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Nintendo Download for 7/3/2014: Mario Tennis Championship Turbo edition

by: Russell - posted: 7/3/2014 8:59:00 PM
More On: Nintendo Download Tomodachi Life Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

As I've said before, creative titles aren't my forte.  Anyway, let's check out this week's eShop releases and deals.

Wii U:

  • Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - Wow, I wonder where they came up with that name.  It's almost as if it's parodying something.  Anyway, Guacamelee is an action-platformer where you can explore towns and temples while unlocking new luchador powers.  Sounds like a mix of a platformer with a wrestling game...I can get behind that.
  • Armillo - Armillo is a 3D action platformer that mixes classic and new gameplay elements.  While Armillo can use the Wii U Pro Controller, the game also supports optional tilt controls.
  • Mario Tennis: Power Tour - Another Game Boy Advance title hits the Wii U as the second portable game in the Mario Tennis series hits the system.

3DS:

  • Tomodachi Life Demo - If you're still on the fence about picking up Tomodachi Life, you can now download a demo to see if it's a game for you.  I gave the game a 7.4 rating (Above Average) as the game is fun at first, but it can get monotonous after a while.  Still an interesting game though.
  • Squids Odyssey - A mix of action and turn-based RPG elements where you build a team of heroes and take charge against corrupted crabs and shrimp.  Sounds...interesting.

Keep reading for more of this weeks' deals, including Just Dance 2014 getting a $10 discount as well as a sale on two games in the Etrian Odyssey series.

Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems

 

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This week??s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

Guacamelee! is an action-platformer set in a magical, Mexican-inspired world. Explore lively towns a ...

Guacamelee! is an action-platformer set in a magical, Mexican-inspired world. Explore lively towns and dangerous temples, unlock new luchador powers and suplex some skeletons in this expanded version of the original game. (Photo: Business Wire)

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • Tomodachi Life ?? Free Demo Version ?? Try it before you buy it. Download the free demo version of Tomodachi Life and see what happens when you set your Mii population loose on hilarious adventures. Then transfer your progress to the full game if you later purchase it.
    • Squids Odyssey ?? Squids Odyssey is a unique mix of an action and turn-based RPG. With their colorful realm under siege, a scrappy shoal of Squid heroes has no other choice but to fight back. Build your team of heroes and throw them into epic turn-based battles against corrupted crabs and shrimps. Squids Odyssey includes the two original campaigns from SQUIDS and SQUIDS Wild West, along with original content. Click here to check out the trailer for Squids Odyssey.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition ?? Guacamelee! is an action-platformer set in a magical, Mexican-inspired world. Explore lively towns and dangerous temples, unlock new luchador powers and suplex some skeletons in this expanded version of the original game. Enjoy off-TV play or track your progress through the world using the map on the Wii U GamePad controller. Click here to watch the latest trailer for Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition.
    • Armillo ?? Armillo is a 3D action-platformer with a massive amount of game-play elements that mix the classic with the new. Roll, jump and boost through multiple spherical worlds as Armillo, a space armadillo. The game features off-TV play, Wii U Pro Controller support and an optional tilt control mechanism. Click here to watch the latest trailer.
  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • Mario Tennis: Power Tour ?? Think you??ve got the strokes to go toe-to-toe with the best tennis players in the Mario universe? Go head-to-head in a single match, or team up with another character and play doubles. Set out on a journey to greatness and test your topspin in this role-playing sports adventure. Customize your stats and equip Power Shots to send your opponents reeling. Can you defeat the current champions and become the top-ranked tennis player?
  • Nintendo eShop Sales

Price reduction:

  • Just Dance 2014 is being reduced to $39.99 from $49.99 starting July 7 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.

Also new this week:

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U system, as well as the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems, the Nintendo DSi Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and the Wii Shop Channel for the Wii console.

The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in the Nintendo eShop on either Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in either Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Network account.

The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points Card and Nintendo DSi Points Card can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu, http://www.nintendo.com/wii, http://www.nintendo.com/3ds or http://www.nintendo.com/ds.