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Nintendo Download Update – Picross 3D Round 2, Axiom Verge, Tallowmere

Nintendo is on a roll with yet another packed week of eShop releases for both the Wii U and 3DS.

Highlights include Picross 3D Round 2, Axiom Verge, 140 and Tallowmere, but there’s also Adventure Labyrinth Story, Ping Pong Trick Shot, a collection of  new StreetPass Mii Plaza games and more.

Read on.

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

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • New StreetPass Mii Plaza Games ? A bustling parade of new games and features is headed to StreetPass Mii Plaza! Boost past the competition in Slot-Car Rivals, slay demons midair in Ninja Launcher, invest millions in Market Crashers, nourish an army in Feed Mii and gather explorers to seek out treasures in Mii Trek. This meet ?n? greet just turned up the heat! Go to StreetPass Mii Plaza and download either Slot-Car Rivals or Market Crashers for free after performing a simple StreetPass Mii Plaza software update. And then purchase any of the remaining new StreetPass Mii Plaza games individually for $2.99 each or as a bundle for $8.99.
    • Picross 3D Round 2 + Demo Version ? The Picross series has a fresh new layer of paint ? and strategy! Chip away at a three-dimensional block puzzle to reveal the object hidden within. Only this time, blocks can be painted with two colors of paint to mold detailed shapes. Enjoy more than 300 puzzles at the Caf? or even tap compatible amiibo figures to solve 10 more puzzles hiding secret Nintendo characters.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • Axiom Verge ? In this retro-style action-platform-exploration game from Thomas Happ Games, use the Wii U GamePad controller as your map, a way to easily swap between weapons or for Off-TV Play. A failed scientist dies in an accident, only to awaken in a mysterious alien world. Where is he? How did he get here? And why do the fundamental laws of reality appear broken? Life. Afterlife. Real. Virtual. Dream. Nightmare. It?s a thin line. It?s Axiom Verge. Click here to view the trailer. Axiom Verge is part of the #Nindies Summer Jam, with a special introductory price through Sept. 8 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
  • Wii Retail on Wii U
    • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword ? The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, originally released on the Wii console, boasts realistic sword combat, turning every encounter into a challenge of both brains and brawn. Soar, dive and battle as Link in an epic quest that lays the foundation for the events in the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Nintendo eShop sales:

New DLC:

  • Hyrule Warriors Legends – DLC ? Play as new character Toon Zelda by purchasing the new DLC Pack for the Hyrule Warriors Legends game that borrows elements from classic hand-held adventures The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. You can also purchase a Season Pass for the game for $14.99, which grants you access to all previously released DLC, as well as any additional downloadable content as it launches.

Activities:

  • StreetPass Weekend ? Fans are invited to celebrate the new StreetPass Mii Plaza updates and games with a special StreetPass Weekend from Sept. 1 to Sept. 5. Just bring a Nintendo 3DS family system to a Nintendo Zone hotspot near you to collect StreetPass tags. And if you?re headed to PAX West, be sure to take your system along! It will be StreetPass central!

Also new this week:

Paul Bryant

Staff Writer

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