As a fresh week begins we have the European Nintendo Download Update details to consider, showing us the digital goodies on the way later this week. This time around it's the Wii U that gets most of the new content, with some DLC and discounts also on the list - let's get to it.
Wii U eShop
forma.8 (MixedBag, €14.99 / £13.49, or €12.49 / £11.29 until 23rd March if you have downloaded the Nindies@Home demo) - A passion project from the Italian development team that's been in the works for a few years, this is a stylish puzzle exploration game that tells its story rather subtly. We'll have a review with you prior to release, and until then you can check out our interview with the developer.
Vaccine (RNC, €9.99 / £8.99) - From the development studio that produced FreezeME, this title provides a twist on the earliest Resident Evil games in particular; we're looking at a fixed camera perspective as you move between rooms. It takes place within a large house and gives you a choice of two characters; you have a limited time to find a vaccine for an infested friend. On top of that you have to solve the 'mystery' of the house to truly solve the problem - we'll pay this property a visit for review.
WALL BALL (RCMADIAX, €1.49 / £1.39) - This is an endless runner that aims to do the job with simple yet appealing 3D graphics. The levels are randomly generated and a long lasting gaming experience is promised.
Wii U Virtual Console
Harvest Moon 64 (Natsume, €9.99 / £8.99) - Here's an interesting release; not only did this N64 title not come to Europe back in the day, but there was a fear plans for it to come to the Virtual Console were also shelved. Here it is, nonetheless, giving a 64-bit take on the usual scenario of taking over and managing a farm through the seasons. We'll dust off our farmer's hat and head out into the field for a review.
Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts
Trine Enchanted Edition (Frozenbyte, €6.49 / £5.49 until 9th March, normally €12.99 / £10.99)
Trine 2: Director's Cut (Frozenbyte, €8.49 / £6.99 until 9th March, normally €16.99 / £13.99)
Gravity Badgers (Wales Interactive, €0.99 / £0.99 until 23rd March, normally €4.99 / £4.99)
Infinity Runner (Wales Interactive, €2.59 / £2.35 until 23rd March, normally €6.49 / £5.89)
Master Reboot (Wales Interactive, €3.59 / £2.99 until 23rd March, normally €11.99 / £9.99)
Dracula's Legacy (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 9th March, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
Jones on Fire (Joindots, €4.79 / £3.67 until 9th March, normally €5.99 / £4.59)
Queen's Garden (Joindots, €5.59 / £4.39 until 9th March, normally €6.99 / £5.49)
Defense Dome (HullBreach Studios, €0.89 / £0.83 until 9th March, normally €1.49 / £1.39)
360 Breakout (nuGAME, €5.00 / £4.00 until 23rd March, normally €7.00 / £6.00)
3DS eShop DLC
Swapdoodle - Dollo's【Nintendo Switch】Doodles (Nintendo, free)
Swapdoodle - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time #2 (Nintendo, €2.99 / £2.69)
Swapdoodle - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker #2 (Nintendo, €2.99 / £2.69)
3DS eShop Temporary Discounts
Rytmik Ultimate (Cinemax, €9.99 / £9.59 until 16th March, normally €17.99 / £15.99)
The Keep (Cinemax, €5.99 / £5.39 until 16th March, normally €9.99 / £8.99)
Epic Word Search Collection (Lightwood Games, €5.99 / £4.49 until 9th March, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
Epic Word Search Collection 2 (Lightwood Games, €5.99 / £4.49 until 9th March, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
Adventure Bar Story (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.91 until 17th March, normally €4.99 / £4.89)
Adventure Labyrinth Story (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.59 until 17th March, normally €5.00 / £4.50)
Conveni Dream (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.59 until 17th March, normally €5.00 / £4.50)
Kingdom's Item Shop (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.83 until 17th March, normally €5.00 / £4.79)
Mercenaries Saga 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.91 until 17th March, normally €4.99 / £4.89)
Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.19 until 17th March, normally €4.99 / £3.99)
3D MahJongg (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.59 until 9th March, normally €4.99 / £4.49)
Gardenscapes (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 9th March, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
Murder on the Titanic (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 9th March, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
Safari Quest (Joindots, €5.59 / £3.99 until 9th March, normally €6.99 / £4.99)
That's everything for this week's Nintendo Download Update in Europe. Let us know what you're planning to download in the poll and comments below.
