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Moleskine and Nintendo join forces to bring the 8-bit world of Super Mario to life on paper

Moleskine and Nintendo join forces to bring the 8-bit world of Super Mario to life on paper

Mario has delighted generations of fans for decades by embodying the spirit of a true hero who never gives up. Moleskine celebrates this iconic character with a new Limited Edition series of notebooks. The vibrant and colorful world of Super Mario has also been captured on paper in a whimsical video using hand-crafted drawings and stop-motion animation where pixels transform into a Mario made up of Moleskine notebooks. It’s a newstalgic mixture of contemporary technology and timeless paper.

It is somewhat fitting that Moleskine and Mario’s paths have crossed. Notebooks are where ideas are born, and Mario was born of an idea. Classic and simple story telling gave birth to one of the most successful and beloved characters in the history of video games. Mario continues to be one of the most popular characters despite the plethora of characters who have been introduced since he first came on the scene.

The collection is a nod to the original Super Mario Bros.™ video game. Two pocket-sized notebooks reproduce the physical elements of the game: the cartridge which showcases a replica of the original label and the nostalgic and instantly recognizable Game Boy™ with its simple and easy to use buttons and original imagery. The two larger notebooks capture the screens of the early gameplay: one with a sky-blue background and the other with a black background featuring controller details (the highlighted buttons are those that make Mario jump).

With lined pages, a ribbon bookmark and the signature silhouette with rounded corners, the Super Mario Limited Edition notebooks serve as gifts to others and to oneself, to fill with stories and ideas, inspired notions and silly thoughts, for Mario aficionados the world over.

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Guide: Fortnite Basketball Courts & Hoops Locations – Score A Basket On Different Hoops Explained

Score A Basket On Different Hoops is one of the Battle Pass Challenges in Season 5 of Fortnite. To achieve this, you’ll have to find the Basketball Courts & Hoops dotted across the Fortnite map.

Complete it and you’ll earn Battle Stars that will help boost you up the tiers for those sweet Season 5 exclusive rewards.

In this guide, we’re going to help you find the location of every single hoop, then you can move on to the other difficult challenge this week, Search between an Oasis, Rock Archway, and Dinosaurs.

Fortnite – Score A Basket On Different Hoops Explained

To complete this challenge, you have to score a basket on different hoops on the Fortnite map. The community has currently found nine of these, located at:

  • Junk Junction
  • Snobby Shores
  • The unnamed location between Snobby Shores and Tilted Towers
  • Tilted Towers
  • Greasy Grove
  • A mountain between, and slightly east, of Salty Springs and Fatal Fields
  • Retail Row
  • West of Retail Row
  • Paradise Palms

Once you’ve found a hoop, you have to score a basket. To do so, you first have to equip the basketball toy, which you unlock at Tier 13 of the Season 5 Battle Pass, in an emote slot so you can take it into battle with you.

Pull up the basketball toy emote while in front of a hoop, aim, and throw it at the hoop. Just make sure it goes inside the basket, yeah?

To complete the challenge, you have to score on five different hoops. That means you can’t score on the same hoop five different times in a match, or on separate matches, to complete this challenge. We suggest making a note of the hoops you’ve already scored in each time you do so, to make your life easier.

Also, you don’t have to complete this challenge in a single match, so take your time. You could aim for a few of the bunched up hoops in a single match, or just do one hoop each match. It’s up to you.

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Review: GALAK-Z: Variant S (Switch eShop)

Galak-Z: The Dimensional was something of a cult hit back in 2015; after sizeable pre-release hype it launched on the PlayStation 4 to decent reviews, with many praising its tough arcade gameplay and eye-catching anime stylings. However, it perhaps didn’t reach the audience it deserved to, and following the rather disappointing Void DLC, you’d have forgiven developer 17-Bit Studios for moving onto other challenges. Mercifully, that hasn’t been the case and – in conjunction with GungHo Online – the studio has revived the property in the shape of Galak-Z: Variant S on Nintendo Switch.

This isn’t a port of the original; Variant S is a sequel which follows on from the events of the Void DLC, thrusting the wise-cracking hero A-Tak and the crew of the Axelios into fresh conflict with bug-like aliens, space pirates and the might of the Imperial fleet. However, in order to facilitate the move to free-to-play mechanics 17-Bit has made some pretty drastic changes to the core experience, the most obvious of which is the removal of the ability to transform between spaceship and mech. Instead, you have to select one of these craft before starting a mission; the former has ranged weapons while the latter uses a laser sword to dash in and dish out high amounts of damage.

The core gameplay is very much the same; your ship has rear (ZR) and forward (ZL) boosters which can be used to propel it through space in either direction, and the left-hand analogue stick is used to orient your ship. Because you’re flying in a vacuum it’s rather tricky to manoeuvre your ship initially, and you’ll need to get used to applying both thrusters to control its inertia. Your main weapon is activated by the Y or A buttons, while your secondary weapon is unleashed with the X button. When you begin the game, your ship form has homing missiles and your mech form has a tractor beam attack, but as you progress these can be augmented with other options. Finally, pressing B will perform a dodge move, but this has a cool-down period and can’t be relied on too much.

