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Wii / Wii U

Swords & Soldiers II (Ronimo Games/Wii U/$19.99/eShop)

Sharpen your beard and groom your Axe! The 2D strategy hit is back, exclusively for Wii U!

The all-new Swords & Soldiers II is filled to the brim with gorgeous hand-animated artwork, endless replayability and heaps of good old fun!

Command the rowdy Vikings, ingenious Persians and infernal Demons as you conquer the epic campaign or face off with your friends in local multiplayer! Join Chief Redbeard as he explores a beautiful new world and gets dragged into a globe-spanning evil plot involving a mysterious lamp, lots of roasted sheep and some delicious hot sauce.

Every skirmish along the way will present a fresh challenge. So if you want to win this war you'll have to devise devious tactics using an ever-growing arsenal of powerful units and earth-shaking spells. Master the chill of the army-freezing Snowstorm, the dread of the skeleton-raising Crypt and the surprise of the invisible Desert Stalker to rule the world, in Swords & Soldiers II!

No. of Players 2 players simultaneous

Vector Assault (WizByte Games/Wii U/$4.99/eShop)

Vector Assault is a fast paced dual stick shooter where you have to survive a onslaught of enemy attackers. The more enemies you defeat the higher your score will become. Try to achieve the highest score possible across multiple game modes, and levels. Compete against your friends and other players to see who can get the highest score on the online leaderboards. Or you can play cooperatively with a friend in local multiplayer.

No. of Players 2 players simultaneous

Shapes of Gray (Mobot Studios/Wii U/$1.99/eShop)

Shapes of Gray is a stripped-down action-arcade game about rapidly descending through a series of seconds-long levels, each one containing a unique combat-puzzle challenge. Use your enemies' attacks against each other to get the high score and complete arcade challenges all while jamming out to a totally rad indie-punktronic micro-soundtrack.

No. of Players 1 player

Shiny The Firefly (Mobot Studios/Wii U/$6.99/eShop/Demo)

This adorable game, set in the middle of a picturesque garden, has you helping Shiny, the cute little firefly, to find his babies. You’ll have to fly, run, hide and defend yourself against a legion of enemies. Stubborn mosquitoes, hungry toads, mischievous plants, sneaky wasps, endlessly long centipedes and lots of other little, dangerous garden dwellers are going to get in your way and make your life difficult.

Your reflexes will be tested, as well as your wit and intellect as you navigate through this beautiful, colorful world helping Shiny in his search. All kinds of different animations let you know how Shiny’s feeling. So you’ll always know if he’s feeling happy, concerned, tired or angry. That will help you solve the trickiest situations in the game. Use your ability to shine skillfully: the babies can only follow Shiny when he is lit up, but that also makes him visible to his enemies…

Can you reunite Shiny with his family?

No. of Players 2 players simultaneous

Stone Shire (Finger Gun Games/Wii U/$7.99/eShop)

There once was a dwarf. It had a pickaxe. It had one goal in life: to explore the world and to see what lies both above and beneath it. So it took up its tool and set out on an adventure, waiting to see what the world has to offer.

You are that ambitious explorer. Exploring through tree, snow, and sand, you will be able to manipulate the world to how you see fit. The world before you is made up of cubes. Using your pickaxe, or even just your hands, you can break blocks and use them to either build structures or craft unique items. Underground lies rare metals, such as gold and diamond. In order to find and mine them, you will have to craft stronger and stronger pickaxes. The only goal in this world is what you make of it.

No. of Players 1 player

Blocky Bot (Secret Tunnel Entertainment/Wii U/$6.99/eShop)

Jump your way through a wacky world of Robots, Wizards, Ninjas and the first ever playable box of robotic French Fries! Blocky Bot is a brand new super action mini platformer for Wii U™, from the same team that brought you Paper Monsters Recut. Test your platforming skills and reflexes by collecting Bits and Bytes to unlock new characters and themes and push yourself for the best score and blocky bragging rights!

Features:

• Endless 3D platformer gameplay combined with awesome robot style.
• Tons of original characters to unlock and play, and a few surprise appearances!
• Awesome original soundtrack, filled epic with new blocky jams.
• Super sweet themes to unlock and explore!
• Endless hours of replay and high score fun.
• Tight responsive controls.
• Wii U GamePad support, including Off-TV Play!
• Fun for gamers of any age.

No. of Players 1 player

Journey of a Special Average Balloon (TreeFall Studios/Wii U/$1.49/eShop)

Journey of a Special Average Balloon is an Arcade type Adventure game. Journey as a balloon across many worlds to save the rainbow! Collect coins to reveal rainbow shards, dodge enemies with difficult maneuvers, and collect bonus chests if you can! Compete or cooperate with a friend in several different multiplayer modes! Two people can compete by playing Survival and seeing who can last longer, or by playing Spike Chaser and trying to destroy/evade the other. There is also a small Co-Op adventure for two friends to play cooperatively! Go for the high-score in Slingshot Galley, a timed mode in which you control a slingshot and try to pop as many balloons as you can before time runs out! There are also many challenges and bonuses to unlock!

