The Download Update is here for another week in Europe; the formal press release was slow to roll out (again), so we teamed up with the ever-generous Daan Koopman and NL user KJ85. There are some highly promising releases on the Switch, while the 3DS and Wii U aren't left behind either. On top of that there are a whole lot of Fire Emblem discounts for My Nintendo / Nintendo Account members. Let's get to it.
Nintendo Switch eShop
Graceful Explosion Machine (Vertex Pop, €12.99 / £9.99) - A title unique to Switch so far, it offers brightly coloured, tightly controlled and compulsive shmup action. On the surface it's a simple shooter, yet its weapon types and focus on playing with 'style' add replayability and depth; we got drawn in by this one in our Graceful Explosion Machine review.
Has-Been Heroes (Frozenbyte, €24.99 / £19.99) - A bit of a departure from the Trine days, this is a side-on roguelike strategy title with the premise that heroes past their prime have one final quest to fulfil. We thought this was a tad flawed in our Has-Been Heroes review.
Alpha Mission II (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29) - Known as ASO II: The Last Guardian in Japan, this 1991 vertically-scrolling shooter was one of the earliest titles for SNK's Neo Geo console, and served as a sequel to the 1985 arcade original. As this is an ACA release there'll be the usual customisation and online leaderboards included.
Nintendo Switch Retail Download
LEGO City: Undercover (WB Games, €59.99 / £49.99) - Originally a Wii U exclusive, this quirky open-world title now arrives on Switch and other current-gen consoles. Essentially the same game, minus the second-screen GamePad features, we'll have a review with you soon. Out now in mainland EU, out on 7th April in the UK.
Nintendo Switch Demo
Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft, free)
Wii U eShop
Y.A.S.G (LSA Games, €1.99 / £1.79) - Considering its price point this arcade-style release in which you defend your home planet from asteroids and various foes may draw some looks. Visually it's rather modest, but as always with budget score-chasers the hope is for a simple gameplay hook that's well executed.
Wii U Virtual Console
World Sports Competition (Konami, € 5.99 / £5.39) - Well, here's a thing, a TurboGrafx-16 release on the Wii U Virtual Console, in this case an athletics game with six categories of events. We thought it was pretty average in this decade-old review; time flies.
Wii U Demo
Pic-a-pix Colour (Lightwood Games, free)
Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts
VoxelMaker (Nostatic Software, €4.39 / £3.59 until 13th April, normally €5.49 / £4.49)
Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing (EnjoyUp Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 4th May, normally €7.99 / £7.19)
Dracula's Legacy (Joindots, €5.59 / £4.19 until 20th April, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
Jones on Fire (Joindots, €2.99 / £2.29 until 20th April, normally €5.99 / £4.59)
Queen's Garden (Joindots, €3.49 / £2.74 until 20th April, normally €6.99 / £5.49)
BLOK DROP U (RCMADIAX, €0.50 / £0.43 until 4th May, normally €1.49 / £1.29)
BLOK DROP X TWISTED FUSION (RCMADIAX, €1.01 / £0.91 until 4th May, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
TABLETOP GALLERY (RCMADIAX, €1.01 / £0.91 until 4th May, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
Wii U 'Just for You' Offers
Fire Emblem (Nintendo, €4.89 / £4.40 until 20th April, normally €6.99 / £6.29)
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (Nintendo, €4.89 / £4.40 until 20th April, normally €6.99 / £6.29)
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (Nintendo, €6.99 / £6.29 until 20th April, normally €9.99 / £8.99)
3DS eShop
Dragon Sinker (KEMCO, €9.99 / £8.99) - This is a publisher that's brought a lot of RPGs to the 3DS eShop, with this one falling into the '8-bit' style. You search for legendary weapons, 'collect' jobs and try to "free the world from the rule of Wyrmvarg". Sounds like a good weekend's work.
3DS Retail Download
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits & Fleshy Souls (Level-5, €39.99 / £34.99 for each version) - There's been a big push with merchandise and more to give this series a breakthrough in the West, and now the second entry in the series finally arrives in Europe. This one includes some time travelling and comes in two versions; we gave it a modest recommendation in our Yo-kai Watch 2 review. Available from 7th April.
