Category: Nintendo News

The wait for Strikers 1999 just got a whole lot easier since ZeroDiv is bringing Psikyo’s brilliant 1993 Samurai Aces next week. We already knew it was coming, but we are pleased to see it land sooner rather than later on the Switch eShop.

Know in Japan as Sengoku Aces, this was the first shmup Psikyo published after the team splintered from Video System and decided to work exclusively on Neo Geo hardware – a decision that did not sit well with programmer/designer Shin Nakamura since the MVS did not support TATE screen modes. It is fascinating to reminisce that if not for such an event Psikyo and its exceptional library of shmups might have never happened. Something to keep in mind the next time you play its games on your Switch in TATE mode.

Samurai Aces takes place in a steam-punk Feudal Japan, the perfect excuse to bombard the player with all sort of mechanized foes to take down with one of the six available ‘ariplanes’, each with their respective over the top pilots. Jane is a female ninja who flies something remarkably close to Leonardo Da Vinci’s flying machine. Tengai is not your regular Monk, he is a Turbo Monk who flies a giant bird. Kenoumaru must be some sort of time travelling dog person from the future since he (it?) is clearly flying a rather out of place Norhtrop YF-23. 

Ayin is a one-eyed samurai who naturally flies a Shinden (a recurring air plane in Psikyo’s shmups). Koyori is a tomboy who flies a sort of biplane that defies all laws of aeronautic. Last but certainly not least, is the 77-year-old Gennai and his wood doll creation Ranmaru. They fly a T-65B X-Wing starfighter (If you are a Disney copyright lawyer, please disregard the last sentence). Something for everybody on that pilot selection screen.

The game will be released on the Nintendo eShop on 15th February for the usual price of $7.99 / €6.99 depending on where you live in the world. Like the other games already published by ZeroDiv it will support an assortment of graphic filters and TATE (vertical screen ratio) mode.

We would be lying if this was how we ideally expected to be flying an X-Wing on the Nintendo Switch for the first time, even if it is one with engines made out of four wooden barrels. Will you be adding yet another lovely shmup next week to the growing collection of titles already available? Let us know below…

The latest Media Create figures are in for this week’s Japanese charts and they show Nintendo holding onto a whopping 80% of the top 10. The only caveat is the two places Nintendo hasn’t claimed are slots number one and number two, which went to Monster Hunter World and Dragon Ball FighterZ respectively.

We’ve got four individual Mario titles in the list, with Mario Party: The Top 100 performing well enough to stay in the top 10 for another week (although its sales took one helluva nose dive). It’s also great to see the Western-made action-RPG Skyrim selling strong in Japan – clearly Switch ports can revitalise even the oldest of games.

Here’s the official rundown of the top 20 software titles:

1. [PS4] Monster Hunter World – 346,187 / 1,591,356
2. [PS4] Dragon Ball FighterZ – 68,731 / NEW
3. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 25,758 / 1,997,568
4. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – 21,279 / 114,059
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 21,263 / 1,307,897
6. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 15,978 / 1,587,954
7. [NSW] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – 13,922 / NEW
8. [NSW] The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 12,709 / 847,677
9. [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon – 11,028 / 1,539,029
10. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 – 7,037 / 149,345
11. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 – 6,053 / 496,905
12. [NSW] ARMS – 4,453 / 360,484
13. [NSW] 1-2 Switch – 4,391 / 391,086
14. [NSW] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – 3,767 / 110,217
15. [NSW] Pokkén Tournament DX – 3,731 / 218,461
16. [PS4] Dissidia Final Fantasy NT – 3,691 / 137,791
17. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII – 3,363 / 382,650
18. [NSW] Monster Hunter XX – 3,180 / 211,119
19. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – 3,158 / 181,254
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo – 2,775 / 371,535

In terms of hardware, PS4 continues to hold sway at the top of console sales, driven by the Eastern success of DBF and MHW, but Switch has sold twice as much as PS4 Pro this week with 49,165 (up almost 2,000 units on last week). Xbox One sold 72. Oh dear, Microsoft.

