Nintendo has revealed the list of new downloadable titles and sales on its North American 3DS and Wii U eShops for the week of October 16, 2014. This week features a lot of indie titles as well as big discounts on multiple games.
On the 3DS eShop:
- The Legend of the Dark Witch ($3.99)
In this 2D Action-Platformer, you play as the dark witch Zizou who must retrieve the Syega crystals that are plunging the world into darkness. With its diverse levels that provide a decent challenge throughout the game’s three difficulty modes, you’ll need to learn new attacks to defeat bosses in order to save the world.
- Pyramids 2 ($4.99)
Enjoy Gaming is bringing Pyramids back with the sequel to the popular puzzle game. Featuring 54 new levels and three new pyramid worlds, Pyramids 2 is a much more diversified experience with its puzzle variety and new game mechanics. Additionally, the game has a built-in Editor, which allows you to create your own customized puzzles.
On the Wii U eShop:
- Ballpoint Universe: Infinite ($4.99)
In this indie shooter entirely made with hand-drawn sketches, you must explore immaculate worlds and take on the 16 missions the game has to offer. You’ll also be able to customize your Ink-Ship to ornate the ballpoint sketches.
- Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut ($9.99)
As a masked protagonist, you must escape a city that has been ravaged by a deadly disease. It’s a 2D side-scrolling Survival-Horror experience that puts the emphasis on player choice. For example, you can choose whether or not you want to search for survivors or escape the city all alone, or even if you want to sneak your way through the game or kill everything in sight. Additionally, the Director’s Cut of Lone Survivor adds new dialogue, puzzles, quests, items and endings as well.
- Paper Monster Recut ($7.99)
This classic 2D Platformer has been redesigned in a 3D space, giving it a brand new life on the Wii U. Featuring new and redesigned levels, space areas, power-ups and enemies, Paper Monster Recut is a great feeling Platformer that is sure to please gamers of any age.
- Chest O’Booty ($1.99)
Chest O’Booty is not your typical Match-Three game; you must perform the arithmetic to reduce the weight of your stolen goods to make sure that your ship does not sink in the process. It also features 2-player multiplayer, so that you can play with one of your pirate buddies.
- Ping 1.5+ ($4.99)
Ping 1.5+ doesn’t shy away from its notoriously hard difficulty curve. In this new arcade-style puzzle game inspired by the retro days of gaming, you must shoot cubes to reach an orange. This sounds simple enough, but the question is: will you be able to get through its 100 levels? You’ll have to because the world’s fate will be in your hands.
On the 3DS Virtual Console:
- Harvest Moon 2 ($4.99)
The GameBoy Color Farming experience arrives on the 3DS Virtual Console this week with Harvest Moon 2. Since the objective of the game is to restore the farm’s glory, you’ll have to complete a wide variety of chores to improve your farm and turn it into an investment.
On the Wii U Virtual Console:
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance ($7.99)
Five years after the curse of Dracula had been broken by Simon Belmont, his descendant, Juste Belmont must explore the iconic vampire’s castle in order to find his missing friend, Lyrie Erlanger. If you have played a Castlevania game before, you already know what you are getting into with this classic GameBoy Advance title on the Wii U.
And finally, eShop sales:
- Etrian Odyssey IV: Legend of the Titan & Etrian Odyssey Untold: Millennium Girl (3DS)
These titles, as well as other Atlus games, are on sale from October 20 to November 3 on the 3DS eShop.
- Johnny Impossible & Samurai Sword Destiny (3DS)
These titles, as well as other UFO Interactive games, are on sale from October 17 to November 3 on the 3DS eShop.
- Master Reboot (Wii U)
This Action-Adventure game is more than 50 percent off from October 22 to November 5 on the Wii U eShop, making it $6.99 instead of $14.99.
- Shut the Box (Wii U)
This game is now 30 percent off until November 13 on the Wii U eShop, making it $0.69 instead of $0.99.
- Snow Moto Racing 3D (3DS)
This racing game is now 25 percent off until November 27 on the 3DS eShop, making it $5.99 instead of $7.99.
- Squids Odyssey (Wii U & 3DS)
This title is more than 60 percent off until October 30 on the Wii U and 3DS eShops.
- SteamWorld Dig (Wii U & 3DS)
SteamWold Dig is more than 30 percent off until October 30 on the Wii U and 3DS eShops.
- TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition (Wii U)
This game is more than 30 percent off until October 30 on the Wii U eShop, making it $4.99 instead of $7.99.
- Trine 2: Director’s Cut (Wii U)
This title is more than 50 percent off until November 3 on the Wii U eShop, making it $9.99 instead of $19.99.
What do you think of this week’s eShop line-up? Is there any particular game you are interested in buying? Let us know in the comments below and, as always, stay tuned to Gamer Headlines for all things gaming.
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