[August 28, 2014] |
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Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems
REDMOND, Wash. --(Business Wire)--
This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
From Inti Creates and featuring the talents of Keiji Inafune, the creator of the Mega Man series, Azure Striker GUNVOLT takes the best aspects of Japanese 16-bit classics and updates them with new play mechanics and slick graphics. (Photo: Business Wire)
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Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
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Professor
Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Join forces
with expert investigator Professor Layton and ace attorney Phoenix
Wright in this unbelievable crossover adventure. Find out what new
twists they bring to the courtroom as they solve puzzles and
debunk witnesses' lies. Cross-examine multiple witnesses at the
same time to uncover the mysteries of the magical city of
Labyrinthia. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
will be available in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS at
midnight ET on Aug. 29. Click here
to watch a trailer for the game.
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Azure
Striker GUNVOLT - From Inti Creates and featuring the
talents of Keiji Inafune, the creator of the Mega Man
series, Azure Striker GUNVOLT takes the best aspects of
Japanese 16-bit classics and updates them with new play mechanics
and slick graphics. For a limited time, the game comes with a free
digital code to download the 8-bit nostalgia-fueled MIGHTY
GUNVOLT as well. Azure Striker GUNVOLT will be
available in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS on Aug. 29. Click here
to watch a trailer for Azure Striker GUNVOLT.
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Thorium
Wars: Attack of the Skyfighter - Pilot one of three
Skyfighters across alien worlds to protect Earth. Push your
dogfighting skills to their limits in this futuristic 3D aerial
shooter, available exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo
3DS. Click here
to watch a trailer for the game.
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Virtual Console on Wii U
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Mega
Man X3 - Every Thursday in August, Nintendo and Capcom are
bringing classic Mega Man games to the Virtual Console service
in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U. Mega Man X and his partner, Zero,
must discover why an antivirus has failed to turn robots from
destructive Mavericks into peace-loving Reploids. Run, jump, dash,
scale walls, avoid obstacles and fight enemies in eight
challenging stages as you hunt for the latest cure.
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Nintendo eShop on Wii U
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SteamWorld
Dig - After its positive reception on Nintendo 3DS,
indie hit SteamWorld Dig is making its way to Wii U for the
first time. In this platform mining adventure, take on the role of
Rusty as he arrives at an old mining town in great need. Explore
an underground world full of secrets, treasure and terrors with
interface elements that use the Wii U GamePad controller. Click here
to watch a trailer for the game.
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The
Fall - Explore an alien world in this unique blend of
action game play and adventure-game puzzles in The Fall,
which launched Aug. 26. Take on the role of ARID, the artificial
intelligence within a high-tech combat suit, as you struggle to
save the suit's unconscious human occupant. Get ready for a
disturbing and engrossing journey as you explore the world of The
Fall. Click here
to watch a trailer for the game.
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Nintendo eShop Sales
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Select Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games from Capcom
are now up to 60 percent off in the Nintendo eShop. This offer is
valid until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 4.
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Super
Little Acorns 3D Turbo is 50 percent off (reduced from
$7.99 to $3.95) from 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 3 through 8:59 a.m. PT on
Sept. 24 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
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Soccer
Up 3D is 71 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $1.99)
until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 17 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
Coming soon:
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Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight - Sept. 1 (Virtual
Console on Wii U)
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Nobunaga's Ambition - Sept. 4 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
Price reduction:
Also new this week:
In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also
offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their
systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to the Nintendo eShop on the Wii
U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the Nintendo DSi™
Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and the Wii™ Shop Channel
for the Wii console.
The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety
of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos.
Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or
purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code
from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in the Nintendo
eShop on either Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be
used in either Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single
Nintendo Network account.
The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points™,
which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop
offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points™,
which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop.
Remember that Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS
and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some
of the content their children can access. For more information about
this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
Note to editors: Nintendo press materials are available at http://press.nintendo.com,
a password-protected site. To obtain a login, please contact Deanna
Avila at 213-438-8742 or [email protected].
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