Here’s the official rundown of the hardware chart:

PS4 – 86,174 (110,023)
Switch – 49,165 (47,107)
PS4 Pro – 23,113 (30,122)
New 2DS LL – 6,522 (6,842)
Vita – 4,207 (3,744)
New 3DS LL – 3,857 (3,377)
2DS – 1,082 (1,094)
Xbox One X – 565 (1,618)
Xbox One – 72 (68)

Well, there you have it, lots of juicy charts to fill your boots with. Let us know what you make of this week’s figures and get the conversation a-flowing below…

It’s that time of the week once again as the European eShops get a brand new blowout of must-own digital titles, demos, DLC and more. This week we’ve got some huge new games, including a new and rewarding approach to the Minecraft formula, some gravity-defying platforming and plenty of Neo Geo throwbacks. And we’ve got all the latest pre-order info as well, so whether you’re planning a heist or want to head out on a soul-searching journey, we’ve got you covered…

Switch eShop

Dragon Quest Builders (Square-Enix, €49.99 / £39.99) – The goddess Rubiss has spoken – and you have been chosen. Dragon Quest Builders is destined for Nintendo Switch. The game is a big hit in Japan, mixing the fun of building with an overarching story and the combat of an action-RPG. Read our review.

ACA NEOGEO 2020 SUPER BASEBALL (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80) – In the near future, there are two leagues with 6 teams each. Players pick their team, and compete for the championship. As the game progresses, landmines will be set up on the field, and armor can be purchased during games to reinforce players. These unique aspects make for a very different baseball experience!

Aegis Defenders (GUTS Department, €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF 28.00) – Explore, build, & defend in this unique mashup of action-platformer and tower defense strategy. You play as a team of Ruinhunters searching for the one thing that can save their village – a legendary weapon known as Aegis.

Aperion Cyberstorm (aPriori Digital, €11.25 / £9.89 / CHF 13.14 until 15/02/2018, 23:59 local time. Regular price €12.50 / £10.99 / CHF 14.60) – Unleash destruction alone or with your friends in the 2D twin-stick bullet hell Aperion Cyberstorm! Find new Elements and Abilities, and mix them for more destructive power – Beat your enemies with plasma-coated spiral rockets, scrap them with electric mines, or overwhelm them off with devastating lasers. Read our review.

Arcade Archives CRAZY CLIMBER (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80) – Players control the right hand and left hand of the twin lever, to overcome various obstacles, to climb aiming the top of the skyscraper. The “Arcade Archives” series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.

Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2 (Hitcents, €6.99 / £6.99 / CHF 9.80) – Imagination is the key, as you enter a magical storybook land full of mystery and wonder, unusual creatures and enigmatic puzzles!  Create your own original stickman and then watch it come to life in DRAW A STICKMAN: EPIC 2 and the DRAWN BELOW expansion!  Challenge yourself to unlock every secret, collect every drawing, and share your creativity with the world! Read our review.

ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun (Gambitious, €7.99 / £7.99 / CHF 8.00) – ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails 2D Action Platformer that puts a teeth-rattling, gravity-defying weapon in your hands. With a cast of crazed characters, simple but beautifully difficult gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun is a loud, trippy mess of twitchy platforming goodness. Read our review.

Disc Jam (High Horse Entertainment, €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00) – Disc Jam is a fast-paced action-sports game that pits 2-4 players against each other in a frantic mix of air hockey and tennis. Players scramble to retrieve and throw a glowing disc while unleashing devastating abilities and defending their end zone.

Millie (Forever Entertainment, €4.49 / £4.04 / CHF 6.30 until 08/02/2018, 23:59 local time. Regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00) – A joyful, casual puzzle game that will tease both your wits and your memory! Control a millipede as you roam through over 90 diverse levels. Solve the elaborate mazes that stand in your way. Gather and use a multitude of power-ups to help you in your endeavor. Enjoy three types of immersive minigames. Grow bigger and bigger, and remember: try not to eat your tail.