3DS Demo
Pic-a-pix Colour (Lightwood Games, free)
Fairune 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, free)
3DS eShop Temporary Discounts
Escape from Zombie City (Tom Create, €1.49 / £1.34 until 27th April, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
Ninja Battle Heroes (Tom Create, €0.99 / £0.89 until 27th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Runny Egg (Tom Create, €0.99 / £0.89 until 27th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Smash Cat Heroes (Tom Create, €1.24 / £0.99 until 27th April, normally €2.49 / £1.99)
Johnny's Payday Panic (Office Create, €1.99 / £1.49 until 20th April, normally €3.99 / £2.99)
3D MahJongg (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.59 until 20th April, normally €4.99 / £4.49)
Gardenscapes (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 20th April, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
Safari Quest (Joindots, €3.49 / £2.49 until 20th April, normally €6.99 / £4.99)
Murder on the Titanic (Joindots, €3.99 / £2.99 until 20th April, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
Collide-a-Ball (STARSIGN, €1.49 / £1.49 until 27th April, normally €1.99 / £1.99)
Ping Pong Trick Shot (STARSIGN, €1.49 / £1.49 until 27th April, normally €1.99 / £1.99)
3DS 'Just for You' Offers
Fire Emblem: Awakening (Nintendo, €31.49 / £27.99 until 20th April, normally €44.99 / £39.99)
Fire Emblem Fates [includes one campaign] (Nintendo, €31.49 / £27.99 until 20th April, normally €44.99 / £39.99)
3DS DLC Temporary Discounts
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (Nintendo, €13.99 / £12.59 until 20th April, normally €19.99 / £17.99)
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (Nintendo, €13.99 / £12.59 until 20th April, normally €19.99 / £17.99)
Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation (Nintendo, €13.99 / £12.59 until 20th April, normally €19.99 / £17.99)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map Pack 1 (Nintendo, €12.59 / £11.30 until 20th April, normally €17.99 / £16.19)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map Pack 2 (Nintendo, €5.59 / £5.03 until 20th April, normally €7.99 / £7.19)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 2 - Boo Camp (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 3 - Beach Brawl (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 4 - Ghostly Gold (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 5 - Museum Melee (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 6 - Royal Royale (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 7 - Hidden Truths 1 + 2 (Nintendo, €3.14 / £2.86 until 20th April, normally €4.49 / £4.09)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 8 - Vanguard Dawn (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 9 - Anna on the Run (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 10 - Ballistician Blitz (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 12 - Witch's Trial (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: I: In Endless Dreams (Nintendo, €0.34 / £0.34 until 20th April, normally €0.49 / £0.49)
Fire Emblem Fates: II: Realms Collide (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: III: The Changing Tide (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: IV: Light's Sacrifice (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: V: Endless Dawn (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: End: Lost in the Waves (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Champions Pack (Nintendo, €3.49 / £3.14 until 20th April, normally €4.99 / £4.49)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Champions of Yore 1 (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Champions of Yore 2 (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Champions of Yore 3 (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Golden Pack (Nintendo, €4.19 / £3.77 until 20th April, normally €5.99 / £5.39)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: The Golden Gaffe (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: EXPonential Growth (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Infinite Regalia (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Scramble Pack (Nintendo, €4.19 / £3.77 until 20th April, normally €5.99 / £5.39)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Harvest Scramble (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Summer Scramble (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Hot-Spring Scramble (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Future Past Pack (Nintendo, €4.19 / £3.77 until 20th April, normally €5.99 / £5.39)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: The Future Past 1 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: The Future Past 2 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: The Future Past 3 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Rogues Pack (Nintendo, €4.19 / £3.77 until 20th April, normally €5.99 / £5.39)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Rogues & Redeemers 1(Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Rogues & Redeemers 2(Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Rogues & Redeemers 3(Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Lost Bloodlines Pack (Nintendo, €4.19 / £3.77 until 20th April, normally €5.99 / £5.39)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Lost Bloodlines 1 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Lost Bloodlines 2 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Lost Bloodlines 3 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Smash Pack (Nintendo, €4.19 / £3.77 until 20th April, normally €5.99 / £5.39)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Smash Brethren 1 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Smash Brethren 2 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Smash Brethren 3 (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Challenge Pack (Nintendo, €4.19 / £3.77 until 20th April, normally €5.99 / £5.39)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Death's Embrace (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Five-Anna Firefight (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Roster Rescue (Nintendo, €1.74 / £1.60 until 20th April, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
Fire Emblem Awakening AOC: Apotheosis (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
3DS HOME Themes
Yo-kai Watch: Hovernyan (Nintendo, €1.99 / £1.79)
Yo-kai Watch Kyubi & Venoct (Nintendo, €1.99 / £1.79)
3DS HOME Theme Temporary Discounts
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: Two Kingdoms (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: The Men (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
Fire Emblem Fates: The Women (Nintendo, €1.39 / £1.25 until 20th April, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
That's the line-up for this week's Nintendo Download Update in Europe. Let us know what you plan to download in the poll and comments below.
