Nintendo Download: 2nd February 2012 (North America)

I wonder if Europe will get Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword today.

Still no Game boy game? WTF!?!

3D color game? Or black and white small screen game? I want the latter personally.

@Sevok Nope, not today.

I'm sorry North America. Sorry you had to wake up and see more junk on the Wii shop.

404 Error: VC Not Found

I might get the Samurai game.

404 Error: VC Not Found

So you're pretty much guaranteed something next week then.

Wii Shop is dead... :/

@xDemon720x Wii Shop is dead... :/
It was revived, only to be killed again.

Junk? We got a first party made new IP from Nintendo that has been getting good reviews most places I look. No demo and wii owners might as well of been given a vulgar hand sign but you mentioned the eshop and we didn't just get junk.

@Tech101
I want my Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

Looks like the 3ds vc is getting treated just like wii....im sorry i got rid of some my snes games thinkin ill be able to get them back on vc....im close to getting alot back.....i had a hard time getting mario all stars back....

Yes I did say junk but I'm referring to the Wii Shop which has killed off the best service it had in the VC, and lets Wii Ware get flooded every week with low budget shovelware. I hope Nintendo makes some big changes when the Wii U's digital store is released because if its like what Wii Ware and DSi Ware are now then I won't be downloading anything. It will save me some money though

Oh no, whatever will I do without that Wii VC game that I won't buy anyway?

Woe is me!!

Am I the only one excited about Undead Swarm?

Maybe Nintendo should learn from SONY. The Vita will have retail for download. And it is rumored to have a $5.00 discount.
The Wii shop has been getting alot of junk in comparison to XBox's shop, PS3's shop, or Apple's.

Why no demos NOA?

Excellent, more Carmen SanDiego is always a good thing!

RAD! Getting Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword as soon as I get home! Great update today, sorry for those that are disappointed.

http://vc.nintendolife.com/news/2011/12/reggie_virtual_console_on_wii_isnt_dead

OK, Reg - it's February now....when will the VC be awakened here in NA????

I wish there were more demos!

@Koops3 Nintendo has already mentioned that retail downloads may be in the future with their upcoming online updates. Don't know if it's official yet but they mentioned it.

Also...YAY! Samurai! Can't wait to download it.

wow... we need a gameboy or GB color game. (mabye gameboy advance or a 3d classic)

;/ pfft...

@16

I am interested in this one as well. I really liked Dark Spirits and Ninja Karakuri Den.

Sakura Samurai looks pretty great as well. But I'm thinking I should save my $ for that Dillon's game....

@rudydog13 i want the game bad to,insta buy for me

S'pose I'll probably grab Sakura Samurai, then! Looks quite excellent.

Seems like NA is getting more and more 3DSWare, with ours behind. Also as always I must say seeing any new VC game would be appreciated.

Sakura Samurai, please.
(Although... wouldn't a Groundhog's Day game, in the vein of the movie, be interesting? Having the re-play the same day over and over? Sort of like Majora's Mask but in rural Pennsylvania.)

Sakura Samari looks like quite a fun, vibrant little gem. Definitely not Junk in my book. Still, though, I probably won't be getting it, seeing as how I generally suck at button-mashers and fighting games in general.

On the other hand, Carmen Sandiego Math = "314.15% Junk" in my book. And yes, I PI'ed it... A Pi in wiiware's face...

I still think Nintendo is holding VC releases on Wii so they can start rolling out more classics on WiiU. Not sure about 3DS VC. Part of me doubt that's the case however.

No demos this week?
I am disappoint.

downloading undead storm

All these people complaining about the update this week. Eh, haters gonna hate. Time to download Sakura Samurai for me!

its pretty good,no infinite survival and to move is a bit hard but its a good game

Thinking about getting that zombie game.

I had $7.41 on my account when I saw that this game was released.

With tax, it costs $7.43.

DOHHHHHHH.

joevox316 - If we have to wait as long for retail games as we do with Wiiware and DSIware then forget it. We would be waiting for like 2 years for a Mario game to be posted for download... I give up, Nintendo's download service is just dead

Still waiting on the 3D Classics Kid Icarus release in USA... what is up with that? are we waiting for them to translate English to English?