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Oh my word! Harvest Moon 64? Dagnabit...I'm gonna have to buy that.
Nope
Wow, Wii U giving us one last surprise.
oh man Harvest Moon 64 has a lot to answer for not only did it absorb countless hours of my life but it created a weakness that it's decedents have repeatedly exploited.
Now I'm torn I want to spend the last 2 weeks of the Wii U's life clearly my backlog but I also need this!
Think I'm going to wait and see what the Switch's VC looks like, if there's no Harvest Moon 64... then I guess my Wii U will stay plugged in until harvest moon finishes reabsorbing me.
I'm kind of on the fence about buying Wii U/3DS Virtual Console stuff right now, nice as it is to see anything come out at this point. I'm waiting to see what the situation will be on the Switch. Guess I might as well get Hogan's Alley to play with the Wiimote pointer though.
so interested in forma.8 , but man this release timing sucks. no point in getting it at all right now for me, but one day hopefully
I can't really justify any purchases given the amount I'm spending next week on a Switch and Zelda, sadly.
Release Smash 64
I'd love to get Harvest Moon 64, but since it's unlikely it would transfer over to the Switch, I guess I'll have to pass...
Oooo I bet the Switch will be on the list next week.We at least know there will be 1 or 2 E-shop games but what else do they have in store for us?I think we'll be finding out this week in the inevitable Switch Direct.
I wonder how long it will be until we hear the words "worst week ever" again?For the Switch's sake hopefully not anytime soon anyway
I really want to know what the technical difficulties for getting Harvest Moon 64 released on VC were.
To think, next week could be the last update to the store for Wii U!
I cant remember what the last day for Wii was like.
Awwhhhh yessss Harvest Moon 64 colour me excited!!!
Did somebody say Harvest Moon 64? A great Harvest game, but, having played it previously AND just picked up New Leaf - late, I know - for my New 3DS, I'll be passing this time. Those who pick it up however, kudos.
Date for Harvest Moon 64 VC USA version ?
If the Switch wasn't coming out with BotW in a week, I'd get Harvest Moon. But not like this, sorry.
@Anti-Matter We don't know yet, but we might get information this Thursday as it is when the American releases gets detailed :+). (Sometimes Wednesdays for VC releases).
Nothing for 3ds this week? (Baring DLC and discounts)
Wow some of these discounts are too good to be true. 0.20p savings. Wow just wow.
Any new releases for wii u are a bit late in the day now, especially at the prices of this weeks releases.
I think I've made my last wii u purchase unless there's a massive fire sale which I would have expected to have happened already to be honest.
Harvest Moon 64 is a very solid entry in the HM franchise, and I'd buy it right away, if I had a Wii U.
Now, let's hope they release Harvest Moon GBC 3 on the 3DS Virtual Console too!
I wish Mario Kart Wii had been released on VC by now.
_ let's hope they release Harvest Moon GBC 3 on the 3DS Virtual Console too!_
Because GBC releases on 3DS VC are so common, right? It's bound to come any week now given all the other new GBC releases on 3DS VC.
Annoyed that Harvest Moon 64 is released now. No point in buying it with Switch here in two weeks.
I hope Vaccine reviews well.
harvestmoon on switch pls.
(Takes a look at the box art...) Hey....They didn't pull a Kirby on us back then and switched the little guys joyful smile into a badass scoul to make the game "appeal" to Western gamers did they?
We like smiles!
Offtopic, but my biggest surprise, frankly, has been finding a meaty rendition of forma.8 the other day... in the LittleBigPlanet 3 community content of all places. That game's editor toolset is nothing short of impressive indeed.
Nothing new for 3DS? Aww. I guess I'll get that free Swapdoole thingy then :/
That box art is so cute.
This isn't Smash 64...
Oh well, good for Harvest Moon fans.
And they said HM64 was never coming to the VC...tease! Now I just need it on Switch for portability. If I wanted to play it at home I would just fire up my N64. If you haven't played this and you're an HM fan, do yourself a favor and get this. It may not have all the bells and whistles of the newer entries, but warts aside (mainly translation errors) its one of the best pure HM experiences. My personal favorite.
No way I'm going to be downloading anything for my Wii U/3DS when Switch launches in 11 days and there seems to be absolutely no way purchases will carry over.
