It's Nintendo Download Update time once again, and we have a fairly packed week in North America. We have a relatively controversial and long-awaited arrival on Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS, cross platform RPG goodness and some quirky efforts on the home console, while a budget retail entry on the system will certainly be popular. On 3DS we have a 3D Sega classic, a cross-buy option and a few other diverse downloads. Plenty to consider, so let's get to it.
Missed the European Nintendo Direct download update earlier in the week? You silly sausage! Don't worry, the information you need is right here.
Wii U eShop
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Nicalis, $14.99 / $19.99CAD) - Originally developed and released by Edmund McMillan (one half of Team Meat), this has been a long time coming on Nintendo hardware; previous attempts at release seemingly fell over due to religious themes. It's here now, with this Rebirth edition having improved visuals, new characters, over 100 new items and more, all within the procedurally generated dungeon crawling approach of the original. We'll get stuck into a review.
Canvaleon (OXiAB Game Studio, $11.95) - 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.
Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria (Choice Provisions, $9.99 / $10.99CAD or free with an equivalent 3DS eShop purchase) - A humorous game that aims to give a mix of Final Fantasy adventure and silliness perhaps more readily associated with the likes of EarthBound, this promises plenty of content in combining what were originally separate titles. We'll quest our way to a review.
The Quiet Collection (Nostatic Software, $4.99 / $5.99CAD) - This actually includes "four old-school adventure games": Quiet, Please!, Quiet Christmas, Vacation Vexation and Candy, Please!. These titles have previously been released on a mix of iOS, Android, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone, each with their own scenario and rather charming pixel-based visuals. We'll keep the noise down while working on a review.
Wii U Virtual Console
DK: Jungle Climber (Nintendo, $9.99) - A DS successor to GBA title DK: King of Swing, this utilises the shoulder buttons for you to swing your way between pegs, collecting items and tackling foes as you go. Gameplay is shaken up with a few quirks, while multiplayer is also included (and will hopefully feature here as it was a local one-cart feature); we'll swing into another review, but in the meantime you can check out our original recommendation of this game.
Wii U Retail Download
Legend of Kay Anniversary (Nordic Games, $24.99) - A remaster of a fondly remember PS2 title, this promises new HD detail, leaderboards and 60fps performance, all for a budget retail price. We'll work on a review to see whether this is a worthy 10th Anniversary celebration. Available on 28th July.
Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WayForward, on discount from 26th July to 2nd August)
Mighty Switch Force! 2 (WayForward, on discount from 26th July to 2nd August)
Midnight (Petite Games, $0.99 until 6th August, normally $1.99)
New Nintendo 3DS eShop
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Nicalis, $14.99 / $19.99CAD) - This portable iteration is only available on the New Nintendo 3DS, and though it's packed with all of the core content it doesn't have the local co-op mode.
3DS eShop
3D Streets of Rage 2 (Sega, $5.99 / $7.59CAD) - 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.
Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria (Choice Provisions, $9.99 or free with an equivalent Wii U eShop purchase) - As per the Wii U release, but with stereoscopic 3D in place of HD visuals.
Fantasy Pirates (EnjoyUp Games, $0.99 / $1.27CAD) - Another entry from the prolific Spanish publisher / developer, this is a 15-stage adventure in which you navigate your pirate boat with 360-degree movement to find treasure and sink rivals; it's also promising a 1 vs. 1 online mode. We're still sailing the seas for a review.
Epic Word Search Collection (Lightwood Games, $7.99 / $9.99CAD) - This promises 'huge' puzzles in which you use the Circle Pad / D-Pad and stylus to find and highlight a lot of words. What else can be said?
I Love My Cats (Bigben Interactive, $24.99 / $29.99CAD) - We imagine this is rather like I Love My Dogs, but with cats. It's all in the title.
3DS Temporary Discounts
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WayForward, on discount from 26th July to 2nd August)
Mighty Switch Force! 2(WayForward, on discount from 26th July to 2nd August)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker (Atlus, $39.99 until 27th July, normally $49.99)
Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D (Reef Entertainment, $4.99 until 6th August, normally $9.99)
3DS HOME Themes
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: Café Theme
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
BOXBOY!: Qbby & Friends by Starlight
That's everything for this week in North America. Let us know what you plan to download in the poll and comments below.
