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Wii / Wii U
Noitu Love: Devolution (MP2 Games/Wii U/$8.99/eShop)
"Noitu Love: Devolution" stars Xoda Rap - the new Peacekeepers prodigy – who has to protect the city from the onslaught of the evil Darn horde, thought to have been vanquished a hundred years ago! But this time, they bring with them more than just their grins, as the city is bending and deforming into different times and places! What could be going on?
Play through an action-packed, classic arcade-like game, with a creative input method where your motions and aiming send you rocketing at your foes for a very fast-paced romp. Tons of bosses, several playable characters and a lot of explosions!
No. of Players 1 player
WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Nintendo/Wii U/$19.99/eShop)
Tons of microgames waiting for your quick reflexes!
Wario stumbles into the Temple of Form and finds the mystical treasure called the Form Baton. Legend has it that if the holder follows the forms, they can overcome any challenge. Use the Wii Remote™ in over 200 frantic microgames as you swing, spin, and squat your way to victory!
No. of Players 1 player
Aenigma Os (Akies Games/Wii U/$6.99/eShop)
Looking for a puzzle game all about skill, rather than luck?
Aenigma Os may look familiar, but plays like nothing else you’ve seen before. Innovative gap-based matching, and refills controlled by you, the player, add layers of depth beyond anything else out there.
Plan ahead, move key pieces to where you need them, and go up against hundreds of levels, puzzles and varied modes. Oh and MULTIPLAYER to boot!
With great gameplay and scores of hours of content, not to mention banging tunes and beautiful, animated backgrounds, what’s not to like?
No. of Players 2 players simultaneous
Brick Breaker (Sanuk Games/Wii U/$4.99/eShop)
Brick Breaker, the classic arcade game, is back with a breathtaking new version. Its explosive gameplay - unique and timeless - is filled with surprises. Sharpen your reflexes and precision to overcome the hundred different levels that await you. Collect bonuses, avoid traps and shoot your way to victory. Play alone or with up to 4 players on a split screen. Brick Breaker will offer you many hours of fun and entertainment!
No. of Players up to 4 players
Gear Gauntlet (Crystalline Green Ltd./Wii U/$9.99/eShop)
Gear Gauntlet is a fun but rage inducing 2D action arcade game from Drop Dead Interactive. Test your patience through ever more punishing gauntlets while boosting, teleporting, reversing and rotating to survive. Use your reflexes to break through coloured barriers and earn your place on the leaderboard. Beautiful hand drawn art and a wonderful soundtrack accompany your descent into fury, but do try to keep calm!
Can you survive the Gear Gauntlet?
No. of Players 1 player
Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing (EnjoyUp Games/Wii U/$7.99/eShop)
Rock 'N Racing Grand Prix gives you the fastest, most exciting races. You can evolve your car, improving the engine, brakes, tires and more until you've achieved the perfect evolution to win the Championship!
Online leader board where you can compare your best times with those of your friends and players from around the world.
Features:
- Wide variety of tracks.
- Multi-player with 4 players.
- Races with 10 opponents.
- Realistic driving physics.
- Lots of Rock 'N Roll music.
- Non-TV mode using the GamePad.
No. of Players up to 4 players
Shooty Space (RCMADIAX/Wii U/$2.99/eShop)
In Shooty Space, blast your way through a fields of enemies and bosses to achieve a high score. Experience the endless fun Off-TV on the Wii U™ GamePad controller or on the TV in glorious 1080p HD! Instant restart allows you to get back into the game quicker than ever!
No. of Players 1 player
Nintendo DSiWare/3DS/3DSXL/eShop
Yo-Kai Watch 2 (Nintendo/3DS/$39.99/eShop/Demo)
Find, befriend, and battle more than 350 new and returning Yo-kai. Hop on a train to seek out new towns and new Yo-kai. Teaming up with the heroic cat, Hovernyan, travel back in time to save Springdale, and witness the origin of the Yo-kai Watch!
As the cause of all of life's troubles, Yo-kai are hiding everywhere! Explore the seaside town of San Fantastico or the sleepy village of Harrisville in search of new Yo-kai to befriend. Then time travel 60 years into the past with a new hero – Hovernyan – to ensure the Yo-kai Watch Model Zero is created and your timeline is preserved! For the first time, battle friends online or via local wireless to earn rewards for the main adventure. To earn more, guide a Yo-kai through an all-new 4-player co-op action mode! Plus, you can trade Yo-kai Medals with friends, too! Collect, detect, and connect real-world Yo-kai Watch Yo-Motion medals, for use with the Hasbro produced Yo-kai Watch Model Zero watch, and scan the codes on the back of the medals to get in-game content, like new Yo-kai, items, or other bonuses.