No. of Players 2 players simultaneous

Nintendo DSiWare/3DS/eShop

Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition (Nintendo/3DS/$5.99/eShop)

Two puzzling RPG adventures await you! Rescue Princess Peach from Bowser or defeat the evil group Paradox by battling enemies with the awesome power of orbs. Drag and match orbs, or chain together combos to deal massive blows to your enemies. Then bolster your forces with hundreds of unique monsters in this two-in-one game pack.

In Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition, you get to travel to different worlds as you assemble a team of Mushroom Kingdom baddies, like Goombas or Koopa Troopas, and recruit much-loved Mario™ characters, including Toad™ and Yoshi™! Or in Puzzle & Dragons Z, battle the 5 powerful sky dragons to rebuild the world and customize your team with a plethora of different monsters. Allies gained in both games have the chance to evolve into more advanced forms and learn powerful new skills.

• Play two great puzzle RPGs in this two-in-one game pack!
• Use unique drag and match gameplay to take down enemies
• As Mario, use the power of the orbs to rescue Princess Peach
• Team-up with different Mario baddies
• Battle the 5 sky dragons and rebuild the world
• Evolve your allies to unlock powerful skills

Bonus: Get a free Immortal Dragon Relic Present Code when you buy the Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition game for Nintendo 3DS in the Nintendo eShop. You’ll find the Present Code and redemption instructions for the free Relic on your Nintendo eShop receipt. The relic will be available when the game launches. Present codes available until 05/31/2015 11:59 PM PDT.

No. of Players 1 player

Samurai Defender (CIRCLE Ent./3DS/$5.99/eShop)

Samurai Defender is a simple defense type action game set in the Warring States period of Japan.

Features:

• Defend the castle from approaching enemies!
• Tap on an enemy soldier to aim at them. Your bowmen will take care of the rest.
• Enemies will move towards your castle gate, so take aim and stop them from getting too close!
• Use the coins you acquire to learn new schemes!
• Use the schemes you learned to defeat lots of enemies!
• Defend your castle more easily by leveling up your bowman and schemes, and enjoy the exhilaration of repelling waves of enemy attacks!

No. of Players 1 player

Virtual Console

Mega Man Zero 2 (Capcom/Wii U/$7.99/eShop)

Zero must rejoin Ciel and the other Resistance fighters to stand a chance against Neo Arcadia. But when a standing commander decides that unsealing a dark, evil entity is the only option left, Zero will have to equip every form of ability and weapon to turn the tides of war.

A year after separating from the Resistance, Zero arrives in the new Resistance Base, where Commander Elpizo is now leading the fight against Neo Arcadia. However, not all goes according to plan, and the threat of awakening a legendary dark force foreshadows the start of a new war. Zero can use basic abilities like jump, dash, and wall kick to traverse stages while equipping different sub weapons for different attacks. But he will also need to combine special items such as Cyber-elves, Forms, and EX Skills to gain even stronger abilities and weapon upgrades. Zero will need to use all within his power to stop this latest calamity between humans and Reploids!

No. of Players 1 player

Super E.D.F. Earth Defense Force (HAMSTER, Co./Wii U/$7.99/eShop)

Enlisted in the Earth Defense Force, you'll guide your special mechanized fighter, the XA-1, against the mysterious alien forces known as AGYMA. Protect the earth from the enemy invasion by using various high-tech weapons. Dodge enemy attacks as you fly through 6 areas of super-fast, horizontal scrolling action and intense firepower!

No. of Players 1 player

Nintendo eShop Sales:

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS is 50 percent off until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 28.
• Nintendo eShop on Wii U
  • Bombing Bastards is 28 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $4.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on May 25 until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 1.
  • Master Reboot is 50 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $7.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 18.
  • Shiny the Firefly is 30 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $6.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 20.
• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
  • Retro City Rampage: DX is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 28.
  • SpongeBob HeroPants is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 28.
  • Yumi’s Odd Odyssey, Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning and more Natsume games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 31.
  • Hello Kitty Picnic with Sanrio Friends and Hello Kitty and Sanrio Friends 3D Racing from Majesco are on sale beginning at 9 a.m. PT on May 25 until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 1.
  • I Love My Little Boy and I Love My Little Girl from BigBen Interactive are 40 percent off (reduced from $24.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 4.
  • 3D MahJongg, Gardenscapes and other games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 4.
  • Battleminer is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 18.

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

• New themes this week include:
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