As we welcome another week, we can safely chase away the Monday blues with the knowledge that new gaming delights are close by. From new puzzles, plenty of discounts, and new 3DS home themes, the latest Wii U and 3DS releases due to hit the European eShop are listed below and will be available from Thursday.

Check out the full list and let us know which games will make their way into your collections this week.

Wii U eShop

  • BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition (Frogmind, €9.99 / £8.99 until 13th August, then €11.99 / £10.79) – this stylish side-scroller sees you using physics-based gameplay to fly through levels. The action/adventure game features local co-op and battle modes as well over 15 hours and 100 levels of single-player story content.

Wii U Retail Download

  • Legend of Kay Anniversary (Nordic Games, €29.99 / £19.99 ) – this remaster of an original PS2 game promises HD detail, leaderboards and 60fps performance, all for a budget retail price. Available on 28th July.

Wii U Retail Demo

  • Just Dance 2016 (Ubisoft, free)

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts

  • Elliot Quest (PlayEveryWare, €10.99 / £8.00 until 13th August, normally €12.99 / £9.49)
  • TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition (Keen Games, €4.99 / £4.49until 13th August, normally €7.99 / £6.99)

3DS eShop

  • PICROSS e6 (Jupiter, €5.00 / £4.50) – the latest in the successful series of puzzle titles includes over 300 puzzles.
  • Flick Golf 3D (Full Fat Productions, €4.99 / £4.49) – making its way from smartphones comes this touch-based, arcade-style golfing title. With three different modes to match your mood or time limitations, the simple gameplay is designed to be addictive, which accounts for the huge success of the original.

3DS Retail Download

  • Lucky Luke & The Daltons (Anuman Interactive, €29.99 / £24.99)

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

  • Tomodachi Life (Nintendo, €27.99 / £24.49 until 6th August, normally €39.99 / £34.99)
  • Bit Boy!! ARCADE (BPlus, €0.99 / £0.89 until 27th August, normally €7.99 / £7.19)
  • PUZZLEBOX Setup (BPlus, €0.99 / £0.89 until 27th August, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
  • Code of Princess (Agatsuma, €14.95 / £12.49 until 13th August, normally €29.99 / £24.99)
  • Sayonara UmiharaKawase (Agatsuma, €12.40 / £9.99 until 13th August, normally €24.99 / £19.99)
  • Castle Conqueror Defender (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.49 / £2.79 until 20th August, normally €4.99 / £3.99)
  • Demon King Box (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.39 until 20th August, normally €3.99 / £3.19)
  • Quell Memento (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.39 until 20th August, normally €3.99 / £3.19)

3DS HOME Themes

  • The Magic Unicorn (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89)
  • Hello Kitty and friends (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89)
  • Cupido (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89)
  • Blu Bubbles (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89)
  • Hello Kitty Little Princess (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89)
  • Hello Kitty Bundle (Sanrio, €3.99 / £2.84)