Nintendo Download: 9th April (North America)

Aww I thought DK 64 was coming this week.

I already downloaded Etrian Mystery Dungeon and will be getting Xenoblade tonight.

3-way tie!
33%

Watch_Dogs is almost tempting at that price. Almost.

@WebHead That's next week.

Affordable Space Adventures! Yeah! And like always there will be like people saying this is a bad week again like always. But hey Watch Dogs got a cut,still not enough tho to make me by the port.

@ShockeyRai Gotcha. Can't wait to delve into Xenoblade tomorrow.

Is it just me or has Xenoblade Chronicles 3D received more press than the Wii version did?

DK 64 is April 16

Nothing for me since I still don't have a New XL. Will be buying XC3D retail and maybe some other games. Might get Etrian Mystery Dungeon but not sure if it's my kind of game.

These Xenoblade home themes aren't free, are they?

@Zach
I know, right? But I can't shake the feeling it's going to hit under $20 sooner than later and should wait.

I wish we got DK64 this week like everyone else. Oh well. Busy with other stuff anyway.

And no 3ds virtual console

@efaulk84

It's the only game that takes advantage of the N3DS so that's why it gets a lot of attention

@ShockeyRai
Is that confirmed somewhere? I was really looking forward to it, never played it originally.

Oh well. WarioWare and Touch & Go are great games too.

Eh, I'm just not excited about these DS games coming to the Wii U. I'd really rather have any other platform on the Wii U rather than DS. Even Gameboy.

Yoshi Touch & Go is a stone cold DS classic.

just Pokemon, it's free so I'll try it.

Made the Mistake of putting $100 on my new 3ds when I got it a couple of weeks ago. It's still there waiting to be spent.

@rdrunner1178 The Nintendo Direct said April 16th for Donkey Kong 64.

No 3DS VC once again. Lame!

Was hoping we'd get the Sesame Street theme this week...

@Zach
I enjoyed it. I didn't play it on the other systems, I grabbed the retail copy of it when it finally came out, so not sure how it compares to those versions.

Some really good games coming out this week. For now, I'm not buying anything until I see what the Club Nintendo replacement is.

People better put their money where their mouth is and get Affordable Space Adventures. We need more exclusives like this on WiiU.

So far just the free Pokemon for me. I can't see myself playing it a lot though. It seems very shallow so far.

I will be picking up a new 3DS game tomorrow though. I just need to make up my mind first.

I'll get Affordable Space Adventures at some point but not now. I have too much backlog on the Wii U.

@ShockeyRai
Awesome. I missed that. Thanks!

Definitely grabbing Affordable Space Adventures.

Nice Watch_Dogs sale. Between GTA V and Far Cry 4, I'll be OK without it for a while.

Yes, I'm dl'ing Xenoblade. Still have over 200k left on my memory. I'll Aslo get at least one of those themes.

Since it's free I guess I'll be trying out the new Pokemon Rumble.

@ThomasBW84 You really had a lot of fun with Runny Egg's description

Get Affordable Space Adventures if it looks like something you're interested in! Great game.

I've been playing quite a bit of Rumble World but I'll definitely be getting both DS Virtual Console games. I'll get Xenoblade but not this week.

@Spoony_Tech

What size card do you have? I have a 8GB but I have 4 full size retail games already on it. I know I have a lot of space but I don't know if I have enough for either Xenoblade or MH4.

Does anyone know of a site that list games and how many blocks are required for downloading? I found one site but it's like two years outdated.

Rather slim pickings this week, but whatever, AFFORDABLE SPACE ADVENTURES.

Been spending more money on themes for the 3DS lately. I guess I'm a sucker.

Just noticed Affordable Space Adventures can be 3 player, too? Can't wait to try it out!

@dkxcalibur 64gb. At the rate I'm going I'll need a 128gb by some time next year. I'm holding out only because I think the releases will slow way down come next year.

Also if you check in the upper right corner of most reviews on this site you will see a block size most of the time.

Well, itS gonna be Tetrobot & Co for me! Really good discount, such great game!

Affordable Space Adventures has had a lot of hype, still haven't seen any reviews yet.