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I'll add The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth to my list of reasons to get a New 3DS. That makes one so far.
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3D Streets of Rage 2, baby! Been waiting for this one 😃
Getting The Binding of Isaac for both Wii U and New 3DS. It has been a really long wait for these.
Nothing for me this week though I will be getting the physical version of Legend of Kay Anniversary on Tuesday.
@ThomasBW84 That Streets of Rage price I'll let you figure out.
Isaac on 3DS for me. Will probably get Dragon Fantasy as well because it looks great and I want to support anybody who is offering cross-buy. It's kind of a kick in the teeth that Nicalis aren't offering even a cross-buy discount on Isaac. Especially considering that it's only for the New 3DS, which is, uh... relatively, you know... New.
I'll try Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria. I already own Binding of Isaac via a Humble Bundle Sale and it mostly just sits there in my Steam collection. No need to have a second copy doing the same.
I really wish they would get their act together on the Virtual Console front however. I really want Final Fantasy II & III (US), but I despise the idea of having to buy them on the Wii Shop. I want to play them with off-tv mode. Heck, I would even be happy with FF III and FF IV DS.
@SheldonRandoms Oh, THAT'S what he's saying. Played the game to death as a kid and still had no idea...
@Tops I'm going to guess it's not selling well at the original 50$ price. I'd buy it but I just got Persona Q and I can wait till it dips below 30$ tbh.
@SheldonRandoms You win the internet today.
God I love Streets of Rage 2.
@Spoony_Tech Whoops! Fixed
Devil Survivor 2 is already on sale on the eshop, huh? Maybe people aren't feeling the inflated price tag.
Good week, but for me it is all about Streets of Rage 2!
Nothing for me this week...
Now this is a week! I'll get Legend of Kay first, then Dragon Fantasy and Binding of Isaac in the near future.
Maybe Streets of Rage 2 down the line. I don't think I'd care for Binding of Issac.
All I've ever seen of this "Binding of Issac" game is that one screen shot of the little derpy thing crying, surrounded by monsters. What's this game about? Hope the review explains things a little better.
Already have the Binding of Isaac Rebirth and Devil Survivor 2, so I'll probably be picking up the new EO theme and that's it.
@grumblebuzzz It's a rogue like game, where you attempt to get to the end of the dungeon with different powers. The maps are different between playthroughs. It's a really fun game actually.
If every release week was like this, the Wii U would be outselling Xbox One.
There's too much stuff to buy this week that I most like won't play for a long time. I need to draw the line somewhere but if I don't get the game I'll forget about it. There is definitely not a lack of games for me, just a lack of time to play games.
Much better NOA!
look like the NOA has eaten a snickers to release more new game!
Getting Streets if Rage and will probably get the retail disc version of Legend of Kay. I enjoyed that game on PS2, and if nothing else, I'd like to add it back into my collection so when my son gets older I can introduce the game to him. I already have the Binding of Isaac on PS4. Really twisted, lots of fun.
How much is Streets of Rage 2 in the US Dollar?
It's still displaying it on the Euro Currency atm.
Already played so Isaac on Vita, so nothing for me.
Easily the best week from a digital perspective in a very long time. Definitely getting Binding of Isaac. Dragon Fantasy and Canvaleon are possible future purchases after I learn more. Oh, and I may decide to relive some of my teenage years and get Streets of Rage 2 sometime.
Edit: Why did the last couple weeks suck so much? Couldn't Nintendo work with the developers to spread the love?
@SheldonRandoms Oooooh, yeah!
SO looking forward to 3D SoR2! And to think that Gunstar Heroes will release soon, it's just awesome! Keep them coming, SEGA/M2!
Poll is Screwed up...
Dragon Fantasy is listed TWICE...
Fantasy Pirates is missing....
Streets of Rage 2 in 3D will be it for me. If I had more money I'd get Binding of Isaac as well.
I am shocked SHOCKED that an Atlus game is on discount.
Nothing I need this week.
@Robo-Knight Just refresh, the price has been fixed.
@Spoony_Tech Ah, thanks for the Info then.
Nothing for me...
I voted for "Nothing For Me", but a Dragon Fantasy review could convince me otherwise.
