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Nintendo Download for July 25-31, 2013.
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Lewis B
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July 25, 2013, 16:13:35
 
July 25, 2013 - Get equipped with this week's Nintendo Download! Kid Icarus lands on the Wii U eShop, and three new eShop games land on the 3DS, including Picross e2! There's also one new DSiWare game landing today. Be sure to check out all of this week's updates on your favorite digital storefront today at noon.

Wii U eShop

Virtual Console

  • Kid Icarus (NES) - Nintendo, $4.99

    • 3DS eShop

    eShop Games

  • Angler's Club: Ultimate Bass Fishing 3D - D3Publisher, $29.95
  • Chain Blaster - G-Style, $6.99
  • Picross e2 - Jupiter Corporation, $5.99

    • Demos

  • Chain Blaster - G-Style

    • DSiWare

  • Cute Witch! Runner - EnjoyUp Games


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    Posted: 07/25/13, 16:13:35  - Edited by 
    Lewis B
    		  on: 07/25/13, 16:13:24    
     
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    Picross e2? Hell yeah!! Perfect timing. Couldn't be more perfect.


    Posted by 
    DrFinkelstein
    		  on: 07/25/13, 16:55:47
    @DrFinkelstein

    And Picross e3 is slated for September. The rate at which they're pushing these out almost makes the initial wait worth it!


    Posted by 
    rebonack
    		  on: 07/25/13, 16:59:42


    I'll be getting Chain Blaster and Picross E2


    Posted by 
    shinriley
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:06:47  - Edited by 
    shinriley
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:07:40
    So these picross games. Are they supposed to get better and better? Or harder and harder?

    I'll gladly skip the first one if it's full of tutorials and puzzles for babies.


    Posted by 
    Guillaume
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:08:53
    @Guillaume

    There's an "Easy" mode (fifteen puzzles), sixty normal puzzles, sixty free puzzles (won't let you know when you've made a mistake), and then an advanced mode in e1. I'm about done with all of them, and it was worth the $6 to me.


    Posted by 
    ludist210
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:11:43
    @ludist210

    Do you have to play the Easy and Normal levels to unlock the tougher ones? At this point I know how to play picross and I'd rather not have to go through the puzzles in which you're just going through the motions.


    Posted by 
    Guillaume
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:14:16
    @Guillaume In the first eShop game I believe all puzzles were available from the start -- 15 easy, 60 normal, 60 free mode, and 15 bonus puzzles.


    Posted by 
    rebonack
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:17:56
    @Guillaume

    I hate the "free mode" puzzles, so just mail me your 3DS and I'm happy to beat the normal and easy ones for you. It relaxes me.


    Posted by 
    -JKR-
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:21:12
    @rebonack

    Oh, that's good. Though I guess the bonus levels require beating everything first...


    Posted by 
    Guillaume
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:24:03
    Wow, can't believe they are still releasing DSiWare.


    Posted by 
    GameDadGrant
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:26:07
    @GameDadGrant

    They actually sell well, due to being present on the 3DS eShop. It's easier than ever to find them.


    Posted by 
    Guillaume
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:28:24
    @-JKR-

    What's wrong with free mode puzzles? Before Nintendo, that's how these were always solved. No hints. I just bought two more picross-style books off Amazon so that I can bring them with my on my camping trip. I need something fun to do that isn't electronic but still great for down time.


    Posted by 
    DrFinkelstein
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:30:59
    @DrFinkelstein

    I dunno, I just don't enjoy them. Maybe because they are more challenging. For me, Picross is a way to unwind, not wind up. When I know if I accidentally counted wrong (and I do, often) and can correct it immediately, I don't get anxious about it. If I'm constantly concerned I might have gotten something wrong, well, that's no longer fun to me. That's math homework.

    Just a personal preference!


    Posted by 
    -JKR-
    		  on: 07/25/13, 17:46:42
    I just bought Picross-e, but good to know that I will have more picross in the future. Can't get enough.

    I REALLY wish they would incorporate an online and local multiplayer mode, though. Oh, Picross DS, you were ahead of your time...


    Posted by 
    anon_mastermind
    		  on: 07/25/13, 18:01:12
    @Guillaume

    What, you mean if customers can find the content they are looking for, there's a good chance they'll buy them?

    That's...that's crazy talk.


    Posted by 
    GameDadGrant
    		  on: 07/25/13, 18:22:49
    GameDadGrant said:
    Wow, can't believe they are still releasing DSiWare.

    Biggest userbase for a video game system ever. What's not to love if you're looking for a quick buck?


    Posted by 
    Deerock69
    		  on: 07/26/13, 05:54:27
    More news: Kirby's Dream Land 2 ($3.99) and Bike Rider DX ($5.99) are hitting the 3DS eShop next week!


    Posted by 
    ludist210
    		  on: 07/26/13, 14:21:36
    NICE!

    Wait...Bike Rider DX? Wha....?


    Posted by 
    GameDadGrant
    		  on: 07/26/13, 16:20:52
    @GameDadGrant

    Japan-only eShop game. Looks interesting.


    Posted by 
    ludist210
    		  on: 07/26/13, 16:25:55
    Downloaded Picross e2 this morning and blew through the easy puzzles. They're good for a warm-up I guess, but I'm glad that there aren't many and there's no forced tutorial (as was the case with Picross e as well). I also downloaded Adventure Island for Game Boy on a whim, lol.

    Good to see Kirby's Dream Land 2 is finally releasing over here (a year after Europe ) but I'll probably pass on it. Not big on Kirby games in general, and I already own the collection for Wii.


    Posted by 
    rebonack
    		  on: 07/26/13, 16:42:00
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