Mercenaries Saga Chronicles (CIRCLE Ent, €14.99 / £13.59 / CHF 20.30) – Featuring Mercenaries Saga: Will of the White Lions, Mercenaries Saga 2: Order of the Silver Eagle and Mercenaries Saga 3: Gray Wolves of War, Mercenaries Saga Chronicles assembles the heroes from this fantastic series in one collection

The Darkside Detective (Spooky Doorway, €12.99 / £11.69 / CHF 18.20) – Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? *ahem* That’s where you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the lead investigator of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division. Read our review.

Black Hole (Dufgames, €5.99 / £5.40 / CHF 8.40) – Black Hole is an arcade-style twin-stick shooter in space. Choose your ship and embark on a dangerous and action packed flight through multiple black holes. Shoot everything you can see and collect everything you can find. Read our review.

Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition (TranscendSense Technologies, €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00 – Crypt of the NecroDancer is a hardcore rhythm-based dungeon crawling game. Can you survive this deadly dungeon of dance, slay the NecroDancer, and recapture your still beating heart? Or will you be a slave to the rhythm for all eternity?

Dandara (Long Hat House, €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00) – The world of Salt hangs on the brink of collapse. The citizens, once free spirits, now stand oppressed and isolated. But not all is lost, for out of this aether of fear arises a heroine, a ray of hope. Her name is Dandara. Read our review.

Mercenary Kings Reloaded (Tribute Games, €15.99 / £14.39 / CHF 22.40) – In this frantic 2D action game, you are part of the Mercenary Kings, the most skilled team of warriors-for-hire on Earth, but when your comrades have fallen and the fearsome forces of CLAW have seized an island-wide top secret Laboratory Base, you must do what it takes to stop them.

Premium Pool Arena (Bigben Interactive, €9.99 / £8.89 / CHF 11.90) – (Re)discover the joy and tension of traditional pool through the different game modes and ultra-intuitive gameplay. Work on your technique, unlock better and better cues and pocket the victories to become absolute champion!

Wii U eShop

Aperion Cyberstorm (Apriori Digital, €11.25 / £9.89 / CHF 13.14 until 15/02/2018, 23:59 local time. Regular price €12.50 / £10.99 / CHF 14.60) – Unleash destruction alone or with your friends in the 2D twin-stick bullet hell Aperion Cyberstorm! Find new Elements and Abilities, and mix them for more destructive power – Beat your enemies with plasma-coated spiral rockets, scrap them with electric mines, or overwhelm them off with devastating lasers. Travel to vast hostile worlds in Campaign to find your old team. Push through the factions standing in your way to the truth. Also, with cooperative play, experience an added challenge as the enemies you fight become tougher. Good luck.

Switch Pre-Orders

PAYDAY 2 (Starbreeze Studios, €49.99 / £44.99, pre-order from 06/02/2018) – Pre-Order until 23/02/2018, 09:59 CET Game description: PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew – Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains – as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree. Up to four friends co-operate on each heist, and as the crew progresses the heists get bigger, better and more rewarding.

AQUA KITTY UDX (Tikipod , €7.49 / £6.49, pre-order from 08/02/2018) – Pre-Order until 15/02/2018, 14:59 CET Game description: AQUA KITTY UDX blasts onto Nintendo Switch in this enhanced Ultra Edition including an all new epic Dreadnought mode! You and your team of milk mining kittens have overcome a fear of water to drill down under the ocean seabed and begin extracting vast reserves of what seems to be naturally forming full-fat milk. Get ready for fast paced submarine action, defending the kittens from disruptive mechanical sea creatures.

Old Man’s Journey (Broken Rules, €9.99 / £8.99, pre-order from 08/02/2018) – Pre-Order until 20/02/2018, 14:59 local time Game description: Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, reconciliation, and hope. Entrenched in a beautifully sunkissed and handcrafted world, embark on a heartfelt journey interwoven with lighthearted and pressure-free puzzle solving.