I already made this comment on Pushsquare earlier in the week but it fits here as well:
No demos again? Legend of Kay and Birth of Isaac seem like 2 games that would be demo friendly. Kay is in my Amazon kart waiting for the review. A JRPG like Dragon Fantasy might not be demo friendly, but I'll pick it up at that price after I finish M&L Superstar Saga which I just started yesterday. My wife can play on her work commute and I'll play on the Wii U so that's only $5 each.
Pretty great week. Dragon Fantasy 3D and Streets of Rage 2 for me when I get a chance. I'm glad they added some stereoscopic 3d for Dragon Fantasy it should look pretty neat. Well I was hoping for Gotcha Racing maybe next week.
@Spoony_Tech I feel the exact same way. On the other hand the 3DS can only hold 300 downloadable Titles I've been meaning to count up what I have. It's gotta be at least 200. Hope I never lose my system and not bad for a guy who swore never to download a game from the Eshop in the beginning. The insanity of it all
Oh good week! Might get The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth maybe
Streets of Rage 2, and maybe Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria, later on down the road. The Binding of Isaac hasn't really caught my eye....maybe if it goes on sale in couple months.
Definitely Legend of Kay, I've been craving a good platforming/adventure game. Also Dragon Fantasy has peaked my interest. Watched some videos for Canvaleon too, it looks like a pretty solid game! Hope it gets some more coverage on NL.
Voted nothing because there was no Metroid Zero Mission, Golden Sun 2,Pokepark, DK Returns, Kirby's Return to Dreamland, Pandora's Tower, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards or Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon... am I missing any? Probably... so many, I've lost count.
Not getting anything at all. Was hoping for a cute one but I'll just get the HM cow theme instead. Really wish the Rascal Raccoon themes came to NA. le sigh
Great week! Binding of Isaac on BOTH platforms (not interested in it personally, but I know the demand for it is high), Dragon Fantasy which I'm grabbing (with cross-buy!), and a Shantae discount. I wanted the 3DS version of it rather than Wii U but noticed the Wii U version was discounted and the 3DS version wasn't. That $20 price tag was keeping me away.
Amazed by the Binding of Isaac love given its original reelase on PC was a generation ago.
Dragon Fantasy for me if the reviews are good. Some good discounts it looks like as well, as there usually is.
How come nobody from Europe is complaining about how much worse their EU update is?
I was going to pickup MH4U for my son this week, if it would have been on sale like Europe....but that was wishful thinking.
Nothing else looks worthy of my money this week.
Is that the SECOND game ever to require a New 3DS? (though I haven't played it before, I imagine it's not QUITE on the same production level as Xeno3D.)
'3D Streets of Rage 2' is supposed to be available today on 7/23/2015. I'm on the friggin 3ds moff and on this morning and it says 'coming soon to eshop' on July 23, 2015. That's today but I cant download it. What the what?!
@Moon Having Satoru Shibata at the helm vs Reggie probably helps.
3d Streets of rage 2 for me!
Kinda over DS games on the Wii u, doesn't really work that well imho. I would really like more focus put on bringing 64, Wii, and eventually GameCube games.
@Moon Maybe you guys just whine less than we do, heh. Kind of tired of "Zero Mission Zero Mission Zero Mission."
@JudgeMethos I'm in Central time, and the shop always updates at 11 AM sharp. Should be another 20 minutes give or take a few.
Geez, I really wanted to get Isaac Rebirtth, my girlfriend loves watching gameplays of it, but apparently my 3DS isn't groovy enough... Oh, well.
@JudgeMethos Wait an hour or so, it's always at that time of the day.
Do we know when/if Isaac will make it to the EU eShop? I've just bought a New 3DS!!
Definitely getting thr Binding of Isaac: Rebirth for N3DS once I'm able!
I'll get the Isaac game when it goes on sale.
Woah, wasn't honestly expecting any games for new 3DS.
Nothing for me this week... Still waiting on
Probably buying Shantae if the discount is good enough.
Way stoked for Streets of Rage 2 3D! Been waiting on this for a while.
I wish we would see Toe Jam & Earl!
The Binding of Isaac and dragon fantasy for me!!!
Shantae has long been on my list to buy and will dad look around price too see if it's worth it. I know the game is gold but at 15 that's a bit steep
I can't wait to get started on The Binding of Isaac. Does anyone know if the 3ds version incorporates the 3d effect?
How much will the discount be on shantae?