In combat, you’ll have to keep an eye on both your shield gauge and your health. The former takes damage first, but will recharge given time. The latter does not recharge, so when your shields are down it’s often a case of retreating from battle and waiting for them to recover before rejoining the fight. As is the case with your armament, you can boost both of these elements throughout the course of the game.

Indeed, upgrades form a key part of the experience in Galak-Z: Variant S. Not only does A-Tak earn experience during each mission, the ship he’s piloting also gains XP. By collecting special relics you can build and equip new weapons, better armour and much more besides, giving you a fighting chance against the progressively tougher enemies you face as you move through each sector of the galaxy. Tied in with this upgrade process are Bots, which you’ll build a collection of as the game develops. Not only can these be bolted onto your ship to improve various stats, they’re also used to decrypt the aforementioned relics and engage in asynchronous battles with other players. These contests offer the perfect chance to gain XP for your Bots and earn valuable materials, but the catch is you only have access to three of them at a time; once you’ve taken part in this trio, you have to wait for the timer to run down before more battles are offered up. This can take hours.

Timers are pretty common in Galak-Z, which is understandable as the game is totally free-to-play. Everything from auto-healing your ship (which can also be done manually with salvage acquired from missions) to decrypting relics has a timer attached, although some of these can be overruled by spending the game’s premium currency, Crash Coins. Introducing this kind of mechanic into any game is a tricky process, but 17-Bit has done a remarkably assured job here. Sure, it can feel that you’re being pushed into spending real money at points, but even if you don’t spend a single penny, it never feels like you’re getting less of an experience. In fact, opening your wallet doesn’t instantly buy you an easy route through the game; there’s still a lot of grinding to be done here as you replay previously beaten missions to gain the materials required to boost your armour, increase your health and gain more powerful weapons.

We’d imagine that GungHo has had some input in the design of Variant S as the game does a good job of encouraging you to play on a daily basis, just like GungHo’s famous Puzzle & Dragons. Merely logging into the game will earn you materials, and rewards are dished out for fulfilling in-game challenges and unlocking achievements. Special events are also planned, so it’s very easy to get hooked into the cycle of playing each day to make sure you get your bonuses. This certainly helps maintain interest, as after a few days the gameplay becomes rather repetitive; while the different enemy types call for different tactics and the increased difficulty means you’ll need to master dodging and movement, the core elements don’t change a great deal.

The shift to a tighter mission-based structure to suit portable play has resulted in some negatives, too. The expansive levels seen in the original game are gone, replaced by stages that force you down corridors and restrict your ability to explore. The aforementioned removal of the transformation feature means that tactically, your options halved – one of the thrills of the 2015 original was being able to dart into a horde of enemies in ship form and then morph into your sword-swinging robot in the blink of an eye, dealing the maximum amount of damage. Another drawback is that the storyline has been effectively sidelined here; there are short, joke-filled cut-scenes between missions but the feeling of playing a Saturday morning cartoon show has been all but removed, which is a shame – that was one of the key hooks of the first Galak-Z.

Conclusion

Galak-Z: Variant S is a more focused and tighter experience than its forerunner, but one that offers surprising depth thanks to the often staggering upgrade opportunities on offer. By taking the freemium route developer 17-Bit Studios has been forced to introduce timers which can be overridden by spending actual cash, but these are thoughtfully deployed and even if you do decide to dig deep in your pocket, you’ll still need considerable shooting skills to overcome the increasingly stern – if somewhat repetitive – challenge.

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Guide: Fortnite – Search Between An Oasis, Rock Archway, And Dinosaurs Explained

Search between an Oasis, Rock Archway, and Dinosaurs is one of the Battle Pass Challenges in Season 5 of Fortnite. 

Complete it and you’ll earn Battle Stars that will help boost you up the tiers for those sweet Season 5 exclusive rewards.

In this guide, we’re going to help you find the location where you have to search between an oasis, rock archway, and dinosaurs, then you can move on to the other difficult challenge this week, Score a Basket on Different Hoops.

Fortnite – Search Between An Oasis, Rock Archway, And Dinosaurs Explained

To complete this challenge, you have to find the hidden Battle Star that’s located in Paradise Palms. The exact location is to the southwest, on top of a mountain. Use our map above and screenshots below to narrow down the location.

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PAW Patrol: On A Roll Brings Nickelodeon’s Hit TV Series To Switch And 3DS This October

Bandai Namco and Outright Games have revealed that PAW Patrol: On A Roll – a game based on the popular pre-school TV series – will be heading to Switch this October.

With 16 daring adventures featuring all eight beloved heroic rescue pups and Ryder, this game will no doubt please the little ones in your life who are glued to their screens when the show comes on – and perhaps those parents out there who can’t help but like it, too!

Players can use each pup’s unique abilities to rescue their friends and keep their community safe. Favourite Adventure Bay locations are present in the game, too, including Farmer Yumi’s Farm, Jake’s Mountain, a desert canyon, under the waves, and more.

Features:
– Ryder and all eight PAW Patrol pups, including Everest & Tracker
– 16 daring adventures set in eight Adventure Bay locations
– Special pup abilities that need to be used for each rescue
– Playing as two different pups per mission

The game is being released worldwide for Switch, 3DS, and other platforms, on 26th October.