I'm really hoping for a great VC experience on the Switch - would be great to take all these lovely games wherever I wanted.
Whoa!! Harvest Moon 64?! What a surprise! I really hope this releases on the Switch (and much earlier in it's life-cycle too, hopefully.)
Definitely getting Harvest Moon 64 when it comes out on the Wii U Virtual Console in North America.
Never gonna happen, but wouldn't it be AMAZING if next week Nintendo was just like, "Oh, and by the way - the entire Wii U VC library will be available on the Switch at launch."
This is a horrible update but the hype is real that next week we'll (probably) see Switch on the list!
Less than two weeks! If my calculations are correct, we'll see Switch's downloadable titles next Monday...? So I guess they have to kind of tell us about eShop or VC this week...unless they just plan to let other people tell us what is happening at launch, like just about everything else they didn't tell us in the reveal event...
I'm glad so many are enthusiastic about Harvest Moon 64. That was probably one of the most played N64 games in my family, back in the day!
I'm so excited for harvest moon 64! I assume they'll be removing the alcohol from it though?
Vaccine looks very interesting!
@SLIGEACH_EIRE ................My toad senses tells me otherwise.
Harvest Moon 64?!
We only waited a week for Ogre Battle 64. NoA is staying on the ball with releasing newer VC games shortly after UK gets them.
Huge surprise, especially after they said a release on the Wii VC would not be possible. Maybe they couldnt compress the game to fit the Wii's 40MB download limit or were able to make whatever changes needed that stopped a release?
But man, anything possible now. Maybe we'll see the return of Bomberman Hero or heck, even Bomberman 64 1 and 2 if Konami's feeling like doing so.... XD
Thats...kinda surprising...
Do i really have to hook my WiiU back up ? I guess Harvest Moon 64 is as good of a reason as it gets
@Lizuka harvest moon 64 is confirmed by nintendoeverything to be coming to the na vc this week =D
Love Harvest Moon 64! I still have the box and manual but not the cart. Instant purchase when it comes to NA VC.
Ahh!! I wan't Harvest Moon 64, but I'm hesitant to buy anything on Wii U anymore, because it might come to the Switch VC too...
GAH!!!!!!! I really wanna try HM64, but I've sworn to not buy anymore Wii U VC games due to the Switch releasing soon. I'm so torn.
Very exciting! Harvest Moon 64 looks awesome
@Lizuka I doubt that since the DKC trilogy was released again on the 3DS just last year. They probably sorted the issue out whether it was rights or whatnot.
Now if only they can sort out Starfox SNES' legal issues.... XD
I actually own a working n64 and harvest moon for it, but I really wish they would put that on the 3ds instead of the dead Wii U. I never bought that thing and never will. For a system they never really wanted to make successful, they sure have jammed it with a lot of virtual console games. Cash cow, I guess. Explains the need to add harvest moon 64, eh? 🐮
Can't wait for HM64 to take six months to be released in NA!
Yes, Harvest Moon 64! Though I'm in the U.S.A., I'm glad to see this as now there is a chance I can get this down the road.
HARVEST MOON 64?!
Sees Harvest Moon 64
>INITIATE JEALOUSY PROTOCOL
>LEVEL: MAXIMUM
Ive been wondering for over a year if WRC the rally racing game which is download only and has been collecting dust since it came out, if it will ever go on sale or get a price cut. I guess they are happy that 50 to 100 people bought the game. Gosh dust it off and give it a sale price already
@Lizuka Awesome! I love the guy's cute drunk animation
CONSARNIT, NINTENDO LIFE. IT CAME OUT IN NORTH AMERICA TODAY, TOO. WHY DIDN'T YOU MENTION THAT?!
Also, for anyone holding off buying this cause of Switch Virtual Console, please note that was delayed and won't be present at launch. Expect it mid-2017 cause, as per the case with their recent consoles, Virtual Console services usually don't kick in until four to six months after launch.
So, speaking of kicking, stop kicking yourself to wait for the Switch Virtual Console and buy this for your Wii U already. I first experienced this glorious game on a real N64 a year ago, was also the first time I ever played it, and the nostalgia glasses did not blind me at all. I chose it as my new favorite over the one I played when I was younger cause it was just that good of an entry.
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