Of course, i'm getting 3D Streets of Rage 2, but interestingly enough, but brother-in-law is more excited for Canvaleon. Dragon Fantasy looks good, too. I might buy more than one thing at full price this week, crazy!
Binding of Issac Rebirth Wii U and 3DS, 3D Streets of Rage 2, and Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria Wii U and 3DS for me.
Dont buy Binding of Isaac (on 3DS at least). Nicalis is publishing, and as we could have guessed, there's already bug reports. Music stopping, things not appearing. Wait for the patch, which may also never come (1001 Spikes).
Streets of Rage 2 and DK Jungle Climber for me this week. Two games I never had a chance to play. Dragon Fantasy sounded up my alley but it's reviewed so poorly on other systems (3/10 from IGN and Gamespot) that I'll probably skip it. Which is disappointing.
@Drac_Mazoku aww, shoot. Really? I'm 1/3 done downloading it already. I'll be disappointed if it's broken.
@MikeW Star Fox 64 is on the 3ds.
@Sforzando Yeah, I've downloaded it at my job, ready to play at home, now I'm just sad to know it will be par for the course for Nicalis. Miiverse is exploding already, and I heard about it on Gamefaqs first, with tons of people already reporting glitch and bugs everywhere. You got me Nicalis. I should have done my research more before buying. Would have I known it was you on the publishing (porting???) side, I would have not bought it. Congrats on stealing my 20$ Can.
How I wish now that Nintendo would have a way to get refund for digital games...like Steam now has.
Picking up Streets of Rage for sure today. Greatest beat em up ever made.
That's weird that Legend of Kay had a June 29 release date for ages but then randomly switched to July 23 & 28 (for retail)
Can't Nintendo-Life go after Nicalis and ask them what is taking them so long to release games in Europe? Cave Story+ took almost two years to reach Europe, 1001 Spikes still isn't here and I wouldn't be surprised if it's going to be months (if not years) before BoI:Rebirth hits the European Eshop..
Hell, not even Edmund acknowledges or replies to all the people asking about an European release, even though a lot of them (like me) have supported him from start and bought multiple copies to share with others. Just knowing why it takes so long and/or how long it will possible take for it to release in Europe would be enough for me.
Don't forget the Ubisoft sale is still on!
Thought about Isaac, but I can't get it anymore, since our family heading for a trip this December, gotta save up for that. (only game I'm getting this year for now is Super Mario Maker.
@Giygas_95 @MochaKawaii thanks. I didn't know that. Downloaded it right at 11😊😀😃
Streets of Rage! Whoo! Fantasy Pirates looks interesting as well.
@ThomasBW84 Thomas do you think you could put up the Canadian prices as well? I was had a little bit of a shock when I saw Binding of Isaac's price on the eShop today. There's about a $5 difference in price (it's showing for $19.99 at the moment).
Got "Streets of Rage 2" personally, and lovin' it. It's better then the first one.
Don't see the big deal with "Binding of Issac," it seems kinda overrated (and kinda creepy) to me.
@Ernest_The_Crab Sure, I know I've been inconsistent with Canadian prices, but if I'm able to get the details I'll add them in.
Big week
I don't see a "Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX" HOME Menu theme.
@Monkeh Well for one thing Nicalis is a relatively small American publisher
I wonder if SoR3 will be called Streets of Rage 3D?
but is TBoI rebirth cross-buy?
Yep, yep... Nothing for me this week.
Also, what is this "Legend of Kay" people are mentioning?
"A remaster of a fondly remember PS2 title"
Probably should say "remembered" instead.
Otherwise I don't care for a lot of the games released, but this is definitely a good week.
Legend of Kay! Not sure when I'll get it, but I WILL get it!
3 Wii U games for me
Isaac, Westeria and Quiet Collection
if they ever appear in Europe
3D STREETS OF RAGE 2!!
Fantasy Pirates is actually a fun little game! multiplayer sure is fun!
║▌║█║▌│║▌║▌3D Streets of Rage 2 (SOLD OUT)
It's a good thing I don't rely on the Eshop to provide my gaming entertainment since the offerings this summer have been just plain awful. I will continue to stick with physical games.
getting legend of kay physical and getting dragon fantasy
does the wii u version of binding of isaac have co-op? thanks
@OdnetninAges
Same, and I was all excited to download it too. =(
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