Switch demos

Violett Demo (Forever Entertainment, Free) – Dragged by her parents, a young and rebellious teenage girl – Violett, moves to an old spooky house in the middle of nowhere. Forced away from her friends and life in the city; she imagines how boring life in countryside will be: spending day after day, bored in her room with absolutely nothing to do. But what she cannot imagine, is that in just few moments, she’ll have the adventure of her life.

3DS demos

Link-a-Pix Colour Demo (Lightwood Games, Free) – Link-a-Pix is a clue-linking puzzle where every grid has a picture hidden inside. The aim is to reveal the picture by painting paths to link the clues. Connect pairs of clues which have the same colour and number. The number shows the length of the line which will connect them.

Special Offers

Nintendo Switch

• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Gold Edition (Ubisoft) now €54.99 / £45.45 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €74.99 / £61.99
• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle  (Ubisoft) now €39.99 / £33.32 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €59.99 / £49.99
• FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts) now €29.99 / £27.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €59.99 / £54.99
• Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft) now €29.99 / £24.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €59.99 / £49.99
• Just Dance 2018 (Ubisoft) now €39.99 / £33.32 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €59.99 / £49.99
• LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes 2 (WARNER BROS. PICTURES) now €44.99 / £37.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €59.99 / £49.99
• Monopoly for Nintendo Switch (Ubisoft) now €29.99 / £22.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €39.99 / £29.99
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (Koch Media) now €27.99 / £24.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €39.99 / £34.99
• RAYMAN LEGENDS: DEFINITIVE EDITION (Ubisoft) now €29.99 / £22.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €39.99 / £29.99
• Rocket League (Psyonix) now €14.99 / £11.28 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €19.99 / £15.04
• ULTRA STREET FIGHTER II The Final Challengers (CAPCOM) now €27.99 / £24.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €39.99 / £34.99
• De Mambo (DangerousKitchen) now €5.49 / £4.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €10.99 / £9.99
• Enter the Gungeon (Devolver Digital) now €11.24 / £8.24 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €14.99 / £10.99
• FAST RMX (Shin’en Multimedia) now €14.99 / £12.70 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €19.99 / £16.99
• Floor Kids (MERJ Media) now €13.49 / £12.69 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €16.99 / £15.99
• Hammerwatch (BlitWorks) now €7.99 / £7.19 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €9.99 / £8.99
• Human: Fall Flat (Curve Digital) now €11.99 / £11.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €14.99 / £14.99
• Infinite Minigolf (Zen Studios) now €7.49 / £6.74 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €14.99 / £13.49
• Mantis Burn Racing (VooFoo Studios) now €12.79 / £11.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €15.99 / £14.99
• NeuroVoider (Plug In Digital) now €10.99 / £10.39 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €13.99 / £12.99
• Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Young Horses) now €9.37 / £8.03 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €13.99 / £11.99
• Overcooked Special Edition (Team 17) now €15.99 / £14.39 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €19.99 / £17.99
• Party Golf (Giant Margarita) now €9.99 / £8.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €14.99 / £13.49
• RIVE: Ultimate Edition (Two Tribes Publishing) now €11.24 / £10.11 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €14.99 / £13.49