@Rafx I can't recommend Xenoblade enough especially if you already have $100 in credits. I spent $80 on my Wii copy and never regretted it for a second, at $40 it's a Steal

Really was hoping DK64 was out this week. Watch Dogs still needs to come down $15 more for me to purchase.

I'm picking up tetro bot and possibly affordable space adventures..picking up xenoblade 3d physical. So I gotta make sure my money's right for any digital purchases

Watch_dogs is still $20 too expensive.

@WebHead @ShockeyRai I really don't know why it is another weeks wait but I am eagerly awaiting its arrival too.

AFAS for me, although I am not picking it up right away.

@OneBagTravel there is a link to nintendo life's review in this article silly.

@OneBagTravel Go on MetaCritic, there's some there, NinLife has already done one as well.

I thought Affordable Space Adventures was called that because it was going to be a little more "affordable" (seriously, I thought it was a $1.99 release and had budget price built into the name). Oh well, for $20 I'll bite.

Not too excited for the DS releases, but I'll buy them nonetheless since I wanna try out DS games on Wii U.

Xenoblade is arriving today in the mail, a day before it's actually released.

@leo13
Thanks for the suggestion, I might pick up a retail copy though. Don't like the idea of paying the same price for something that doesnt have the same cost to produce.

@Cyberbotv2 so after e3 then

Getting Wario. Not sold on ASA.

And Tetrobot is an absolute steal at that price. Heck, it is an steal at the normal price!

Pokemon Rumble World is great. They also have specials for gems, and I just started so I'm not sure, but you get a ridiculous amount of gems for what you can use them for early-game for not a lot of money.

@faint : I hope so.

THOSE XENOBLADE THEMES WILL BE MINE!!!

Also, I got a physical copy of Xenoblade 3D coming in the mail. Don't have a New 3DS yet, but I figured I'd like to be able to play Xenoblade the moment I get a New 3DS.

Is "Yoshi Touch And Go" A Sequel To "Yoshi Island DS" or a spin-off to the Yoshi series?

already downloaded Pokemon Rumble World. I like Shuffle a lot, this a steaming pile of you-know-what. I'll get Affordable Space Adventures sometime soon

nnnnng, I need to decide between Xenoblade, Monster Hunter 4U, and Codename STEAM. I want to play all three, but I don't have the time or budget.

@baba_944
it's a spin-off, and it's decent, but not worth that price tag. they mean it when they say 15 minutes of play in their review.

@MetaSmasher Thank you.

Nothing for me..

Last week we got Yoshi's Island on Virtual Console. This week we got Yoshi's Island on Virtual Console.

I'm bored with their choices already.

I won't be downloading it, but I'll be getting Xenoblade 3D (in physical form).

So, just Pokémon Rumble World for me, this week.

@Giygas_95 lol I don't have one either, but I will soon can't wait to play it!

Here are the spring sale prices:

Wii U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Pikmin 3 – $41.99 (was $59.99)
Golden Sun – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Chariot – $10.49 (was $14.99)
A World of Keflings – $6.99 (was $9.99)
Kersploosh! – $2.09 (was $2.99)
CastleStorm – $6.99 (was $9.99)
Sportsball – $7.00 (was $9.99)
F-Zero Maximum Velocity – $4.89 (was $6.99)
3DS
Mario Kart 7 – $20.99 (was $29.99)
Tomodachi Life – $24.49 (was $34.99)
Mighty Gunvolt – $2.79 (was $3.99)
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Kirby Triple Deluxe – $24.49 (was $34.99)
Tetris Ultimate – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Woah Dave! – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Siesta Fiesta – $3.99 (was $5.99)

@rdrunner1178 I hear the driving sections and car chases seem sluggish, which feels like a deal breaker in this type of game.

@Captain_Gonru : Yup, I'm surprised so few seem to be mentioning the lack of a reward/incentive program. Hopefully, when/if they establish it, I'll be making all my purchases then. To me, as a consumer, that makes a lot more sense.

Might have to give WarioWare and Yoshi Touch & Go a try.

Nothing this week. There are plenty of games coming out in the coming months that are on my radar - plus I'm saving for a New 3DS.

still no zero mission huh? also, just noticed, there is absolutely nothing star fox on the wiiU.. what's up with that?