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Nothing for me this week. I really hope there's going to be a sudden burst of weekly content happening soon or this will end up feeling like almost nothing is coming to the system.
No sales? also I won't be giving £50 for a game I got on Wii U for £15
Odd we only get 1 of the TG16 games this week instead of both America got this week. Oh well, maybe spreading them out is better....
There's also a Fire Emblem sale going on with discounts on the VC games, retail downloads and all the current DLC.
Not sure I'll be picking anything up this week... again.
@The__Goomba There's a Fire Emblem themed sale, as well as a few new MyNintendo discounts.
I'll keep my eye on when Lego City Undercover gets a price drop
I hope Yokai watch 2 does well even though all our eyes are on the Switch.
I would be pretty pissed if they'd scrap the EU release of the 3rd game.
Was looking a bit thin until I realised discounts had yet to be added.
Will probably grab Alpha Mission II plus i hear there are Fire Emblem sales so may grab some of the DLC, even though yet to play through either of the 3DS titles and I think I have all VC releases.
Just got graceful splody machine and its really nice, might just take my mind off not having issac.
@FX102A Fire emblem sale is on eshop now, great week for games this week
Hope we get yokai watch 2 ninty arcade badges cycled in with the game, theres some pretty ones
This is kind of quick for their Press Release. Well certainly quicker than they've been for the past month. After looking at that short list I can see why.
Warner Bros. and TT Games have some nerve asking for €60 for the port of Lego City Undercover.
Overwhelming Switch choices..guess I'll go with nothing for me this week.
Can't believe they have the audacity to release lego city on all consoles at full price when it available for £15 on wii u and it's what 4 or 5 year old game
Managed to order a Physical Copy of Lego City for a very reasonable £35 (reasonable compared to other Switch titles) via base.com
Anyone who pays £50 to download the game must need their heads examining
So, Lego City Undercover USA version will be 7 April 2017 ?
Just asking, do Switch demos have the same "[x] uses left" crap as usual?
@Marios-love-child Yeah, it never pays to get new retail games as downloads because you can always find a better deal than the RRP online for a physical version (£46 for Zelda rather than £60 being a good example).
@Angelic_Lapras_King Ah ok thanks, seeing as I own every FE game it won't be much good for me.
@rab193 It's not the best shmup around but I quite enjoy it and will probably pick it up. It's not as bad as some reviews (e.g. Honest Gamer) suggest. http://www.shmups.com/reviews/alphamission2/index.html
@AlexSora89 : So far, no. The Puyo Puyo Tetris and Dragon Quest Heroes I+II demos from the Japanese eShop are unlimited use (the Puyo Puyo Tetris demo also supports local multiplayer, so the more frugal players out there might just want to settle for the demo and save themselves the cash!). The Just Dance demos on Wii U are also unlimited use if memory serves, and I would expect it to be the same with the Switch demo.
There are no other Switch demos that I am aware of.
lol
Just Dance 2017 is buried away in the Switch eShop, so you'll have to manually search for it in order to download it and/or the demo. Those unaware of its existence will never find it otherwise.
@rab193 The only games I've downloaded thus far are Snipperclips and Snake Pass and I think they're both great. But I'm done with them now. I've almost 100% Zelda (just a few outfits to upgrade)...