Do you know someone who might go crazy for some PAW Patrol goodness on their favourite games console?

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Enter The Gungeon’s Free Expansion Is Now Live With Bucket Loads Of New Content

Enter the Gungeon’s “massive” free expansion ‘Advanced Gungeons & Draguns’ is now available to download on Nintendo Switch.

Enter the Gungeon: Advanced Gungeons & Draguns is a huge new chunk of content that aims to extend and refine the original game with new features and more variety. Master Gungeoneers will face new challenges with hundreds of new rooms, new enemies, new bosses, and a reflex-testing Turbo Mode.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, we’d urge you to check out our full review to learn all about it. We thought the game was excellent, giving the game a very high score of 9/10 and saying the following:

“Enter The Gungeon is a brilliantly tactile, endlessly replayable twin-stick roguelike that sits right up there with the very best indie games on Nintendo Switch. With satisfying combat, random levels, and an endless supply of inventive weapons, items and secrets, it’s always a total joy to play. Yet another modern indie classic has found a natural home on Nintendo’s console.”

If you have Enter The Gungeon already, what are you waiting for? Go and grab this expansion immediately! If not, now is an excellent time to get in on the action as the game is currently available for 50% off from the Nintendo eShop. Go and check it out if you haven’t already.

Are you a fan of Enter The Gungeon? Let us know if you plan to dive into this expansion with a comment.

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Keep Up The Pace In Speed Brawl, A Momentum-Based Fighter Coming To Switch

Kongregate has revealed the first gameplay trailer for Speed Brawl – a “fisticuff brawling” game that we first reported on just a couple of months ago.

Speed Brawl is said to be fast and hard-hitting in its combat, with players needing to focus on building and keeping momentum while simultaneously managing their available energy to be used on powerful special moves. You can upgrade and customise your tag-team of fighters, take part in various challenges, and even take your fights online. Check out the full list of features below:

– Razor sharp visuals and beautifully animated characters.
– Over 50 unique action-packed championships and challenges.
– Build a tag-team from 6 vibrant brawlers each with unique play style and distinct personalities.
– An imaginative and humorous story throughout will reveal high drama and even higher stakes for each brawler!
– Suit up! – Devise your brawler’s optimal loadout. Buy, win, and sell equipment to fashion the ultimate fighters.
– Invest in skill upgrades for heavier hits and flashier style.
– A fluid and deep combat system. Speed Brawl’s freeform combos let you chain together ground and air combos, special moves, assists, and tag attacks for ultimate devastation.
– Move on up to the big leagues! Conquer escalating hazards and devious bosses in the – Threepenny, Sixpence, Florin, and Crown leagues. Each league is run by a unique and diabolical league owner with their own plans to halt your Speed Brawl career.
– Gotta go fast! – The faster you are, the harder your hit. Go for gold and blast through to the finish line.
– Brawl solo or brawl with a friend – Online and local co-operative play throughout!

Will you be keeping an eye out for this one when it launches this September?

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Nintendo Download: 19th July (Europe)

Another week, another eShop update! Expect plenty of new games, DLC updates and discounts on the eShops in your region – there’s bound to be something down below that’ll whet your gaming appetite. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch eShop – New Releases

Mugsters (Team17, €14.99 / £9.99) – Mugsters is a physics-based, supercharged, action-packed puzzler with sandbox levels where you must outrun, out-manoeuvre and outsmart your enemies by experimenting with different vehicles, environmental traps and explosives.

Hand of Fate 2 (Defiant Development, €23.21 / £20.34 until 25th July, Regular price €25.79 / £22.6) – Hand of Fate 2 is a dungeon crawler set in a world of dark fantasy. Master a living boardgame where every stage of the adventure is drawn from a deck of legendary encounters chosen by you!

Sausage Sports Club (Luckshot Games, €12.99 / £11.69) – Sausage Sports Club is a physics-sports game about adorable, floppy animals competing on a reality TV show!

Beat Rush (FuryLion Group, €4.99 / £4.49) – Beat Rush is your new addiction! With this brand new beat-based action platform game, you will challenge your skills and see what you’re capable of.

Hungry Shark World (Ubisoft, €9.99 / £7.99) – Become a shark and spread terror on the beach! Sink your teeth on tons of new missions. Experience life as a shark in full HD with redefined, and fully optimized, gamepad controls.

Animal Rivals: Nintendo Switch Edition (Blue Sunset Games , €2.61 / £2.32) – Animal Rivals is a crazy party game for up to 4 players. Different characters, game modes, lots of stages and tons of fun.

The Mooseman (Sometimes You, €6.99 / £6.29) – Long-long time ago the world was created out of an egg-shell by a god named Yen. Multitudes of spirits dwell among the layers of creation, guarding their secrets in the dark. Embark on a journey through all the worlds of ancient myth, find artefacts of Chud’ tribes and solve all the mysteries of finno-ugric tales. – Read our The Mooseman review

VERTICAL STRIKE ENDLESS CHALLENGE (Active Gaming Media, €4.99 / £4.49) – A flight-based action game designed to be easy to pick up and enjoy right away, and playable over short timeframes. Take advantage of the myriad weapon combinations at your disposal and achieve dangerously high levels of manoeuvrability by disabling your Alpha Limiter to spear your way through waves of enemy attacks.

