New Nintendo downloads this week in America and Europe. The games go live on Thursdays in America at 9AM Pacific time and in Europe at 5PM UK/GMT time.
Nintendo has now added new/classic games to the Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo DSi Shop and Nintendo 3DS eShop. Users with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. While the Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service, where virtual wallets are added to using a credit card or by purchasing a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. A Nintendo Points Card can be purchased at retail locations or Amazon.com.
American Nintendo Downloads
Nintendo 3DS eShop:
• Mutant Mudds (3DSWare, $8.99)
Description: Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!
Our hero, Max, may be just a 2D sprite, but he can leap into the third dimension by jetting between the background and the foreground playfields with his trusty jetpack in this unique dimensionally-woven experience. Armed with a heavy-duty water cannon, Max has what he needs to vanquish his long-term nemesi: the Mutant Mudds. Max must blast and hover his way across the soiled landscape to seek out mysterious Water Sprites. Legend says collecting all of the mysterious Water Sprites will wash the filthy Mutant Mudds away for good!
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Demo (Free)
Nintendo DSiWare & 3DS eShop:
• Flipper 2: Flush the Goldfish (500 DSi Points / $4.99)
Description: A little boy has been kidnapped by an evil monster, there is no time to waste! Flush has to act quickly and resque his best friend and owner. Luckily Flush has a super secret robot suit… that will make things easier! Features single button gameplay, great old-skool pixel art and fantastic animations, random level mode, and level editor.
• Lola’s Alphabet Train (200 DSi Points / $1.99)
Description: Learning the alphabet has never been more fun than in Lola’s Alphabet Train – the most exciting educational kids’ game! Designed for 3-7 year olds, The Alphabet Train is actually five exciting games in one. Your kids start with a “drag and drop” letter game and qualify for the more challenging “form a word” game: as their skills improve, the game gets more challenging, so they’ll keep coming back to master the next stage and learn that reading is great.
Nintendo WiiWare:
• Newton Vs The Horde (500 Wii Points)
Description: Uh Oh! The scientists are being attacked by a vicious horde of monsters. Use physics to splat those nasty creatures before they get close. Squash them, skewer them, explode them and do whatever you can to help our scientist friends survive. Complete almost thirty levels across 4 zones and then try and beat the special challenge in each.
European Nintendo Downloads
Nintendo 3DS eShop:
• Balloon Kid (GameBoy, £2.70 / €3)
Description: Take to the skies in a balloon to save your younger brother. In the little town of Pencilvania, there lived a brother and sister who loved to play with balloons. Alice and her younger brother Jim would spend countless days filling the skies with their balloons. One day, Jim filled all of his balloons and tied them together to make a beautiful balloon rainbow across the sky. But suddenly, a strong wind came and carried Jim away. As Alice, you must save your brother from peril. Float through eight different stages as you follow Jim’s trail of balloons. Collect as many balloons as possible to earn bonuses. Test your piloting skills to avoid enemies, or let go of your balloons to face enemies on the ground.
Nintendo DSiWare & 3DS eShop:
• Double Bloob (500 DSi Points / £4.50 / €5)
• Successfully Learning Mathematics: Year 3 (500 DSi Points / £4.50 / €5)
Description: In “Successfully Learning Mathematics Year 3”, pupils will solve exciting maths problems with Freddy the little vampire, to learn maths in a playful way. Freddy motivates the children and helps with tips to ensure learning without pressure. As a reward for hard study, you can unlock new levels of a funny bonus game, so learning and play become a perfect combination!
Nintendo WiiWare:
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s ABCs (800 Wii Points)
Description: Enjoy Learning to Read Along with the Very Hungry Caterpillar! This is an activity game based on the children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Young players can learn the alphabet by associating words and pictures with each letter, engage in drawing and coloring exercises, and be introduced to over 140 basic English words.
Future Downloadable 3DS eShop Games & Software:
- February 2, 2012: Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword (Nintendo, 3DSWare)
- Early 2012: 3D Classics: Kid Icarus (Nintendo, 3DSWare)
- Q1 2012: Dillon’s Rolling Western (Nintendo, 3DS)
- 2012: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Nintendo, 3DS Game Boy Virtual Console)