (Target currently has it for $30 which includes base station, 3 figurines and 3 playsets) or maybe even used. Or just wait a few weeks and get 2.0 if you are interested in that.

Nevermind, from Nintendo.com's website:

Great characters. Great adventures.

Disney Infinity is now free in the Nintendo eShop for Wii U! While you’ll still need a Disney Infinity base and Disney Infinity figures to play the game, families that purchased the starter pack on Wii can now enjoy the game on Wii U with their existing accessories for free! Enjoy online multiplayer and more fun ways to play! Use your Wii U Game Pad to create your own worlds in the Toy Box, or activate missions and unlock toys in Play Sets.

Discover three Play Sets, including Monsters University, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Incredibles:

Play as Sulley in his early student days in the world of Monsters University
Plunge into adventure as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean and find pieces of the Kraken’s Bane
Activate the powers of Mr. Incredible on a quest to save the world from Syndrome and his super villains
Create your own worlds in Toy Box! Mash up unlocked toys from the Play Sets along with Disney and Disney/Pixar characters to invent just about any adventure you can imagine.

Notice: A Disney Infinity Figure and Base are required to play downloadable game. Compatible figures and base are available in the Disney Infinity Wii packaged version and the Disney Infinity Wii U packaged version. Additional Disney Infinity figures sold separately at retail stores. File size for digital download is 9.15 GB.

I would LOVE to get that Disney infinity game, but I do not have a 16gb USB to download it. Plus I don't have a portal.

@Darknyht 9 GB'S?! ...I think I'm gonna faint.

10.4 gb I don't feel like erasing and redone loading just so I can get some coins I never use maybe we get dig download credit hmmmm

Nothing for me this week.

@Krambo42
take a look at your list and compare it to EU though I am going to bring up July 24

July 24 - 2 NES megaman games and 1 GBA one
August 7 - Megaman Battle chip
August 14 - Megaman III (3DS)
August 21 - Megaman IV (3DS) and Double dragon. Then today you guys also got Fire Emblem.

Now, at the same time, you guys have been having VC promotions for the last month and a half where NA has seen absolutely nothing in that way. July 31st is the only time really you didn't get that great of a choice for the VC but I'd say 3 of them from the previous week and the massive list of promotions well makes up for that.

I feel like this is the third week in a row with nothing for 3DS owners, and it's making me sad...

So, dumb question IS there a way to buy just the portal?

@Juma009 that sounds about right. NOA isn't even trying at this point.

Got Demon King Box to review and I should be given Blazblue as well within a bit.

I personally don't want it, but it's cool that they're giving away Disney Infinity for free. I really want Fire Emblem though, so hopefully we get that soon.

I will just download it then delete it so that if I ever need Disney Infinite in the future I don't have to pay.

Hmmm do play sets come with a base? I think my daughter may like the frozen one. Will at least poke around with it since it's free.

Life force i will definitly pick up. Now just need bubble bobble and blaster master!

No fire emblem=nothing for me this week.

I want Golden Sun Lost age, Advance Wars 2, Fire emblem (just to name a few that I have been released elsewheres).

Pretty boring week in terms of downloads. Still waiting on Pokemon TCG, NoA.

@ikki5 Lets not forget about the likely setup next week which was posted in a Nintendo Life article about a month ago. MM7, MMX3 and 2 other Wii U VC titles.

This is the first week in a long time I'm having trouble deciding what I want. I'll have to wait on the Demon Box and Blazblue reviews before deciding. You guys ARE hard to please.

I was excited about downloading the free Disney Infinity on the Wii U and using our collection we built and played on the 360......until I found out that the 360 base doesn't work on the Wii U! Bases seem to be around $12 on ebay, or I can wait until 2.0 comes out and buy it for the Wii U this time. it's only about a month away.

@Spoony_Tech I purchased Scram Kitty last week while it was on sale. I've wanted that game since I first heard about it. Unfortunately, I don't care for it after playing it. If I could do it again, I wouldn't spend my $5 on it.

@dkxcalibur Really? I would swear it was at least worth 5$

@Spoony_Tech Not to me. I find the controls to be very frustrating and clunky.

That Nano Assault Neo discount has me interested. Might get that soon.