Arcade Archives City CONNECTION (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29) – “City CONNECTION” is an action game that was released from JALECO in 1985. Girl Clarice drives “Clarice car”, and runs around the world in search of the ideal of man.

ACA NEOGEO LEAGUE BOWLING (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29) – “LEAGUE BOWLING” is a bowling game released by SNK in 1990. You are able to select your dominant arm and ball weight, using precise controls to play just like real bowling! Choose from one of three modes, REGULATION, FLASH, and STRIKE 90. *Game sections requiring use of the connection jack are not included.

Frost (Digerati, €12.99 / £11.69) – Frost is a deck-building, solo survival card game set on a harsh, frozen world ravaged by a lethal storm. You must lead a group of nomads in search of the Refuge – a haven away from the Frost’s icy grip.

Guts & Glory (tinyBuild Games, €14.99 / £13.49) – Welcome to Guts and Glory—The craziest game show on earth, where ordinary people compete in extraordinary challenges of life and death, for glory! The objective is simple: Race to the finish line while everything tries to kill you.

Lost Phones Stories (Plug In Digital, €9.99 / £8.99) – The Lost Phone games are about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone you’ve found. Experience relatable stories which help build empathy with the characters, allowing to explore difficult topics and social issues.

Pure / Electric Love “What do you want?” – Eri Kitami – (DORASU, €3.99 / £3.59) – Pure / Electric Love “What do you want?” – Eri Kitami – is a dating simulator where you chat as if you were on a smartphone. Reply to questions from your partner, receive images/videos and try to keep the conversation going! JAPANESE ONLY

Pure / Electric Love “Everyone else!” – Ema Sakura – (DORASU, €3.99 / £3.59) – Pure / Electric Love “Everyone else!” – Ema Sakura – is a dating simulator where you chat as if you were on a smartphone. Reply to questions from your partner, receive images/videos and try to keep the conversation going! JAPANESE ONLY

Pure / Electric Love “Look at my eyes!” – Moe Yamauchi – (DORASU, €3.99 / £3.59) – Pure / Electric Love “Look at my eyes!” – Moe Yamauchi – is a dating simulator where you chat as if you were on a smartphone. Reply to questions from your partner, receive images/videos and try to keep the conversation going! JAPANESE ONLY

Star Story: The Horizon Escape (Forever Entertainment, €9.99 / £8.99) – Star Story: The Horizon Escape is a turn-based, adventure game with text-rpg elements. Tune into the story of the aspiring space-archaeologist Van Klik on his mission to the mysterious planet of Horizon!

STARSHIP AVENGER Operation: Take Back Earth (TOMCREATE, €3.99 / £3.99) – “Starship Avenger” is a defence shooter action game. Blast off the weapons installed on Avenger to defeat the enemies who come to destroy mankind’s ultimate weapon! Don’t let them cross the Dead Line or they’ll cause damage to Thor’s Hammer!

Tanzia (Arcanity, €19.99 / £16.99) – Years ago, your grandfather disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Before leaving, he sent you into hiding on Volcano Island. Now older, you’ve been set free by your guardian and mentor Abenaki to follow the mystery… but is Abenaki telling you everything?

Cartoon Network Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion (Outright Games, €39.99 / £34.99) – Ahoy! The Land of Ooo is underwater and it’s up to Finn and Jake to find out why. Join our heroes as they explore the high seas, search for hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects and fight pirates to solve the mystery and save their waterlogged world!

Arcade Archives Sky Skipper (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29) – Sky Skipper is a shooting action game released in 1981 by Nintendo. Dodge enemy attacks and counterattack with your bombs! Get even more points by saving the right combination of 4 animals! Don’t forget to go and replenish your fuel when you run low.

Heroki (Picomy, €9.99 / £8.99) – Fly into a beautiful action adventure and save a whimsical world full of flight and fantasy. Master the wind to fly, freefall, dash and bash your way across beautiful 3D rendered sky-islands, jungles, seas and deserts. – Read our Heroki review

Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded (NIS America, €49.99 / £44.99) – Set out on an all-new adventure with Reimu, Marisa, Sanae, and more of your favourite Touhou characters! The land of Gensokyo once again plunges into darkness as a new mystery unfolds. What mysteries await in the Tower of Desire? – Read our Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded review

VSR: Void Space Racing (SONKA, €9.99 / £8.99) – If you’re looking for your generic futuristic racer, look for it elsewhere – this game is not for the faint of heart! Impactful and challenging, VSR: Void Space Racing gives you the opportunity to fly through vast and diverse locations in outer space and prove yourself worthy of the first place!

Werewolf Pinball (Enjoy Up Games, €1.99 / £1.79) – Enjoy Werewolf Pinball, a perfect reproduction of a real pinball machine, with all the graphic details and sounds.

