Nintendo Download Update – Super Smash Bros. 3DS, Dracula X

Even though it’s not available until tomorrow, Super Smash Bros. is by far one of the biggest 3DS releases to hit the eShop in quite some time.  Players looking to pick up the game can actually grab the game update before the game itself to save some time.

Otherwise, the awesome Dracula X is available as a Wii U Virtual Console release and a couple of other games such as 99Seconds and Red Riding Hood.

Read on.

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS ? Battle it out as the greatest heroes and villains in video games on the Nintendo 3DS system ? at home or anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage with epic moves, then beef up your fighters with a variety of customizations and equipment. Find fun extras faster by beating hordes of classic enemies in Smash Run and mastering mini-games. Get ready to settle it in Smash! Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS will be available on Oct. 3. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.

Fans planning on purchasing Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS at launch can save time by downloading the free game update (ver. 1.0.2) in advance. It?s available starting at 9 a.m. on Oct. 2 in the Nintendo eShop and is required for online mode.

Virtual Console on Wii U
Castlevania Dracula X ? Richter Belmont must take up his family?s legacy and face Count Dracula if he is to save his beloved. Defeat legions of monsters in this multi-ending, multi-story entry in the classic Castlevania series. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.

Nintendo eShop sales:

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U
  • Poker Dice Solitaire Future is 30 percent off (reduced from $0.99 to $0.69) until Oct. 30.
• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
  • Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $8.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 23.
  • Tappingo is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 16.

Coming soon:

• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon ? Oct. 9 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
• Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance ? Oct. 16 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
• Harvest Moon 2 ? Oct. 16 (Virtual Console on Nintendo 3DS)

Price reduction:

• Just Dance Kids 2014 is being reduced to $19.99 (from $29.99) starting Oct. 6 on Wii U.

Also new this week:

• 99Seconds (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
• Red Riding Hood (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
• Tenkai Knights Brave Battle (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS) ? Available Oct. 7
• Color Zen ? Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)