@Stu13 Get Nano Assault neo it is a great game it was the second game I purchased for my Wii U when I bought it at launch.

@SavoirFaire There isn't a Frozen Play Set. They come in a double pack (with texture discs), but you can only use them in the Toy Box; they don't have their own game world like the Incredibles or Toy Story figures.
Same with Wreck-It Ralph/Vanellope () and Phineas/Perry.

I recommend people to buy Skylanders over Infinity. 1.0 was just a month worth of fun and needed a lot of polish. When i bought Swap Force recently i was surprised on how phenomenal it was compared to Spyro's Adventure. 2.0 honestly doesn't look as promising as Trap Team

Holy crap, as of the moment of writing this comment, "Nothing for this Week" and "Disney Infinity" are tied with 77 votes! Wow! I wonder why Disney Infinity isn't 100% of the votes!

Very smart move to give Disney Infinity away to try and gain more attention for their new game and toy lineup. They know they have more competition coming their way and I respect their attempt to try and convince more try and, eventually, buy their products.

@Obito_Tennyson Is that a serious question

Waiting for Mega Man X3!

@Obito_Tennyson I guess it has to do with the game requiring the base and figures to play. No point in downloading if you don't have those.

Maybe its time to pick up Aeternoblade. I did like the demo. If Blazeblue had online play it would be an automatic buy. I see they are intent of selling less than 100 copies of Steel Empire. Hmmm just a word of advice to Teyon. If a game isn't selling you may want to think of lowering the price. Just a suggestion

mega man 6 boiiiiiiiiii

well disney infinity is free, so...

So does this mean Disney is selling standalone portals along with Sulley,Mr.Incredible,and Jack Sparrow figures?

For almost everyone here -

2 reasons they are giving away DI for free:

1. DI 2.0 is NOT coming out on Wii, so they don't wont to PO people who have only a Wii and bought a Wii version and now need to buy a Wii U to play 2, but then they won't have 1 on U b/c it will be on their Wii. At least this way people who do buy a Wii U to play 2.0 can at least still have 1 on that system. (I'm assuming this is a lifetime offer, not 1 week only.)

2. Buy Skylanders Trap force on Wii, get Wii U download version for free. This is sort of a match for that.

Big question is, will Wii U version 2.0 portal work w/ game 1? If that's the case maybe we'll buy 2.0 and think of 1 as a free game bonus.

@Grumblevolcano I doubt that will be the setup as it was stated by Nintendo that there will be one Megaman title a week for NA in August.

I liked Life Force on my 3DS, but I also said, "I wish this would come to Wii U, it would be easier to get someone to play it with me." Finally, I can get the Wii U version. I'll probably just put it on my wishlist for now, but it's definitely a good (if really hard) game.

I don't get why the figurines can't just the NFC device in the gamepad... save the download for later. I probably can't make platinum this year so I'll just wait until the next cycle

Well, I guess it's good this week isn't the greatest for Wii U. Easier to save for Steamworld Dig, X3 and some new pinball tables. I'm a pretty big fan of both Deadpool and Doc Strange and there's the Walking Dead table too! Should be a great week

I have 2.0 preordered and a few figures from 1.0. Is it really even worth DLing the first one and playing it once the second comes out?

The funny thing is that I JUST got DI this week because of Target’s thirty dollar sale.

So...you can download Disney Infinity for free, but you still need to buy a Starter Pack if you want to play it...? That's about as logical as a Dodrio using Fly, and yet they both exist now.

If disney infinity comes to Europe for free, I will buy the marvel packs

@ikki5 I wasn't talking about NA there, they will probably only get MM7 and then MMX3 on the 1st week of September. I was thinking EU especially as there was a week in which nothing came out.

@WindWakerLink You and me both! They said it'd come out this month so I hope we see it next week.

everyone was crying for mega man 6 for YEARS weeell here it is! now what are you gonna do with it? these games aint gonna beat themselves.

Found out xbox 360 base not compatible, bought a used one at V-stock for 14.99 to use with all the different worlds and characters we had for xbox. Big hint the game store people thought all the bases were interchangeable however the model number code on the bottom of the base ends in 5 for the xbox but a 6 for the Wii U. This makes all the difference in the world