• Rocket Fist (Bitten Toast Games) now €7.99 / £7.19 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €9.99 / £8.99
• Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure DELUXE (Reign Bros) now €12.99 / £11.75 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €19.99 / £17.99
• Super Beat Sports (Harmonix) now €11.99 / £10.79 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €14.99 / £13.49
• The Next Penelope (Plug In Digital) now €10.39 / £8.79 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €12.99 / £10.99
• UNO (Ubisoft) now €6.99 / £5.59 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €9.99 / £7.99
• Uurnog Uurnlimited (Raw Fury) now €11.99 / £10.79 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €14.99 / £13.49
• Worms W.M.D (Team17) now €23.99 / £15.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €29.99 / £19.99
• Wulverblade (Darkwind Media) now €11.89 / £10.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €16.99 / £14.99
• Rocket League – Chaos Run DLC Pack (Psyonix) now €2.99 / £2.25 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €3.99 / £3.00
• Rocket League – Supersonic Fury DLC Pack (Psyonix) now €2.99 / £2.25 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €3.99 / £3.00
• Rocket League – Revenge of the Battle-Cars DLC Pack (Psyonix) now €2.99 / £2.25 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €3.99 / £3.00
• Rocket League – The Fate of the Furious Ice Charger (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Back to the Future Car Pack (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Car Pack (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Aftershock (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Esper (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Marauder (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Masamune (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Proteus (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Triton (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Vulcan (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Hot Wheels Bone Shaker (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Hot Wheels Twin Mill III (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Fast & Furious ’70 Dodge® Charger R/T (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Fast & Furious ’99 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 (Psyonix) now €1.49 / £1.12 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.50
• Rocket League – Fast & Furious DLC Bundle (Psyonix) now €3.16 / £2.81 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €4.22 / £3.75
• Astro Bears Party (QubicGames) now €3.99 / £3.59 until Sun 4th Mar, normally €4.99 / £4.49
• Mecho Tales (Arcade Distillery) now €6.79 / £5.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €8.49 / £7.49
• Neon Chrome (10tons ) now €10.49 / £9.09 until Wed 14th Feb, normally €14.99 / £12.99
• Plague Road (Arcade Distillery) now €10.00 / £9.59 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €12.50 / £11.99
• Robonauts (QubicGames) now €11.99 / £10.79 until Sun 4th Mar, normally €14.99 / £13.49
• The Jackbox Party Pack 4 (Jackbox Games) now €17.59 / £15.99 until Thu 22nd Feb, normally €21.99 / £19.99
• Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL (Wired Productions) now €11.04 / £8.49 until Thu 22nd Feb, normally €12.99 / £9.99
• Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers (MadCow) now €24.99 / £18.74 until Mon 26th Feb, normally €39.99 / £29.99
• Let’s Sing 2018 (Koch Media) now €29.99 / £22.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €39.99 / £29.99
• Monster Jam: Crush It (MadCow) now €24.99 / £18.74 until Mon 26th Feb, normally €39.99 / £29.99
• Gear.Club Unlimited (Anuman Interactive) now €44.99 / £40.49 until Sat 24th Feb, normally €49.99 / £44.99
• Syberia (Microids) now €24.99 / £21.99 until Sat 24th Feb, normally €29.99 / £26.99
• Syberia 2 (Microids) now €24.99 / £21.99 until Sat 24th Feb, normally €29.99 / £26.99

New Nintendo 3DS

• 36 Fragments of Midnight (Petite Games) now €2.39 / £2.15 until Thu 22nd Feb, normally €2.99 / £2.69

Nintendo 3DS

• Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley (Rising Star Games) now €19.99 / £17.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €39.99 / £34.99
• Harvest Moon: Skytree Village (Rising Star Games) now €19.99 / £14.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €39.99 / £29.99
• Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns (Rising Star Games) now €9.99 / £8.99 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €19.99 / £17.99
• Hometown Story (Rising Star Games) now €7.49 / £7.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €29.99 / £29.99
• Harvest Moon GBC (Natsume Inc.) now €2.49 / £2.24 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €4.99 / £4.49
• Cube Creator 3D (Big John Games) now €4.99 / £3.49 until Thu 8th Mar, normally €7.50 / £5.25
• Coaster Creator 3D (Big John Games) now €4.82 / £3.99 until Thu 8th Mar, normally €7.25 / £6.00
• Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version (Zordix AB) now €4.99 / £4.49 until Thu 15th Feb, normally €9.99 / £8.99
• The Legend of Dark Witch 3 (CIRCLE Ent.) now €7.99 / £7.89 until Thu 22nd Feb, normally €9.99 / £9.89

Wii U

• Breakout Defense 2 (nuGAME) now €4.89 / £4.19 until Thu 8th Mar, normally €6.99 / £5.99
• Inside My Radio (Seaven Studio) now €2.99 / £2.59 until Thu 1st Mar, normally €14.99 / £12.99
• Midnight 2 (Petite Games) now €1.59 / £1.43 until Thu 22nd Feb, normally €1.99 / £1.79

DLC / Add-On Content

Nintendo Switch

• Aegis Defenders: All Skins Pack (Humble Bundle) – €2.99 / £2.69
• Aegis Defenders: Barista Clu Skin + Egg Kobo Skin (Humble Bundle) – €0.99 / £0.89
• Aegis Defenders: Kickstarter Turret Skin (Humble Bundle) – €0.99 / £0.89
• Aegis Defenders: Foodie Item Skins (Humble Bundle) – €0.99 / £0.89
• Aegis Defenders: Patisasier Bart Skin (Humble Bundle) – €0.99 / £0.89

Other

Nintendo Switch 

• Disc Jam – 4,000 Jamoleons (CIRCLE Ent., Item) – €0.99 / £0.89
• Disc Jam – 25,000 Jamoleons (CIRCLE Ent., Item) – €4.99 / £4.49
• Disc Jam – 60,000 Jamoleons (CIRCLE Ent., Item) – €9.99 / £8.99
• Disc Jam – 130,000 Jamoleons (CIRCLE Ent., Item) – €19.99 / £17.99

Nintendo 3DS

• The MoodBoards (Rainbow, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• Joy and Grandpa LeFrog (Rainbow, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• HIP HOP (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• Pop Music (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• BALLERINA (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• I LOVE MUSIC (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• DJ SET (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• ELECTRONIC MUSIC (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• K-POP (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• SWEET MUSIC (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• YOU ROCK (Umusic online France, Theme) – €1.99 / £1.79
• Music Trio (Umusic online France, Theme) – €3.99 / £3.59
• GIRLS PACK (Umusic online France, Theme) – €3.99 / £3.59

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So that’s it for this week’s EU eShop update. Be sure to add your votes to the poll when it comes to the games you’re planning to download, and we’d love to hear more from you and the rest of the Nintendo Life community in the comments below…

Exordium Games has revealed that Bear With Me, a noire, point-and-click adventure game, will be released on Nintendo Switch. The game is currently scheduled to launch in ‘Q2 2018’.

Bear With Me follows the story of Amber, a young girl who is trying to find her missing brother, aided by her trusty detective teddy bear, Ted E. Bear (a truly inspired name choice, if we say so ourselves). The two set out to hunt for clues and to interrogate witnesses and suspects in Paper City.

Features 

– Story driven “horror” noir adventure game.
– Uniquely drawn 2D Art-Style and 2D animation.
– Dialogues and interrogations full of puns. Sarcastic, dark and funny from start to finish.
– Variety of clues and puzzles to uncover the mystery.
– Interactive and occasionally playable detective sidekick, Ted E. Bear.
– Simple hint system to avoid pixel hunting.
– Original Soundtrack.

Does this look like a pawssible new contender for your Switch library, or does it not seem beary appealing? We’ll stop now before we get too embearassed.

A new English trailer has been released for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition on Switch, and it’s all looking rather lovely.

Featuring new outfits based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a good look at some of the 29 playable characters, and more fighting action than you can shake a Master Sword at, this trailer will likely get new players all hyped up for the game’s release this spring – and maybe even those of you who will be playing for a second or third time, too!

As shown in the video this Switch edition is set to include all previously released content, as well as some new goodies to enjoy on top of that, cementing its ‘definitive’ status.

Will you be trying this one out for the first time on Switch, or are you all tired out from the Wii U and 3DS versions?

Fire Emblem Warriors fans rejoice! Nintendo has revealed that the second DLC pack for the game will be released next week just in time for some Valentine’s Day mayhem.