Monopoly for Nintendo Switch Demo (Ubisoft, Free) – Grow your empire anywhere, anytime, with MONOPOLY for Nintendo Switch! Immerse yourself in a mix of the original family-favourite board game enriched with new ways to play. – Read our Monopoly for Nintendo Switch Demo review

Switch eShop – Pre-Orders

1979 Revolution: Black Friday (Digerati, €9.59 / £8.63 until 10th Aug then €11.99 / £10.79) – Based on true stories and historical events, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is an interactive drama about choice and consequence, chaos and order. The year is 1978, the place is Tehran, Iran. You play a photojournalist who returns home to find his people protesting the ruling King, the Shah. Armed with your camera, you’re soon pulled into a dangerous world of revolution and civil unrest.

State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem (Sometimes You, €6.39 / £5.75 until 2nd Aug then €7.99 / £7.19) – State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem is a hilarious shooter that will put a smile on your face. You were an ordinary citizen in a small town… Now it’s on fire! Rioters are storming the houses, aliens rampage in the sky! Anarchy has never been so much fun!

NoReload Heroes (Forever Entertainment, €8.99 / £8.09) – NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. You play as a team, fighting your way through randomly generated rooms filled with various types of enemies, picking up insane magitech guns on the way. Shooting stuff up is simple and hilarious, but only the best of teams can make it all the way back to the evil they’ve created.

Switch eShop – Special Offers

Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price
Space Dave (Choice Provisions) €3.99 / £3.59 -50% Mon 30th Jul €7.99 / £7.19
Mecha Storm (ENP GAMES) €14.99 / £13.49 -25% Wed 25th Jul €19.99 / £17.99
Sine Mora EX (THQ Nordic) €11.99 / £9.99 -60% Thu 2nd Aug €29.99 / £24.99
This Is the Police (THQ Nordic) €11.99 / £9.99 -60% Thu 2nd Aug €29.99 / £24.99
Castle of Heart (7Levels) €13.49 / £12.14 -10% Thu 2nd Aug €14.99 / £13.49
Enter the Gungeon (Devolver Digital) €7.49 / £5.49 -50% Thu 26th Jul €14.99 / £10.99
Fear Effect Sedna (SQUARE ENIX) €11.97 / £9.59 -40% Wed 1st Aug €19.95 / £15.99
Hollow (Forever Entertainment) €4.99 / £4.49 -75% Thu 2nd Aug €19.99 / £17.99
Lost Sea (Eastasiasoft ) €7.99 / £7.19 -20% Thu 2nd Aug €9.99 / £8.99
Mom Hid My Game! (KEMCO) €3.49 / £3.14 -30% Wed 8th Aug €4.99 / £4.49
Super Rocket Shootout (Plug In Digital) €7.99 / £7.19 -20% Thu 26th Jul €9.99 / £8.99
Typoman (Wales Interactive) €9.09 / £6.99 -30% Thu 16th Aug €12.99 / £9.99
Unholy Heights (mebius.) €3.91 / £3.51 -20% Thu 2nd Aug €4.89 / £4.39
Yono and the Celestial Elephants (Plug In Digital) €11.99 / £10.39 -20% Thu 26th Jul €14.99 / £12.99
Robonauts (QubicGames) €8.69 / £7.79 -48% Permanent €14.99 / £13.49
NoReload Heroes (Forever Entertainment) *
 €4.99 / £4.49 -50% Thu 2nd Aug €9.99 / £8.99

* for owners of Violett, Sparkle 2 EVO, Sparkle 3 Genesis, Sparkle ZERO, Frederic 2: Evil Strikes Back, Hollow, Frederic: Resurrection of Music, Millie

New 3DS eShop – Special Offers

Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price
Mom Hid My Game! (KEMCO) €3.49 / £3.14 -30% Wed 8th Aug €4.99 / £4.49

