Nintendo Download Update – BOXBOY! , Story of Seasons, Super Mario 64

Paul Bryant06 mins

Nintendo_eShop_logoFinally, Nintendo 64 and DS games hit the Wii U Virtual Console, but that’s not it.  BOXBOY! also launches this week alongside Story of Seasons and more!

Read on for all the content.

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • BOXBOY! ? Think outside the box in this charming black-and-white puzzle platformer from the creators of the Kirby series. Traverse tricky landscapes by creating boxes to help Qbby navigate more than 20 puzzling worlds and more than 150 challenging stages. Just watch out ? tons of obstacles stand in your way. Click here to view a trailer for the game.
    • Story of Seasons ? The best-selling series Bokujo Monogatari is reborn outside Japan as Story of Seasons. The farming and life-simulation game improves upon the farming and relationship building that the series is known for, while adding the theme of ?Connecting,? both with other lands across the game world or with other players online. Use the game?s StreetPass feature to fill your town with visiting farmers or connect to Wi-Fi to visit your friends and farm together. Click here to view a trailer for the game.
  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • Super Mario 64 ? Leap through paintings hanging from the walls of Peach?s castle as Mario enters 15 magical worlds in a quest to collect the 120 Power Stars pilfered by evil Bowser. In this timeless classic Nintendo 64 game, vast worlds teem with daunting obstacles, hidden items, puzzles, and classic Super Mario Bros. enemies.
    • Yoshi?s Island DS ? Download classic Nintendo DS games on your Wii U console! In Yoshi?s Island DS, team up with the Yoshi clan to save the day from Kamek. As Yoshi crosses the lush but perilous lands of Yoshi?s Island, he will also need to depend on his baby companions and their special abilities.

Events / Activities:

  • See how your Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. squad stacks up online in Nintendo?s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with their friends and around the world. The new ?Hijinks? tournament runs through April 5. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications on future tournaments. Good luck, agents!
Nintendo eShop Sales:
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • Citizens of Earth on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS is 33 percent off each (reduced from $14.99 to $9.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on April 6 until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 13.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • Gravity Badgers is 50 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 29.
    • uWordsmith is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 23.
    • Midnight is 25 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 16.
    • Puzzle Monkeys is 33 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 23.
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

  • New themes this week include:
    • Animal Crossing: New Leaf : Bunny Day
    • Rottytops Theme
    • Shantae Pirate Theme
Also new this week: