Nintendo Download: 27th August (North America)

Sin and Punishment? More like Hand Cramps and Punishment... amiright? JK But yeah that game wreaked havoc on my hands. And I didn't blink for like minutes at a time.

One of the most solid Wii U line ups in a while. 3DS... not so much.

Well, it's another wave of Atlus discounts. I'm still waiting on Persona Q to hit that $14.99 mark. That's when I'll pick it up.

Runbow looks awesome.

I highly recommend Sin and Punishment. Tough but both are great agames.

Full Blast sounded pretty solid as well from the review. Good week.

Nothing much on the 3ds front besides a couple of discounts......Gotcha Racing looks interesting, Don't fail me Natsume!....and a squid sisters theme... Wait A Squid sisters theme?! (throws money at the screen)

Vs Excitebike disappeared? I'm way more thankful for Sin and Punishment anyway.

I'm definitely getting Runbow, but probably one of the biggest pieces of news from this update is that, according to Tyrone Rodriguez's Twitter, The Binding Of Isaac N3DS is getting the new patch to fix the crashes today.

One of the better weeks for Wii U

I'll get Runbow and that Splatoon theme

Nothing wrong with getting Sin and Punishment again ^_^

@ThomasBW84
Thanks for the update. I think you're right, Vs Excitebike will probably come out in the next couple of days.

Already own Star Sucessor on the Wii and love it!
Will be getting the N64 one and trying it for the very first time! Can't wait!

i'll plan on getting S&P 1 before getting the sequel,
Nintendo should bring more games to west, like this one
Cough Doshi The Giant Cough

Awww NOE, I really would of like S+P.

I know you guys have been waiting on Zero Mission, but surly this is a good US Wii U VC Exclusice for now right? ;___;

@Angelic_Lapras_King Not really, you can get the N64 Sin & Punishment on Wii VC in both regions. Zero Mission you can only get on GBA cartridge in NA.

Runbow...Sin and Punishment...Runbow...Sin and Punishment...I'm gonna need some help, here...

Seriously tempted by the Squid Sisters theme.

There is still no Disney Infinity 3.0 review online. Maybe the publisher wants them to wait until release day.

That's a pretty decent Wii U list for the dog days of summer. Will probably pick up Runbow. Full blast was pretty fun on my tablet, would have been a nice purchase w/ a $5 DDP credit. That or the too hard for me Scram Kitty. And I do miss my Club Nintendo bonuses. It's like Nintendo doesn't want us to buy digitally. Only getting Runbow b/c of the 15%, have to reward good behaviour.

And as always, that long list of discounts could use a 1st party games.

Played both S&P games, they were both good. Can't even argue the prices.

I'll take Runbow for sure, your preview just convinced me,
And maybe Sin & Punishment and Brave tank hero seems fun.

I want Xenoblade so much, but it probably better for my wallet to wait a poorer week

I will get the squid sisters theme and probably Runbow.

I will be upgrading my Wii VC copy of S&P to the WiiU 64 VC. Other than that I just rebought ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN and HULK ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION and then I'm buying MARIO MAKER . . . so S&P 2 will have to wait.

Runbow ftw!! I've heard nothing but great things about it.

Gotta be RUNBOW. I'm making myself finish Pandora's Tower before I'll download Sin & Punishment 2, although I do very much want it.

@Tisteg80 Likely won't see a review until later this week or Sunday as it releases on Monday. Still Infinity 3.0 will be physical disc pickup for me next week.

Already have Sin and Punishment Star Successor on disc, but will be getting the Wii U VC update for the original. Runbow looks interesting as does Brave Tank Hero Wii U. Those and Disney Infinity with a slew of plastic Star Wars figures for me.

Maybe only the Splatoon theme for me.

Nothing for me

I feel Runbow is a bit expensive for what it is. Maybe having all those indie characters has hacked up the price?

@nico07 EU gets Infinity3.0 tomorrow while NA gets it on Sunday. I imagine at least some reviews should start popping up tomorrow unless there's an embargo.

Wait does Runbow have Gunvolt

Not getting anything as I just bought three 3DS games last week and am waiting on my Gamepad to come back so I can get the internet running on my Wii U again.

@BertoFlyingFox I would imagine that Andy Robertson, regular contributor to this site, Forbes, and Family GamerTV, will have a thorough review of the game fairly soon.

Runbow!

A very good week. I want Runbow, Sin and Punishment 1 and the Splatoon theme.

@rjejr

I remember that they put a patch for Scram Kitty so you could direct the guns independently of the pod, I wonder if that makes the game easier?

@Spoony_Tech

From what I heard the game has a meaty single player and online multiplayer, plus you get the early adopter discount if you got the demo. Checking reviews and the demo the quality is definitely there so I don't mind.

Does anyone what/if the discount is for upgrading the Wii VC version of Sin & Punishment to the Wii U VC version? I rarely upgrade but Sin and Punishment might be one of them if its like $1

The most appealing thing for me was Vs. Excitebike, but I am at least tempted by Disney Infinity 3.0 if the upgrade price is once again only $20. It is almost worth it for the improved driving and toy box games, although I am very tempted to buy the Original Trilogy characters.

How much is Rumbow in pounds (£) if I get the 15% off?

Very, very good week. If they could drop stuff like this one week a month, that would be great. I thought the Wii U was marching to a slow death, but it feels like there are more games coming out now than before. If they could announce some sort of account based system and Club Nintendo system, that would really hook gamers to stay around.

Nice to see Runbow leading the votes. I really hope it sells well.

Also excited for the original S&P. Solid week!

Sin & Punishment is 1200 points on the Wii, so I wouldn't call $11.99 upping the price. Nothing cheeky about asking a little more for import titles they know we shouldn't have already paid for and played extensively like a lot of games people just rebuy on VC.

Kind of funny (and sad) that the squid sisters theme has a new 3DS with Splatoon faceplates despite it not being available in NA...

Got myself Runbow, it's a really fun game!

@rjejr: How about those prices for Nintendo's old games? I was ok with it for awhile but Sony and Microsoft have spoiled me now. They don't even give you $5.00 back for spending $50.00 anymore. Come to think of it, they don't give you any type of credit for having the pleasure of buying things at high prices.

@Darknyht I searched Google and found various articles claiming the digital version is $30, which makes sense given the 3.0 starter pack is $65 and includes one playset that is $35 separately. Of course, preordering the physical copy nets you one of the toy box games for free (Toy Box Takeover) which normally retails at $20, so that's the better deal.

The Binding of Isaac Rebirth update was suppose to come out today but it didn't unless it releases tonight or something, other then that I got the themes.

Great, now I have to have that eyesore, Runbow shoved in my face everywhere I go. Thanks Nintendo!

-looks at 3DS-

-frowns-

-puts it back in the drawer-

Runbow for me.

Maybe I'll finally pick up Sin and Punishment SS. Maybe.

I definitely recommend Sin and Punishment Star Successor for those that have yet to play it, though it is a shame that the online leaderboards were affected by the Nintendo Wi-fi service discontinuation since that was a large part of the appeal for me. Still worth the purchase though.

@darklinkinfinite I believe it is two dollars for N64 games.

Scram Kitty for 5 bucks? Damn. If I didn't already have it, I would totally jump on board. That game is pretty awesome

Runbow for me!

@Ryno I don't understand why Club Nintneod was shut down so early if the new 1 wasn't ready to go yet. There should have been a 1 month overlap so we could have made sure all of our stars, coins, whatever moved over. And if it is going to be a completely separate thing we could have been still earing and spending coins all this time.

And the DDP should have ended Dec 31 as it was always stated but the very next day they should have opened it up to everyone, not just the Deluxe owners. Even if they lowered it to 5% for everyone. How much money do companies save by not manufacturing and shipping discs? And as expensive as digital games are these days - $15 or $20 is the $5 and $10 from just 2 or 3 years ago - they could spare the 5%.

@abbyhitter You're gonna be waiting a WHILE! I bought it last month when it was 40% it's normal price tag($30) and SO not regretting it!

I also plan to get Etrian Odyssey 4. That's a NICE discount!

I already took part in the Capcom sale and indulged myself with both the Ace Attorney Trilogy and Resident Evil Revelations. I already have Resident Evil Revelations on Wii U but I feel I would rather play it on the system it was completely designed for. As such, I won't be downloading any other games this week.

Yeah, don't miss Scram Kitty at that price, though, as I was told, don't worry about the fleeing kitties at first. It's more fun if you ignore them for awhile. Thanks @sinalefa

Good stuff this week. Runbow surprised me as I didn't enjoy the look of the game much in screenshots, but playing it is undeniably fun and a great go-to game if you have a bunch of gamers over for some ludicrous silly competition. (Another great take on the action platformer for the Wii U!)

S&P I've been wanting to play for a long time, but... backlog is already too big and no time. Plus, kids are getting sucked back into Minecraft lately.

With Gunstar Heroes 3D on 3DS (I'm now convinced it is not only the best 3D Classic, but the definitive version of the game) and both S&P titles easily accessible on the Wii U (yes, there is still a discount for Wii purchasers) the only Treasure classic yet to hit a Nintendo system is (wait for it, because it will NEVER happen) Radiant Silvergun, my favorite game of all-time. The 360 version was pretty good, but there was just something special about the original Saturn copy. 14 years after first picking it up, I'm more convinced than ever that Treasure will never top it, no matter what.
For anyone interested in Treasure's other releases, Dynamite Headdy, Ikaruga, Bangai-O (not Spirits) and Astro Boy: Omega Factor top the list. Guardian Heroes is kind of like the spiritual precursor to Code of Princess, but MUCH better done. If you played the latter and didn't like it, try the former and let me know what you think.
I'm more a fan of Treasure's shooters, but for any 360 owners with a side scrolling itch to scratch, definitely check it out. The multiplayer is a blast and the HD revision looks gorgeous.

No Xenoblade. I promised myself if I didn't hit the e-shop by the end of this month I wasn't going to buy it and just continue playing it on my PC instead. Your loss, Nintendo.

@sinalefa I guess I didn't care enough to read the review as I thought the demo was pretty much all there was. I'll have to check it out now so thanks!

GET RUNBOW NOW!!! honestly when it was first announced I was like meh, but the hype built and its an awesome game, didn't think twice about the $15 entry point (didn't download any nindies @ home), fun single player, 2 player or more, plus online mode and plenty of fun to be had!

Don't see anything this week, I may be taking part of that Capcom sale and finally buy Ace Attorney Trilogy. But I just might save my money for Dragonball Z: Extreme Butoden.

i'm on the website of nintendolife and i get ads for ps4 games... what?

A lotta stuff, but still nothing for me this week.

Been playing Gotcha Racing all day yesterday and today. The game is going to be a long one. There is a lot of content in terms of building your cars. Smooth racing too. One hitch is that there is no 3D in the game and that when racing the top screen sometimes doesn't match the bottom screen causing you to hit the railing. You can overcome this though by learning where those spots are. You will over come that issue because you have to race the tracks over and over and over and over to build up cars

It would have been cool if they would have got the Speed Racer license for Gotcha Racing. Because a lot of the cars look just like some of the cars from the original show which aired back in 1969 I think.