Nintendo Download Update – Art Academy: Home Studio, Shiftlings, Never Alone

For the artistic-minded gamers out there, Nintendo has released Art Academy: Home Studio for the Wii U today.

Also new this week is the captivating Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) and a new puzzle-platformer, Shiftlings.  Star Fox Command and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time both return as Virtual Console Wii U releases too.

Read on for all the goods.

This week?s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U
  • Art Academy: Home Studio ? Now it?s easier than ever to make your home an art studio as you learn to paint and draw, or sharpen your current skills. Follow along with 30 new art lessons, and create your own masterpieces using the Wii U GamePad controller. Share works of art via Miiverse, and even upload time-lapse videos of your creations to YouTube. If you have the Art Academy: SketchPad software on your Wii U system, you?ll get $4.00 off when you buy Art Academy: Home Studio. To take advantage of this offer, visit the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
  • Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) ? Never Alone is an atmospheric puzzle platformer developed in collaboration with the I?upiat, an Alaska Native people, drawn from a traditional story that has been shared across generations. Available exclusively in the Wii U version of the Never Alone game, collect more than 20 in-game Cultural Artifacts that feature beautiful high-resolution images and compelling background information drawn from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Click here to view a trailer for the game.
  • Shiftlings ? Control two adorably dimwitted space janitors in this quirky puzzle platformer. You must shift size and weight between the two cosmic custodians, who are conjoined by an air hose, to avoid dangerous traps and fix problems before disaster strikes. Play on your own or with a friend locally through the zaniest locations in the known (and unknown) universe. Click here to view a trailer for the game.
• Virtual Console on Wii U
  • Star Fox Command ? An evil has emerged from the planet Venom, and now Fox McCloud and his elite team of pilots must reunite to defend the Lylat system from a massive invasion. Plot strategic flight paths on the touch screen as you soar through a story that features nine different endings and popular characters like Falco Lombardi and Krystal.
  • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time ? In this quest of lunatic proportions, Mario and Luigi team up with none other than ? their younger selves! Originally appearing on the Nintendo DS system, control both sets of brothers at once in this intriguing (and hilarious) action RPG that leads you beyond the Mushroom Kingdom. Explore Mario?s world across space and time as you take down the evil alien invaders, the Shroobs!

Nintendo eShop Sales:

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U
  • Baila Latino is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.90 to $19.90) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 14.
  • Puzzle Monkeys is 50 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 23.
  • Stone Shire is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 1.

• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
  • Grab discounts on 3D Sonic the Hedgehog, 3D Streets of Rage and more classic 3D games from SEGA beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 25 until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 2. Visit http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.
  • Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains is 25 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $29.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 14.
  • Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 2.

Activities:

• Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. ?Global Cup 2? Tournament ? 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 ?Global Cup 2? tournament runs from June 25 to July 1. Opt in via the SpotPass feature on your Nintendo 3DS family system for notifications on future tournaments, and click here for more information about multiplayer tournaments. Good luck, agents!

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

• New themes this week include:
  • Comic Workshop 2: My Workshop
  • Harvest Moon: Chicken
  • Harvest Moon: Cow
  • Harvest Moon: Dog
  • Harvest Moon: Horse
  • Harvest Moon: Theme Bundle

Price reduction:

• Pyramids is reduced to $1.99 (from $3.99).
• Big Hero 6 Battle in the Bay is reduced to $19.99 (from $29.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 26.
• Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is $29.99 (reduced from $39.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 29.

Also new this week:

• G.G Series AIR PINBALL HOCKEY (DSiWare)
• G.G Series DRILLING ATTACK!! (DSiWare)
• G.G Series ENERGY CHAIN (DSiWare)
• G.G Series GREAT WHIP ADVENTURE (DSiWare)
• G.G Series NYOKKI (DSiWare)
• G.G Series RUN & STRIKE (DSiWare)
• G.G Series THE LAST KNIGHT (DSiWare)
• G.G Series THROW OUT (DSiWare)
• G.G Series VERTEX (DSiWare)