3DS eShop – Special Offers

Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price
3D Game Collection (Joindots) €5.24 / £3.74 -25% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99
3D MahJongg (Joindots) €3.74 / £3.36 -25% Thu 2nd Aug €4.99 / £4.49
Adventure Labyrinth Story (CIRCLE Ent.) €4.00 / £3.60 -20% Thu 9th Aug €5.00 / £4.50
Alchemic Dungeons (CIRCLE Ent.) €4.00 / £3.99 -20% Thu 9th Aug €5.00 / £4.99
Block-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £4.19 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £6.99
Dan McFox: Head Hunter (Lightwood Games) €1.49 / £1.19 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €2.49 / £1.99
Darts Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games) €1.49 / £1.34 -50% Thu 16th Aug €2.99 / £2.69
Epic Word Search Collection (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Epic Word Search Collection 2 (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Epic Word Search Holiday Special (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Fairune 2 (CIRCLE Ent.) €5.59 / £5.49 -20% Thu 9th Aug €6.99 / £6.89
Football Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games) €1..97 / £1.55 -67% Thu 16th Aug €2.99 / £2.36
Funfair Party Games (Joindots) €5.24 / £3.74 -25% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99
Gardenscapes (Joindots) €5.99 / £4.49 -25% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Johnny’s Payday Panic (Office Create) €2.29 / £1.99 -49% Thu 26th Jul €4.49 / £3.99
Link-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £4.19 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £6.99
Of Mice And Sand (CIRCLE Ent.) €6.39 / £6.29 -20% Thu 9th Aug €7.99 / £7.89
Parascientific Escape – Crossing at the Farthest Horizon (CIRCLE Ent.) €4.00 / £3.99 -20% Thu 9th Aug €5.00 / £4.99
Pic-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €5.00 / £4.50
Phil’s Epic Fill-a-Pix Adventure (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Splat The Difference (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €5.00 / £4.50
Squareboy vs Bullies: Arena Edition (Ratalaika Games) €2.99 / £2.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €4.99 / £4.99
Sudoku Party (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €5.00 / £4.50
Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €8.99 / £7.99
Word Puzzles by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €8.99 / £7.99
Word Search 10K (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Worcle Worlds (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €8.99 / £7.99
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) AUD 29.95 / NZD 34.95 -50% Permanent AUD 59.95 / NZD 79.95
3D Game Collection (Joindots) €4.19 / £2.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99
3D MahJongg (Joindots) €2.99 / £2.69 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €4.99 / £4.49
Alien on the run (Joindots) €2.99 / £2.51 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €4.99 / £4.19
Atlantic Quest (Joindots) €4.19 / £2.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99
Chain Blaster (Joindots) €2.99 / £2.51 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €4.99 / £4.19
Crazy Construction (Joindots) €4.19 / £2.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99
Funfair Party Games (Joindots) €4.19 / £2.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99
Gardenscapes (Joindots) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Jewel Match 3 (Joindots) €4.19 / £2.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99
Jump Trials Supreme (Joindots) €2.99 / £2.51 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €4.99 / £4.19
Murder on the Titanic (Joindots) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Pazuru (Joindots) €3.59 / £2.39 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €5.99 / £3.99
Safari Quest (Joindots) €4.19 / £2.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99
Secret Agent Files: Miami (Joindots) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99
Undead Bowling (Joindots) €4.19 / £2.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €6.99 / £4.99

Wii U eShop – Special Offers

Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price
Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing (EnjoyUp Games) €3.99 / £3.59 -50% Thu 16th Aug €7.99 / £7.19
Pic-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €5.00 / £4.50
RTO 2 (nuGAME) €7.99 / £7.19 -20% Thu 16th Aug €9.99 / £8.99
Sudoku Party (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €5.00 / £4.50
Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €8.99 / £7.99
Word Party (Lightwood Games) €9.59 / £8.99 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €15.99 / £14.99
Word Puzzles by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €8.99 / £7.99
Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 2nd Aug €7.99 / £5.99

DLC / Add-On Content

Nintendo Switch

  • Gal*Gun 2 – S-Class Demon Buster Suit Set (Pqube) – €4.49 / £4.09
  • Gal*Gun 2 – Sergeant Suspenders Set (Pqube) – €4.49 / £4.09
  • Gal*Gun 2 – Slime Time Set (Pqube) – €4.49 / £4.09
  • Gal*Gun 2 – DLC Set 7 (Pqube) – €9.99 / £8.99
  • Sonic Mania – Encore DLC (SEGA) – €4.99 / £4.00
  • Pic-a-Pix Deluxe – Small Puzzles 7 (Lightwood Games) – €1.99 / £1.99
  • Pic-a-Pix Deluxe – Mixed Puzzles 7 (Lightwood Games) – €1.99 / £1.99
  • Pic-a-Pix Deluxe – Large Puzzles 7 (Lightwood Games) – €1.99 / £1.99
  • Pure / Electric Love “What do you want?” – Eri Kitami -Additional scenarios (DORASU) – €2.49 / £2.29
  • Pure / Electric Love “Everyone else!” – Ema Sakura – Additional scenarios (DORASU) – €2.49 / £2.29
  • Pure / Electric Love “Look at my eyes!” – Moe Yamauchi – Additional scenarios (DORASU) – €2.49 / £2.29
  • WorldNeverland – Ihm Color Set (althi) – €1.79 / £1.61 until 09/08/2018 23:59 local time€2.99 / £2.69
  • WorldNeverland – Ihm Ihm Set (althi) – €2.39 / £2.15 until 09/08/2018 23:59 local time€3.99 / £3.59
  • Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded – Additional Story – Clock Remains & Playable Character – Sakuya Izayoi (NIS America) – €7.99 / £7.19
  • Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded – Playable Characters (NIS America) – €3.99 / £3.59
  • Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded – Season Pass Bonus – Reimu Santa Costume (NIS America) – Free
  • Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded – Season Pass – THE ELEGANCE Bonus Items (NIS America) – Free
  • Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded – The Elegance Bundle (NIS America) – €39.99 / £35.99

Themes

Nintendo 3DS

  • Hello Kitty has a dog as a friend (Sanrio, Theme) – €0.99 / £0.89
  • Hello Kitty says”Cheese” (Sanrio, Theme) – €0.99 / £0.89
  • Hello Kitty is Snow White (Sanrio, Theme) – €0.99 / £0.89
  • Hello Kitty loves pop colours (Sanrio, Theme) – €0.99 / £0.89
  • SmileyWorld DigitalSummer 01 (SmileyWorld, Theme) – €1.49 / £1.39
  • SmileyWorld DigitalSummer 02 (SmileyWorld, Theme) – €1.49 / £1.39
  • SmileyWorld RainbowPower 01 (SmileyWorld, Theme) – €1.49 / £1.39
  • SmileyWorld RainbowPower 02 (SmileyWorld, Theme) – €1.49 / £1.39
  • AT THE BEACH (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
  • ELECTRO BREAK (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
  • HAVANA CLUB (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
  • RASTA POWER (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
  • MUSIC PACK #9 (Umusic online France, Theme) – €3.99 / £3.59

So that’s your lot for this week’s Nintendo Download. Go on, be a sport and drop a vote in the poll above, and a comment below with your hot picks!