- Embark on an all-new adventure in Springdale with more than 350 new and returning Yo-kai to discover and befriend—each with a unique look, personality, and Soultimate Move
- Assemble your team of 6 Yo-kai on your Yo-kai Watch to battle troublemaking Yo-kai, solve people's problems, and end a civil war between competing Yo-kai factions
- Touchscreen-based battle actions initiate powerful Soultimate Moves, purify inspirited Yo-kai, and heal your Yo-kai
- Ride trains to new surrounding areas, such as the countryside village Harrisville and seaside town of San Fantastico
- Travel back in time to discover the origin of the Yo-kai Watch and meet Classic Yo-kai from 60 years ago
- Befriend different Yo-kai depending on the version you play
- Team up with up to 4 players in Yo-kai Watch Blasters, an all-new action-based local multiplayer mode
- Connect via the StreetPass feature with other players to discover Yo-kai you haven't found in your game yet
- Challenge your friend's team over the Internet or local wireless in 2-player multiplayer battles
- Use the Yo-kai Cam to snap photos of your friends, and see what Yo-kai they’re like
- QR Codes and Passwords will offer you in-game coins; use them on the Crank-a-kai to have the opportunity to get hard-to-find Yo-kai or other items
- Get one of three special Yo-kai (Buchinyan, Noko, or Komasan) by using data from the original Yo-Kai Watch game
- Additional quests and activities like bike races, Gate Globes, Baffle Boards, and more!
- The initial production run of the physical version of the game includes an exclusive Yo-kai Medal from Hasbro that gives Jibanyan a powerful new in-game Soultimate Move when scanned into the game
No. of Players up to 4 players
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (Square Enix/3DS/$39.99/eShop)
Travel to the past to save the present as you restore forgotten lands and battle an unknown evil in this classic Dragon Quest adventure completely rebuilt from the ground up for the Nintendo 3DS system. Customize your party with over 30 vocations and level up in turn-based battles to learn new spells and abilities in this timeless quest!
Featuring character and monster designs from acclaimed artist Akira Toriyama, in the Dragon Quest VII game, you'll explore an ever-changing world filled with mystery, intrigue, and danger. On your quest you'll meet a captivating cast of characters that will help you change time as you solve their problems and save their lives. Expand and share your adventure even more with the StreetPass feature—send and receive traveller's tablets to explore new dungeons that contain rare monsters and unique equipment.
No. of Players 1 player
Noitu Love: Devolution (MP2 Games/3DS/$8.99/eShop)
"Noitu Love: Devolution" stars Xoda Rap - the new Peacekeepers prodigy – who has to protect the city from the onslaught of the evil Darn horde, thought to have been vanquished a hundred years ago! But this time, they bring with them more than just their grins, as the city is bending and deforming into different times and places! What could be going on?
Play through an action-packed, classic arcade-like game, with a creative input method where your motions and aiming send you rocketing at your foes for a very fast-paced romp. Tons of bosses, several playable characters and a lot of explosions!
No. of Players 1 player
Polara (CIRCLE Ent./3DS/$5/eShop)
Polara is an action game that controls the protagonist Lara, who can change the color of her defense suit to run throughout the whole city with the defensive system.
By corresponding the suit color with the defensive system's attacks, you can pass through it safely. Otherwise, you will be defeated if the color is different.
The only thing you can do is "Jump" and "Change".
But simple doesn't mean it'll be easy. It's the new elemental speed run action that will be a challenge.
No. of Players 1 player
Collide-a-Ball (Starsign/3DS/$1.99/eShop)
Set up a course to make two balls meet at the same place and time in this unique puzzle game.
A red and blue ball start from different places in the stage. Position and rotate objects such as slopes and acceleration panels to prepare the path for the balls to travel so they meet at the goal flag at the same time. Once you've set the scene hit Start to trigger the two balls rolling. Can you make the two balls collide at the goal flag at the same time?
Collide-a-Ball includes three games modes: Free Play, Wait and Go! and Single Ball
- Free Play: Position objects to make the two balls meet at the goal flag at the same time.
- Wait and Go!: Judge the time delay needed between two balls to make them meet at the goal flag at the same time.
- Single Ball: Position objects around the stage to make one ball stop exactly on the goal flag.
No. of Players 1 player
Splat The Difference (Lightwood Games/3DS/$5/eShop)
Splat! This spot the difference game is extra messy! When you find a difference, splat it with paint!
Play solo or battle it out with friends! Up to four can play with just one copy of the game using Download Play.
With hundreds of pictures and differences that change each time you play, the puzzles never repeat.
Enjoy four game modes:
- Classic - Find the differences before time runs out.
- Casual - Relax and play without a timer.
- Frenzy - Only one difference, but you have to find it fast!
- Mirror - One picture is flipped upside down!
No. of Players up to 4 players
Nintendo eShop sales:
- Nintendo eShop on Wii U
- Stone Shire is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 29.
- Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 21.
- Tachyon Project is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 22.
- Master Reboot is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 13.
- Vector Assault is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 16 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 30.
- Midnight is 20 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.59) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 6.
- Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
- Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX is 25 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $29.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 26.
- Code of Princess is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 26.
- Pet Hospital is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
- Dress to Play: Cute Witches! and Dress to Play: Magic Bubbles! are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 7.
- SEGA 3D Classics Collection is more than 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 26.
- Nano Assault EX is 25 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $7.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 6.
- Johnny’s Payday Panic is 50 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 29.
- Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 3.
- Alphadia and Chronus Arc from Kemco are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 29.
Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:
- New themes this week include:
- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Theme
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