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Nintendo Downloads - April 2014
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Get it if you liked Joust. But other than that, I don't find it terribly exciting.
thinking whether to spend my 200 Club Nintendo coins on it
Owning a Jap 3DS, I just bought the 4 Picross e games . Picross e, e2 & e3 are on sale this week (250 yens instead of 500 yens) but the 4th game isn't on sale.
Thank you Jupiter !!
I'm always waiting for sales like this (bought Mario vs DK eshop game and Solitaire horse on january when those were on sale)
Rune Factory is on sale (2600 yens) but as there are no furiganas, I'll not buy it.
Denpa Man 2 and 3 are on sale (400 and 500 yens respectively). That's nothing compared to european prices.
Thank you Jupiter !!
I'm always waiting for sales like this (bought Mario vs DK eshop game and Solitaire horse on january when those were on sale)
Rune Factory is on sale (2600 yens) but as there are no furiganas, I'll not buy it.
Denpa Man 2 and 3 are on sale (400 and 500 yens respectively). That's nothing compared to european prices.
There is also that cool club nintendo japan picross game with nintendo puzzles!
Would love if the picross e games were on sale in the US. After getting Mario's Picross from Club Nintendo, I feel like I would dig the eShop Picross games, especially hearing how much better/improved they are.
Nintendo.com still doesn't have the dates up yet, & it seems we won't know until May 1st. Poll ended on April 14th & it seems the top 3 (in random order) from April 7th were Mega Man V & both Xtreme games, so it's possible it might be one of those.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Really wish we would get a update on Shovel Knight, figured it would be out this month still.
V was leading the poll last time I looked. It'll either be that or one of the Xtreme games.
The retail 3DS title is there for 9,99 I think - don't know about any other.
Diddy Kong
Banned
Preach. I wouldn't even give a shit about the trickle if we at least had N64/Genesis, but nope.
I finally got around to doing the Wii to Wii U transfer and upgraded some games. Playing them on the Gamepad has definitely rekindled my love for the console, but I still need top tier love. Nintendo needs to step it up already
If you already own most of the good ones they usually offer, go for it. It's fun enough, but don't expect to play it long, it's the same thing over and over.
Well, obviously there's also the Game Boy version.
what are the good ones? :X
Robin64
Member
Yep. Along with the DSiWare version's Jukebox mode, and all the additional modes included in Cave Story+.
Don't they usually also have the Mario and Zelda games on there? Stuff like that.
Edit: The other WiiU game currently on offer (Super Mario World) would certainly be a better choice.
Definitely also consider looking into Picross DS and Picross 3D if you're willing to track down DS games. They're amazing!
Also, I had a revelation the other day: if I can ever get a Japanese WiiU at bomba prices, that thing would be an amazing tool for digging into Japan exclusive stuff from the past via VC. I mean, now that they have GBA VC I could (potentially since not everything is out yet) get all the Fire Emblems I never played, plus Mother 3 and a ton of other stuff I haven't thought through yet. Man, I should definitely keep an eye on that.
Ohh yes. I've forgotten to download it. Thanks.
A little detail about picross e games, seeing the 4 logos in your 3ds is just splendid.
There are some websites which sell the jap Wii u as superufo. They diminish the price of the package by 50% in order to have less tax. And after you can buy the games via eshop.
I've bought mine (Wii u pack Nsmb u - Wii party u-Wii fit + fit meter) during my Japan travel.
Tizoc
Member
Hmm I've been craving some Tetris might just get it if it ever goes on sale.
Vanillalite
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Do we know exactly what day and time Child of Light will go up? I've heard conflicting reports between Tuesday and Wednesday.
I assume if it's tomorrow it'll just happen sometime randomly vs say tonight at midnight.
I assume if it's tomorrow it'll just happen sometime randomly vs say tonight at midnight.
terrisus
Member
While Tetris Axis is good, and GB Tetris is a nice bit of nostalgia, Tetris Party Live Online for DSiWare is great.
Apparently though, I just checked, and that was removed from the eShop due to licensing 2 years ago. Good thing I still have it saved on my syste,
Colonel Mustard
Banned
I would try this evening, at midnight. Failing that, noon EST would be a good bet.
The time to buy was in 1991, friend.
3>World
Never had a lot of love for it growing up so I still haven't bought it from any of the virtual consoles, but for $2? Sure.
me : "I think I will get Super Mario World to see how is the virtual console on WiiU"
friend : "...but you already played 320 times in at least 3 consoles"
me : "...and I would gladly play more 320 times"
Besides the fact that my WiiU has NSM2DU and I will get Super Mario Cat ... with Super Nabbit U as a dlc later.
And Mario kart.
IT IS A MARIO MACHINE !
Just wait till they release Mario's Time machine on the VC and your WIIU will be complete
I got it when it was 30 cents, haven't played it since. I was never crazy about the Joust-style mode and I find Nintendoland's Balloon Trip to be more fun than the original Balloon Trip. Just my opinion though.
Tizoc
Member
A shame, maybe I'll get Gameboy Tetris instead? I mean the GB ver. was one of the system's best sellers.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Ditto! Might just head to bed. I'll check when I wake up.
terrisus
Member
Your best choice overall would Tetris DS - but that's a regular DS game (which will, of course, play on the 3DS, but nonetheless), physical only, and fairly expensive these days. But, if you're looking for the best portable version of Tetris, that would be it.
Between Tetris Axis and Tetris (GB), the choice would be more if you're just looking for the base, core "Tetris" experience (no holding pieces, etc.), or if you want more out of your Tetris (as Tetris Axis offers a bunch of modes, online, etc.)
Frankly, unless you're just looking for the straight, nostalgic, pure Tetris experience of the GB version, I would say probably go with Tetris Axis.
Or track down Tetris DS
I have a bit of a Tetris obsession. I have probably around 20 different versions of Tetris.
Tetris Party Live Online is usually my go-to portable one (while Tetris DS is better, there's the convenience of always having Tetris Party Live Online available on my system). It's a shame it was pulled for licensing reasons.
Thanks for pointing this out. I'm going to get it too.
DAREALGUMMY
Member
Damn these posts. I already said I wasn't going to get it....but now I just did.
I think midnight releases are generally reserved only for Nintendo's first party retail releases. Digital-only or third party games tend to go up at noon EST.
iamaustrian
Member
Capcom announced that they will release their GBA games on WiiU VC service.
dunno if old or not but good news nevertheless
edit: source is gonintendo (which crashes constantly on my PC due some wierd emirates ads)
dunno if old or not but good news nevertheless
edit: source is gonintendo (which crashes constantly on my PC due some wierd emirates ads)
astrogamer
Member
iamaustrian
Member
in the eShop itself (German) it says April 30. So I am hoping tomorrow is the day
Tizoc
Member
Tetris DS it is then. My 3DS is EU so I'll see if I can somehow find a cheap ver. of it. I remember playing it on a friend's DS, didn't it have some stages resemble Nintendo games?
nintendork666
Member
Yup. Same goes for Pier Solar HD.