Nintendo Download Update – EarthBound Beginnings, LIfe of Pixel, Smash Controller

Paul Bryant09 mins

Nintendo_eShop_logoNintendo’s E3 2015 showing was arguably a little bit less exciting than expected, but hey, at least they have a nice selection of content hitting the eShop this week!

A pair of Wii U Virtual Console games, (EarthBound Beginnings and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones),  a selection of Nindies@Home demos, and new titles such as Fat City and Life of PIxel.

The Smash Controller app for the Nintendo 3DS is also now available for download.

REad on for all the content.

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

  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • EarthBound Beginnings ? The Year is 198X. As Ninten, a young boy from Podunk with psychic powers, you must locate the eight melodies to aid the Queen of Magicant. Armed with your trusty baseball bat, you?ll fight crazed hippies, zombies ? and the occasional Magic Snail? Find out what?s causing these strange phenomena in the first-ever U.S. release of the EarthBound Beginnings game! Click here to view a trailer for the game.
    • Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones ? The kingdom of Renais lies in ruins, shattered by a sudden invasion from a former ally. In this Game Boy Advance classic, use cunning strategy to guide the royal heirs, Eirika and Ephraim, on their quest to rebuild Renais. Take advantage of your strengths and exploit your enemy?s weaknesses, but be careful: If soldiers perish on the battlefield, they are gone forever!
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • Nindies@Home ? Be among the first to play upcoming indie games coming to Wii U later this year. From now until June 22 at 8:59 a.m. PT, if you play select free demos in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U, you?ll receive 15 percent off the purchase of those games at launch. See all the included games on the offers page.
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • Smash Controller ? Expand your controller options in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U game by using a Nintendo 3DS system as a controller ? even without owning the hand-held version of the game. Simply purchase and download the Smash Controller application in the Nintendo eShop to your Nintendo 3DS system as a controller and get ready to battle in a new way!
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • Super Smash Bros. ? New content approaching! Ryu from the Street Fighter series and Roy from Fire Emblem join Lucas from Mother 3 as new playable fighters, and are available for download now. In addition, there are three new stages and many new costumes for Mii Fighters, including outfits from classic fighting series Virtua Fighter and Tekken. Learn more: http://www.smashbros.com/US/.

Nintendo eShop Sales:

  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • Nintendo is celebrating its lineup at E3 2015 with up to 30 percent off select games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Fans can score deals on games related to some of the top franchises being featured at the show, including Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, LEGO, Just Danceand Yoshi. See all the games on the sale page. This offer runs until June 23 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
    • Pure Chess (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 22.
    • Another World ? 20th Anniversary Edition on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS is 60 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.20) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 20 until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 27.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • Knytt Underground and Stick it to the Man! from Ripstone are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 22.
    • psyscrolr is 30 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.79) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 23.
    • Arrow Time U is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 2.
    • Paper Monsters Recut is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 2.
    • Tilelicious is 33 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 2.
    • Gravity Badgers is 50 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 16.
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS

Activities:

  • Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. ?Global Cup? 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? tournament runs from June 18 to June 24. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications on future tournaments, and click here for more information about multiplayer tournaments. Good luck, agents!

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