Thursday has come around once more, meaning that the Nintendo eShop is getting a variety of new titles and add-ons that fans can download on various Nintendo platforms.
As is noted by Nintendo, the offerings update weekly, making new games available on eShop for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family of handhelds, the Nintendo DSi shop for the Nintendo DSi system and the Wii Shop Channel for the Wii console. As with everything else that the company does, the systems feature parental controls, allowing adults to manage the content their children can access.
Here is a full list of newly added games, add-ons and discounted ones, according to a press release:
Nintendo eShop on Wii U
- "Pokkén Tournament" – "Battle Pokémon like never before in new action-packed arena fights. Perform vivid Pokémon moves using an intuitive fighting system and unleash devastating attacks upon your opponent to become the 'Pokkén Tournament' champion! 'Pokkén Tournament' will be available on March 18."
Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
- "Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games" – "Mario, Sonic and their friends head to the ultimate training grounds for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the streets of Rio de Janeiro! Train with Mario or Sonic in their own stories, then test your skills in 14 events. Soar high in BMX, blaze over 110m Hurdles, perfect your swing in Golf and field a team in Brazil’s favorite sport: Football (soccer)! Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be available on March 18."
Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
- "Mutant Mudds Super Challenge" – "Renegade Kid’s beloved dimension-defying platformer is back with a new game – Mutant Mudds Super Challenge – featuring a host of exciting, fresh platforming challenges and boss fights. The game supports cross-buy for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and offers a 15 percent Loyalty Discount for the first 30 days if you purchased the original Mutant Mudds game or downloaded the Nindies@Home Preview demo of Mutant Mudds Super Challenge."
Virtual Console on Wii U
- "DIG DUG II" – "Dig Dug has decided to take a vacation on a remote island, but the Pooka and Fygar won’t give him the chance to rest! In each round, clear out enemies by inflating them until they burst or digging up traps for them to fall into. But be careful that you don’t get too close to their attacks or fall into your own traps."
- "City Connection" – "City Connection is an NES action game in which you control a getaway car after stealing cans of paint. Drive on highways, avoid obstacles and ram into police cars to make a clean escape."
New DLC:
- "Fire Emblem Fates" – New DLC Map – Royal Royale, "a new map in the Fire Emblem Fates games, is now available to download in the game for only $2.49."
- "Fire Emblem Fates" – Map Pack 1 – "As a reminder, anyone who owns either Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright' or 'Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest can purchase Map Pack 1 for $17.99 to get access to 11 DLC maps plus bonus content as it is released weekly through April 21. Map Pack 1 content is priced at more than $24 when purchased individually."
Other deals include discounted titles for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS and a new Nintendo 3DS theme based on "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess."
The notable item on the list is the upcoming "Pokkén Tournament," which will be made available to general audiences on Friday. Born from the partnership between Bandai Namco, the creators of the "Soul" series and "Tekken," and Nintendo, "Pokkén Tournament" has players assume control of one of the Pokémon on the roster and do battle against the CPU or another player. Early reviews have been favorable, though there are some complaints about there being too many mechanics to swallow for those unfamiliar with fighting games.
The game is sure to make a splash in the Pokemon scene as well as the fighting game scene, with the game already confirmed to be at EVO 2016, the world's largest fighting game tournament.