So I'm thinking about picking something up. Maybe GEM as it's being highly praised just about everywhere I go. But that's out of having so few options, not because I particularly want it. Deep down I know I should hold off for now, and maybe just download that new Minna de Waiwai demo from the JP eShop.
Loving the release schedule at the moment. Steady feed of quality indies leading up to MK.
Last week - Snake-Pass
This week - Graceful Explosion Machines
Next week - Mr. Shifty
Week after - Wonder Boy
Then MK hits
@Moon : Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I wasn't aware of the Minna de Waiwai demo. I was considering importing the cartridge for some local multiplayer fun but it's nice to know that I can try it before taking the plunge. I have my doubts that it will ever leave Japan, and if it does, it will probably be an overpriced eShop exclusive. Funny that I would prefer a physical version in Japanese over a digital-only English-language localisation.
@sillygostly No problem. I hear the demo has local play too, which is nice. Have fun.
@The__Goomba lol so true. I got mine for 18 pounds.
The Just Dance 2017 demo is 901MB in size, and it only lets you dance to "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)". Just something to bear in mind for those who may wish to conserve data and/or internet usage (or avoid a terrible song =P).
I wish they would give more discounts to old Wii U and 3DS games.
All updated now with discounts, Fire Emblem stuff etc, plus a fresh poll.
@sillygostly
Thank Arceus.
A timed exclusive that's reviewing well and two other games (1 port) day and date with the other formats. Pretty good week.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE No nerves at all. The price is justified by the gameplay it offers. Period.
Would've bought one of the two Yokai Watch 2 versions but I am way too busy with other games atm.
I probably would had taken Awakening for £20, Nintendo discounts arent anything to rave about. But I think we all know this
Yokai Watch 2 used to be on my list as one of my most anticipated titles. But now that I have Switch I'm focusing my attention on that. I'll also say that making me wait this long for the second iteration of Yokai watch was its own undoing - my hype levels fully depleted many months ago.
Should have released it around the same time as America got it! I love you Level 5 but you dun goofed this time!!!
EDIT: Getting Graceful Explosion Machine because I literally don't have anything to play on my Switch and Shovel Knight & Voez just don't do it anymore.
Looking at the discounts, that's a lot of Fire Emblem DLC maps; though so they actually add anything extra story wise or character development? Also, wish the themes had more than a 50p saving.
BTW, anyone know if the previous week's sales are still around? Forgot to buy Axiom Verge though usually they carry over till midnight of the update day.
@ThomasBW84 Thank you, for posting all of that Fire Emblem information. It seemed like it would never end. I just wanted to let you know we appreciate it.
Is LCU any good? I've never played it.
@Knuckles Thanks for the kind words
Yokai Watch is tempting, but I'll give it a miss for now since there's too many other games that I want to play.
Still no Samurai Shodown IV, huh?
I am definitely more interested in has been heros than GEM, especially since most of the reviews negatives are positives to me.
The artstyle in GEM is really not my style.
Wow, grabbing Conquest and Revelation for 13,99 a pop since I got Birthright retail. Sold my Fates LE (with the advantage of having all of them on one cartridge) for a good price, so the game now basically paid for itself
£50 for a 4/5 year old bang average Lego game? Are they taking the .... I know the Switch is short of games but this isn't the answer
@BensonUii yeah I bought the Uncharted collection which had 3 great games all with major graphical/framerate upgrades for the same price as this. Most either launch at a budget price or as a collection, the exception was The Last of Us which is an all time great and even that doubled the framerate. However you spin it this represents poor value at that price
@AlexSora89 (Thanks for asking that question. I never thought about the Switch demos, but your question made me realise that this is an important issue. I dislike use-limited demos. I'm used to the good old unlimited demos. That's one plus for Switch, now.)
Can anyone help me? I've bought map pack 1 & 2 for fire emblem does that mean I have it all? Am I missing anything?
43p for BLOK DROP U isn't even a bargain.
@Cosats I hope you give them €60 so.
FE dlc....if I was a PAL user.
Remember the 3DS? Yeah, me neither.
@KTT
It's always nice to see Nintendo realising that "wow, that was stupid, let's never do that again".
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