Nintendo shines some brightness on the start to your week with a look at the coming releases for the eShop. While the number of new titles is slim this week, there are some great discounts to be found (hello Earthbound) and more Game Boy Advance goodness in the Virtual Console library.

Check out the full list below and let us know which titles might just warrant a top-up of your eShop credit this week.

Wii U eShop

  • GAIABREAKER (Ubiquitous Entertainment, €10.99 / £9.89) – a scrolling shoot ’em up with a homing laser and integrated Miiverse support touted as major features, and six stages through which you must protect Earth.

Wii U Virtual Console

  • Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land – the latest in a steady stream of Game Boy Advance releases, this is the pink puff’s first GBA jaunt into VC land.

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts

  • EarthBound (Nintendo, €5.99 / £4.19 until 24th July, normally €9.99 / £6.99)
  • Little Inferno (Tomorrow Corporation, €4.99 / £4.59 until 24th July, normally €9.99 / £8.99)

3DS eShop

  • Pick-A-Gem (Gamelion, €2.99 / £2.69) – a match-3 puzzler that incorporates experience points that unlock new items for boosting your performance.

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

  • SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form, €4.49 / £3.99 until 31st July, normally €8.99 / £7.99)
  • escapeVektor (Nnooo, €3.99 / £3.59 until 31st July, normally €6.99 / £5.99)
  • Steel Diver: Sub Wars Premium Version (Nintendo, €6.99 / £6.29 until 24th July, normally €9.99 / £8.99) — Purchased from the game’s Title screen.
  • Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot (CoderChild, €2.00 / £1.80 until 24th July, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
  • Secrets of the Titanic 1912-2012 (Avanquest, €4.99 / £4.99 until 31st July, normally €10.99 / £9.99)

3DS eShop Demo

  • Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot (CoderChild, free)