Nintendo eShop Update – Buddy & Me, Ninja Smasher, Wind-up Knight 2

There’s a double dose of Star Fox demos available today for the Wii U, but there’s also several new indie titles to check out for both Nintendo platforms.

New releases include Buddy & Me: Dream Edition, Defend Your Crypt, Ninja Smasher, Wind-up Knight 2 and a few others.

Read on for the full lineup of content for this week.

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

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U
  • Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins + Training Demo ? In this demo, enjoy the full animated short movie (Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins), then jump into training to prepare for combat. It?ll take more than luck to master the Arwing jet, the Gyrowing flight drone and the Landmaster tank!
  • Star Fox Guard ? Special Demo ? Grippy Toad, the founder of Corneria Precious Metals Ltd., and Slippy Toad of the legendary team Star Fox needs your help protecting their booming business! All you have to do is keep an eye on a dozen video screens as you mow down waves of attacking robots with your turret-mounted cameras!
  • Buddy & Me: Dream Edition ? Race through an enchanted forest together with your magical flying companion, Buddy, in this endless dream about exploration and friendship. The game is a charming experience for all ages and skills, upgraded with exclusive content for the Wii U version. TheBuddy & Me: Dream Edition game will be available on July 21.
• Virtual Console on Wii U
  • Pokémon Ranger ? With the help of Pokémon, set out on a fun-filled adventure! You play as a Pokémon Ranger in the Fiore Region, where you work to preserve nature and protect Pokémon. The Pokémon Ranger game features a great storyline and a wide variety of missions to complete. It’s a lot of fun to capture Pokémon using the Capture Styler, and you’ll have to experiment with different Pok? Assists to secure the Pokémon that are more difficult to capture. Becoming a Pokémon Ranger will be a blast for any Pokémon fan.

Nintendo eShop sales:

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
  • 3D Game Collection (Nintendo 3DS), Island Flight Simulator (Wii U) and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 28.
  • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (Nintendo 3DS) and more games from SEGA are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 28.
  • Rock ?N Racing Off Road (Wii U) and Soccer Up Online (Nintendo 3DS) from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 18.
  • Word Search by POWGI (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 28.

• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
  • Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 8.
  • Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 28.

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

• New themes this week include:
  • The Legend of Dark Witch 2 ? Franzer
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf ? Swimming in the Sea

Also new this week:

• Defend Your Crypt (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
• Ninja Smasher (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
• Wind-up Knight 2 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
• Defend Your Crypt (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
• Humanitarian Helicopter (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
• Hot Rod Racer (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)