@Rafx I can understand that. I also bought physical, but for me the reason was I was able to get the physical version for $32 instead of $40. Tracking number says I'll even get it tomorrow so I'm happy

@Sforzando I own and love all 3. If I had to pick just 1 I'd take Xenoblade because of the variety and the story. As I played through it (on the Wii) the game and the strategies I used were constantly changing and I absolutely loved the story

Touch & Go time! =D

I'll probably get ASA. No 3ds VC again. Seems it's full speed ahead on DS VC when we still don't have several GBA titles. Sometimes, I think Don Knotts is running NOA from beyond the grave.

First thing I did when I woke up was get the Xenoblade Mechonis theme. I'd get a physical copy of Xenoblade 3D, but I'm not getting a New 3DS XL until summer...

@Zach I went for it and bought a physical copy a month ago. I think the game is very enjoyable if you're able to look beyond the crappy graphics.

@sinalefa Tetrobot huh? I'll bite for $3. Thanks for the heads-up.

Wario Ware Touched was my first DS game, and I still have it, but I want to see what's the DS VC like, so I'll get that one.

It's a great game anyway.

I've always wanted to try Wario Ware Touched

Can't really get Xeno Chron until next week but it will be my next downloaded game, fo sho.

@BinaryFragger I grew up playing games since the nes. I guess that makes me ancient. I don't own gb,gba,nes,snes, or gg anymore,so I enjoy playing games I haven't picked up in years. I'm not a developer and don't know how to create a game, but i'd imagine it takes very little resources to emulate roms on a modern console. I had a buddy that burned 60 games a disk for my dreamcast. One person did this and not a team of twenty people. There are more older gamers today than there have ever been, and something as simple as VC is a easy please for the audience that appreciates it.

Only Pokemon Rumble World for me (already downloaded and played it a bit actually). Etrian Mystery Dungeon looks interesting, but Story of Seasons has sucked me in and likely will continue to do so for some time lol.

Already downloaded Pokemon Rumble World (meh). Might get one of the Xenoblade themes, but won't get XC3D for a while because I don't have a New 3DS. Definitely getting Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, and Pikmin 3 in the eShop sale.

I'll definitely be getting Affordable Space Adventures, but I hope people don't overlook the discount on Tetrobot and Co. It's a great little puzzle game and well worth 3 bucks.

@OneBagTravel

Really? This site reviewed it earlier in the week, and there are several that are very easy to find. You actually have to use search engines sometimes.

@WebHead me too, I was looking forward to it all week!

@leo13 Thanks! I think I might get that, since I have a N3DSXL I might as well.

@Sforzando no problem. I'm glad I could help

Oh, man. I bought Runny Egg as soon as I saw that Tom Create developed it. Those guys can do no wrong.

@dkxcalibur If you're still wondering, MH4U is around 20 000 blocks if I recall correctly, by far the biggest game I have on my 3DS, but I've still got plenty of space with just a 16 GB card. I imagine Xenoblade Chronicles will be at least as big if not bigger though.

@Stu13

How is it? I'm interested in it

damn, whats with the lack of 3DS virtual console games?

Maybe a home theme. I just plopped down ~$140 on games this week, so a lot of these games are hitting the wishlist. Can't wait to try Xenoblade tomorrow.

Yet another ashy week for Nintendo and lackluster recycled software...sigh...Psyduck voice

I didn't want to believe it, but maybe 3DS Virtual Console really is dead after all?

I would LOVE to buy Etrian Mystery Dungeon right now! However...I can't do that in good conscious, as I know that in like 2 months or less, I can probably save over 50% on it in an EShop sale. So, I'll be waiting on that one. Rumble World is fun, though.

The Graphics are gonna hurt this game

I just bought Runny Egg because something about the gameplay reminds me of old school Sonic. Plus, egg puns. Also the delicious egg puns.

Would pick up Tomodachi Life too but I'm just short of a few dollars and really can't afford to load up $10 into the eshop right now.

@Spoony_Tech

Dang you got a ton then cuz i have a bunch of retail titles and still have like 300k left. The Atlus games have taken a large chunk of my space.

For that price I picked up Tetrobots since I have had my eye on that game for awhile.

Just the free Pokemon game for me.