This second batch of DLC is all inspired by Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, a game released on Nintendo DS in 2008. The pack features three new characters originally found in that game – Navarre, Minerva, and Linde – as well as a whole host of new costumes including Broken Armour costumes for all Shadow Dragon characters and new, individual costumes for Marth, Caeda, Tiki, and Lyn.

– New Skills: Lone Wolf, Quick Wit and Minerva’s Iote’s Shield, which cancels any enemy effectiveness.
– New History Maps: Princess Minerva Map, Knorda Market Map and the Brush in Teeth Map.
– New Support Conversations
– New Costumes: Lyn’s Swordmaster costume, as well as costumes for Marth, Caeda and Tiki.
– New Armor Break Models
– New Weapons / Weapon Attributes: New weapons include Caeda’s Wing Spear, Linde’s Aura, Navarre’s Wo Dao, Minerva’s Hauteclere, Tiki’s Divinestone and Anna’s Bow. New weapon attributes include the ability to swap attack and defense, as well as inflicting additional damage against characters with the same or opposite gender.

This DLC pack will become available at 4pm Pacific Time on February 14th, meaning a very early morning release on the 15th for the UK and Europe. You can either purchase this pack individually for $8.99/£8.09, or get it as part of the game’s season pass – which includes this pack, the first pack, and an upcoming third pack, for $19.99/£17.99.

Will you be treating someone special to an afternoon of roses, chocolates, and utterly destructive warfare? Let us know below!

The news that Nintendo and mobile partner DeNA are currently working on a smartphone Mario Kart came out of the blue, even if it’s not all that surprising given Nintendo’s current smartphone strategy of using its biggest brands.

Details on Mario Kart Tour are thin on the ground, but we now have a little more information thanks to the ever-reliable Takashi Mochizuki‏ of The Wall Street Journal.

Again, this isn’t tremendously surprising as Nintendo has adopted the “free to start” or “free to play” approach with its other smartphone titles. The only slight exception to this was Super Mario Run, which offered a limited free version but required players to invest cash if they wanted to unlock the entire experience.

Let us know your thoughts on this news by posting a comment below.

Acclaimed 2D shooter Aqua Kitty is coming to the Switch eShop on February 15th, it has been revealed.

Already a hit on Sony systems, the Switch version will benefit from a host of improvements – hence the “UDX” at the end of the title. In fact, the developer is calling it the “best version on any format”.

You’ll be able to play solo or team up with a friend on the same console, and online leaderboards and in-game achievements should keep you coming back for more. Survival mode “Infinite Espresso” also wins an award for the best-named survival mode ever.

It’s also worth noting that this version will showcase visual upgrades and improved balancing. Meow!

If this all sounds like it’s your kind of thing, then you’ll be pleased to learn that you can pre-purchase Aqua Kitty UDX on the eShop from today.

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• by Mitch Vogel
• 6 hours ago

Billy Mitchell is a famed name in the competitive gaming scene, both for the records that he set on arcade games and for the role that he played in the story behind The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Recently, Mitchell’s achievement with setting the Donkey Kong high score has been called into question, with some accusing him of editing together the runs that he did in emulation software. Now, he’s come out with a response to the naysayers.

In a recent talk show called East Side Dave, the topic was discussed, with Mitchell declaring that he’s completely innocent. Here’s what was said:

I’ve never even played MAME. I don’t have MAME loaded in my home. The film footage that he has, that Jeremy (the initial accuser) has, shows MAME play. Now, I contend that if he gets the original tape, or he gets the original room shot, he will see that what I say is true. I’m not disputing what he says. What I’m disputing is the fact that I want him to have the original tape. And the fact of the matter is that that original footage was given to Twin Galaxies, Twin Galaxies has it or should have it, and if it’s anywhere other than Twin Galaxies, that’s a real problem.

Mitchell then goes on to explain that two other men, Todd Rogers and Pete Bouvier, were supposedly present when he set the score, and while some former Twin Galaxies workers have heard of the existence of a tape of that score being set, nobody has been able to find it.

What do you think? Did Billy Mitchell really set that score? Share your thoughts in the comments below.