3DS owners are best catered-for this week, with releases on the portable Virtual Console and some brand new software too. WiiWare fans get a 1000 Point offering and DSi fans can play checkers or go trick or treating. Here's the full list.
3DS Download Software
Pyramids (Enjoy Gaming, $3.99) — A neat 3D homage to Solomon's Key, this game makes use of the 3DS's QR reader to grant the player extra levels for free. Read our Pyramids review for more.
3DS Virtual Console
BurgerTime Deluxe (Game Boy, G-Mode, $2.99) — A spot of burger-building on Game Boy, also out in Europe today. We'll put it to the old taste test soon.
DSiWare
Academy: Checkers (Gamelion, 500pts) — Play a spot of draughts with this portable board from Gamelion. It was released in Europe: we'll have a review very shortly.
Halloween: Trick or Treat (Virtual Playground, 800pts) — Go trick or treating, meeting friendly witches and scary skeletons along the way. We'll see if this is frightening fare soon.
WiiWare
ANIMA Ark of Sinners (ANIMA Game Studio, 1000pts) — We had high hopes for this Metroidvania style adventure, but sadly it fell short of expectations as you can read in our ANIMA Ark of Sinners review.
Nintendo Video
Thriller (DreamWorks Animation) — The cast of Shrek meets Michael Jackson's classic video. Some people would call this a nightmare.
What's for you this week?
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Wow what a crappy update.
A dumbed down version of Burger time, A Wiiware game we already know sucks and a 5 minute Shrek video we can watch on Youtube for free.
Trick or Treat indeed.
Wow. First time ever that 2 pieces of software have been released in a week designed for the 3DS - not counting the week the eShop was launched ofc. If nothing else at least we know it might happen in the future
Looks like nintendo is trying to trick us instead of treating us....
I dunno. This is the first time I have seen two 3DS releases
"Some people would call this a nightmare"
Me.
Nothing to see here folks, pick up your bags at checkout and proceed to your nearest exit.
I may pick up the checkers game, and they finally pulled out another 3DSWare game. Someone at NOA finally woke up. That said, I'm still waiting for Metroid II to be released on the system's VC service.
@Link79: Well there's some info on this at Fantasy Flight Games (Adam informed me). Apparantly they made the controls more responsive, improved the map, made changes to the difficulty level and learning curve, as well as giving a (new control scheme?) for the classic controller that, I guess uses all it's buttons.
Maybe this'll be better now. Apparently changes were made according to the feedback about the Europeon version.
Hopefully, someone here will cover this and let us know how things turned out.
Funny Link79 same here.
I'll be getting Pyramids.
Nothing for me. I may try Pyramids but I have other stuff I want to try. Damn you and your no demo's nintendo. (You'd think after putting them late in the wii they'd be here on the eshop from the start.
Nintendo really needs to add playable demos to the 3DS.
Glad to see all of Nintendo's support for the Wii.
And that wraps up another full month without a Wii VC update.
I'm surprised more people aren't happy that Pyramids is out here. I'll be getting that one.
@KingMike I am unhappy about that though.
And that wraps up another full month without a Wii VC update.
The next one is supposed to be at Christmas.
My face at Nintendo...
the thriller video isnt even the full version on nintendo video, just the preview. really sucks...
HEY NINTENDO LIFE,
Are you going to cover the US version of Anima in some form (not necessarily a new review) since it is getting a pretty significant update from its PAL counterpart?
SINCERELY,
ADAM
Wow, another disappointing week... maybe next week we will get the Burgertime World Tour
If Nintendo were wise they would release the arcade version of Burgertime for the Wii. Old school fans like me would buy it quick. The Genesis version of Side Pocket would be appreciated as well.
If Nintendo were wise they would release the arcade version of Burgertime for the Wii.
They don't release VC games for the Wii anymore...
Well, at least we got games on the 3DS for both services. And Burgertime for the Gameboy isn't that bad. It's a lot better than Side Pocket.
Bass_X0 wrote:
I'm not so sure. According to NintendoLife they will release the NES version of Double Dragon II for the Virtual Console with some certainty.
JayArr: LOL!
Is there confirmation Anima (us) is an updated version of the previous release?
http://fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2766
Confirmed
Might get both Pyramids and Burger Time. Not too sure, though.
I will probably pick up Pyramids today. I might get BurgerTime Deluxe depending on the review.
they should keep adding 3DSWare games every two weeks or al least every month
Where the heck is that one button game?!!?
I guess my theory was wrong.
I'm gonna sulk in the corner now and cry.
I saw the NLife review, but is Pyramids worth $4? Please respond!
Sigh
Another week without Flipper 2 !? Whats wrong wit you Nintendo!
Another crap filled week of Nintendo downloads. Seriously, this is sad.
Wait, on the ANIMA thing, if they revised and updated controls and problems, should NLife re-review it? It looks cool but that 4/10 looks bad. And I would hope they would release the update in Europe.
They can update the Ark game, right? I'll give it a try when they fix the controller lag.
Though I have nothing of it, it would interest me too if the "new american version" of Ark of Sinners is much better than the european release. It just looks too good to ignore. A few more paragraphs in the review, referring to the U.S. version, would be highly appreciated.
Another absolutely dreadful week, I honestly can't remember the last time Nintendo had a decent eshop update especially for the Wii, with inFamous: Festival of Blood by itself Sony had a better week. Pathetic job, if I didn't have a PS3 and 360 as well I'd be even more disgusted with Nintendo than I already am this year. I was a big supporter of them earlier this gen and hell even last year I liked a lot of what they were doing. Their actions, particularly the treatment of their North American consumers, in 2011 have undone all that work though. The Wii has had literally nothing worth a damn this year (and Zelda alone doesn't make up for that, sorry), this is the worst year I've seen any home console have since the Jaguar and that is not an exaggeration... the 3DS has been a joke for the most part. At this point I have no confidence in the company anymore and I'm definitely going to sit out the first couple years of Wii U and wait for the next Xbox and PS4 instead.
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