@Traskin7 really?

Affordable Space Adventures and Xenoblade 3D(Physical) for me.

Come on man, two yoshi DS games back to back? Psh

Tetrobot is a real quality puzzler I need to recommend especially for the sales price. If you liked the high quality level of puzzle games like Art of Balance, Pullblox World, The Swapper or Toki Tori then now's the time to pick up the underdog Tetrobot, Neko's best release so far. Top design, content, and presentation.

I'm gonna get ASA.

Getting Xenoblade 3D physical tomorrow! Aw yeah! Other than that nothing.

Just got done playing Affordable Soace Adventures. That game is so much funner than it looks. And that's saying something because it even looks fun.

Very complex, and I like that. Solid gameplay with challenging difficulty (of course the easier difficulty is always an option, and changes on the fly as desired). You have over a dozen systems and meters you're monitoring, some for heat, some for electricity, some for noise. You scan drones and there's a circumference around them you must pass through with heat, electric and noise gauges under a certain level. You adjust power of thrusters, mass generator, stabilizer, antigravity, etc and switch between power and electric engine to get low heat/power/electric output as needed for certain situations, even shut off scanner if you have to to get electric use down. You shoot flares at switches and sometimes have to bounce them off angled surfaces to hit switch. You fly too high you get struck by lightning...

Ya, this game is REALLY awesome.

Anybody interested in swapping something for my club nintendo platinum reward? I'll take either cash or some game downloads from the final list of club nintendo rewards. Open to all.

Wow, good sale on Tetrobot. I loved it at full price. Nice Wii U adapation too with the Wiimote pointing or screen touching. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone that enjoys puzzles, especially the classic box moving kind.

Hey TW @ThomasBW84 how did you and the rest of the commenters manage to avoid this guy's @Barely_Able post for 10 hours about the 30% off Spring Sale? I'm even thinking about buying 3, maybe 4 of these games, and that's a lot for me. (you can see his extensive list on post #67)

Nintendo's having a Spring eShop Sale! Can't just ignore it.

http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers

@Seanmyster6 Well, something is messed up since we have not gotten any new VC games since the Donkey Kong Land games, and we have not gotten a new system added to the VC since the Game Gear in 2012.

For whatever reason, the 3DS' Virtual Console is treated like garbage by Nintendo while the Wii U keeps getting all the VC games.

I own a Wii U, so it does not bother me as much. But in all honesty, GBA and DS should have been exclusives to the 3DS' Virtual Console.

At this point, the 3DS' Virtual Console has 4 platforms on it compared to the 7 that the Wii U has.

What really shocks me is that Nintendo is letting the Virtual Console die on the platform that is more successful.

At this point, I've given up on anything really coming out on the 3DS' VC. We'll get a few bones once and awhile, but our VC will always play second fiddle to the Wii U's

@sweetiepiejonus Well let's see between like 7 of them they take up 130k all by themselves.

Bravely Default 26,495
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3d 17,665
Resident Evil Revelations (Had retail but bought the 10$ dl version and sold the other) 25,793
Monster Hunter 4U 20,806 dlc 369
Monster Hunter 3U 14,273
Castlevania Lord of Shadow Mirror if Fate 11,651
FFT: Curtain Call 13,406 dlc 2,416

Add Xenoblade to that and my top 8 equal over 160k. I only have 2 Atlus games dl'ed as most of them are retail. Just the most recent EMD and CoP.

If I had a new 3DS I would be downloading Xenoblade Chronicles for it in a heartbeat. To bad it doesn't run on old 3DS

BTW Xenoblade is the best RPG ever made. Hands down!

What ever happened to that Horse Racing Solitaire game from our Pokemon friends I want it!

@Seanmyster6
what nes/gb games are left to put up there?

For 3 bucks, Tetrobot & Co. is a steal. A strong recommendation for a really great and tough puzzler.

@soma I got to spend a few hours with it last night and it is great fun. The title and trailer would lead you to believe that it is an endless runner game, but it is very much a platformer with an emphasis on speed. I'm loving it, and at the price it is a definite steal.

@Stu13

Thanks for the info! I'll be adding it to my wishlist

getting wario ware this week but i think i will get ASA next payday.