It's Monday, once again, and we have the Nintendo Download Update details for Europe to get the week started. This batch brings a promising mix of old and new on the Wii U, while a classic SEGA beat 'em up arrives in 3D form on Nintendo's portable along with a few other tempting options. Let's get to the details, shall we?
Wii U eShop
Canvaleon (OXiAB Game Studio, €11.95 / £10.80 until 6th August, then €13.95 / £12.59) - This is a promising 2D platformer / adventure title with a neat twist; beyond what looks like standard play you 'paint' your hero different colours to effectively camouflage them against the backdrop. Over 30 stages are promised, so we'll blend in and get working on a review.
Blocky Bot (Mobot Studios, €2.69 / £1.89) - A developer perhaps better known for sizeable download projects, this is the studios' contribution to the wave of budget titles on the Wii U eShop. It's a simple platformer that, importantly, has a sense of style, quality and fun to it - we gave this a strong recommendation in our Blocky Bot review.
Wii U Virtual Console
Yoshi Touch & Go (Nintendo, €6.99 / £6.29) - An early DS game, this went all out to incorporate the Yoshi's Island style with the (at the time) unique inputs of the dual screened system. You use the stylus and microphone to tap, draw and blow in order to guide Yoshi and Baby Mario through each stage. We felt that the passing of time had taken the edge off its innovations in our Yoshi Touch & Go review.
3DS eShop
3D Streets of Rage 2 (Sega, €4.99 / £ 4.49) - As gamers of a certain age that are also big fans of retro Sega, the 3D series developed by M2 continues to press all the buttons of some of our team. This release is particularly exciting for your humble writer, who regards this as a true tour-de-force in beat-em up action, now on the 3DS in lovely 3D. We'll crack some skulls and bring you a review soon.
Ninja Battle Heroes (Tom Create, €1.99 / £1.79) - A stylish and somewhat cute action title, you wield a katana, fling some throwing stars and wreak havoc in this 2D game. A fast-paced beat-em up at a budget price, this gets a lot right - we gave this a strong recommendation in our Ninja Battle Heroes review.
Mercenaries Saga 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, €4.99 / £3.99) - This seems like a title inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics, looking almost identical to Square Enix's legendary turn-based strategy title, incorporating the same isomeric view and very similar animation; that's not necessarily a bad thing. We're still questing through this for review.
3DS Retail Download
I Love My Cats (Bigben Interactive, €24.99 / £19.99) - We imagine this is rather like I Love My Dogs, but with cats. It's all in the title.
3DS Temporary Discounts
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, €29.99 / £24.99 until 30th July if you've downloaded Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Special Demo Version with the same Nintendo Network ID - normally €44.99 / £39.99)
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (Atlus, €14.99 / £13.49 until 30th July, normally €29.99 / £24.99)
Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX (Akaoni Studio, €4.99 / £4.49 until 21st August, normally €7.00 / £6.30)
That's the lot for this week in Europe. Let us know what you plan to download in the poll and comments below.
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The Monster Hunter discount is pretty slick, but that's all there's to this week's selection for me, and I already own Monster Hunter.
No Wii U discounts. Its hard to find any anyway as i own nearly 40 Indies on Wii U.
Atlus keeps putting Conception II on sale in Europe and that's the one title from their selection I'm the least interested in.
Weak week for a Wii U owner
Streets of rage 2 for me
Crap week for Wii U. And Yoshi Touch & Go isn't worth €7 nevermind €10.
Bare Knuckle Tuh!
Nothing for me. I'm a big fan of the 3D classics if the game is otherwise hard to get a copy of like Outrun and Afterburner, but those Streets of Rage games are on everything at this point.
@Kaze_Memaryu Yeah, a pretty good price for anyone yet to get into MH4U - highly recommended!
Finally I can sweep the streets clean of generic thugs and colorswapped goons on the... STREET OF RAGE 2.
Perfect timing is too perfect... I was considering to finally buy MH4 since it's summer and my hunter-friends are still waiting me to join them. I'm not sure I want to get dragged back in such a huge game, but I have almost no excuses left for stay MH-free XD
Nintendo should sell 3ds rights to SEGA...
Better week than last week, but nothing for me
@kocazerzei What?
Only 39% for Streets of Rage 2? What's wrong with you people?
I wouldn't say 'exciting' discounts...
Streets of Rage 2!
(Meanwhile, Golden Axe can't even get one 3D classic, while Streets of Rage gets 2!)
"Ninja Battle Heroes" and "Streets of Rage 2"!
Now when will "Super Princess Peach" arrive? That game was peachy!
Everytime I read 'your humble writer' I know Thomas Whitehead wrote it
Still no Mario Tennis
meh!
@PaperMario64 He said Nintendo should sell 3DS rights to Sega.
where is Cube Creator 3D for 3ds......Got to be soon now surely??
Nothing for me this week. Again.