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Video: New Trailer Shows Off LEGO DC Super-Villain’s Bonkers Character Customisation

Warner Bros. has released a brand new trailer for LEGO DC Super-Villains, giving us a good look at some of the crazy character customisation options we can expect to see in the game.

As you can see above, the trailer focuses on the character creator feature present in the game. A player’s character becomes the centre of the story, teaming up with an iconic variety of villains to unleash their mischievous antics and wreak havoc throughout the action-packed adventure – having them look just right for your tastes should be a very nice inclusion indeed.

As well as this new trailer, Warner Bros. has also shared details surrounding some retailer-exclusive bundles that will be available from some of the US’ biggest stores. GameStop, Target, and Walmart are all offering exclusive gifts:

  • GameStop – Harley Quinn Collectible SteelBook
  • Target – Joker bag tag (Deluxe Edition), Harley Quinn bag tag
  • Walmart – DC Super Heroes: TV Series Character Pack

Remember, LEGO DC Super-Villains hits the Switch on 16th October, and if you’re lucky enough to be attending San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, a playable demo of the game is available to try out.

Are you looking forward to the latest LEGO adventure on Switch? Let us know if you plan to pick this one up this October.

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Nintendo Download: 19th July (North America)

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. Have a read down below and you’re bound to find something that’ll get your bank balance shaking with fear. Enjoy!

Switch eShop

Mega Man X Legacy Collection (Capcom, 24th July, $19.99) The celebrated Mega Man X series returns! Play as Mega Man X – the powerful successor of classic fighting robot Mega Man – as he battles a variety of deadly bosses known as Mavericks in four hit titles. Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4.

Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 (Capcom, 24th July, $19.99) Complete the exciting Mega Man X saga with this collection of four action-packed titles! Spanning two gaming eras, this collection showcases the evolution of the series with Mega Man X5, Mega Man X6, Mega Man X7, and Mega Man X8.

Bomb Chicken (Nitrome, out now, $14.99) Who doesn’t love chicken… especially when it’s smothered in delicious blue hot sauce? After a freak accident a seemingly ordinary chicken becomes a bomb-laying, free-range hero. Explore the versatile mechanic of laying bombs in this explosive exploration platformer, and answer the ultimate question: Which came first the chicken or the bomb? Read our Bomb Chicken review.

ACA NeoGeo League Bowling (SNK, today, $7.99) This is a bowling game released by SNK in 1990. You are able to select your dominant arm and ball weight, using precise controls to play just like real bowling!

Animal Rivals: Nintendo Switch Edition (Blue Sunset Games, today, $3.99) Animal Rivals is a crazy party game for up to 4 players. Different characters, game modes, lots of stages and tons of fun. Many unlockables like costumes and skins.

Arcade Archives: City Connection (HAMSTER, today, $7.99) City Connection is an action game that was released from JALECO in 1985. Girl Clarice drives “Clarice car”, and runs around the world in search of the ideal of man. Read our City Connection review from it’s Wii U eShop release.

Beat Rush (FuryLion Group, out now, $4.99) Catch the beat and rush forward! Dodge the spikes and traps! Collect lots of gold on the way to the top!

Chicken Assassin: Reloaded (Akupara Games, 17th July, $7.99) Chicken Assassin is a fast paced action-RPG with an outrageous storyline filled with over-the-top humor that boasts a myriad of colorful enemies and visually stunning levels and environments.

Frost (Digerati, today, $12.99) Frost is a deck-building, solo survival card game set on a harsh, frozen world ravaged by a lethal storm. You must lead a group of nomads in search of the Refuge – a haven away from the Frost’s icy grip.

Galak-Z: Variant S (GungHo America, out now, free to play) GALAK-Z: Variant S is a brand new, one-of-a-kind, space-shooting action-RPG that is specially crafted to take advantage of all of the unique features of the Nintendo Switch.

Ghost 1.0 (Francis Cota, out now, $9.99) Ghost is a metroidvania where two super hackers hire a mysterious agent in order to infiltrate the Nakamura Space Station and steal the greatest electronic secret ever. Of course, the space station will defend itself, which is where the fun begins: the station’s defences, with their never-ending arsenal of weapons and artifacts, will have to be destroyed. Read our Ghost 1.0 review.

Guts and Glory (tinyBuild Games, today, $14.99) Welcome to Guts and Glory—The craziest game show on earth, where ordinary people compete in extraordinary challenges of life and death, for glory! The objective is simple: Race to the finish line while everything tries to kill you.

Heroki (Picomy, 20th July, $9.99) The peaceful sky village of Levantia is in danger! The dastardly Dr. N. Forchin and his accomplice, Vapor, have stolen the Emerix – a powerful amulet and all hope may be lost! Fly into a beautiful action adventure and save a whimsical world full of flight and fantasy. Read our Heroki review.