I thought the Metal Gearl 3 demo was gonna be available today. I was sooooo disappointed.

does anyone know when is retro city rampage coming out on wii ware?

The Samurai game looks cool but once again the lack of any VC is absolutely pathetic.

Is anyone else experiencing problems with Sakura Samurai not working? I can't get it to boot up past the loading screen. I called Nintendo Customer Service and was told they are aware of the issue and are working to resolve it. It is supposedly an isolated issue so if you managed to purchase it and are playing it then you are one of the lucky ones. Darn my luck.

Good lord. I was hoping to see the rayman origins or metal gear solid: 3d snake eater demo. Does anyone know when those will be making there way to the e-shop in north america.

@WolfRamHeart: You're not alone — user metalpants was complaining about it earlier, but I hadn't bought the game myself yet to confirm it or not, and TJ said he hadn't had any problems with it (and in fact seemed to be enjoying his purchase quite a bit). i hope it works when i buy it later

@coolvw Vblank says it will be submitted in about a month, then we 'll probably have to sit through a couple more months of mostly edutainment and hidden object titles before it reaches the front of the queue.

@theblackdragon: It really is odd. I saw five people on my friends list playing it today with no problems. I honestly thought that it was my system until I contacted Nintendo and they confirmed the issue. The good thing is that they are aware of the problem and are working to fix it. I hope that you download a good working copy of the game. Good luck.

No demo? Oh well. I'll be picking up Sakura Samurai eventually, and I'll have to see how Undead Storm turns out ...

Nintendo seems to think that its only audience is kids.

@Weird_Fox
Because Sakura Samurai is so ment for kids. :I

I'd like to try Sakura Samurai... get it yet?

I keep re-downloading to no avail, the one time I get a game and say down load later everything goes wrong but I will get this to work.

Another bad week... An underwhelming and overpriced eShop game and no VC game.

"instalment"

I think this is an OK outing.

@Tasuki: Why should people bother downloading the games when all they're gonna do is whine about the service?

My Sakura Samurai game downloaded and plays properly, what a relief after reading that some of you are having trouble with it. To all those saying that it does not look good, have you read any reviews? IGN and this site gave it 9 and 8. I played it for a bit and am so far quite impressed. It has nice presentation, style and a surprising amount of depth, even right from the beginning. Not to mention it was developed in-house by Nintendo, and you can tell! You all should give it a shot.

^ I just might. You did say it was dev'd in-house by Nintendo. Sounds like it's worth checking out.

Nintendo of Japan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nintendo of America

Got Sakura Samurai and Undead Storm. Sakura Samurai's really fun, if not a little difficult for impatient people, and I'm really looking forward to dedicating my steps to the Rock Garden everyday. Undead Storm has awkward aiming controls, the turning speed is a bit too loose. Other than that, it's pretty fun for a $2 game, just too bad it doesn't have Download Play.

I'd complain about yet another no VC for either system week except: 1. I'm wasting my finger usage because it's pointless and 2. I already complained in the Japan VC story. Oh yeah, guess I did just complain. Never mind. Furthermore...

REGGIE!!!!!!!!

@WolfRamHeart(48.): Could you give me a short heads up when it's fixed ?
(Yes, it's not likely i'll have the issue. But as long as it isn't fixed i could potentially end up with something which will never work. I guess i won't download it before it isn't fixed.)
Otherwise it would be a day one download. _{If it comes to Europe, sure.}

It's fixed. Is it ever challenging.

@WolfRamHeart Yeah, I'm one of the 'lucky' ones, stupid not working LOADING SCREEN!

@realar - Do the update

Is this game lengthy enough to play? or is it easy to finish the whole game?

Thanks Aqueous! DAMN this game is fun and actually quite complex and simple at the same time. The battle format is wonderfully distinct, though more types of enemies wouldn't hurt.

@realar - Your welcome, I'm happy to see you checked back. Oh we have a forum of high scores going and the enemies will grow trickier and grow a few variations.

@son - I refer you to this forum, there is alot said about it here,
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/3dsware/all_things_sakura_samurai

@Aqueous(64.): Good to hear it got fixed so quickly. Thanks for the update.
Now i can't wait for it to _hopefully come to Europe.

@battLeToaD - Your welcome. Hope it goes your way.