Welcome back to another Monday and a rundown of the latest releases due to hit the European eShop this Thursday. This week is all about looking back to the past, with little new content but plenty of great discounts on both systems, including more Mega Man, some great Wii U titles, and another round of classic NES games for owners of NES Remix 1 or 2.

Check out the full list below and let us know which games might just be lucky enough to share space on your hard drive this week.

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts

  • Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft, €9.99 / £7.99 until 28th August, normally €19.99 / £15.99)
  • Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, €14.99 / £9.99 until 28th August, normally €29.99 / £19.99)
  • Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth (Ubisoft, €9.99 / £7.99 until 28th August, normally €19.99 / £15.99)
  • Rabbids Land (Ubisoft, €9.99 / £7.99 until 28th August, normally €19.99 / £15.99)
  • Rayman Legends (Ubisoft, €14.99 / £11.99 until 28th August, normally €29.99 / £23.99)
  • The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft, €19.99 / £15.99 until 28th August, normally €39.99 / £31.99)
  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist (Ubisoft, €14.99 / £9.99 until 28th August, normally €29.99 / £19.99)
  • ZombiU (Ubisoft, €9.99 / £7.99 until 28th August, normally €19.99 / £15.99)
  • Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft, €14.99 / £9.99 until 28th August, normally €29.99 / £19.99)
  • Child of Light (Ubisoft, €9.99 / £7.99 until 28th August, normally €14.99 / £11.99)
  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (Black Forest Games, €8.99 / £7.79 until 21st August, normally €14.99 / £12.99)
  • Gravity Badgers (Wales Interactive, €3.49 / £3.49 until 28th August, normally €4.99 / £4.99)

Wii U Virtual Console Promotion
Some more NES goodies are on sale for Wii U owners with either NES Remix or NES Remix 2 already on their system.

  • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo, €3.49 / £2.44 until 21st August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
  • Donkey Kong 3 (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 21st August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
  • Metroid (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 21st August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
  • NES Open Tournament Golf (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 21st August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
  • Balloon Fight (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 21st August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
  • Pinball (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 21st August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
  • Wrecking Crew (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 21st August, normally €4.99 / £3.49)

3DS Virtual Console

  • Mega Man III (Capcom, €3.99 / £3.59) – the latest in Capcom’s month of Mega Man releases, this title was the third Game Boy entry. This time, Dr. Wily’s masterplan involves the capture of an oil rig, with the title itself drawing elements from the third and fourth in the series on the NES, making this a strong entry in the beloved series.

3DS Retail Download

  • Me & My Pets 3D (TREVA Entertainment, €29.99 / £24.99) – another pet-sim fr the 3DS. Enough said, really.

3DS eShop Temporary Discount

  • Hotel Transylvania (Avanquest, €12.99 / £9.99 until 28th August, normally €19.99 / £17.99)