SteamWorld Dig ends Wii U eShop dry spell

After a month or so of very little, Image & Form ends the Wii U eShop dry spell with SteamWorld Dig. Although not a new game, its somewhat belated arrival on Wii U is no less welcome. A heady mixture of Metroid, Mr. Driller and Spelunky, we found the 3DS version very hard to fault …

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It’s another quiet week for eShop releases

For a third week running Nintendo’s eShop roster is taking us back to the past. That’s to say, it’s another week filled with Virtual Console releases and very little else. On Wii U VC there’s HAL’s cult classic puzzler Adventures of Lolo (£3.49) and also the equally classic scrolling brawler Double Dragon II: The Revenge …

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Another week, another Mega Man

For a second week running there isn’t much going on in the world of new Nintendo downloads. That’s as far as new releases are concerned at least – this week’s discounts, courtesy of Ubisoft, aren’t a bad little assortment. The Game Boy’s Mega Man 3 flies the flag for Virtual Console releases, arriving on 3DS …

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Mega Man 2 and more form this week’s eShop offerings

Featuring such games as the Bomberman inspired Bombing Bastards and ‘90s influenced racer Midtown Crazy Race, last week’s eShop line up had something of a retro theme. This week that theme is even more predominant – Thursday sees the release of four Virtual Console titles and very little else. On 3DS there’s the Game Boy’s …

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Pullblox World set to stretch your grey matter

As one of the first major 3DS eShop releases, Pullblox was a delectable little puzzler that signified the kind of bite-sized morsels that Nintendo had in mind for their new download platform. Putting a unique twist on puzzlers of the block-shoving variety, and with an exemplary use of 3D to boot, it was one of …

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World Cup fever spreads to Nintendo eShop

Not even the Nintendo eShop is safe from World Cup fever – the 3DS’s Inazuma Eleven GO: Light / Shadow lead the charge, arriving on Friday at £34.99 a punt, while the NES’s Soccer arrives on Wii U Virtual Console for £3.49. Reviews of Inazuma Eleven GO went up earlier this month and were – …

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Klonoa on Virtual Console? We’re all ears

Although we can’t vouch for quality, it’s hard not to be impressed by the number of new titles due on Nintendo’s download services this week – four on Wii U, and five on 3DS. On Wii U there’s the 2D underwater tactical RPG Squids Odyssey (£9.99) and a bargain priced belated release of Swords & …

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A triple dose of Kirby

Of the five Nintendo eShop releases due this week, no less than three are worthy of attention. Maybe even four if Conception II’s mixed review aren’t too off-putting. In time for the retail release, Kirby: Triple Deluxe arrives on 3DS eShop this Friday, priced at £34.99. Although that’s slightly more than you may expect to …

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