It’s the dawn of a new era of gaming in this week’s Nintendo Download. One that will transcend time and space for all eternity. One that will draw in gamers from all over towards Nintendo.
I am, or course, talking about the release of Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball.
Yes, the free-to-play application that has you haggle with a donut-loving dog for lower prices on later mini-games releases today. Celebrate the start of baseball season by hitting, fielding, umpiring, and anything else that goes along with the game. The perfect complement to watching your team lose horribly to the Tigers win this season.
Also, we’ve got Game Boy Advance games… They’re coming to the Wii U… Not sure if you knew that…
Yes, the main event this week is the long-awaited release of Game Boy Advance games to the Wii U virtual console. There are several coming during the month of April but we start with three releasing today. They are Advance Wars, Metroid Fusion, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. All three will be priced at $7.99 USD.
Also coming to the Wii U, we have Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe Edition. The game will include several enhancements to the original game, which released on handhelds in October 2013. This will only be available for $19.99 as a digital release.
Finally, there is a sale going on for the next week involving the Dr. Mario games. If you purchase (or have purchased) Dr. Mario on the Wii U Virtual Console, you get $5 off towards the purchase of Dr. Luigi. The offer ends on April 10th.
See the official press release below for details on what else is coming to the eShop.
NINTENDO DOWNLOAD HIGHLIGHTS NEW DIGITAL CONTENT FOR NINTENDO SYSTEMS – APR. 3, 2014
April 3, 2014
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
- Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
- Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball – Celebrate the start of the baseball season with a collection of baseball-themed mini-games. You can even haggle with hilarious ol’ Rusty to lower the real-life price of additional batting, pitching and fielding mini-games in the Nintendo eShop. The custom-priced model of add-on content in Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball is part of the fun. How low will he go?
- Super Monkey Ball™ 3D – Play Super Monkey Ball as you never have before. In Super Monkey Ball 3D, join AiAi and his friends as you tilt and roll your way into the world of 3D.
- Nintendo eShop on Wii U
- Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe Edition – Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe Edition amplifies the 2.5-D game with new maps, enemy encounters, difficulty levels, bat suits and enhanced visuals. A companion game to Batman: Arkham Origins, players can continue the storyline of the console version and discover more details of the Dark Knight’s past.
- Virtual Console on Wii U
- Metroid Fusion – April is a month to remember with classic games launching each week! Experience classic Metroid game play as Samus explores the secret passages of a massive research station teeming with hostile life forms. Master moves such as clinging to ledges, leaping to high ladders and firing new weapons like Diffusion Missiles. Along the way, collect iconic power-ups like the Morph Ball, Screw Attack and Wave Beam. All these skills will be useful when you encounter the SA-X, an unstoppable “dark” version of Samus who is on the loose and could be just around the corner.
- Advance Wars – April is a month to remember with classic games launching each week! In the face of invasion, you have been assigned as the tactical adviser to the Orange Star Army. Command 18 different types of ground, air and naval units if you hope to survive the coming wars. Take note of the terrain and weather as you lead your forces in 114 maps of turn-based warfare.
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga – April is a month to remember with classic games launching each week! Prepare for an epic journey beyond the borders of the Mushroom Kingdom as Mario and Luigi team up for a hilarious, action-filled adventure. The evil Cackletta and her assistant, Fawful, stole Princess Peach’s voice, and Mario and Luigi will need to work together to get it back by visiting colorful worlds, finding hidden items and taking on enemies using a clever RPG battle system.
- Nintendo eShop Sale
- Buy Dr. Mario, get $5 off Dr. Luigi in the Nintendo eShop for a limited time – Is there a doctor in the house? How about two? If you buy or already own the classic puzzle game Dr. Mario from the Virtual Console service in the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console, you can get $5 off the purchase price of its sibling game Dr. Luigi in the Nintendo eShop starting today at 9 a.m. PT until April 10 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
Also new this week:
- Evofish (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
- Mystery Case Files®: Ravenhearst (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
- Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
To view this week’s Nintendo Download in its full graphical version, please visit: http://news2know.net/nintendo/downloadB1endsu3.php.
In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new titles weekly to the Nintendo eShop for the Wii U system as well as the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems, to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console.
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