July 3, 2014 – There's a whole lot of new game for this week's Nintendo Download! Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Armillo hit the Wii U eShop. Squids Odyssey hits the 3DS eShop along with a slew of other titles for both systems. Even DSiWare and WiiWare get in on the action! Check out all of this week's updates on your favorite digital storefront at noon eastern.
Wii U
Retail Games
ONE PIECE Unlimited World Red – Bandai Namco Games America, $49.99
eShop Games
Armillo – Fuzzy Wuzzy Games
Bombing Bastards – Sanuk Games, $6.99
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition – Drinkbox Studios, $14.99
Internal Invasion – Bear Box Media, $4.49
Poker Dice Solitaire Future – RCMADIAX, $1.99
ZaciSa's Last Stand – ZeNfA Productions, $2.99
Virtual Console
Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Game Boy Advance) – Nintendo, $6.99
Sales and Price Reductions
Just Dance 2014 – $39.99 beginning July 7
Kung Fu Rabbit – 50% off through July 10
3DS
Retail Games
ONE PIECE Unlimited World Red – Bandai Namco Games America, $29.99
eShop Games
Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy – Spicysoft Corporation, $2.99
City Mysteries – Teyon, $4.99
Glory of Generals – Circle Entertainment, $9.99
Squids Odyssey – The Game Bakers
Demos
Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
Sales
Etrian Odyssey IV: The Legends of Titan – on sale July 7-21
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl – on sale July 7-21
DSiWare
Mysterious Stars: A Fairy Tale – Collavier Corporation, $4.99
WiiWare
Karaoke Joysound – Brother International, $4.99 (demo version also available)
@nate38 I dunno, it's true that some of the progression related to the brawler attack power-ups is handled with colored blocks, but a lot of other power-ups are more Metroid-like in that you get them and they expand your ability to move and that is how you progress. I felt like this game got the "spirit" of Metroid progression through interesting power-ups that expand your mobility a lot more than most Metroidvania games do.
This reminds me that I have the cartridge of Mario Tennis Power Tour but have never played it. Will there be some sort of retro club for the game, or is it not high-profile enough?
@Mr_Mustache Nah, Muramasa doesn't really feel like Metroid at all. Guacamelee has actual platforming and such (not the same scenes recycled over and over). The fight system and sword crafting in Muramasa are wonderful though. It's one of my favourite games of last gen.
Actually, I usually don't agree with Carlos' "system it belongs" stuff but this game has so many specific references to specific old school NES franchises that it felt odd that it wasn't on a Nintendo platform.
Guacamelee is a game that doesn't interest me one bit. Not sure what it is, but the game just looks stupid. Then add in that is $15. I'm definitely not a fan of the art style, just looks el-cheapo to me. All the videos I've watched showing the game, it's gameplay, ect. just does nothing for me at all. Only way I'd ever play it, is if it was free and even then I doubt I would like it, but if I did end up enjoying the game, I would admit it. Hell, I don't even like the name.
It's kind of weird how some people are willing to pay 60$ for a game that'll last them maybe a couple of hours longer when 15$ for a 6-8 hour game is suddenly too much. Add in that it has great replayability due to it's type of gameplay, challenge rooms (apparently even more with this version) and I also imagine the game is longer than the 6-8 hours I mentioned above due to the added bits of the story mode. Plus the game actually looks gorgeous in motion and on the big screen.
Actually, I usually don't agree with Carlos' "system it belongs" stuff but this game has so many specific references to specific old school NES franchises that it felt odd that it wasn't on a Nintendo platform.
Well as discussed before this game was funded by Sony, at a time when Nintendo was still a little anti-indie, and it was developed specifically for the Vita and PS3, so they always felt perfect on those systems to me. On the Vita it's practically miraculous, a game this beautiful and detailed on a handheld? Wowzers.
I do agree stuff like this and Shovel Knight feel appropriate for Nintendo platforms though, although I like stuff like this on handhelds, just a personal preference.