Nintendo download – January 15 eShop Releases (Europe)
Another week is upon us, and with it comes the latest releases for the European eShop. This week we are treated to our usual mixed bag of downloadable goodies, including a wide range of very tempting discounts.
Check out the full list below and let us know which games will be adding themselves into your library this Thursday.
Wii U eShop
- Family Tennis SP (Shin’en Multimedia, €4.99 / £3.99) – the Wii U debut of this tennis franchise comes with eight playable anime characters, with support for singles and doubles, plus local multiplayer. There’s also a selection of minigames available.
Wii U Virtual Console
- Axelay (Konami, €7.99 / £5.49) – hailing from 1992 on the SENS (1993 in Europe) comes this classic sci-fi scrolling shooter in the vein of other Konami titles like Gradius. There are plenty of power-ups to choose as you shoot your enemies through both horizontal and vertical scrolling levels, all powered by mode 7 graphics.
- Demon’s Crest (Capcom, €7.99 / £5.49) – another SNES-era side-scroller, this time from Capcom in 1994 (1995 in Europe). The third entry to feature Firebrand the Gargoyle, a character from the Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins series. Here our hero must breathe fire, claw walls and hover across seven intense levels in order to recover the six magical stones of the Demon Crest before the realms of humans and demons fall into the hands of the evil Phalanx.
Wii U Retail Download
- The Amazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition (Activision, €49.99 / £39.99)
- Angry Birds Star Wars (Activision, €59.99 / £49.99)
Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts
- Adventure Time: Explore The Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW (Bandai Namco, €9.99 / £5.99 until 5th February, normally €39.99 / £19.99)
- Ben 10: Omniverse (Bandai Namco, €4.99 / £4.99 until 5th February, normally €19.99 / £19.99)
- Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade (Bandai Namco, €2.99 / £2.99 until 5th February, normally €19.99 / £19.99)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Bandai Namco, €9.99 / £8.99 until 5th February, normally €39.99 / £36.99)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (Bandai Namco, €19.90 / £13.99 until 5th February, normally €34.99 / £24.99)
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Bandai Namco, €9.99 / £6.79 until 5th February, normally €29.99 / £19.99)
- One Piece Unlimited World Red (Bandai Namco, €29.99 / £21.99 until 5th February, normally €54.99 / £39.99)
- Unepic (EnjoyUp Games, €6.99 / £6.29 until 5th February, normally €9.99 / £8.99)
Wii U Super Indie Connection Promotion
If you own any of these games on the Wii U you are eligible for the following promotion prices on the same system.
- BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Gaijin Games, €4.79 / £3.99 until 22nd January)
- Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (Drinkbox Studio, €5.59 / £4.79until 22nd January)
- Chasing Aurora (Broken Rules, €2.79 / £2.39 until 22nd January)
- SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form, €3.59 / £2.79 until 22nd January)
- Teslagrad (Rain Games, €5.99 / £5.59 until 22nd January)
- Swords & Soldiers (Two Tribes, €1.19 / £1.07 until 22nd January)
3DS eShop
- 3D After Burner II (Sega, €4.99 / £4.49) – a classic from Sega that brings the arcade action of flying an F-14 Tomcat jet fighter to the 3DS in eye-popping 3D.
- Monster Combine TD (Collavier Corporation, €3.99 / £3.19) – in this intriguing title, you’ll use cards to summon a range of monsters, taking care to use the right abilities, with a Plants vs. Zombies style of tower defence.
3DS Retail Download
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge (Activision, €39.99 / £29.99)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (Activision, €39.99 / £29.99)
- Angry Birds Star Wars (Activision, €39.99 / £29.99)
3DS HOME Themes
- Mario Characters (Nintendo, €1.99 / £1.79)
- Mario Items (Nintendo, €1.99 / £1.79)
3DS eShop Temporary Discounts
- Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW (Bandai Namco, €9.89 / £6.49 until 5th February, normally €29.99 / £19.49)
- Ben 10 Omniverse 2 (Bandai Namco, €4.99 / £3.69 until 5th February, normally €19.99 / £14.99)
- One Piece Romance Dawn (Bandai Namco, €19.99 / £18.99 until 5th February, normally €29.99 / £28.49)
- One Piece Unlimited World Red (Bandai Namco, €24.49 / £17.49 until 5th February, normally €34.99 / £24.99)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Bandai Namco, €9.99 / £8.20 until 5th February, normally €34.99 / £28.49)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (Bandai Namco, €29.99 / £21.49 until 5th February, normally €34.99 / £24.99)
- Project X Zone (Bandai Namco, €14.99 / £9.99 until 5th February, normally €29.99 / £19.99)
- Dress to Play: Magic Bubbles! (EnjoyUp Games, €1.99 / £1.79 until 15th February, normally €3.99 / £3.59)
- Dress to Play: Cute Witches! (EnjoyUp Games, €1.99 / £1.79 until 15th February, normally €3.99 / £3.59)