Hungry Shark World (Ubisoft, out now, $9.99) Experience life as a shark and eat everything that gets in your way in this action-packed aquatic adventure. Control more than 20 sharks in full HD and take on fearsome bosses as you venture into the depths to find trapped sharks, hidden treasures, and more.

Lost Phones Stories (Plug In Digital, today, $9.99) The Lost Phone games are about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone you’ve found. They are designed as narrative investigations where you must piece together elements from the different applications, messages and pictures to progress. Through the interface of a mobile phone, you must discover what happened to their owner.

NoReload Heroes (Forever Entertainment, today, $9.99) NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. You play as a team, fighting your way through randomly generated rooms filled with various types of enemies, picking up insane magitech guns on the way.

Pool Panic (Adult Swim Games, today, $14.99) Pool Panic frees billiards from the table and unleashes it into a world where everything from jungles and deserts to cities and swamps is a living pool game! You already know that sinking eight balls is the ultimate goal, but can you succeed while contending with monster balls chasing you, or ballerina balls leaping away from your well-aimed shots?

Sausage Sports Club (Luckshot Games, out now) – Sausage Sports Club is a physics game about adorable, floppy-necked animal friends competing on a reality sports TV show. Duke it out with up to 8 friends in Free Play, where you’ll compete in tons of game modes like Soccer, Sumo and Capture the Flag.

Semblance (Gambitious, 24th July, $9.99) Semblance is a innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on it’s head. What if platforms were actually part of the gameplay, part of the way you solved problems?

Spheroids (Eclipse Games, 20th July, $7.99) In Spheroids you take control of Lucas, a jumpy Canadian boy who sets out on an adventure with his crazy scientist companion Otto after it’s discovered that the government has been hiding alternative universes from the cubic world they live in.

Starship Avenger Operation: Take Back Earth (Tom Create, today, $4.99) In a distant future… When mankind advanced to outer space, the Crius suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began invading humanity. Mankind’s defense network in the solar system was no match for the overwhelming forces of Crius and were quickly defeated.

Tanzia (Arcanity, today, $19.99) Years ago, your grandfather disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Before leaving, he sent you into hiding on Volcano Island. Now older, you’ve been set free by your guardian and mentor Abenaki to follow the mystery… but is Abenaki telling you everything?

Voxel Shot (Sat-Box, out now, $8) Voxel Shot is a simple pick up and play action game set in an adorably quirky world of toys where you and your friends beat up zombies (and each other!) using a variety of different weapons.

VSR: Void Space Racing (Sonka, 20th July, $9.99) If you’re looking for your generic futuristic racer, look for it elsewhere – this game is not for the faint of heart! Impactful and challenging, VSR: Void Space Racing gives you the opportunity to fly through vast and diverse locations in outer space and prove yourself worthy of the first place!

Werewolf Pinball (EnjoyUp Games, 20th July, $1.99) The most entertaining Pinball is back! Enjoy Werewolf Pinball, a perfect reproduction of a real pinball machine, with all the graphic details and sounds.

3DS eShop

WarioWare Gold Demo – Wario has a special treat for you! Better think fast if you want to succeed in this demo of his upcoming WarioWare Gold game. You’ll use the touchscreen, tilt the system and push buttons as you laugh your way through the fully voiced story introduction, featuring new and classic characters!

Activities

  • The Second Nintendo Labo Creators Contest: Enter for a chance to win a specially designed, collectible cardboard-inspired Nintendo Switch system, Nintendo Labo Creators jackets and more. The contest runs July 19 at 11 a.m. PT through Aug. 20 at 10:59 a.m. PT. For more details about how to enter, click here.
  • Octopath Traveler My Nintendo Rewards: To celebrate the launch of the Octopath Traveler game, My Nintendo is offering eight different box art covers (one for each of the main characters) for the case of your Octopath Traveler game (sold separately). Redeem your points and choose your character for your box art cover! Plus, we’re also offering downloadable wallpapers for your PC or smart phone. Check out the details at My Nintendo.
  • Pixel Toads Lead to Platinum Points: Captain Toad is starring in his own puzzling quest in the Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker game for the Nintendo Switch system and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. My Nintendo members can join the adventure with a special “hide-and-seek” mission to earn My Nintendo points. Here’s the mission: Log in to My Nintendo, then find all four Pixel Toads hidden on the official game website and earn 100 Platinum Points – that’s 25 Platinum Points for each Pixel Toad you find. Good luck!
  • Celebrate the One-Year Anniversary of Splatoon 2 with a Splatfest and My Nintendo: July 21 marks the first anniversary of the Splatoon 2 game, and we’re celebrating with a global Splatfest! Which sea creature is your favorite, Squid or Octopus? This hotly contested Splatfest will occur from 9 p.m. PT on July 20 until 9 p.m. PT on July 21. To help celebrate, My Nintendo is offering Inkling and Octoling printable posters, as well as downloadable wallpaper. Redeem your points for these rewards today.

Nintendo eShop sales

Check out the full list of deals available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.

Thanks for reading this week’s Nintendo Download update. Be sure to drop a comment below with your potential purchases…