MH4 discount is tempting but i wanna own my games and not just have a digital copy
SOR2, enough said
Streets of Rage 2 all the way this week! Does anyone know if it has infinite continues like the first one (I mean eShop version, I think it was added into the 3D remake).
Blocky bot for me this week quite liked trailer with ranting robots!
That's a very good discount for Monster Hunter! I was actually thinking of getting it when I finish Majora's Mask 3D (I'm currently about to enter great bay and the third dungeon.)
Can you post a review for Mercenaries Saga 2? It looks very good as a fan of Tactic Ogre
I like Streets of Rage 2 but I already have it on the Wii Virtual Console. If NA gets the Monster Hunter deal, I will be picking that up for my son, but I doubt we'll get that deal. We tend to not get those type of sales here. (discount if you downloaded the demo)
well i didn't buy yoshi wooly world on eshop and i won't buy any download version of the physical game until i get a usb with more space or a external hard drive on my wii u so i can get more stoage but for now i might get yoshi touch and go but not this week
breaking news: European Club nintendo has added the MK8 soundtack and some item has return like the LOZ:ALBW soundtack,MK8 PinBadge,Mario Golf ball and LOZ;MK light
@DEAD i'm not sure if the game case,the captain toad figure lamp and the super mario baddies eco shopping bag was restock, i haven't check in club nintendo for a while now
For those that prefer physical, Amazon UK have have MH4U for £19.99 for the last two months.
Nothing here but the MK8 soundtrack is on Club Nintendo so I got that.
Nothing for me, but still masses to catch up on, so not a problem.
I hope the NA VC is better this week than it was last...
@MikeW
Maybe we'll get a trade for one of those European releases we haven't gotten yet because Yoshi Touch and Go has been out for awhile in NA.
I also wonder if last week was giving some breathing room to that indie sale. If that's the case we should get roughly double the releases this week!? I'm sure there's some reason for the disparities, but I don't see it, and I wish Nintendo would be a little more transparent about it.
Streets of Rage II 3D!!!
Woohoo!! Finally!!
@aaronsullivan
Let's hope so! There are sooooo many games we need here in NA that haven't been made available yet (I'm looking at you Golden Sun 2).
Yeah, that's what I thought too! Maybe Nintendo is trying to spread out the VC releases so that people will buy certain games, or favor indie titles certain weeks. However, looking at past VC release schedules there seems to be no pattern/logic in the games released!
@EllenJMiller yeah the arcade Golden Axe would rock!
Meanwhile in America...
Can't really see the point in Yoshi Touch & Go getting a new release. It was only ever a glorified tech demo, for when people needed convincing to invest in a DS and see the potential for dual screen, touch screen gaming.
Nothing for me, but still playing lots of puzzles and dragons Mario so all good
And thats why its cheaper than other DS games. I got it free a few weeks ago after downloading Yoshi's Woolly World for £35.
And no game should be restricted from release due to simplicity. Just release it at a lower price.
Seems like NA will have the better week this time around.
Streets Of Rage 2 and Ninja Battle Heroes could be worth it at that price.
no wiiU discounts? DIRECT INCOMING!
I think I will get Conception II this week.
@Ventilator same. I'm holding out for a few to come down, so this week's batch is underwhelming.
I want 3D Revenge of Shinobi!
Finally a MH4 discount!
MH4 should be £15 maximum if you can pick up the physical copy for £20, also terrible week for Wii U eshop!
Daytona USA 3D please Sega....oh and Sega Rally 3D.....oh and Virtua Fighter 3D would be awesome!
Guys if you like Final Fantasy Tactics or Ogre Tactics don't let Mercenaries Saga pass you by. It is an excellent strategy RPG. It's also one of the best deals in the Eshop. The game is high Quality and pretty lengthy with a decent storyline to follow. I highly recommend it. Whether you get it at full price or wait for a sale it well worth it either way. Enjoy!
@andyg1971 All of what Andy said and Shining in the Darkness 3D, Power Drift and Super Manaco arcade 3D they could do so may cool classic 3D games. Really it's what I envensioned for the 3DS and Sega is doing it right. Bringing new life to those old classics
Since Conception II is going cheap, I'll give the demo another try and I might end up buying it. That's a great price for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and it's well worth the money, though I've seen the physical version for less before.
@Windy Already made space for it in my folder.
@Windy Well said sir! Also I would like to play Chu Chu Rocket again, I think it would work well on the 3ds with the stylus.
Oh and Scud Race 3D too please Santa!
Yoshi Touch & Go isn't a dud. It's a 6,99€ DS-budget title just like Dr. Kawashima or Big Brain Academy.
Still waiting for Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town to come to EU.
It's the 23rd, I'm in Europe, I've downloaded the special demo, where is the MH4U discount?
EDIT: Oh, I guess it updates at 3PM for GMT+2 >_>' guess I'll wait a few hours
i would get MH3U discount but then again Game UK and Amazon UK is selling this game for £20 and it's £4.99 cheaper than the discount
@DEAD i mean under £20
Nice to see Blocky Bot see a release finally in the EU.
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